Long time lurker, first time poster! I bought myself a '62 Ford F100 unibody pickup. It's pretty rusty, there are a LOT of sins under the decade-old red oxide primer lol. But it runs and drives well enough, so it will make a nice summertime cruiser. Anyway, my door jamb / rocker / step area is completely rotted away. I peeled away some aluminum flashing, drywall screws, silicone adhesive, and ancient Bondo to reveal quite the hole: Can somebody provide some detailed photos of what this area should look like? I have searched high and low, but I cannot find any detailed high-resolution photos. It looks like I can recreate the area without much trouble, my hobby is metal shaping and I'm up to the challenge.
carolina cl***ic makes the lower pillar patch. they ain't cheap. they are also the ones who make the GOOD front cab mounts. rock auto has/had the backers cheap(i ordered them for my 62 a coupla weeks ago. i ordered my step plates from NPD. i also ordered 1 rocker from NPD. the steps and backers are pretty nice and i think are Sherman Metal parts. that rocker is ****ing terrible. $30 wasted. i may use it on the right and work with it since it's here but i'll find a different vendor for the other one. my truck needs floors, front cab mounts, lower pillars, my backers/steps/rockers look better than yours but still bad enough that they are easier to replace than patch up right. all in all about $700 worth of panels and then some more that i'll have to make for those to join to in a few places. the only reason i'm willing to put all that in this truck is because it;s a big back window short bed and i bought the truck for what those panels cost. with my recent metals purchase i've now hit the $2k mark. but that includes the truck purchase price, jag xjs front swap, explorer rear, and i've got a supposedly rebuilt aod in the deal to.....
Thanks for the link and the info! Luckystiff, in my search I heard many people echo your comments about the cost and quality of the repop parts. I decided to make my own! Here are some photos in case anyone is interested: New inner rocker: I was able to save the last inch or so of the factory rocker, I blended it in the vertical area which is hidden under the step plate flange: New step plates, before I bent the flanges: And after: New kick plate and cab support: A-pillar transition: B-pillar transition: And complete! Now onto the p***enger side!
afazz, i don't know how much trouble they were but your B pillar transition patch looks good and NO ONE makes that piece and LOTS of people need them. I do. looks like your better at panel making than alot of folks i'd bet you could sell those patches. the A pillar piece Carolina Customs makes and they are nice. they are also pretty pricey. same with their floor pans. EMS has been talking about slick side replacement metal for a few years. that b pillar patch and the high version of the trans cover are 2 items no else makes and both would probably sell well...
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