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capescw
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 Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:42 am Post subject: Front floor 'Hump' replacement |
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As you can tell from my mini-bio, I like to keep the costs down! I could fabricate 90% of the floor, but the 'hump' on the front floor pan of my M38 is beyond reclamation, and beyond my capabilities to fabricate. Anybody have any suggestions (other than $700-999 for a replacement)?
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RickC
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 5:06 am Post subject: |
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| I have a tub here in RI that has the hump mostly intact....... |
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idiocrates
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I had a very simular problem with my trans hump and front floor. I was able to purchase new floor pans but found the hump to be irreplaceable due to parts unavailablity. So we ground and cut and patched and ground some more......and married my old hump to the new floor pans. So far....knock on sumptin green.....it all seems to be fitting back together. In terms of parts the repair is darn cheap.....it terms of manhours....its probably been the most costly repair I've made to the jeep so far.....toolbox replacment not withstanding. Does seem kind of "odd" that the floor pans are so readily available but the hump is not......but then again.....why are floor pans so available while tool boxes for A-1 are not......this green disease is sooo darn hard to understand....
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Bretto
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 9:36 am Post subject: |
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Probably because the floors are mostly flat work where as the hump would take some custom tooling.
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capescw
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| Posted: Wed Jun 27, 2012 7:50 pm Post subject: Consider this closed |
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Thanks, one and all! I've agreed to the offer from Brimac
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1951(?) M100 Trailer
1956-60 USAF Special Weapons Program
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