[ghiradelli777]

getting a hold of a newer frame might be better in the long run unless you are going to dip the enitre inside and outside in POR-15....but i dont think that would be cost effective or worth all the work...

i would just switch for a newer frame from the junkyard

my .02

[theboxman71]

Originally Posted by Pullie

must be something with that color

I did that sort of job on my 1992 YJ a year ago. it took me 6 months from start till finish

I also had the holes in the frame and the body.


i'll post a link with the pictures, on this moment the pics are on the Dutch Jeepforum

http://www.jeepforum.nl/forum/index.php?showtopic=1377&st=15

good luck with the project!!

Hey...how did u repair the frame holes?
THX

[theboxman71]

Originally Posted by ghiradelli777

getting a hold of a newer frame might be better in the long run unless you are going to dip the enitre inside and outside in POR-15....but i dont think that would be cost effective or worth all the work...

i would just switch for a newer frame from the junkyard

my .02

I doubt I'll find a frame in Canada without similar probs...

I'm just gonna oil the inside of the frame and por-15 the outside, that'll delay the inevitable for a little while

[theboxman71]

when the frame fails....gotta get the tube frame from Quad

[Pullie]

Originally Posted by theboxman71

Hey...how did u repair the frame holes?
THX

I only had the holes in the rear around the schackle bushings. I took a piece of 4mm sheet metal with a hole for the bushing and welded it in the frame. i'll see if I have some pictures

[theboxman71]

Originally Posted by Pullie

I only had the holes in the rear around the schackle bushings. I took a piece of 4mm sheet metal with a hole for the bushing and welded it in the frame. i'll see if I have some pictures

excellent....thats what i had in mind...
pics would be great...

[Pullie]

been looking all around my PC but can't find any pictures of the fab work on the frame. just get all te rust grinded out, clean the holes and make sure you have enough parent material to weld on and get some 3 or 4 mm thick sheetmetal to make the inserts and start welding!!

good luck!!

[theboxman71]

Originally Posted by Pullie

been looking all around my PC but can't find any pictures of the fab work on the frame. just get all te rust grinded out, clean the holes and make sure you have enough parent material to weld on and get some 3 or 4 mm thick sheetmetal to make the inserts and start welding!!

good luck!!

Thanks for the info...that's what I'll be doing....

Did u do anything to the inside of the frame?

I am going to spray oil inside and plug up the holes....anyone else have experience with this?

[crosschecker]

Originally Posted by theboxman71

Thanks for the info...that's what I'll be doing....

Did u do anything to the inside of the frame?

I am going to spray oil inside and plug up the holes....anyone else have experience with this?

Yep, I just rebuilt the whole back box channel, the last 20" of it because there just wasn't enough metal to weld to. I cut each channel off and made new channel and tied the two together with a 2" x 4" bumper.

[theboxman71]

Originally Posted by crosschecker

Yep, I just rebuilt the whole back box channel, the last 20" of it because there just wasn't enough metal to weld to. I cut each channel off and made new channel and tied the two together with a 2" x 4" bumper.

cool...got any pics?

[crosschecker]

Originally Posted by theboxman71

cool...got any pics?

I can get some tonight. Getting them on here may be another story.

[theboxman71]

Got some more work done today.

Removed steering column, disconncted everyhing from my firewall; electrical, power steering booster, clutch fluid resevoir, so on...

My next move is to get my buddys to help me lift the tub over the shifters

Can't wait to get at the frame

THX for looking...

[theboxman71]

Finally got my welder, cause i'll need it... was 150 bucks off, so I grabbed it.
Now any advice on how to practice with this before I fix my frame issues?

Any other help from u pros would be great.

This is a wire feed mig welder which can be used with or without gas.
Thx guys...



the specs...-
70 A wire-feed welder
Infinite wire speed control
High-efficiency transformer
Includes wire-feed welder, gas regulator, gas hose, two hose clamps, welding shield, one spool of flux-core wire, hammer/brush, quick-start guide and instruction manual
Uses MIG (gas) or flux-core (gasless) wires
Heat selection dial with four settings

[ghiradelli777]

Originally Posted by theboxman71

I doubt I'll find a frame in Canada without similar probs...

I'm just gonna oil the inside of the frame and por-15 the outside, that'll delay the inevitable for a little while

sorry forgot about you location

also you can buy replacement floor pans that you can weld into place so you dont have tt worry about fabricating one

[bombadillo]

that is an ungodly amount of rust! My hat is off to you and the work you're doing!