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They definitely got the profile wrong, didn't they? Glad to see that you're getting some time to spend on the tin chicken.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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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!
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Campfire 'Bwana
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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.
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They definitely got the profile wrong, didn't they?
they got the thickness wrong as well... cheap bastids...
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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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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.
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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.
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Campfire Kahuna
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Dang replacement was probably made in China from recycled beer cans.
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Canada actually. I was shocked.
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Frayed knot.....
Looks like the thinnest of american beer cans recycled in china and stamped in kannuduh.
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Campfire Kahuna
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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.
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Naaaaahhh! Colorado Kool Aid comes in the thinnest of cans! (I'm an ex-spurt)
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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!?
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Campfire Kahuna
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As in genuine OEM replacements.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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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.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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nice to see you use the good oil.
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Sweeeeeeet....Those metal guys are Good friends to have.... on a similar note...
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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.
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