Cut out the driver’s side rocker with no additional bracing.  No drama ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 29, 20196 yr by ConVerTT
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No inner or outer rockers, that's a view that you don't see very often.  Kent, before you put that rocker back together, could you possibly layout all the panels on the floor next to the D/S door opening kind of like an exploded diagram and post a photo of it?

That photo would be a useful addition to the Knowledge Base section of the forum as a quick reference.

Certainly, no problem.  It will be next week as I still need to fab the internal bracing ...

‘Details of the destruction and repair are in this thread too

 

 

A couple of folks have asked for plans for the jig.  I’ve marked up a few pics with all the key dimensions.  Feel free to post here or PM me with any questions....

 

 

 

 

 

Hope this this helps somebody ....

 

It's finally time to move the jig ... lets see if the dolly plan worked ....

 

custom lifting tool ....

 

 

 

...caster bolted up ...

 

repeat ...

 

 

easy peasy ....

 

 

 

 

 

 

O.M.G. this is so friggin cool!!  I'm not alone in this cruel world!!

Haha - welcome @ToolBoy!

Every time I see how clean and open your workspace is, I want to cry.  I have my garaged Z supported on wheel caddies (one caddy per corner, four caster wheels per caddy) and I have brace myself against a wall to generate enough force to make the car move. 

Looking on the brighter side, I'm thankful to have a paved floor, a roof over my head, decent lighting, and locking doors so that my tools won't vanish when I'm away from home. 

No social distancing issues either!

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I think people need a shot of your shop(s) from the outside...
Might help people see the big picture!


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Yeah, That all looks like so much fun I'm starting to wonder why I spent so much money to find a rust free car?

And this as close as I could get to a pristine minimalistic workspace. Hah.

 

 

I am very grateful for my back yard “shop”. Having a 24x26 heated double door garage to use exclusively for the build has been the saving grace in this project.


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1 hour ago, Namerow said:

Every time I see how clean and open your workspace is, I want to cry.  I have my garaged Z supported on wheel caddies (one caddy per corner, four caster wheels per caddy) and I have brace myself against a wall to generate enough force to make the car move. 

Looking on the brighter side, I'm thankful to have a paved floor, a roof over my head, decent lighting, and locking doors so that my tools won't vanish when I'm away from home. 

No social distancing issues either!

Haha - thanks!  It wasn't always this way ...

So I have a friend that is an aircraft enthusiast and retired mechanic.  The aircraft crowd are super clean and organized relative to car guys.  When I first got my space he stopped by and during the visit he just casually slipped in the following phrase:  "They say a clean workspace invites you back ....".   To this day I am not sure if I should be insulted or grateful ...but my workspace has never been tidier