- Location
- Billings MT/Rapid City SD
My rockers got trashed before I got the guard on so now I'm going to cut them out. Rather then do the standard box replacment I came up with a diffrent approach.
This is what I'm thinking:
Taking 1/8-3/16 sheet and having it bend to the original rocker profile starting at the pinch seam and continue up to the vertical part of the door frame right under the door sills. This would be the outer skin.
To address the gapping empty space in the rocker HDPE or similar would be used to fill the hole.
The outer skin would then be attack near the pinch seam. Possible bolted or welded. The upper piece would be pop riveted to the vertical peice of sheetmetal.
The Pop rivets would be placed in shear and should be able to handle the hits no problem. The HDPE would be light yet strong enough to keep the outer skin from denting or caving in. The outer skin would keep the HDPE from getting gouged and can be painted whatever color.
On the outer skin tubing would be placed to allow them to be used for pivot points and high lift points.
So what do you think? Am I nutz?
This is what I'm thinking:
Taking 1/8-3/16 sheet and having it bend to the original rocker profile starting at the pinch seam and continue up to the vertical part of the door frame right under the door sills. This would be the outer skin.
To address the gapping empty space in the rocker HDPE or similar would be used to fill the hole.
The outer skin would then be attack near the pinch seam. Possible bolted or welded. The upper piece would be pop riveted to the vertical peice of sheetmetal.
The Pop rivets would be placed in shear and should be able to handle the hits no problem. The HDPE would be light yet strong enough to keep the outer skin from denting or caving in. The outer skin would keep the HDPE from getting gouged and can be painted whatever color.
On the outer skin tubing would be placed to allow them to be used for pivot points and high lift points.
So what do you think? Am I nutz?
