1981 Malibu Rocker Panel Replacement

[Ed White]

Hey guys I ordered a set of rocker panels from dixiemontecarlo.com got them shipped to my door. going to start cutting the rusted out old ones and getting the new ones in. Heres some pictures of the rockers I received in the mail..
Got this spot weld cutting bit from napa to cut through the factory spot welds and get the rocker panels out. it works pretty good.

This is what the rockers looked like on the passenger side. the drivers side was worse.
Heres the drivers side ... not much left
so I decided to start with the passenger side , once i got it cut out i notice id be fabricating my own inner rocker panel as it was rotten out.. This is my first post with pictures it says i can only attach 5 photos. get more pictures up when I figure that out.

 

[Ed White]

Heres the new inner rocker pieces i welded in.
It was getting dark out by the time it was getting tacked in.

 

[liquidh8]

Looking good. Just be sure to replace the seam sealer in the ares that the factory put it (spot welded seams). Unless you seam weld the panels in along the jamb area for that smooth look.

 

[Ed White]

good idea thanks for the tip, pretty sure i have some seam sealer kickin around here somewhere.

 

[Brother Al]

They look damn good... I was curious how well those repops actually fit.

 

[Ed White]

The fit and finish was pretty damn good, just be prepared to fab up some metal for the inner rockers. more pictures to come this week.