cj7 frame repair

A buddy of mine recently bought a 80 ish cj7 with a glass tub and all original running gear. unfortunately the frame was funky in the rear. rebuilding it with square tubing this is today's progress. we drove it in the shop saturday at noon.

 

Pretty good job. That will keep you busy for a while.

 

more progress
boy gotta love the northeast...

 

NIce work....but why you just don't fab the whole frame instead of replacing the rear?

Keep on going !!!

 

time....... he needs something to drive asap plus he is cheap.
tonight's progress

 

Looks good! What size tubing its that?

 

3x5 x1/8 for the bottom 3x3x1/8 for the rear rails, fish plates 3/16 and 3/16 for the spring mounts

 

the results of a week

 

looks good

 

finished the mounts today all bolted on now on to the body...

 

got the body done and shipped it home

 

nice job and a pretty quick turnaround it seems...

im going to make a rear bumper/cross member for mine...

i was thinking maybe 3 x 2.5 x 1/8... or something similar... nip the corners and add plates to make it a tube...

did you use POR on it?

that stuff is AMAZING

 

Seeing that frame rot brings back some memories...I sure don't miss being in the rust belt and seeing my trucks disappear flake by rusty flake... Good save!

 

yup it was a pretty quick turn lack of a vehicle will motivate you some,specially when hes driving your spare... and nope on the por did the inside with hoopers undercoat(drain oil and canning wax heated and applied warm) the outside of the frame is cheap equipment paint,the body is DuPont cromabase base with nason clear(also DuPont). i prefer a channel bumper capped looks like tube but holds no dirt.