Removing rocker panels?
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Le Mans Master
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From: Huntington tx
Removing rocker panels?
I want molded in rear brake vents like ET/Bill has. I know you have to remove the rocker panels and then install them from the backside and mold, prep, and paint. My bodyshop guys here refuse to do the work(dumbasses) so I will do it instead. It's not rocket science but whats required to remove the panels....? Just give me a brief idea.
Le Mans Master
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I want molded in rear brake vents like ET/Bill has. I know you have to remove the rocker panels and then install them from the backside and mold, prep, and paint. My bodyshop guys here refuse to do the work(dumbasses) so I will do it instead. It's not rocket science but whats required to remove the panels....? Just give me a brief idea.
This is probably why the bodyshop guys didn't want to take on the job.
Right after I got my car, I ran over a loose dits dot in the road and it put a small divot in the driver's side rocker panel. I did a bit of research on what it would take to replace the rocker and the info above is what I found about replacing the rockers. In the end, I decided to fill in the cracks with Hysol 9462, then sand and paint the area with match paint.
Last edited by DanSavage; Sep 23, 2014 at 03:28 PM.
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Le Mans Master
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From: Huntington tx
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Melting Slicks
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It's not a piece of cake job, they basically have to be chiseled off. Guy does have a right to say he doesn't want to do something doesn't he if he feels he doesn't have what it takes to do the job.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Edmonton Alberta, Canada
I want molded in rear brake vents like ET/Bill has. I know you have to remove the rocker panels and then install them from the backside and mold, prep, and paint. My bodyshop guys here refuse to do the work(dumbasses) so I will do it instead. It's not rocket science but whats required to remove the panels....? Just give me a brief idea.
Good luck "doing it yourself" Keep us posted on your progress,
Safety Car
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If you actually have to remove the rockers, I wouldn't do it all. However, it seems rather unlikely they'd have to be removed. As others have said, you have some access to the backside of the rocker with the wheel well removed.
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Rick, if I remember correctly I don't think Bill removed the whole rocker. I remember the thread he had and the filler and sanding he did was only from the middle of the door back to just before the inlet. Send bill a pm and see if he still has the write up he did on the installation.
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I want molded in rear brake vents like ET/Bill has. I know you have to remove the rocker panels and then install them from the backside and mold, prep, and paint. My bodyshop guys here refuse to do the work(dumbasses) so I will do it instead. It's not rocket science but whats required to remove the panels....? Just give me a brief idea.
Sounds like a fun project. Take plenty of pictures of progress, as I will eventually do this myself and would like detailed directions
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The rear ducts on E-T's car look so much better than the stock Z06 ones. Keep us posted on your progress.
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When I bought ET's CCW's from him I asked him about the ducts. I thought they were done from behind but he said he did them from the outside. I would suggest you talk to him about it. He will tell you everything you want to know. He's that kind of a guy you know 
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