forgot to post pic of my ugly cab dolly in use.
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It can be discouraging when you start sanding and blasting. I realized how bad the passenger outer rocker really was. Bondo works miracles.
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so i cut that off
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and found this!
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And underneath the cab, you can see the extend of outer floor/inner rocker rust.
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So I had to slow down once again and just deal with the hand I've got. Instead of investing in Bondo stock like the previous owner, I decided to invest in precious metals, in the form of sheetmetal replacement. I made my measurements before cutting stuff off and made new pieces off those measurements and off the forms I cut off.
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Cut out the kick panel to replace as well.
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Cut out thingamabobber piece
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Then cut out the cab corner
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Then made some more measurements and cut out the outer floor/inner rocker after scribing a line.
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Tacked in inner rocker piece
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kick panel
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A pillar
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Thingamabobber piece
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cab corner
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Now I'm on to the outer rocker, and it's being a pain. My door has been put back on and adjusted to where I'm happy with the gaps..............
all but the gap on the bottom. The rusty door bottom actually has no gap to speak of along the bottom of the door when shut.
When I just put in the out rocker panel, the front bottom corner of the door edge rubs the front rocker bad while opening/closinng. That's no good.
Then, to make matters worse, as you can imaging, the outer rocker is in contact along the door bottom. I can shut door, but its rubbing all the way for the most part. The front is where it rubs more so, and I've got to figure something out. Any ideas? I have a few but would rather hear your expert ideas than spout of my amateur talk.