[Rusho]

Hi All,

I want to strenghten the floor pan from the butchering it recieved from a previous owner. It has had the studs removed to install the BL blocks. So the questions are :

1 -What would be the best material(I am thinking flat bar perhaps)?
2 -Thickness?
3 - Would welding just to the floor pan be strong enough?
4- Ideas for the rear 2? Or is the way it bolts up ok?
5 -Would this sort of modification be OK for DOT as I want to get the BL certified?
6 - What do DOT look for to get BL approved?
7- Cost involved at DOT?

A lot of questions, but I just want to get it right the first time.

Cheers

Adrian

[Fatzook]

Rusho81 wrote:

Hi All,

I want to strenghten the floor pan from the butchering it recieved from a previous owner. It has had the studs removed to install the BL blocks. So the questions are :

1 -What would be the best material(I am thinking flat bar perhaps)?Sheet metal.
2 -Thickness? slightly thicker than standard floor material maybe 3mm
3 - Would welding just to the floor pan be strong enough? yes. what else would you do?
4- Ideas for the rear 2? Or is the way it bolts up ok? Weld a plate washer onto the floor where the bolt goes through, then just cap the outside skin with sheet metal.
5 -Would this sort of modification be OK for DOT as I want to get the BL certified? Its not a mod, its a repair
6 - What do DOT look for to get BL approved? correct materials used to make body lift kit, and general roadworthyness
7- Cost involved at DOT? no idea

A lot of questions, but I just want to get it right the first time.

Cheers

Adrian

You have to lodge a form to QT requesting permission to do a body lift before you can go and get it approved. Greg will have the details, and should chime in soon

[Rusho]

Thanks Pete. Q3 I meant to say welded from both sides, if you know what I mean??

[Fatzook]

Rusho81 wrote:

Thanks Pete. Q3 I meant to say welded from both sides, if you know what I mean??

It will be hard to weld from the inside anyway because the outer skin will restrict torch movement. It may be best to plate the floor from underneath and just plug weld from the top through to the plate. hard to explain.

Are you having any issues with cracking? Or is this just a precaution?

[Rusho]

Precaution and tidy up I guess. It looks farkin horrible and I don't think DOT would appriciate it all that much