Getting ready to place a sheet metal order. I'm going factory on all parts but the only available outer rockers are 965 and are designed for the much beefier L shaped kidney bowls. The 965s will work with early kidney bowls, extra welding required from what I understand, but I think the later combination would make a significant difference in strengthening the car.
Early car prices are rising fast, oddly, though I have no plans to sell the car for a long time. It’s a rusty old T that I’m doing rear flares on and it will be a hot rod. Not a purists car, though I am in terms of the quality of the parts used.
Any consensus on the plus or minus of using later metal?
OEM 965 rockers and L-shaped kidney bowls for strength
OR
Aftermarket "73" rocker and OEM early style kidney bowl from 97-89 PET
New style gusset, part # 911-507-077-40-GRV
