Big Dog and Zedd Findings the only ones?

[stevef1972z]

Ok so as some of you know from my "Guess what I found.." post I have the same rust as everyone else. There are two floors in the car, the original or about 60% of it and a newer fabbed one from an earlier restoration that is inside the original and rather solid, but I think I am going to have to cut out the floor pan and replace the passenger side. Drivers is all there and all solid, hammer and screwdriver tested.

Other than Big Dog and Charlie I was not able to find any other suppliers of the floor pans and the floor support. Are there only 2 or am I just a poor search word choser in google and the search here? Additionally I have rust at the torsion bar mount. What is the actual name for the piece that runs from the floor up to the suspension mount? Is that part of the floor support or is it part of the frame. I cant quite make it out.

Has anyone just fabed a sub frame connector out of round tubing and mounting plates welded? Is this a bad idea or should I just order from where everyone else has?

Sorry very new to these cars and reading all the time, but I want to be back on the road soon, may be 4 to 6 weeks, and this little project looks like it is going to be time consuming and a much more expensive than I thought it would be.

Thanks in advance for any ideas or directions.

[Mike B]

Motorsport Auto also sells replacement floors http://www.thezstore.com/page/TZS/CTGY/SBC1B10. I have heard that their "Premium" floors are the same ones sold by Charlie. Those floors (sold by Charlie and MSA's premium floors) are the most accurate replacements and the ones everyone recommends as being the best. The frame rails that come with these kits are only the parts under the floor pan on back. They don't include the front of the frame rails. It looks like Bad Dog does sell this piece though. I think A7DZ made a similar repair to his car when he restored it. There are several posts on his restoration work, so search for that.

-Mike

[Zak's Z]

The parts that come with the floor set are the supports under the floors I believe. I also ordered frame rails from Charlie and they are the front rails all the way to the rad.