Monthly Breakfast and rdanfords Floor Pan Install

[ClayJ]

Corey's Bronco jacked up for repairs




Gathered around the patient


Here's the before picture. Several spots rusted completely through. Previous patch over the rusted panel is almost unrecognizable


Royce using the air chisel to break the welds after drilling them out




















Lunch! I think his name is Gregg. THANKS!!








Kirk and Dan laughing about measuring 5 times before cutting


Dan takig off the wings


A few last cleanups. Junk left by the hair hammer


Ready to weld


Another ready to weld. Notice the self tapping screws in a few places to hold it in position





I had to leave at abou this point so I didn't get a final picture.

[rdanford]

Awesome time guys...Dan, thanks for teaching and completing the welding on the pan. It looks great!
Here are some of my pics....

[ClayJ]

FYI, The tech session today was far enough away that I figured it would be a great time to see just what my highway mileage is.

I used GPS for the distance travelled and speed so no worries about inaccurate speedo. I filled up right as I left. 1 mile to freeway, 70 miles on freeway, 1 mile to house, then reverse.

142 Miles round trip (freeway except for about 3 miles).
65 mph most of the way
8.6 gallons on return. Filled until slight overflow both departing and returning
16.5 mpg

Here's what I have
302 with cam designed for low end power and gas mileage
Quadrajet carb from BC broncos
Performer intake
GM 1 wire ignition/distributor from BC broncos
3 speed manual
Factory exhaust manifold to dual exhaust
235/75-R15 Pathfinder tires
No what gears I have but 3000 rmp produced exactly 65 mph according to GPS
Power steering & power brakes

[akaFrankCastle]

65 mph most of the way

Keyword: most of the way. More like 55 that last stretch. Still surprised you didn't see me lurking behind you from about 104th on north!

Great time guys! Wish I could have stayed longer. Those floor pans look great. Only place I can think of that they would look better would be in one of mine! Another time and place.

Great meeting the guys from up north. I only wish I'd raided my storage unit last night so I could have contributed to the mini-swap meet that was going on. Keep your eyes peeled. IF I have enough time following my leaf spring swap tonight, I will be posting up my own free to a good home/dirt cheap parts sale. As a teaser, you might find some disk brake components and maybe even some doors on the list.

[ZOSO]

Wish I could have made it. Looks like a good time was had by everyone.

Ran into a few issues with the 74. It must have a stuck valve or rings or something. It doesn't like to idle and pops n backfires out the exhaust. But I did drive it home. Hoping it clears up soon.

[Lobobronco]

Super cool guys!!!!!

Sounds like you had some fun and work got done. Sorry I missed it.....

Well done and can't wait for the next one!

Matt

[airbur]

That is just awesome guys! Sorry I couldn't make it but life called.

[Entourage]

Today was definitely fun. The Tech classes are a great way to spend a Saturday.

Idea 1 - A lot of guys are interested in fabricating their own bumpers. It is a great when you have people like Cory who eat and sleep that stuff. Great way to get welding experience too. I don't need bumpers but would few projects would be as cool.

Idea 2 - HydroBoost is an add that most guys would like to do. This may be a way to get a discount of the price of hoses as well.

Fun day - special thanks to Dan (awesome host), Sean (great cook), the Colorado Springs guys who drove up, and everyone for making it out today.

[Rox Crusher]

not only was Dan a great host...........but a damn fine welder

I welded for a living back in the day and did my own roll cages in my stock cars and with all that experience I can promise my welding wouldn't hold a candle to his artwork

awesome

[75dlydrvr]

So...just to confirm, you guys replaced the driver's floor pan just this morning?

[Colorado75bronc]

great to finnally meet u guys, i had a great time despite my self disassembling truck, i still can't believe that happened considering i check the torque regularly, oh well, dan you're a great host and excellent efficient fabricator, and you're all a great group of guys, i also got to meet dennis (dnewman9) today when jeff(rox) went to check out his top he had for sale, great guy and one hell of a rig, that 4.6 cammer is awesome, and thanks again jeff for following me till castle rock, and thanks to kirk (kinder) and everyone else, look forward to seeing you all again, maybe my finances will permit me to repair a few things

[Kinder]

75dlydrvr - yep just the drivers side, pass side was solid. Everyone already covered all the good stuff; friendship, food, welding... of course try as he might Dan couldn't get a fire started on the firewall, maybe next time! I for one learned a great deal about welding (thanks Dan) sheet metal and will be putting it to the test ASAP as I clean up the areas on my trailer and do a bit of patch work on the floor area and the fenders. I took a little video so I'll chop it up and get the highlights put together and posted.

[Gregg]

I can't say enough about the quality of this club and the people behind it. Jeff and Billy, I can't thank you enough for the bronco tour and letting me drive your rigs, Dan for the cool welcome and answering my novice (dumb) questions, kinder for the humor and motivation that "I can't make it any worse if its already broken" Although I may be the exception, and the other bronco guys that shared their thoughts. Entourage sp? keep me posted on the kid seats.
Anyhow, thanks again. The food was a very small price to pay for everything I got today.

BTW its not a "crack"pot nor was there any crack involved. But I will take requests for the next meeting/tech class. And if my contributions are food, I'll own it!
Shawn, Gregg, or Shawn Gregg

[Entourage]

I have been spelling your name wrong Shawn on oa couple of posts - Sorry.

[freeheelbillie]

I can't say enough about the quality of this club and the people behind it. Jeff and Billy, I can't thank you enough for the bronco tour and letting me drive your rigs, Dan for the cool welcome and answering my novice (dumb) questions, kinder for the humor and motivation that "I can't make it any worse if its already broken" Although I may be the exception, and the other bronco guys that shared their thoughts. Entourage sp? keep me posted on the kid seats.
Anyhow, thanks again. The food was a very small price to pay for everything I got today.

BTW its not a "crack"pot nor was there any crack involved. But I will take requests for the next meeting/tech class. And if my contributions are food, I'll own it!
Shawn, Gregg, or Shawn Gregg

I will second all the that-a-boys above. Great group of guys that gets better with every addition. Greg it was my pleasure letting you drive The Creature and talking shop, I wish I would have had that before I bought mine. See you cats soon!

Billie

[akaFrankCastle]

Almost forgot to add these. iPhone so the resolution is lacking.

[Kinder]

Finally got the video together, next time I can incorporate some photos to fill in the blanks as long as everyone is okay with that. Check it out...

http://gallery.me.com/kirkinderbitzen#100064

Kirk