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Old 01-28-2017, 10:18 PM   #22
04ls1gto
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Location: Portsmouth ri
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Re: 71 suburban rust repair help

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Originally Posted by Bigdav160 View Post
Guess we're all in the same boat. These trucks are like onions. Once you start peeling the layers back you find more layers needing attention. Just before Christmas I removed my hatch to fix the rust before it got worse. Yesterday I started removing the rockers. I might as well re-skin the passenger door while I'm at it.

Hey GTO, are you going to put the lip back on the rocker panel? I think the weather strip attaches to it.

What my truck looked like at New Years
I am thinking of either getting a 3rd door rocker and replacing the whole thing or plasma cutting one out of a piece of 1/8" plate and welding it on. I have a Tig welder but haven't practiced enough to feel comfortable
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