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    outer wheel house

    Looked at the project again with fresh eyes. I am thinking of cutting the lip section from an outer fender from a replacement panel, then trying to piece the arch closed. Like on the cap of a roof. It may not be pretty but it will be functional. may have to use rivets or panel adhesive...
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    outer wheel house

    Thanks, That sucks BUt at least I know I'm not crazy.
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    outer wheel house

    Anyone have any luck trying to figure out Outer wheel house replacement? I have a 1987 3/4 ton suburban. Have both front rockers done and fabricated passenger door rockers from front pieces. Moving on to the rear quarters now and need to replace the outer wheelhouses. Very little lip left to...
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    Cab swap?

    I did a cab swap, put an 81 c10 auto. cab on a 74 4 spd. k20 frame. It was almost a bolt on deal except; when I bolted the fuse block back together everything worked except the headlights and I had to cut out the hump with a sabre saw and bolt the 74 hump in., the old style fenders did not want...
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    Suburban passenger door rockers

    I was going to trim ( cut off the jambs) a front rocker to see if it would fit better or am I just making a slip on anyways? Any thoughts on rear qtr. skins? I see LMC and classic industries show them, what about fit and quality? I could piece the rears ( three separate pieces) front /rear...
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    Suburban passenger door rockers

    Thanks for the reply. Thankfully,my jambs are real good. It was a western truck,owned/operated by a professional,so she is not beat up. I am going to sacrifice a O.E.M replacement front rocker and see how it goes. if I leave the inner rocker off, do I loose anything but a crap trap?
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    Suburban passenger door rockers

    Hello,I am new here and am looking for some experience/advice.I have a pretty solid 1987 V20 Sub, alas, she needs all four outer rockers and repair/replacement of all four inner rockers. All I seem to find are"slip on" type for the passenger doors.Has anyone cut and "fit" front rockers to the...

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