Replacing floors (and lots more)...advice?

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    That looks like the MD Juan piece, also possibly sold as an OMIX ADA part, which to date we do not know if it has been corrected to meet factory dimensions. Older parts from the same suppliers had the wrong toeboard angle, and the holes for the shifters were off  from the factory location. Some also reported that the hat channels and toeboard gussets were off as well. Hopefully those issues are now corrected...I remember a thread where someone had used that panel and basically had to cut apart all the welds to reposition things,and do some fab work around the holes to make it fit their tub and jeep.
   Many of our jeeps have seen some rough use, and it is quite possible that some of the troubles people have with the repop parts is that their jeeps  no longer meet factory specs either. I forget who posted front frame examples he had personally measured that were way off in height....on decent looking jeeps. Especially if you know your jeep was used reenacting Rat Patrol episodes, it is worth doing some frame measuring before locking down a new floor  to your tub. There are basic measurements in the Factory manuals..

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F Bill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Sponsor Member x 2 Joined: 05 Dec. 2005 Location: central Texas Status: Offline Points: 7752	Post Options Post Reply Quote F Bill Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 July 2013 at 10:34pm
	That looks like the MD Juan piece, also possibly sold as an OMIX ADA part, which to date we do not know if it has been corrected to meet factory dimensions. Older parts from the same suppliers had the wrong toeboard angle, and the holes for the shifters were off from the factory location. Some also reported that the hat channels and toeboard gussets were off as well. Hopefully those issues are now corrected...I remember a thread where someone had used that panel and basically had to cut apart all the welds to reposition things,and do some fab work around the holes to make it fit their tub and jeep. Many of our jeeps have seen some rough use, and it is quite possible that some of the troubles people have with the repop parts is that their jeeps no longer meet factory specs either. I forget who posted front frame examples he had personally measured that were way off in height....on decent looking jeeps. Especially if you know your jeep was used reenacting Rat Patrol episodes, it is worth doing some frame measuring before locking down a new floor to your tub. There are basic measurements in the Factory manuals..
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mikec4193 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 23 May 2009 Location: Malta NY Status: Offline Points: 1161	Post Options Post Reply Quote mikec4193 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 July 2013 at 1:58am
	Hey Matt My $135.00 tub that I redid took me a long time to rebuild...and if you look at my Jeep project pictures it is not a pretty Jeep tub at all...to me my 1947 CJ2A Willys Jeep is 66 years old....it should look like it is 66 years old Jeep tub...I actually thought I was going to be able to do mine as a low dollar project.....the tub was low dollar...nothing else was after that.....I have more into the front knuckles than I do into the tub... Good luck with your project.... MikeC Edited by mikec4193 - 04 Dec. 2019 at 12:46pm
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dan_md juan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 17 July 2013 Location: manila Status: Offline Points: 11	Post Options Post Reply Quote dan_md juan Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 July 2013 at 8:32am
	Hi! i want to help...do you also consider of replacing it with an aftermarket item?

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	Dan, I haven't thought about it much. I think this tub is salvageable and working on it is where all the fun is. However, I have been following all the improvements md Juan has been doing on their tubs and when I get a willys that's way too much work to bring it back to life, I would have no problem getting an md Juan tub kit
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52 M38 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 26 Nov. 2012 Location: New England Status: Offline Points: 1286	Post Options Post Reply Quote 52 M38 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 26 Apr. 2014 at 9:31pm
	Does anyone have a source for the center of the front floor. I was replacing the sides because the center looked ok, well it turned to dust, so I need one of those now. I can't seem to find a center section only.

huppfarm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Member Joined: 02 Dec. 2019 Location: Duncan AZ Status: Offline Points: 5	Post Options Post Reply Quote huppfarm Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Dec. 2019 at 4:21pm
	Howdy, just now found your post and was curious how you did on installing the rear floor panel?......I want to attempt it while the tub is on the frame and not remove the tub as I do not have any lifts or people who could help me lift it off of the frame...…..what did you end up doing and do you have any pics of your project? thank you for your time!

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