Calgary Jeep Association
4x4 Related Groups => General Talk => Topic started by: Duncan71 on March 18, 2009, 03:55:14 AM
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Hey guys, my jeep needs some bodywork - rocker panel areas are rusting out, as well as a big spot on the RF fender. Im looked for a guy that can do a fairly cheap and quick job of fabbing up some replacement panels and welding them in for me. I just need something done roughly that I can grind down and bondo the seam and then spray bomb. Please PM me if you guys know anyone, or are willing to do something like this.
Cheers.
Duncan
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Honestly duncan, you would be better off just bolting some aftermarket rocker gaurds on there.
Cheaper, simply, and it looks good.
By the time you get a body man to put new sheet in there, you will have bought a few sets of rockers. Rust repair isnt cheap from any bodyman, unless he's a crack head, or just does terrible work.
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Yes, but just throwing rocker gaurds on there only helps for a few years, and only cosmetically. Soon it will rust up past those, and the the floorboards. I dont care about aesthetics, but functionality is important.
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Bnine, would covering the rust affected are is POR15 and then installing the aftermarket armor help in preventing more rust?
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Rust is rust. You can slow it, but without compelte sheet metal replacement you cant eliminate the progression of the rust. One of my best freinds is a bodyman. He will be the first to tell, buy another tub. Because the money you paid him to do all the rust repair will pay for the new tub.
I've seen a lot of rusty jeeps, and I've never seen a YJ with rotten rockers that didnt have rust on the floor.
To functionally replace all the sheet metal that is likely rusted out in that thing, you are looking at a very hefty bill.
Cover it until you decide down the road you want to do a resto project, at which point you spend the 2500$ on a completely new tub. The 400$ you spent on cockers gets re used and put on your new tub. The 3000-5000$ you spent in rust repair would end up in the scrap yard.
By the way, the rockers will last longer then the rest of the jeep. You havnt a hope in hell of rotting out new, coated, 3/16's plate before the rest of that jeep tub completely disintergrates.
Good luck
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You have a good point. Ive been meaning to buy a welder, maybe Ill just cut out and weld in new panels. Wont look nice but hey, thats a jeep!
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If you do, just be carefull to tack it very cold, and let the tacks cool as you go. Sheet metal is really easy to warp when you weld to it.