How do C2 rocker covers attach to the body?

pbs911 · pbs911's Garage

Picked up some Gemballa poly rocker covers from Einmalig for my 78SC. They replace the entire rocker cover from the rubber strip down. Sort of like C2 rockers, but IMHObetter looking. I'm good at getting things to work and have some body work experience, but would appreciate some pointers on how to attach them to the body. I'm thinking that info on how C2 rockers attach to the body would be helpful. Any tips appreciated. Pics would be great.

Kevin Stewart · 01-10-2002, 06:07 PM

I hope this post gets anwered, I did a c2 wide body and still havent got the rockers on, my question is how to align them up or down because of the body they is alot of possibilities

pbs911 · pbs911's Garage

Bump for the morning crowd.

john walker's workshop · 09:02 AM

C2s have dimples to clear the clips on the back of the rockers. you have to make them on pre-C2 cars. i don't have the measurement from the door sill down to where you drill the hole. maybe a visit to a wrecking yard would help. there's a red, pop in grommet that grips the pin on the rocker clip. make sure the hole is the right size for the grommet to snap in tight, without side slop. the dimples on the rear sharkfin kickup are the hardest, so the easiest way is to cut a square hole for the clip to go thru, and use a large homemade cupped washer on the inside of the body. a 6-8" notch needs to be cut out of the vertical lip on the rear flare to get the rocker to fit right. you are committed if you start this job.

Kevin Stewart · 01-11-2002, 09:37 AM

John, the after market parts dont use the hole in the fender like the c2, they have screws that hold on all along the rocker, I have some idea how to align it under the door and drill for the screws, I think the problem we both are having is how to bolt it inder the car so the bottom of the rocker doesnt go in to far or stick out to far, the ones I have are duplicates of originals except for the holes on the rockers and are one piece, the other person may have this on his but not mine, I really do thank you for your help, Kevin (ill get these %$*%$* rockers on yet)

By the way any one doing a wide body conversion i posted about paint chips on the turbo fenders how to cure, well first I ran with out the rockers, and here is the cure believe it or not, the late 964 bodied turbo cars have mudflaps, yes gentlemen mudflaps, if you look at pictures like the 3.8 you can see a very little mudflap, i have 10-15 paint chips on each rear fender after only 500 miles on the new paint, the car goes in tomorrow to get the rear fenders repainted and yes mudflaps (i guess the factory would call them rock flaps)

john walker's workshop · 09:02 AM

on by 73 speedster, i did the above, plus made a few thin metal straps between the rocker and the bellypan. one each front and rear and a couple down the side.

Kevin Stewart · 01-11-2002, 10:06 AM

John your car is awesome the first time i seen it i was in amazed, is your rockers porsche or after market? i have been think about picking up a set of factory parts to install, Kevin

john walker's workshop · 01-11-2002, 10:37 AM

mine are factory. i bought some fiberglass units from automotion, but they were crap, so i found some real ones at patrick motorsports in AZ. i just sold some C2 turbo rockers, too bad.

RarlyL8 · RarlyL8's Garage

I think everyone here has seen my car enough, so I won't post a picture.

My C2T type rockers are aftermarket and DID NOT have any provisions for attachment.
Body shop clips were used. These clips were epoxied onto the back side of the rocker and push onto a hole drilled into the side of the car (ouch!).
You CANNOT do this unless 100% certain that you will finish. To reverse the process would require filling the holes and paiting.

If you take your time the result will be quite profesional in appearance and last for a long time without pulling loose or showing any sort of gap.
Speaking of gaps, there were a couple of small gaps after intallation. These were filled in with a small amount of body glaze and touched up with body paint. Looks very good. I anticipate that these gaps will crack in the future, but be very small and probably unnoticable unless pointed out.

And concerning rock chips - my car is riddled with them, and I HAVE home made black mudflaps in place. Guess I need smaller tires, HA!