Panel Access?
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Car: 89RS,89TBI FB, 91Z28, 89TPI FORMULA
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Panel Access?
My 89 Formula was out of the body shop only 5 months before this jackleg mucked it up. The mornon who put my car on the lift bent/scraped the formerly perfect panels just below both of my doors. It's the curved panel and I'm wondering: are they "rocker" panels? and I can't find any bolts or access to them for me to remove them and fix the damage. Anyone got any hints for how I can get them off?
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Yes, those are the rocker panels. They are a structual part of the unibody.
They are spot welded to the body. You'll need to drill out countless spot welds to remove them. It would be a lot easier using a stud welder and dent puller to repair them rather than trying to remove them from the car.
They are spot welded to the body. You'll need to drill out countless spot welds to remove them. It would be a lot easier using a stud welder and dent puller to repair them rather than trying to remove them from the car.
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