question for those with shaved lower body seams

Tiger · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2005 1:32 am

Not sure how many out there have smoothed the lower body seam, but I've got a quick question. On mine, the main rocker panel isn't on the same plane as the rear rocker piece, there is a definite ledge there. Did you feather that edge out, or weld in a patch piece to make them on the same plane, then go from there?

xxxxcjxxxx · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:02 am

i dun think i've seen anybody do that and looks like it'll be a fun project i just saw a fullsize w/ all the body lines gone and thought about how much of a pita that'd be ona Ranger! Good luck

Tiger · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:46 am

Well, about the only one I'm not gonna do is the one on the A-pillar. I'd have to remove the windshield to really do it right, and I don't feel like removing that.

There's only six body seams to get rid of. The upper and lower body lines are staying for now...I'd love to smooth the sides out and remove all body lines, but not at this time.

bodydropped85 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2005 12:33 pm

get a pic of what ur taklin about

Tiger · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2005 6:56 pm

dark now...but I'll try in the morning.

Baha · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:50 pm

is the one your talking about sort of underneath the door?

Tiger · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2005 9:51 pm

Yeah...the one on the rocker panel under the door.

Baha · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:38 pm

oh that should be easy man

bodydropped85 · **Posted:** Tue Dec 20, 2005 11:59 pm

yea just mkae a lill filler panel and tack it in.

Baha · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:04 pm

nah he wouldn't need to do that, just weld it up tiger

Tiger · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:42 pm

Yeah, I looked at the contour with a flat edge, and I'd have to make the patch panel extend all the way to the cab corner and then wrap around...I simply don't have the tools to make a patch panel of that nature...so welding and some body work is all I can do, it'll still be on two planes, but oh well.

Baha · **Posted:** Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:22 pm

your truck must be different then mine, on my 96 i could just weld it up, sounds like you want to make a whole new rocker panel for the ext cab part.

Tiger · **Posted:** Thu Dec 22, 2005 12:24 am

Nah, not a whole new panel, but where the two body panels meet, they aren't even. I can put a straight edge (framing square) so that it rests on the rocker panel, and the small section under the door is lower then the straight edge by about 3/8".

Sorta looks like this when viewed from above:

main rocker panel/small piece at rear, under rear door:
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