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1949gmc · 03-20-2011, 08:29 AM

Can any of you original paint guys tell me what the factory did with this gap between the rear of the rocker panel and the bottom of the bedside? Is it filled in with seam sealer or is it left open?

OR, maybe a better question is, what is the best thing to do here?

hgs_notes · 03-20-2011, 08:44 AM

Normally left as is.

cleszkie · 03-21-2011, 05:29 PM

No filler, left as is. Gap should be approximately the same as rear door edge to B-pillar gap.

bouncytruck · 03-21-2011, 06:59 PM

Here's some photos of mine that I have on my computer. Hopefully this shows you what you need.

mustardjimmy71 · 03-21-2011, 09:04 PM

tetnis shot!!!

1949gmc · 03-21-2011, 10:31 PM

mustardjimmy71, bouncytruck, cleszkie and hgs_notes... thank you all. That is exactly the information that I was looking for. Unfortunately for me, that seam on my truck is a gap that I can stick the end of my little finger into. It is what it is, I guess.

Thank you all, again, very much.

03-20-2011, 08:29 AM	#1
1949gmc Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lindenhurst, IL Posts: 659	Gap between the rocker and the bedside Can any of you original paint guys tell me what the factory did with this gap between the rear of the rocker panel and the bottom of the bedside? Is it filled in with seam sealer or is it left open? OR, maybe a better question is, what is the best thing to do here?

03-20-2011, 08:44 AM	#2
hgs_notes GEARHEAD Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: MN Posts: 6,121	Re: Gap between the rocker and the bedside Normally left as is. __________________ If no one knows what you're doing, they can't tell you you're doing it wrong HG's Dream Car Build - Shelby Cobra Kit Build your own adjustable track bar 71 Long Fleet C/10 72 Jimmy 4x4 (Junkyard Jimmy) HG's Plow Truck '78 K35 Dually Bigass Farm Truck HG's thread of miscellaneous stuff

03-21-2011, 05:29 PM	#3
cleszkie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Santa Ana, CA Posts: 2,191	Re: Gap between the rocker and the bedside No filler, left as is. Gap should be approximately the same as rear door edge to B-pillar gap.

03-21-2011, 06:59 PM	#4
bouncytruck SKINNY TIRES RULE! Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Bothell, WA Posts: 11,049	Re: Gap between the rocker and the bedside Here's some photos of mine that I have on my computer. Hopefully this shows you what you need. Attached Images __________________ bouncytruck 1972 K5 The Hauler 1994 K1500 Suburban The Daily2010 Kia Soul Wife's Ride2014 Fiat 500L

03-21-2011, 09:04 PM	#5
mustardjimmy71 toys'r'us Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Penticton, BC, Canada Posts: 347	Re: Gap between the rocker and the bedside tetnis shot!!! Attached Images __________________ 71 jimmy bone stock 350 sm465 33x12.5 rallies 79 caprice landau full load crate350 th350 lowered 20"wires 00 f150 reg cab sb 4x4 5.4L Last edited by mustardjimmy71; 03-21-2011 at 09:07 PM.

03-21-2011, 10:31 PM	#6
1949gmc Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Lindenhurst, IL Posts: 659	Re: Gap between the rocker and the bedside mustardjimmy71, bouncytruck, cleszkie and hgs_notes... thank you all. That is exactly the information that I was looking for. Unfortunately for me, that seam on my truck is a gap that I can stick the end of my little finger into. It is what it is, I guess. Thank you all, again, very much.



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