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  1. The86manche
    Damn.. look at that, someone tried to fix it up at one point and then it got tossed. Wasted effort.
  2. The86manche
    I have a set but both the flairs and the brackets need work
  3. The86manche
    Small amount of work. A section of the rocker behind the cab corner barely existed so I had to fabricate it. I took scrap pieces and shaped and tac welded until I had what I could accept as a patch panel. I did this at work so I could use the silica bronze welder. The wind took some of my welds but it will smooth out nice and easy.
  4. The86manche
    Its definitely a steering wheel brace. I think my 86 had 3 i just can't find a good photo of them mounted..
  5. The86manche
    And then finish splitting the frame end I will be using for patches. If you've ever wanted to know what the inside of our rails looked like, here you go!
  6. The86manche
    And did some clean up work for parts to be re-used. Outer rocker end cap. Sandblasted and ground down. I've got to patch that little area that's pitted. But until I do that it got a quick dust of primer.
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    I put the floor pan in for motivation! Still a ways away from this point though, but motivating!
  8. The86manche
    I welded, it helded! Even added a few spot welds the factory missed! I will say though, I did kind of shoot myself in the foot with the glue. I should have welded it when I glued it. It did give me a bit of problems welding but I was able to work though it. FOR NEXT TIME.
  9. The86manche
    Yes, there is supposed to be a rubber stop there. No clue if you could find one new. Maybe pull one from a junkyard yj?
  10. The86manche
    So I went to the junkyard yesterday to get a part for a friend's car(not even a jeep) and decided to check the jeeps while I was there and just so happened to find a 94 xj with the arm rests still in it! So as luck would have it i now have another set!
  11. The86manche
    Those were my only two spares. I'm always on the lookout for them though
  12. The86manche
    And while that was setting up i started some work on some metal repair for later. Some rail end patches. Got these for free from a junk jeep. Going to use these to patch where the bumper brackets mount. The metal rotted away a bit behind the brackets on my truck. These will need sandblasting but they are usable.
  13. The86manche
    The glue arrived! Before gluing the inner rocker though I decided to touch up inside one of the braces. And then I cleaned up the mating surfaces to bare metal, glued, and clamped it in place.
  14. The86manche
    Thank you salvage. Another baby step last night. I am waiting on panel bond so the inner hasn't been welded yet. But also my welder is starting to act up so I may be getting it replaced. Trigger is intermittent now.. Still.. managed to welding a little patch in and cut a little more out. For clean up.
  15. The86manche
    Ground it down, smoothed it out the best I could and gave it a quick coat of primer. I got excited so I fit the inner rocker to see how it looks and gove me a little motivation. Not bad. Not bad at all. My patch panel needs a little more working but it's coming back together!
  16. The86manche
    Small steps for bigger progress. removed this unibody to inner rocker brace as it needs to be cleaned up and the metal underneath needs to be patched/cleaned but also to make installing the inner rocker easier. And then got to welding my patch panel. Tac welds spaced out to try and not warp the metal. (It did anyway) and finished burned in. I did have to go over a few spots but pretty happy with it.
  17. The86manche
    After minor tweaks it's a nice fit!
  18. The86manche
    Small progress! Made the extension for the kick panel. Happy with how it turned out. Test fit, had to do a little shaving to the body.
  19. The86manche
    Small amount of work today. Cut a few small pieces off and cleaned up some metal edges. Discovered I'm out of the right gauge sheet metal so I have to go get some. Once I have the metal I can make this patch and start putting this side back together again.
  20. The86manche
    The welds that hold the inner rocker to the cab i found were.. crude. Or just not there. There were several spots that should have had spot welds and didn't. Beads of welds in the cab holding the inner to the B pillar. One hidden behind lots of seam seaSealer. After cutting and grinding random degrees of welds it came out. Key parts comparison. The seat belt nut is spot on. Epoxy primed at work. now i need to fix the kick panel extension that meets the inner rocker and it can go on!
  21. The86manche
    More progress stripping Candace down. Tackled the inner rocker last night. The amount of seam Sealer you have to fight is absurd. Outer rocker cap. Half the welds did not hold from the factory. What's left of the outer rocker behind the cab corner. Will have to figure out repairing and stitching to the new rocker. And a clean looking at the inner!
  22. The86manche
    Back on Candace again. With the nice weather hitting it's making me feel motivated. Ordered key parts inner rocker and full floor for the left side as it's all rough. And started cutting away. So regarding key parts rockers. They are good. But a little short here and there. one end doesn't really go behind the cab corners like it's supposed to. And where the sill plate goes it's just flush to the welded metal. I'm not sure if i got bad rockers or if I'm going to have to get crafty to finish them up..
  23. The86manche

    1J7FT26LXKL561674

    The86manche replied to 89 MJ's topic in 1989

    I'd love to know the mindset of those people. I see it all the time. There have been good project cars, old classics, Cameros, even a very solid v8 swapped vega, all tossed and I don't understand how someone could look at it and just say yeah it's junk just toss it for the scrap price.
  24. The86manche

    1J7FT26LXKL561674

    The86manche replied to 89 MJ's topic in 1989

    Same with the majority of the yards here in mass. It can be quite frustrating sometimes when you know something good that can be saved is right in front of you and there's nothing you can do.
  25. The86manche

    1J7FT26LXKL561674

    The86manche replied to 89 MJ's topic in 1989

    Could it not still be saved? Or is it a yard that won't sell once it hits the yard?
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