Picture of Rocker Panels welded in
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Picture of Rocker Panels welded in
A while ago Diesel Dave2 posted on here about his rocker panel replacement, and seeing that post made me hurry up and get going since i had had my rocker panels sitting around my house just waiting for some spare time. Well here are some pictures of the process, it took me about 8 hours per side, not including paint, only primer.
This is what I started with: Bottom seam just bubbled and rusted
This is what I started with: Bottom seam just bubbled and rusted
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This is the fitment of the replacement panel, I used a permanent marker to mark around the replacement panel, then used a spot weld cutter to cut the spot welds out, next i used the plasma cutter the cut the metal away for fitment. I was concerned with fire so every step I did whether it was grinding or cutting a fire extinguisher was close by, didnt want to set me CTD on fire.
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This is the final product before paint, mig welded, grinded, body fillered, and primed. Now all its gonna take, is a little time before I can get around to painting them.
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I got the rocker panels at the a local body panel place. It cost $85.00 a piece. The only body shop training i have is watching some videos from the library, reading some books, and asking questions at the paint and body store. I just took my time and did things one step at a time.
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