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tim21391 · 12-30-2008, 11:46 PM

i took off my passenger door to cut out rocker panels...got it cut and look what i found...let me know what ya think

the thing dangling is what is left of my inner rocker

chas350 · 12-30-2008, 11:49 PM

looks better than my cab.....
git er done!

tim21391 · 12-30-2008, 11:51 PM

i gotta order this piece that goes into the floor about 4 inches and then your inner rockers are already attached to it... it will be easier in the long run... and best part is the carpet will cover it...

*chevy29267truck* · 12-31-2008, 12:09 AM

how come rockers go bad

tim21391 · 12-31-2008, 12:17 AM

i live in kansas and they salt roads for snow so i guess its from that... and its been down some muddy roads... but its getting put back together just ordered the piece just now from wes over at classic heartbeat..so next week i will get to work on it again

Bus Ted Knuckle · 12-31-2008, 12:23 AM

wow, I guess that explains all of the road noise!

thirdstreettito · 12-31-2008, 12:40 AM

Yours is nothing compared to what I just found on my firewall and on my cowl and behind the fenders and...and...

tim21391 · 12-31-2008, 01:07 AM

im hoping to get passenger side done within a week or two... (gotta wait on the outer floor extension piece) and since new years is coming im not expecting it soon... but once thats in im going to get other side done..do the same thing to that side... keep doors off...sand whole cab with 220 or so to knock off the first layer of paint....take windshield..and then prime the whole cab..then start working on the bed

Dingfodgy · 12-31-2008, 02:23 AM

Dude.....your rocker/floor area looks eerily similar to the one I just cut off my '67 GMC SWB yesterday! Check it out.

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sameyrasmea72 · 12-31-2008, 03:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chevy29267truck

how come rockers go bad

Salt has a lot to do with it, but I have seen alot of rusted rockers on trucks that have never seen salt. It is mainly because these drain holes get clogged up and nobody back then either took the time or knew to keep these drain holes clear. Getting wet does not cause rust, staying wet does.

72truckman · 12-31-2008, 03:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chevy29267truck

how come rockers go bad

Bad design with inadequate drainage... There is a really good article in FAQ:
http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=201540
You can buy the whole inner rocker panel now (I wish they would've had the full piece when i did mine), but this gives you a good tutorial for the process

tim21391 · 01-01-2009, 03:41 PM

so i need both pillars now right?

lowriden58 · 01-01-2009, 08:03 PM

yup you will need both front and rear pillers, mine looked the same so i replaced them

BHRS · 01-01-2009, 08:14 PM

Man... I really feel for y'all with the rust. I am really lucky and fortunate to have a rust free '72.

When y'all get all the rust out, your trucks will be better than new. Good luck with all the work.

phipp13 · 01-01-2009, 08:17 PM

good job but this is typical for these trucks mines worse. rust extends to the cab corners too and gotta replace the floorpans good luck

ChevLoRay · 01-01-2009, 09:22 PM

At least you can get rockers and floor pans and posts, etc. I have to contend with a used cab to get what I need, and it ain't nearly as simple as a rocker....Didn't have a clue as to how bad it was until disassembling it to finde out how bad it might be. I wasn't disappointed, just extremely discouraged. Still have to replace the rockers and lower front pillars.

lowriden58 · 01-01-2009, 09:45 PM

Chevlo thats nothing some 16ga sheet metal cant fix! good time to shave the firewall

10pointgmc · 01-01-2009, 10:26 PM

we put rockers in my 71 when i was 16 and i cut the inner rocker off completely and just welded braces up to the floor board in about three spots and they never did rust back out lasted atleast 10 years that i know of

tim21391 · 01-01-2009, 10:41 PM

got new corners sittin on the shelf next to my truck so there wont be a problem with rust there

ChevLoRay · 01-02-2009, 10:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lowriden58

Chevlo thats nothing some 16ga sheet metal cant fix! good time to shave the firewall

That's what I was shooting for, but what drove the original fix was when the wiper motor fell out of the cowl, due to the mounting rusting out. The guy who was working on my truck has lymphoma and I have another friend who is gonna replace the firewall with a donor cab that was rear-ended. He was just going to cut out the good sheet metal around the wiper motor for me, until the other guy got sick.

But, you're right. However, my intention is to refurbish my factory air and reinstall it. Don't have the do-re-mi to do an aftermarket a/c system.

cobrajet21 · 01-02-2009, 01:32 PM

tri-pro automotive sells the firewall replacement panel.

www.tri-proautomotive.com

cobrajet21 · 01-02-2009, 01:36 PM

heres the link to the part.
http://www.tri-proautomotive.com/ser...and-toe/Detail

12-30-2008, 11:46 PM	#1
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	Anyone car for some rust?? i took off my passenger door to cut out rocker panels...got it cut and look what i found...let me know what ya think the thing dangling is what is left of my inner rocker __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796

12-30-2008, 11:49 PM	#2
chas350 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 581	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? looks better than my cab..... git er done! __________________ "I'll Procrastinate Tomorrow" quote by LEEVON 71 K10 long fleet (sons truck) new 370hp 355, sm465 np205, 3.73's 33's 70 K20 long fleet 98 G3500 work van

