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i'm getting ready to do my rocker panel job because on one side i can now fit my hand through the bottom of the rockers while the fiberglass i put on last summer is holding the sides together.
where ideally should i cut at the bottom in order to later on install 2x6 tubing? the video on youtube by bleepinjeep suggests to cut after the seam, leaving a half inch lip to have some material to weld onto. i also read the cut before the seam and hammer it flat, therefore keeping more rigidity.
in case you're not sure what I'm talking about, this :
I did mine similar to the bleepinjeep video. I cut the pinch seam off and left just enough sheet metal to weld onto. It works, but welding tube to sheet metal was a pain. If I were to do it again, I would cut all the way to the inner rocker and weld some steel angle to that, and then weld the 2x6 to the angle.
I did mine similar to the bleepinjeep video. I cut the pinch seam off and left just enough sheet metal to weld onto. It works, but welding tube to sheet metal was a pain. If I were to do it again, I would cut all the way to the inner rocker and weld some steel angle to that, and then weld the 2x6 to the angle.
where to cut when replacing rocker panels
