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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 04:23 PM
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Hit a tree going 40mph not to long ago, did this to my JCR bumper and to my frame rails. (App won't let me upload pics) plan to ****** it to two to straighten the unibody out and then weld in some c Channel to reinforce and replace my lower rad/core support. Will post my blueprints when I can.
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 06:04 PM
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Ouch! Luckily you had a beefier bumper!
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Old Apr 13, 2013 | 06:12 PM
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Here's my plans

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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 04:26 PM
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That looks like it could have gone really bad if you didn't have a beef bumper
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Old Apr 14, 2013 | 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted by kbphillips03
Ouch! Luckily you had a beefier bumper!
Originally Posted by TbiJeep
That looks like it could have gone really bad if you didn't have a beef bumper
Yea, I'm very happy with my JCR bumper after this.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by my89xj

Yea, I'm very happy with my JCR bumper after this.
You should send them a pic and a blurb about how it worked so well. They may replace it or upgrade it if you're lucky. Which, judging by the picture, you are!
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by JerrytheJeep

You should send them a pic and a blurb about how it worked so well. They may replace it or upgrade it if you're lucky. Which, judging by the picture, you are!
They only would if that would have happened on the trail, they don't cover collision.
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Old Apr 15, 2013 | 05:47 AM
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Originally Posted by my89xj
Here's my plans

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I'ma take your crayons away . Lol

Drunk drawing .
Looks like that will work .
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 09:25 AM
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Anyone still here, basically I wasn't able to stretch the frame out. Any have and other ideas, the damage is so minimal that I don't want to get rid of this jeep.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 09:29 AM
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Call around some body shops and see if you can find someone with a frame straightener that'll cut you a deal. When my Ram got wrecked I found a guy who pulled the engine cage out for $100.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 12:44 PM
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I'm going to make a different thread for this. A mod can delete this if they would like to.
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 01:09 PM
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woah. that thing is s**t f****d. I'm all for fixing a totaled jeep but when you destroy the frame rail like that it's usually game over. I don't see that getting pulled straight but you can always take it to a uniframe repair shop for an estimate
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Old Apr 27, 2013 | 01:14 PM
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woah. that thing is s**t f****d. I'm all for fixing a totaled jeep but when you destroy the frame rail like that it's usually game over. I don't see that getting pulled straight but you can always take it to a uniframe repair shop for an estimate
Really not as bad as it looks. I'm going to cut out the broken and weld in a new section.
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