rocker covers removal Options

[lincoln]

well hopefully it wont be raining this weekend- plan on removing rockers to assess the rust damages . pass side jack hole is pretty much gone i figure , since i can almost yank out the jack tube . hopefully it wont be as bad as im expecting , car doesnt seem to have much rust issues in the areas i see folks have most ( trunk floors/floorpans/battery tray area) i was actually surprised to see the battery tray holding its own well, could this be due to the rain cover on the engine cover still being in place?i DO need to replace the drain funnels tho- both are ripped and taped back together with electrical tape - might be able to replace those with some plastic tubing from work tho- funnel ends are ok still as are the brackets that hold them

either way the floors are gonna get a coat of POR 15 along with the battery tray and engine bay firewalls- more as a preventative measure than anything-anywhere rust might try to hide

[jporsche914]

Yea you will be fine grinding the rust of for a couple of months with out it getting bad again. I had the same problem with my car i put a jack handle in the jack plug and stepped down and the jack hole hit the floor. After removing the plug there will be a hole in the side of the longitudinal it worried me at first but after looking at it is still sound even with all of the metal that was ruined by rust my auto body teacher took a look and said it is just as strong as stock. So i made 2 plates one for each side that cover up the hole in the side and welded the plates in. Then i bought some rubber undercoating and covered the parts that had bear metal showing. I was going to replace the jack hole with the new one before i made the plates but there is no way to get to the top to weld you would have to take the door sill and quarterpanels off. I also think it will look cool with the rocker completely smooth no holes. Hey rjames dont worry about the welding to much you wont have to wait to lond before you can weld it up welding is a peice of cake. Also before yor drill out the screws on the rocker try penetrating lube a vice grips it worked for me.
Good luck, rust is a bitch