[Steve91T]

I've been putting these off for years and I think it's time to take care of them before they get bad.


https://flic.kr/p/Wum5ch

https://flic.kr/p/VRBKWn


Ok, there might be a chance I've waited too long.

I've called several body shops and they either don't want to do it or want $1k for the pair. Since I want to weld up my new exhaust anyway, I figured I'd learn to weld and do the corners as well. I've read they can be a bitch because of the thin sheet metal. Also I'll probably have to slide the bed back to give me room.

The inner skin is gone, not sure how to fix that. I figured this would be a good excuse to dip the interior out of the truck, replace seals, shift boot and Dynamat the floor.
The other side isn't as bad but it's getting there.

What do you guys think? Learn to weld on my exhaust then try to corners?

[The Batman]

When we still had our dealership, we replaced these often. But usually we also had to replace the rocker panels as they rot just as fast. Either way, it is very time consuming. Take it slowly. Weld cold and slow. As said above, it's all a series of small tacks, we usually had a wet rag on hand to cool down the tacks after a couple tacks were welded. There will be lots of "fitting" to get them on properly.

This post has been edited by The Batman: Jul 27 2017, 09:41 AM