Chop top with out welding?
02-11-2012, 06:11 PM
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Chop top with out welding?
How hard is it to chop the back of the xj without welding it up? Could I use a **** ton of silicone or glue and body filler?
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Yeah you can do it, If you put silicone over chicken wire it'll hold up stronger than any weld will for sure. Super glue is known to break when bonding metal but if you use enough it shouldnt break. I mounted my leaf springs with superglue
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02-11-2012, 06:54 PM
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Yeah you can do it, If you put silicone over chicken wire it'll hold up stronger than any weld will for sure. Super glue is known to break when bonding metal but if you use enough it shouldnt break. I mounted my leaf springs with superglue
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All i was asking is what could i use. I know i can do it Without welding. Whether it will will last a lifetime is another story. But thats not what im worried about right now. This is gonna turn into a daily Driver and Trail rig. That im not gonna be afraid to beat To hell and back. The reason i want to do it is for functionality. And thanks for being "helpful"...
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Alright man I'm gonna start this with a thread nomination.
Now onto my "knowledge" of the topic, the roof and everything you'd be cutting at is a pretty large part of the structural integrity of the rig. Without welding you're never gonna be able to fab the correct bracing and supports to have that thing last and be safe.
So in a nutshell, no silicone isn't your answer here, I wouldn't use silicone to fix a leaky sink let alone be responsible for structural support on anything....especially this.
Now onto my "knowledge" of the topic, the roof and everything you'd be cutting at is a pretty large part of the structural integrity of the rig. Without welding you're never gonna be able to fab the correct bracing and supports to have that thing last and be safe.
So in a nutshell, no silicone isn't your answer here, I wouldn't use silicone to fix a leaky sink let alone be responsible for structural support on anything....especially this.
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I didn't mean silicone, just some strong glue, I understand welding would be better but I don't have the option. Now this probably won't even happen I'm just kicking the idea around
02-11-2012, 08:28 PM
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I didn't mean silicone, just some strong glue, I understand welding would be better but I don't have the option. Now this probably won't even happen I'm just kicking the idea around
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this is a huge project.
you need the truck to be ridged.... a cage is pretty much a must.
if you dont have a cage than plating or lots of gussets... welding seems.
lots of bracing
you need to think. im cutting out steel so its going to make it weaker. im turning a vehicle basically into a pickup that was once a SUV. I need to strengthen the truck in all the areas that are left to keep this thing from twisting into nothing.
NOT GLUE
if you glue that truck.... even that 3m body bond crap it will fold up on you on the trail or in a car accident. you need to do some more research on this topic or consider avoiding the chop.
you need the truck to be ridged.... a cage is pretty much a must.
if you dont have a cage than plating or lots of gussets... welding seems.
lots of bracing
you need to think. im cutting out steel so its going to make it weaker. im turning a vehicle basically into a pickup that was once a SUV. I need to strengthen the truck in all the areas that are left to keep this thing from twisting into nothing.
NOT GLUE
if you glue that truck.... even that 3m body bond crap it will fold up on you on the trail or in a car accident. you need to do some more research on this topic or consider avoiding the chop.