First time posting, some questions.

[5ohRanger]

I was looking at the dash, under the passenger side, and on the firewall, is what looks like a temp sensor.

I can't see such a thing, being it's manual controls.


It has 2-3 wires going to it, and that's it.

That thing under the passenger side dash is your fuel safety shut off reset button. If your in a crash that trips causing your fuel pump to quit working In case the truck was to catch fire. If you look/feel on top of it it has a little (red I think) button that you push down to reset it to make your fuel pump start working again.

 

[Purple]

I took the rubber floor out, and it appears that someone left the windows down as it sat for a couple months.

The weather stripping is all in great shape, so that's my assumption.

Now..there is surface rust on the floor pan.

Where can a guy get the rubbery like stuff that was used as a sealer or coating?

I think roof patch would work, but not sure if it would stick to metal that well.

 

[Purple]

Here is what the floor looked like after taking the rubber floor out.

Some holes appeared after using a brush.

Two hours of bondo and fiberglass later..

I sanded, wire wheeled and then primered one side.

 

[Mark_88]

Looks good...well worth the effort...now, what are you going to top it with?

I know you can buy new molded carpet flooring but I've used the original after drying it out for a few days in the sun...still in good shape but I'm actually going to put a layer of newer style carpet underneath first...

I took pics but haven't uploaded them yet...but they are squares of rubber backed carpet that actually mold to the grooves and curves by just sitting on them for a few hours...I've done most of the passenger side already and it only took 4 hours of sitting...lol

Works a bit better in hot weather...

 

[Purple]

I wanted to replace the backing plates, as they are rusty and full of crap.

I can't get over that they are $60 EACH.

All they are is a small sheet of stamped metal!

My rear drums were only $25 and have 4X as much metal.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

Welcome to a capitalist society and market forces. A manufacterer can sell more drums per vehicle than plates, so the cost per piece is less with the drum.