Part of the wheel well was removed from the rear driver's side. I had to also cleaned up the floor pan line that mates up to the replacement rocker panel.
I tack welded the replacement panel into place for sizing. I needed to run the inner rocker to make sure it would line up when I am ready to weld both of these pieces into their respective places.
Here is a picture of the rocker partly in place. I had to remove the jack port, as it bent to the left and causing the rocker not to be able to sit plush against the mounts. I removed the jack port which you'll see in a photo below (see photo below). Also, I'm starting to clean up the lip in which the rocker will mount to the underside of the cargo floor. But, before all of this, I need to bend the cargo floor straight as there are a few dips in the floor that would show up after painting and look bad. I'll post he device that I am building to help with that.
Here is a complete side view of the repair work in progress.
This is the undercarriage. As you can see, it is lightly rusted. I am going to paint this rust with POR-15, which bonds to run and makes it harder than the original metal (hammer resistant). Since it seals and encapsulates, it should never rust again. Underneath will look very luxurious. I'll cross that bridge when I get there.
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