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GT rockers to GT flare, Reshaping rockers, what looks best, need photos. |
ruby914 |
Jul 4 2012, 03:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 26-April 09 From: Hawthorne, Ca Member No.: 10,305 Region Association: None |
I got some budget rockers that (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) needed lots of work.
First cut about 1" off the top and had to add 3/4" to the bottom. Cut about 1/4 off the front but I still don't like how it flares out different than the body lines. On the bottom of the door there is a bevel in the body that the rocker follows until it flares out. At that point the rocker flares as much as the body, not staying set in as much as the bevel. I am thinking it would look better If the rocker didn't flare out so much. Is that clear? I would like to see how others have handled this trasition. Attached image(s) |
ruby914 |
Jul 7 2012, 01:45 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 720 Joined: 26-April 09 From: Hawthorne, Ca Member No.: 10,305 Region Association: None |
3d914,
Nice collection of photos. The white car is very nice and interesting but nothing I had considered. I don't know if I made any progress but I did some work filling that gap, only where it flares. Here I have maintained a constant gap. I don't think it is a bad look, don't know if I will go with it... I have the steel rocker on the other side, thinking about that way also. The thing about the bevel on the flare is that it is different than the bevel on the door. If you look at this photo you can see some sharpie marks on the flare. In my first photo it is where the red line is. I looks like I will be cutting on that line and moving some metal. I may also cut and pull the flare bevel down horizontal. before I do that I want to look at the steel rocker some more. It looks like if I bend the steel rocker out at that same angle, the rocker will make a smooth transition from the lower bevel to the outer edge of the flare. Attached image(s) |
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