antiqueynot
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I have seen other discussions about this topic but would still appreciate opinions. I am about to begin the replacement of the inner and outer rocker panels on both sides. I will do one at a time of course. I have the car to a temporary chassis made from dimensional lumber, supporting the body at the same points as the real chassis does. I have made braces in both door frames connecting the upper and lower hinge mounting points to the striker plate mounting. There is a cross beam connecting these two braces. I am in the process of making an X brace going from the point where the body cross member meets the rear fenders to the opposite side door opening brace and welded to one another. I have tried to take an example from the bracing the people use when chopping the top on a car. I only need to remove the blocks that are presently located at the body mounts attached to the inner rockers. I plan to support the cabin area under the floor just inboard of these mounts. I feel that this will well support everything but I sure don't want to hear that BOING noise when I start cutting out the rocker panels. Once I have the cross bracing completed I will have photos available. Am I missing anything ? Thanks very much, Tony AKA Antiqueynot
PS I hope these photos of the door braces come through, I hope to have the X brace finished today.
PS I hope these photos of the door braces come through, I hope to have the X brace finished today.