Inners, outers, or both?

I have some links but am working right now.  I'll post a few this evening - there are a lot out there.  I did inners only but have seen some examples where they did the whole thing.  It would help if you could show some pictures of what you are facing.  Are you planning to do this on a rotisserie or jack stands?  I went in blind and sure wish I knew then what I know now.

Are the outers actually damaged/rusted? They are galvanized and I was surprised how well they looked considering the inners were shot front to back.  On jack stands, you need to keep as much of the car together as possible so it won't fold in half or end up twisted and the outer rockers can help.  Getting around to collecting links for you.  Before you cut anything you need to brace the car front to back and side to side.  They sell braces that bolt into the hinge locations but I built my own that worked and the price was right.  I'm out of town but will take some pics of them this weekend.  If you haven't already, remove seats, carpet and the rest of the interior because you can't work around this stuff.  The engine and transmission should come out as well.  They'll get in your way and also it is less weight to distort things when you start to hack.  There are probably others on this site that have done several of these.  It is not an easy project and unfortunately there is not a good way to do a little at a time.

This also has some good info.  There seems to be a limit on link length.  Copy and past this - http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/vintage-mustang-forum/577971-help-installing-convertible-inner-rockers-65-mustang-coupe.html  The link looks good when I enter it but it gets cut off.  Don't forget that Google is your friend.  http://forums.vintage-mustang.com/vintage-mustang-forum/577971-help-installing-convertible-inner-rockers-65-mustang-coupe.html

Last edited by GPatrick (4/03/2013 7:11 PM)

I know I saw a full rocker video but don't have it in my favorites.  You may have seen these vidoes on CJPony.  I bought a bunch of the Canadian replacement panels for mine and they fit so bad that I ended up getting Dynacorn parts.  I read that some of their outer panels may not be perfect like hoods but the front and rear torque boxes and a few other parts dropped in place.  A few dollars more for less re-work or stuff that you have to throw away is worth it.  My first cheapie inner rocker assembly was twisted by 1/2 inch front to back - the whole car twisted when I tried to install it before realizing that it was junk.  The place I bought from replaced it at no cost but life's too short to buy bad parts.