12-30-2008, 11:51 PM	#3
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? i gotta order this piece that goes into the floor about 4 inches and then your inner rockers are already attached to it... it will be easier in the long run... and best part is the carpet will cover it... __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796

12-31-2008, 12:09 AM	#4
chevy29267truck Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Alva Florida Posts: 668	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? how come rockers go bad

12-31-2008, 12:17 AM	#5
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? i live in kansas and they salt roads for snow so i guess its from that... and its been down some muddy roads... but its getting put back together just ordered the piece just now from wes over at classic heartbeat..so next week i will get to work on it again __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796

12-31-2008, 12:23 AM	#6
Bus Ted Knuckle Son of a gun Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hot Springs, Arkansas Posts: 1,636	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? wow, I guess that explains all of the road noise! __________________ Bill BEATERS ARE NEATER

12-31-2008, 12:40 AM	#7
thirdstreettito Resident of Here Join Date: May 2008 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL, USA Posts: 7,716	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? Yours is nothing compared to what I just found on my firewall and on my cowl and behind the fenders and...and... __________________ ~Bradley~ 2004 Black GTO LS2/T56 too much to list Miss having a truck

12-31-2008, 01:07 AM	#8
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? im hoping to get passenger side done within a week or two... (gotta wait on the outer floor extension piece) and since new years is coming im not expecting it soon... but once thats in im going to get other side done..do the same thing to that side... keep doors off...sand whole cab with 220 or so to knock off the first layer of paint....take windshield..and then prime the whole cab..then start working on the bed __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796

12-31-2008, 02:23 AM	#9
Dingfodgy Lemme show you something!! Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: St.Helens, OR. Posts: 876	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? Dude.....your rocker/floor area looks eerily similar to the one I just cut off my '67 GMC SWB yesterday! Check it out. __________________ '67 CST-10 LWB ("Crusty") SOLD '67 GMC SWB ("Murdock") 2000 K1500 Suburban ("Betty") '95 BMW 325i ("Joy")

01-01-2009, 03:41 PM	#12
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? so i need both pillars now right? __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796

01-01-2009, 08:03 PM	#13
lowriden58 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chesapeake Beach, MD Posts: 812	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? yup you will need both front and rear pillers, mine looked the same so i replaced them __________________ 71 cheyenne lwb 300rwhp best 1/4 time so far 12.8 @103 http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...en58/001-2.jpg

01-01-2009, 08:14 PM	#14
BHRS Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Wylie TEXAS Posts: 81	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? Man... I really feel for y'all with the rust. I am really lucky and fortunate to have a rust free '72. When y'all get all the rust out, your trucks will be better than new. Good luck with all the work. __________________ 1972 Cheyenne C10 Unrestored Original-3 Owner-RUST FREE Texas Truck Big Block-TH400-PS-PB-AC-AM/FM Radio

01-01-2009, 08:17 PM	#15
phipp13 THE DAMN YANKEE Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Southern MD Posts: 551	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? good job but this is typical for these trucks mines worse. rust extends to the cab corners too and gotta replace the floorpans good luck

01-01-2009, 09:22 PM	#16
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? At least you can get rockers and floor pans and posts, etc. I have to contend with a used cab to get what I need, and it ain't nearly as simple as a rocker....Didn't have a clue as to how bad it was until disassembling it to finde out how bad it might be. I wasn't disappointed, just extremely discouraged. Still have to replace the rockers and lower front pillars. Attached Images __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.

01-01-2009, 09:45 PM	#17
lowriden58 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Chesapeake Beach, MD Posts: 812	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? Chevlo thats nothing some 16ga sheet metal cant fix! good time to shave the firewall __________________ 71 cheyenne lwb 300rwhp best 1/4 time so far 12.8 @103 http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z...en58/001-2.jpg Last edited by lowriden58; 01-01-2009 at 09:46 PM.



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01-01-2009, 10:26 PM	#18
10pointgmc Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Moores Hill Indiana Posts: 144	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? we put rockers in my 71 when i was 16 and i cut the inner rocker off completely and just welded braces up to the floor board in about three spots and they never did rust back out lasted atleast 10 years that i know of

01-01-2009, 10:41 PM	#19
tim21391 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Salina, Kansas Posts: 1,998	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? got new corners sittin on the shelf next to my truck so there wont be a problem with rust there __________________ 1972 C-10...402/400..flowmaster 40 series 1967 Mustang 347 stroker/C-4 1966 Mustang 289/3-speed 2013 Mustang V6/6speed w/300 ponies I may be 23, but i sure do knows 67-72s are sexy! Its not MPG its smiles per gallon! build started 11/25/08 build thread: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s....php?p=2993796

01-02-2009, 01:32 PM	#21
cobrajet21 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Danville, VA Posts: 122	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? tri-pro automotive sells the firewall replacement panel. www.tri-proautomotive.com

01-02-2009, 01:36 PM	#22
cobrajet21 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Danville, VA Posts: 122	Re: Anyone car for some rust?? heres the link to the part. http://www.tri-proautomotive.com/ser...and-toe/Detail

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