memerx24

just posting this to see if im going in the right path on fixin this problem, frame is ripped in half. im gonna post start to finish....

memerx24

now the bad..

memerx24

cutting out the bad

99 Purple XJ

Is the whole unibody toast?

Bluemax

Damn, dude you got some work on you'er hand's! Hope all go's well!

darkoverlift

Many will say what your doing is stupid and not worth it, but your learning and fixing something it will give you more ownership in it. I do say It might be a good time to look into plating the whole subframe. Get something from HD or someone else. Plate all the way from the rear bumper to the front bumper.

memerx24

the only rotte on it is where im fixing the frame and the rocker. but im gonna cut out the rockers and build sliders

JeepingDan

oh my.... Good luck hope it works out.

Sunnypruit

Any idea what caused the rot only in that spot?

ptonjeep

what the hell happened to the poor jeep

odgreen

i like the gas tank straps lol

MallCrawlXJ

X2 on the straps. the front of the unibody looks trashed too. poor little jeep is beat!

JeepingDan

I'd go with winter salt on this. NY uses a lot of that stuff and everytime I cross the border I see a lot of rusted vehicles over there.
Must be their way of getting older vehicles off the road faster lol

JeepingDan

You know after studying the picture it looks like it's been hit and repaired at one point before.
Maybe somebody pulled it out on a frame machine and used a torch to soften the metal during the repair and did not do a very good job sealing it from rusting.
Thats a body shop hack job my friend.

memerx24

i think so also, that could be the reason the trailer hitch ripped out and thats why im at the point.. hope all goes well, cuz im itchin to hit the trails and some mud