Nice, John. I've been thinking about extending my rockers down to the pinch weld also when I finally get around to doing that work. My rockers need to come off to fix some minor rust issues anyway.
Hi Trey. I kept a 1" wide sliver of the rocker that I bent up if you want to use as a template, glad to send to you, not sure if it will be exact on your car but it might give you a place to start. I kept with Dr. Hermance's concept of not flaring out the rocker but just letting the door line continue down.
I am waiting for mine to come back from forming... my rockers originally had a chrome panel, so I am doing that in CF and dropping it down to the pinch and including a flare for the rear tires... so they don't look so much like a "dually" with a 345 on the back...
One of my customers calls hers the "dually".
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No matter what you do the rocker will not be totally sealed and moisture will accumulate. A couple of drain holes would be a good idea so that moisture can escape.
Don
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No matter what you do the rocker will not be totally sealed and moisture will accumulate. A couple of drain holes would be a good idea so that moisture can escape.
Don
Thanks Don!! Yep, totally agree. I sealed the inside of the new rocker with Zero Rust before I put it up and I sprayed Eastwood's frame rail seal inside the existing rocker. I decided to leave the existing rocker as I don't think the weight savings was worth any potential chassis rigidity. I will include some drains....I agree with you, these areas seemed to have been designed to gather as much water and debris as one could find! - I wish I had picks of the leaves I took out when I stripped the car!
Hi Trey. I kept a 1" wide sliver of the rocker that I bent up if you want to use as a template, glad to send to you, not sure if it will be exact on your car but it might give you a place to start. I kept with Dr. Hermance's concept of not flaring out the rocker but just letting the door line continue down.
I appreciate the offer but I'm so far out from doing body work that it would be lost. I'm sure someone else might be able to use it.
Thanks John.
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