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brad20653 · 07-31-2003, 06:04 PM

Are they hard to put on ? whats needed? any tips ?

brad20653 · 07-31-2003, 07:07 PM

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Eddie H. · 07-31-2003, 07:28 PM

They are really not that hard to do if you have some basic welding and metal working skills. On the rockers you drill out the old spot welds, line up the new rocker panel carefully ( so the body lines line up and the doors close properly, then just tack them back in with a welder, being careful not to overheat and warp the sheet metal.
On the cab corners, you cut out the old cancer until you get to good metal, then butt weld in the new patch panel. I trim the patch panel and just use what I need to repair the hole that I cut out.

07-31-2003, 06:04 PM	#1
brad20653 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: So. MD Posts: 218	cab corners and rockers help Are they hard to put on ? whats needed? any tips ?

07-31-2003, 07:28 PM	#3
Eddie H. Registered User Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Paradise TX USA Posts: 1,200	They are really not that hard to do if you have some basic welding and metal working skills. On the rockers you drill out the old spot welds, line up the new rocker panel carefully ( so the body lines line up and the doors close properly, then just tack them back in with a welder, being careful not to overheat and warp the sheet metal. On the cab corners, you cut out the old cancer until you get to good metal, then butt weld in the new patch panel. I trim the patch panel and just use what I need to repair the hole that I cut out. __________________ "Negative people always seem to have a problem for every solution"

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