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More rust work.. so much rust

Changed the floor on passenger drivers side, new 1,5mm steal plates

Old floor



New plate zink treated


Welding the new plate on

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Another productive day in the Jeep office.
Finally done with all the rust and welding inside. The whole floor was sprayed with sealer and 2 layers of Würst Underbody sealer, water will never touch that floor again

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Then it was time to get some rust work done on the outside..

Axles and front suspension getting some serious grinding






Axles treated with anti rust

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Then I found out that I needed some serious light brackets for my four 6", IPF 968 driving lights which will go on the roof rack
..don\t want those stolen...

So welded together some from old scrap metal





And it turned out pertty good I think


Grinded and welded some reinforcements to the brackets for the rear bumper as well

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Then it was the under/body's turn to get some grinding and welding
Also sprayed with 2 layers of under-body sealer. Fu... waterproof






Towbar got some grinding and welded on a new plate for the electric socket


And after a loooong day in the Jeep office that cig tasted perfect

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Thanks Northern , yes sem sealer was used

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@ Northern

Yes Norway has the habit of using a lot of salt on the roads at winter, probably the same in Finland_

northern

Salt here also, Lapland is salt free but in south it is used. My rust was basicly under the factory seam sealer. My xj is germany import and it had bolted "bling" rocker "guards" that trapped **** inside unibody beams, so some minor rust was also there.

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Also bought one of these electronic rust inhibitors on ebay, hope this with the recent work will hold of the future rust

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Then it was time to strip the whole car, doors, hood and everything else that wasn t gonna be painted. Painting the car in original blue metalic.

Driver door was exchanged with a new donor door, because of RUST!!! Had some problems fitting it, but after some bending, hammering and an extra door bracket it fit just fine





Some problems with the new donor door, but in the end it worked out fine


And here is the sum of everything not getting painted


Then it was time to go Flintstone style to the painter

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All windows from the B-pillar and back got foiled black

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Ha ha ha.....those Germans. You have some pic of your Jeep?

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More of the inside panels, plus fenders, mirrors and what not getting some mat black paint






Turned out pretty cool

Gstang117

Awesome build! My first jeep was that metallic blue color.
As for the rust, you should see what Ohio's salt treatment does to vehicles. I've seen quite a few XJs around here with no floorboards

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Thanks Gstang117
Well I done all I can now to prevent future rust. Very curious about that electric rust inhibitor i bought, if it has any effect or not...