rockers to cab corners- what to do? - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Low Elco · 02-05-2012, 10:14 PM

Ok, I have my rockers all installed and they look ok with a decent gap to the cab corner. The question is finishing. Do you a. finish as is? b. seam seal the gap? or c.weld it up and don't worry about it? Getting ready to go forward and was looking for opinions/ experience. Thanks, Chip

mighty_mike015 · 02-05-2012, 11:49 PM

I just got my driver side rocker and corner installed last weekend. I went ahead and just welded the gap. This is my first panel replacement project, but that is what my mentor recommended to me.

62 mark · 02-06-2012, 12:39 AM

I also welded the gap, as the cab corners i got didn't exactly have much to work with at the gap.

**special-K** · 02-06-2012, 07:14 AM

I would do it the way the factory did and leave it be. Think ahead to when you may need to replace again.

Low Elco · 02-06-2012, 07:29 AM

Tim, that was the idea when it was first done, but I was reconsidering a bit before shooting color. Please, keep it comin'!
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dyrt · 02-06-2012, 09:39 AM

I would leave it open for any drainage or body flex that may need to occur.keep in mind also that in the case of a collision, damage can spread from one panel to the next that much easier as well as make either harder to replace. Having said that, if it is a show piece and it would add to the effect go for it!
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HeavyD · 02-06-2012, 12:19 PM

I have wondered about this for years. So the factory didn't do anything to seal it? It was just left with the gap? Afer 30 years it is hard to tell what they looked like originally, and I also would like to know. Good Q!

Low Elco · 02-07-2012, 02:07 PM

Does anyone have pics of a DEAD FACTORY truck for comparo? Ours was already done (badly) when we got it.

ls1nova71 · 02-07-2012, 02:52 PM

Pretty sure they were seam sealed from the factory.
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ls1nova71 · 02-07-2012, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Low Elco

Does anyone have pics of a DEAD FACTORY truck for comparo? Ours was already done (badly) when we got it.

Ask joesjunk, he has some really nice survivor trucks. The 2000 mile truck he just got would be a perfect example.
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black_sheep454 · 02-07-2012, 08:10 PM

I always seam seal it then take my finger and remove the excess leaving a nice filled grove. Let it cure for 24 hrs or so before priming or it could cause problems.
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02-05-2012, 10:14 PM	#1
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	rockers to cab corners- what to do? Ok, I have my rockers all installed and they look ok with a decent gap to the cab corner. The question is finishing. Do you a. finish as is? b. seam seal the gap? or c.weld it up and don't worry about it? Getting ready to go forward and was looking for opinions/ experience. Thanks, Chip __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!

02-05-2012, 11:49 PM	#2
mighty_mike015 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern Indiana Posts: 63	Re: rockers to cab corners- what to do? I just got my driver side rocker and corner installed last weekend. I went ahead and just welded the gap. This is my first panel replacement project, but that is what my mentor recommended to me.

02-06-2012, 12:39 AM	#3
62 mark Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tampa Fl. Posts: 103	Re: rockers to cab corners- what to do? I also welded the gap, as the cab corners i got didn't exactly have much to work with at the gap.

02-06-2012, 07:14 AM	#4
special-K Special Order Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Mt Airy, MD Posts: 85,851	Re: rockers to cab corners- what to do? I would do it the way the factory did and leave it be. Think ahead to when you may need to replace again. __________________ "BUILDING A BETTER WAY TO SERVE THE USA"......67/72......"The New Breed" GMC '67 C1500 Wideside Super Custom SWB: 327/M22/3.42 posi.........."The '67" (project) GMC '72 K2500 Wideside Sierra Custom Camper: 350/TH350/4.10 Power-Lok..."The '72" (rolling) Tim "Don't call me a redneck. I'm a rough cut country gentleman" R.I.P. ~ East Side Low Life ~ El Jay ~ 72BLUZ ~ Fasteddie69 ~ Ron586 ~ 67ChevyRedneck ~ Grumpy Old Man ~

02-06-2012, 07:29 AM	#5
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	Re: rockers to cab corners- what to do? Tim, that was the idea when it was first done, but I was reconsidering a bit before shooting color. Please, keep it comin'! Posted via Mobile Device __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!

02-06-2012, 09:39 AM	#6
dyrt Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Yardville, NJ Posts: 144	Re: rockers to cab corners- what to do? I would leave it open for any drainage or body flex that may need to occur.keep in mind also that in the case of a collision, damage can spread from one panel to the next that much easier as well as make either harder to replace. Having said that, if it is a show piece and it would add to the effect go for it! Posted via Mobile Device

02-06-2012, 12:19 PM	#7
HeavyD Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Wakaw, Sask, Canada Posts: 3,180	Re: rockers to cab corners- what to do? I have wondered about this for years. So the factory didn't do anything to seal it? It was just left with the gap? Afer 30 years it is hard to tell what they looked like originally, and I also would like to know. Good Q! __________________ "You can take the man out of PA, but you can't take PA out of the man"

02-07-2012, 02:07 PM	#8
Low Elco Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Indep, MO Posts: 5,893	Re: rockers to cab corners- what to do? Does anyone have pics of a DEAD FACTORY truck for comparo? Ours was already done (badly) when we got it. __________________ Boppa's Old Yeller Truck Build, Old Yeller's New Heart! Project Buzz Bomb Flyin' Low!

02-07-2012, 02:52 PM	#9
ls1nova71 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Independence Mo Posts: 4,118	Re: rockers to cab corners- what to do? Pretty sure they were seam sealed from the factory. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ My '72 short bed build. http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/conver...6-0-4l80e.html 5.3 swap into my RUSTY '71 C10 http://ls1tech.com/forums/conversion...71-c-10-a.html

02-07-2012, 08:10 PM	#11
black_sheep454 Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Location: Lebanon, Mo. Posts: 1,315	Re: rockers to cab corners- what to do? I always seam seal it then take my finger and remove the excess leaving a nice filled grove. Let it cure for 24 hrs or so before priming or it could cause problems. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ 1968 chevy lwb, getting ready to join forces with the 70 gmc 1970 gmc swb, getting ready to be a 68 chevy swb 1971 gmc lwb 2500 2wd Sierra Grande 1988 chevy 1-ton crew cab 2wd waiting for a 12v cummins



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