Re: rocker panels

Posted by Tobs On 2009/11/17 16:14:45

I have a set of Mike's rockers sitting in my basement. I can post a pic at a later time. Also bought some other stuff from him which I was happy with. Nice guy.
The rockers are good heavy steel, but are also not *exact* replacements. These cars have a smooth radius curve on the rocker, and I guess Mike bends these with a bender, and makes a series of steps to produce the correct overall shape, but instead of a nice radius bend, it is like a octagon side. So I guess some body filler would have to be applied to make them look fully original. If there is no rust under the bondo, and it's primed/painted properly, I wouldn't expect any problems down the road.
Still debating on doing my body work here in germany or sending to Poland where labor is cheap.
Regards, Mike