Rocker Panel Moldings:
Original Rocker Panel Moldings in decent shape are very hard to find, and therefore quite pricy. The same goes for the mounting clips, which are even rarer. Not willing to continue searching and spending a small fortune on those parts, I decided to go with an alternative solution, which I saw in the convertible restoration thread from
@RealWing. I hope you don't mind copying your idea :).
I ordered a set of aftermarket rocker panel moldings for a 71-74 Dart/Duster form
392-71 Mopar 1971-74 Dart/Duster Rocker Moldings. They are a bit longer than the original panels for a 69 Barracuda and needed to be shortened. Since my car still has the original paint, I could clearly see the marks, where the original moldings have been located. This helped a lot in finding the correct position and length. Using a piece of wood and a plastic hammer, I slowly shaped the new ends on the aftermarket panels.
Rubber well-nuts from ACE Hardware fitted perfectly in the existing holes on the rocker panels. They also seal the rocker panels and provide the mounting surface for the new moldings. To glue the moldings in place I used Loctite polyurethane adhesive.
Et voila!
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