Rusty Rockers

GtariSSt · 08-12-2006, 09:24 AM

So, just about every Chevy/GMC extended cab pickup over 10 years old has rusty rocker panels below the extended cab. My 93 GMC started last year and it is getting pretty bad. I think ol' Myrtle is entitled, though, with 248k on the clock. Other than that, the truck looks good, runs good, rides good. Does anybody make a cheap replacement panel for this section? Any other creative (cheap) ways of fixing this that will last a couple of years?

mudseeker · 08-12-2006, 09:09 PM

you can get rocker panels pretty cheap at almost any parts store. you can also check the ads in any truck magazine, they have pretty reasonable prices.

chevyguy · 08-12-2006, 10:17 PM

Van door at the local salvage yard make great metal donors, Its is simple, just cut out the badm shape the new metal, tack it in and weld it up. grind it out and put a thin layer of filler over it. Done

GtariSSt · 08-13-2006, 09:46 AM

Thanks, guys!

08-12-2006, 09:24 AM	#1
GtariSSt Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	Rusty Rockers So, just about every Chevy/GMC extended cab pickup over 10 years old has rusty rocker panels below the extended cab. My 93 GMC started last year and it is getting pretty bad. I think ol' Myrtle is entitled, though, with 248k on the clock. Other than that, the truck looks good, runs good, rides good. Does anybody make a cheap replacement panel for this section? Any other creative (cheap) ways of fixing this that will last a couple of years?

08-12-2006, 09:09 PM	#2
mudseeker mod-o-tator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: michigan Posts: 4,059	you can get rocker panels pretty cheap at almost any parts store. you can also check the ads in any truck magazine, they have pretty reasonable prices. __________________ member map add yourself

08-12-2006, 10:17 PM	#3
chevyguy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: ALABAMA Posts: 3,160	Van door at the local salvage yard make great metal donors, Its is simple, just cut out the badm shape the new metal, tack it in and weld it up. grind it out and put a thin layer of filler over it. Done __________________ When i die, i dont want to walk gracefully thu the pearly gates and turn in a unused body. i want to go sliding thru sideways and turn in a body that has been completely used up.

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08-13-2006, 09:46 AM	#4
GtariSSt Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 8	Thanks, guys!