1958 Chevy Truck LMC Floor Panel Replacement - Tore Up From The Floor Up

...To keep things looking "untouched," we used this handy pneumatic hole puncher on the lip of the leading edge.

The reason for the holes is to mimic a spot weld. All that we have to do is weld in the holes and grind the excess down, and it matches the rest of the step.

Now the fun part: It's time to stitch-weld the panel in place. A screwdriver was used to level off the LMC panel and cab floor while tacking things in place...

...Stitch-welding can take awhile, so the last thing we wanted was to build up heat in any of the sheetmetal and have it warp on us.

After spending time stitch-welding, here's what the panel looks like. Now we'll pull out the grinder and grind the welds smooth. Don't get too overzealous with the grinder and grind the weld right down to nothing. Strength is a key component in this job.

After another round with the grinder, this is how the panel looked with everything smoothed and grounded down.

Since the truck won't see paint for some time, some spray cans of self-etching primer and paint will do the trick for now.

Although we are far from done with the floors and cab in this truck, LMC also provided us...

...with sound deadener and insulation, cut to fit a '58 cab, which will complement the build to a T.