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Old Oct 6, 2018 | 11:30 AM
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I have rust on the the birdcage by bottom mount # 3 on the drivers side.
The body is going on a new frame.
Is there any vendors that sell Birdcage parts that I could weld on?


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Old Oct 6, 2018 | 11:59 AM
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Yes
they sell a rocker repair section with inserts that fit inside the current rocker

i cut my rockers all the way out and replaced them.
The insets fit up inside the post and get welded in place.
i had a friend make me some plates to weld to the frame were the body mounts attach
to correct the rusted frame mounts but you can replace them too.
justvdepends on how bad the rust is.

ask for rocker repair channels
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Old Oct 8, 2018 | 01:04 PM
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https://www.paragoncorvette.com/

There are several other vendors, but Paragon has a good catalog showing the part which helps.
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