Measuring for Rocker moulding 67 RT Coronet

[snakeoil24]

Looking for help to measure and locate the rocker panel for drilling clip holes for stainless rocker molding Any ideas or tricks how you would locate the clips and 4 inch by 6 foot molding. I should have drilled the rocker before i replaced the rocker.

 

[73HEMI_RR_GTX]

My suggestion would be making a drill template from 20ga sheet metal or maybe Masonite flexible enough to follow the contour of the body panel. Duplicate the shape of the rocker and layout the hole pattern on the template. You can also add locating pins which could pick-up the profile of the door opening and locate the template and hole pattern. Depending on design of the pattern it could be made to be flip over and drill both sides of the car.
Hope this helps

 

[snakeoil24]

OK So if i under stand better since your idea is great. The rocker molding is 4 inch tall by 6 feet long. It snaps on on the bottom and it folds over on the top and gets screwed in place on fold. Should i place the Masonite inside the molding and make it a tight fit inside the molding? then make the marks into it where the clip needs to be drilled.

 

[73HEMI_RR_GTX]

OK So if i under stand better since your idea is great. The rocker molding is 4 inch tall by 6 feet long. It snaps on on the bottom and it folds over on the top and gets screwed in place on fold. Should i place the Masonite inside the molding and make it a tight fit inside the molding? then make the marks into it where the clip needs to be drilled.

Snakeoil24,
Do you have a picture of the rocker molding. I would like to see the back side and the clips or studs that fasten to the body.
I added this sketch to give you a concept. The locating pins can be changed to pick up other reference points. But I thought if you use a locating pin that protruded thru the template you could flip it and use it to drill the other side with slight mods.

 

[snakeoil24]

Yes I will get a picture

 

[snakeoil24]

pictures of clips and mold

 

[snakeoil24]

MOre clip pics

 

[73HEMI_RR_GTX]

Snakeoil24
Let me see if I understand how these clips work. The molding has a folded edge on the top which the clip slides into. Now the bottom of the molding has a bent flange that has pre-drilled mounting holes. So can you install the clips to the molding then using double backed tape on the back of the clips. Position the molding with clips to the rocker panel and press molding with clips against the rocker panel. Remove molding carefully leaving the clips held in position by the tape. You could than back drill your holes from the clip into the panel.

 

[snakeoil24]

The top of the molding has a folded edge and screwed on bottom. the clips have a index dowl to locate then properly if the holes where still their so they dont cock. The clip has a curve on top that spring loads when yopu slide folded flange behind the clip if that makes sense. I think i get what your saying about the double sided tape. I have to think about that. What if i cover the rocker with some thing soft and press the clips and rocker into it and look for indentations?

 

[73HEMI_RR_GTX]

The top of the molding has a folded edge and screwed on bottom. the clips have a index dowl to locate then properly if the holes where still their so they dont cock. The clip has a curve on top that spring loads when yopu slide folded flange behind the clip if that makes sense. I think i get what your saying about the double sided tape. I have to think about that. What if i cover the rocker with some thing soft and press the clips and rocker into it and look for indentations?

You might try modeling clay. Assemble the clips equally spaced on the molding then apply clay on the body in those locations

 

[snakeoil24]

like that idea alot