Anybody in calgary do bodywork?

[Duncan71]

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

[Bnine]

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.

[Duncan71]

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.

[WhiteOut]

Bnine, would covering the rust affected are is POR15 and then installing the aftermarket armor help in preventing more rust?

[Bnine]

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

[Duncan71]

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!

[Bnine]

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.