72 GT Passenger side rocker replacement
First glance... not too bad...
oohhh splash ext bad... trumpet
section top bad
rocker about what I expected
Fender in great shape!
Not too bad.. some surface rust,
nothing serious
Not as bad as it looks
Trumpet and spash ext custom
fabricated out of 1 piece of
steel. POR15 bare metal and
prepared rusted areas
closeup of repair fabrication
rocker replaced
dogleg section ready for panel
end cap installed
rocker under door MIG welded
into place (slice and dice
method)
underside shot
castle rail section MIG'ed into
place, as well as small floor
section
another shot of the rocker repair
spot welds on repair panel
inside of fender - POR-15 on
surface rusted section
looks good
Coated with Marine Wax
protectant (similar to waxoyl)
welds ground away, filled,
primed
splash panel installed, Marine
wax applied
dogleg installed
fabricated extention with seal
installed with proper fasteners,
coated with wax spray
fabricated extention with seal
installed with proper fasteners,
coated with wax spray
dogleg MIG'ed
Cool toy - one-sided resistance
welder
beautiful spot welds!
Resistance welder. Everyone
should have one!!
dogleg installed, primed
finished dogleg product -
pretttttty