Re: painting the 51 200

Posted by David Grubbs On 2012/12/30 22:16:12

Here is the damage in the rocker panel and dog leg. I previously bought a set of replacement rocker panels from C2C. The passenger side was replaced last fall, but the driver side looked good until the bondo was blasted off. The panels have to have some cutting done on them, but the metal is good and thick and is close to accurate. I drilled holes in the top of the clip and spot welded them on under the aluminum sill plates, then drilled more holes in the bottom and put a floor jack under the bottom and pushed the repair panel up to the existing seam on the car body. Spot welded them using lots of welding clamps to hold things together. A little bit of bondo at the end joint and some seam sealer and things were ready for the primer.

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