my rockers almost done
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my rockers were shot so i got 2x4 box steel and starting cutting only got the passenger side done half way, the driverside im doin tomorrow, itll be worse cuz i only have bout half a pinch weld, i think i used about 59inches for the sides, mine only go under the front fender half way
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i dint get pics of this side before but i will get pics of the driver side its way worse, my welding sucks but im learning,
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just spray painted for now, when the floors are fixed im gonna bedline everything, no carpet either, but the floor will be one hell of a project
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Looks like a decent start. I'll be doing this soon, but I plan on cutting the doors up as high as I can with the windows still working, patch those, then that will set the height of how high up I can cut my rockers/sills.
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yeah i didnt really wanna get into it that much my welding sucks, an the floors are next, i think ill just get whole new pans, theyre preetty nasty
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be careful when you weld, the jeep metal will burn right away
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Im not new to welding/fabbing, just XJ's so I'm not too worried about it, but I should probably go out and buy a different spool, the .035 I usually run probably won't make it any easier.
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yeah i was gettin to much wire, i couldnt control how big the bead got
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What kind of setup are you running? Overhead is by far the hardest way to weld for me. The miller180 I have hates doing it, but the miller210 at work does a lot better for some reason.
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its a miller wire feed, think its 210, i dont know a whole lot just teaching myself ha
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can you explain more into detail where/how high up you cut out the stock rockers? im looking at doing the exact same thing b not getting into the doors.
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looking good
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Looks like a good start I run .23 for sheet metal seems to work great I use the .35 for the thicker metals. How are these being tied into the structure of the jeep?
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When I did mine I used 3"x6" 3/16" wall tube for my rockers. It helps to keep mud from flying into the jeep.
When I did my floors I bought some repair panels. If I ever do it again I would just get some 14 ga or 16 ga flat steel and use that for the floors. |
Did you cut the entire outer rocker out and weld straight onto the inner piece? That's what I am thinking about doing to mine. I just bought my first xj for $200 that runs great but is a little rusted. And at 17 I don't have a ton of money so if ya don't mind me asking, about how much did this whole project cost you?
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