Cutting off fender flares
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Engrish prease...LOL Hard to pin down an amount, it will depend on the amount of cancer you have and where. I can't tell from the first part of your sentence, but a brief experience welding before is not enough to do this job. The sheet metal is thin and takes some knowledge and skill to do right. Also depending again on the amount of rust, your vehicle may be down for quite a while while you do the work. So be aware. If your friends who can weld are proficient in sheet metal, have at it. You can cut sections out of a donor vehicle, or buy sheet stock. Cut out the bad and weld in the new. You might have to do some metal shaping as well. Use POR15 to seal it when done.
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Lol damn auto correct and Im not the one doing it the person I know should be able to and yes I know it may be down awhile but hopefully not too long because I have a baby on the way and it has to be safe by then lol yes I know not ideal but my parents gave it to me and times are rough right now an I'm not tryin to buy a new car , I'm stuck with it lol
STICK WITH THE BASICS. Get your car in peak operating condition first. Stop thinking about mods at all. Do your basic maintenance. Get the rust fixed. This will take some time, and take some money to do as well. You have a kid on the way. Better prepare now. Once that kid is here, you won't have money or time to do ****. How long before your kid is born? You need a reliable vehicle to be able to take care of your kid, get to work to pay for your kid, go to the store and get formula and diapers....you get the idea. I've tried to help you. But I gotta say, you need to get your priorities straight, and you need to do it fast.
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May and I have stuff for my kid that comes first he has everything he needs plus more on the way an my priorities are fine I'm just curious of what's possible to do to my jeep once I have the time and money
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Engrish prease...LOL
Hard to pin down an amount, it will depend on the amount of cancer you have and where. I can't tell from the first part of your sentence, but a brief experience welding before is not enough to do this job. The sheet metal is thin and takes some knowledge and skill to do right. Also depending again on the amount of rust, your vehicle may be down for quite a while while you do the work. So be aware. If your friends who can weld are proficient in sheet metal, have at it. You can cut sections out of a donor vehicle, or buy sheet stock. Cut out the bad and weld in the new. You might have to do some metal shaping as well. Use POR15 to seal it when done.
Hard to pin down an amount, it will depend on the amount of cancer you have and where. I can't tell from the first part of your sentence, but a brief experience welding before is not enough to do this job. The sheet metal is thin and takes some knowledge and skill to do right. Also depending again on the amount of rust, your vehicle may be down for quite a while while you do the work. So be aware. If your friends who can weld are proficient in sheet metal, have at it. You can cut sections out of a donor vehicle, or buy sheet stock. Cut out the bad and weld in the new. You might have to do some metal shaping as well. Use POR15 to seal it when done.
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Lol damn auto correct and Im not the one doing it the person I know should be able to and yes I know it may be down awhile but hopefully not too long because I have a baby on the way and it has to be safe by then lol yes I know not ideal but my parents gave it to me and times are rough right now an I'm not tryin to buy a new car , I'm stuck with it lol
Can you post a closer picture of that rust? Also have you seen the underside of this thing? Rot going several inches above the rear fender flare is a VERY bad sign.
I strongly suggest you take roninofako's suggestion about reading existing threads and writeups seriously. Nearly every question you've had has already been answered in a very detailed fashion and you don't have to wait for it or embarass yourself with your lack of proofreading. You can turn off auto-correct, eh?
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Yes I can turn it off but it helps sometime and I am focusing on my kid trust me !! I don't even have enough money for all the thins I'm talking about I just like to bull**** about y jeep sorry and yes I can an yea it's several inches about the rear fender
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You might want to focus on getting ready for your new child rather than trying to throw tens of thousands of dollars at a toy mate. Your life is about to change - a lot. Can you post a closer picture of that rust? Also have you seen the underside of this thing? Rot going several inches above the rear fender flare is a VERY bad sign. I strongly suggest you take roninofako's suggestion about reading existing threads and writeups seriously. Nearly every question you've had has already been answered in a very detailed fashion and you don't have to wait for it or embarass yourself with your lack of proofreading. You can turn off auto-correct, eh?
This is my jeeps cancer how bad is it lol
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I mean this in the nicest way possible, but if you plan to just BS about your Jeep then do it in one thread instead of starting god knows how many over simple things that have been covered numerous times in the past on this forum.
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You all are some very rude people thought this was somewhere to find things out not moan and groan about others ?? My plan is not to bull **** ! I'm tryin to find **** but no one is help on here they all diss on my **** or complain about me starting all kinds of threads !! I'm sorry I'm new to this damn I'll stop making threads just someone tell me how to fix this damn cancer with being dick about it !!
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Oh my god...just judging from what I see in that picture, get rid of that thing. The rear quarter and rockers are toast. I can only imagine what the rest of the thing looks like. I'm guessing the floorboards under the carpet are gone, too. The two choices I see you having is run that thing til it blows up, or sell it and get a rust free ride now. You are looking at extensive work there, and it can be fixed... but in your situation, I really don't see it. Might have to hang those jeep dreams up for a while, buddy, and cut your losses now. Get another jeep later in life when you can afford it.
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Yea I know I been trying to tell my parents that but they won't listen this is what I'm going to have to ride my kid around in and they won't sell the jeep or anything won't even think about it all they say is it runs and the motor will last forever they just dot understand , looks like I'm going to do what I didn't want to , make payments on a new car but I gotta do what I gotta do
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You all are some very rude people thought this was somewhere to find things out not moan and groan about others ?? My plan is not to bull **** ! I'm tryin to find **** but no one is help on here they all diss on my **** or complain about me starting all kinds of threads !! I'm sorry I'm new to this damn I'll stop making threads just someone tell me how to fix this damn cancer with being dick about it !!