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Old 03-16-2011, 09:09 PM
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I have this "hole" in my rear, driver side "Unibody main frame rail" if that is the correct term (newbie).
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i know its fixable....
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Unibody stiffeners that go over as much of the frame as possible
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Originally Posted by Defiance665
sell it
brutal but honest. The problem with rust is what you see is often the tip of the iceberg. Maybe it can be repaired but I'll bet a shop would charge thousands to fix it. I own a welder and have done rust repairs/restorations but that looks so bad I would not want to tackle it. Sorry.
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buggy it
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https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f2/frame-81732/
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http://www.hdoffroadengineering.com/...ame-stiffeners

do you think this would solve my problem?
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