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New rust repair project

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#1 ·
I already did the Safe-T-Caps on the frame rails http://www.wranglerforum.com/f282/frame-repair-im-going-to-do-it-right-791297.html
Now it's time to do the body mounts https://www.autorust.com/product/full-length-floor-channel-subframe-set-wrangler-tj-97-06/
One too many Ohio winters has shown no mercy. I've been debating junking this thing or keeping on with the repairs.. You get to a point where you have too much money invested to junk it but don't want to keep putting more in to it.. For $437 in parts, i'll make the repairs.. besides,, it gives me something to do and keeps me out of trouble :pullinghair:

 
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Yep,, Just the way that replacement part is designed to be done.
Let's not make the mistake of thinking this is some kind of restoration project.. this is just a bandaid to slow the bleeding. I use this jeep to drive roads and easements where I won't take my truck. This thing will end up scraped and parted out in the near future.. probably when my current Oil & Gas pipeline project is complete and I move on to another project.
It has served me well the past years and has been fun doing these repairs ... it's Jeep entertainment.. keeps me off drugs and out of tittie bars :lmao:
 
#10 ·
To the OP: check out Rust Repair Patch if you only want to patch the torque box areas that are rotted versus remove and replace the whole torque box. Their parts were really solid. I was going that route before acquiring a new replacement body from Colorado...

Those torque boxes are relatively tough to replace as they basically require removing the interior.
 
#13 ·
When you raise the body off the frame, check that your upper steering shaft telescopes properly or the lower shaft bushing will need to be replaced, and you have to buy the entire lower shaft. Or disconnect the upper and lower shafts. Ask me how I know... Good time to replace the mounts.

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