[urq] Remaking UrQ rocker panels?

[Justin Rettaliata]

Is it the same as you had posted on motorgeek?  These won't be exactly like that, but close. I.e. The won't have the tabs to be 100% remove at spot welds and install these.  I will get my dad to scan my mock-up "mold" and go from there. 

Also to clarify... In my original email it should have read like this:  
> They are dimensioned off the portion under the door itself, so won't be an
> exact match once it hits the QUARTER panel fwiw.

Sorry for the confusion. 

-j

Sent from my iPhone

On Feb 17, 2011, at 12:03 PM, craigcook at rogers.com wrote:

> Hey Justin,
> 
> I'm currently working on these.
> 
> Send me your email and I send you  a pic.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Craig Cook
> 
> 
> 
> --- On Thu, 2/17/11, Justin Rettaliata <jretal at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> From: Justin Rettaliata <jretal at gmail.com>
> Subject: [urq] Remaking UrQ rocker panels?
> To: urq at audifans.com
> Date: Thursday, February 17, 2011, 8:30 AM
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm putting this out as a feeler to see if anyone would be interested.
> 
> I'm in the process of putting modified UrQ flares onto my 4000 (they're
> fiberglass, take a breath... didn't cut up a good one :) )...  I want to use
> metal rocker panels to match the fender flares vs fiberglass, and was going
> to have a set made up.  Unfortunately, the setup cost is prohibitively
> expensive to just bang out 2 rockers.  Even making up 4 (to use to repair
> the damaged rockers on our UrQ) is still overly expensive.
> 
> So the question is, would anyone be interested in these if I were to have a
> set made up?  You can buy them as a single piece (6' long) or two pieces.
> They are dimensioned off the portion under the door itself, so won't be an
> exact match once it hits the rocker panel fwiw.
> 
> I'm not looking to make any $$, just offset the setup costs to have them
> bent (on a CAD machine w/ dies, etc).
> 
> Please let me know if you're interested!  I'm hoping that it'll be less than
> $75ish per piece plus shipping, but depends on how many people are
> interested.  The more people I get confirmed, the less they will cost
> essentially  I'm good for 4.  These will be made from 16-18 ga GALVANIZED
> steel.  So these won't rust away like the rest of the car... lol.
> 
> Thanks all, please let me konw ASAP.
> 
> -Justin (jretal on QW, Motorgeek, AW).
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