<VV> Rocker panels and door posts

[Clark Hartzel]

I have a 1965 Monza 4-door with rusted front fenders, rockers and door
posts.  I have figured out why.  The moron engineers came up with this
lame theory that stuff falling into the grill in front of the windshield
will wash out of some tiny hole covered with rubber at the rear of the
rocker panel.  IT DOESN"T.
I cut (4) 1.5 diameter holes with a hole saw in the bottom of my rocker
panels under the front and at the rear.  A pile of crap a foot in
diameter and 6" deep fell out of each hole.  Washing it out with a hose
down the grill opening made even more junk fall out.  I left the holes
open.  It is too late for my car but if you are planning on keeping a
late model and it sits outside, cut some drain holes in the rockers.
You can't see them unless you do the low crawl under the car.  Early
models had a drain hole but the hole is stamped inward at the factory so
junk hangs up on the rough edge.  One leaf lies over the hole and crap
builds up on top of it!  Put your fingers up the hole and pull all the
junk out of there.  An even better solution would be to remove the grill
in front of the windshield and glue a piece of screen to the bottom of
the grill so the crap doesn't fall in there in the first place.  Of
course having a bigger garage is the best solution, but mine is just big
enough work on a car and everything else sits outside.
Clark Hartzel