Body work is expensive but teach yourself! Glad you decided on something

 

Yeah it sure is, I'm sure I'll figure out the body work. Definitely don't feel like dumping money into looks. I could careless how it looks, but rockers won't pass inspection. Needs to be patched underneath also, where the e-brake is line is.

 

My thread on a standard cab rocker replacement, below. You can buy those stamped patches for around $50. Can of filler is probably $30, and the matching paint was about $80 for a quart ready to spray (didn't use that much). Not sure on the epoxy primer, I buy that stuff in gallons. If I tried to go quickly, could probably be done in one weekend.
https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...placement.html

 

Mine had to be patched to by the e brake. Not bad at all.