Another update, and so soon as well. The body man has just got into the meat of it and is replacing the rocker panel on the drivers side as well as patching up other areas around there.
The rocker panels probably started rusting like most panteras because the drain holes got plugged with dirt. Once the drain holes are plugged the rocker retains water and rusts away. The interesting note about this car is that once the panels were rusted some body work was done where they patched up the rusted panels by filling them with expanding spray foam. This was probably done to get the rocker into shape again. Then the foam, rusty metal combo was bondo'd and painted. I am now paying for somebody elses sins.
I will try to get more pictures as progress is made. I am installing lowered floor pans, a new firewall and of course new rockers on both sides.
