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Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival northern_dave #6364730 04/02/12
Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,509 Tip of the Mitten bruinruin Campfire Ranger
bruinruin Campfire Ranger Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 19,509 Tip of the Mitten	They definitely got the profile wrong, didn't they? Glad to see that you're getting some time to spend on the tin chicken. 4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan.

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Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival shootinurse #6364792 04/02/12
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana
tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	Originally Posted by shootinurse Originally Posted by northern_dave But now I know what I've got. it's too bad I'm not really a mopar guy at heart. (that's gonna drive the mopar guys NUTS!) Lol!! Oh, the humanity! Camp is where you make it.

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival northern_dave #6364801 04/02/12
Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip T tzone Campfire 'Bwana
tzone Campfire 'Bwana T Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 46,745 Just The Tip	Is the gauge thickness that drastic on the new vs. old rocker panels or is it the angle you're holding them at? It's starting to come along nicely dave. Camp is where you make it.

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival bruinruin #6364814 04/02/12
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 10,443 grants pass, oregon ironeagle_84 Campfire Outfitter
ironeagle_84 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 10,443 grants pass, oregon	Originally Posted by bruinruin They definitely got the profile wrong, didn't they? they got the thickness wrong as well... cheap bastids... 30-06 till i die, the greatest round ever! I carry a gun because a cop is too heavy! CEO of a Turdlike People: Turds & Tats Division... (per Ingwe )

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival ironeagle_84 #6364963 04/02/12
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	The grinder cut on the sample profile slice makes the thickness thing seem much more than it really is. Something clever here.

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Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival northern_dave #6366382 04/03/12
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	Crap... I got the bend profile corrected on the repair panle, but the metal really is way thinner. The new piece is 20 gauge, the original looks like 16 gauge... I can't put a 20 gauge rocker on a unibody car... Guess I'll make my own from a new piece of 16 gauge CRS like I should have from the beginning. Something clever here.

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival northern_dave #6370753 04/04/12
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	Outer rocker profile test piece. Looks way more better than the chunk of 20 gauge rain gutter I got from ABS. I'll have the shop guys form a 40" long piece of this profile out of 16 gauge CRS and I'll trim it to fit at home. Something clever here.

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival northern_dave #6370761 04/04/12
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL T LEE Campfire Kahuna
T LEE Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL	Dang replacement was probably made in China from recycled beer cans. George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you! Old cat turd! "Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison. I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival T LEE #6370764 04/04/12
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	Canada actually. I was shocked. Something clever here.

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival northern_dave #6370924 04/04/12
Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,067 Likes: 1 B bcolorado Campfire Tracker
bcolorado Campfire Tracker B Joined: Dec 2004 Posts: 6,067 Likes: 1	Canadian beer cans?

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Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival bcolorado #6370939 04/04/12
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	Frayed knot..... Looks like the thinnest of american beer cans recycled in china and stamped in kannuduh. Something clever here.

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival northern_dave #6371115 04/04/12
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL T LEE Campfire Kahuna
T LEE Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL	Sounds about right. But since genny is no longer available and not all have access to a shop like Dave's the sheep must make do. George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you! Old cat turd! "Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison. I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival bcolorado #6373033 04/04/12
Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,428 Likes: 1 Las Vegas NM M mark shubert Campfire Ranger
mark shubert Campfire Ranger M Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,428 Likes: 1 Las Vegas NM	Originally Posted by bcolorado Canadian beer cans? Naaaaahhh! Colorado Kool Aid comes in the thinnest of cans! (I'm an ex-spurt) Mark I've always been a curmudgeon - now I'm an old curmudgeon. ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival T LEE #6373144 04/05/12
Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,958 Likes: 7 B bbassi Campfire Outfitter
bbassi Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,958 Likes: 7	Originally Posted by T LEE Sounds about right. But since genny is no longer available and not all have access to a shop like Dave's the sheep must make do. Genny not available? Don't tell me you're a screamer man!? They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival bbassi #6373263 04/05/12
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL T LEE Campfire Kahuna
T LEE Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 73,096 Punta Gorda, FL	As in genuine OEM replacements. George Orwell was a Prophet, not a novelist. Read 1984 and then look around you! Old cat turd! "Some men just need killing." ~ Clay Allison. I am too old to fight but I can still pull a trigger. ~ Me

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival T LEE #6375998 04/05/12
Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota N northern_dave OP Campfire 'Bwana
OP northern_dave Campfire 'Bwana N Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35,293 Minnesota	I'm very happy and very proud of my friends at work that formed my new rocker piece for me out of the correct 16 gauge steel. It is a very nice piece! And its on the car! I trimmed and test fit until i was happy with it then i drilled the bottom flange for spot welds and primed everything with weld through primer. Tacked it in place. Bottom flange spotted on generously. Burned on. [img]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e...ads/Resampled_2012-04-05_19-07-19_45.jpg[/img] [img]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e...ds/Resampled_2012-04-05_19-07-35_293.jpg[/img] The panel i cut off. [img]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e...ds/Resampled_2012-04-05_19-13-38_804.jpg[/img] More better. [img]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e...ds/Resampled_2012-04-05_19-13-52_169.jpg[/img] Something clever here.

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival northern_dave #6376008 04/05/12
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 39,347 Likes: 43 Flyover Country Teal Campfire 'Bwana
Teal Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 39,347 Likes: 43 Flyover Country	Beautiful! Question - once tacked in, how strong do you figure a rocker is? I ask because when I was younger - my cousin had a bat outta hell 5.0 Merc Capri. Totaled it one night and the rocker panels were pushed in 9 inches on each side. I've always wondered how hard you'd have to hit it to push it that far. Rims wrecked so bad they wouldn't roll - damned stupid accident and everyone's lucky to be alive. Literally had to cut the car out between 2 cedars about 5.5 feet off the ground. Me

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival northern_dave #6376014 04/05/12
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,257 Likes: 13 south texas-Corpus Christi stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana
stxhunter Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 47,257 Likes: 13 south texas-Corpus Christi	nice to see you use the good oil. God bless Texas----------------------- Old 300 I will remain what i am until the day I die- A HUNTER......Sitting Bull Its not how you pick the booger.. but where you put it !! Roger V Hunter

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival northern_dave #6376020 04/05/12
Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger
Deerwhacker444 Campfire Ranger Joined: Oct 2009 Posts: 18,215 OK	Sweeeeeeet....Those metal guys are Good friends to have.... on a similar note...

Re: 1969 Roadrunner revival Deerwhacker444 #6376030 04/05/12
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,375 Boise, Idaho via SE Idaho I idnative1948 Campfire Regular
idnative1948 Campfire Regular I Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1,375 Boise, Idaho via SE Idaho	Wished I lived closer. Would bring some lead and paddles and take care of joining sheet metal for you. Stay away from bondo in those areas if you can. A vote is like a rifle; its usefulness depends upon the character of the user. Theodore Roosevelt

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