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41 Cadillac Progress

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The family bought me the 41 Cadillac rocker panels ( inner & outer) for Christmas that are the last pieces I needed to get the body ready to put it back on the frame and start incorporating the 07 floor pans. The body ready to go on frame.  This is the inside of the rear of the left rocker before installing the replacement .  Inside front of left rocker after replacement is installed.  The outer left rocker was damaged on the bottom half so  I decided to make my cut below the door jams to make sure the doors would fit.  Picture #1 & 6 shows the left rocker complete.  The right rocker had more damage than the left that required part of the door sill be replaced.  The next 5 pictures show the amount of damage that the right rocker had; the rocker panels in this car, support the body and all 6 body mounts are welded to the rockers.  The replacement rockers were straight and the body is curved, that required cuts every 3" on the flanges, bo