1991 Eliminator Resto-Mod

[ghetdjc320]

Progress 

[MiNi Beast]

You make it look so simple. Chop,cut, and rebuild!  looks great. Nice job. You gots skillz. 

[howeitsdone]

Looks awesome! Seems like the pan fit well.

[ghetdjc320]

4 minutes ago, PocketsEmptied said:

Looks awesome! Seems like the pan fit well.

They fit pretty well for aftermarket pans. The designs are definitely XJ. There sure are a lot of ways to increase the unibody strength that become apparent when the pans are out. 

[howeitsdone]

I bet you could easily put slats in the frame rails. Or even drop some square tubing in there.

 

Also looks like you cut out the mounting bolt and then welded back in. Any particular reason or was it just easier?

[ghetdjc320]

More work. Had to make several patch panels for the inner rocker panel and the floor pan where it curves up to the firewall

[ghetdjc320]

On 8/10/2021 at 11:52 PM, PocketsEmptied said:

I bet you could easily put slats in the frame rails. Or even drop some square tubing in there.

 

Also looks like you cut out the mounting bolt and then welded back in. Any particular reason or was it just easier?

The replacement pans are for an XJ which doesn’t have the upper brace with the seat mounting stud in it. The pan is fairly long and needs to be sandwiched under that upper frame casing. 

[ghetdjc320]

Nice clean new metal. Just finished applying all the seam sealer now.

[ghetdjc320]

Removed the remaining dynamat. It like trying to remove melted mozzarella cheese from a pizza lol. 
replaced a couple of more rust spots with some fresh metal. Seam sealer then epoxy primer coming up next. 

[ghetdjc320]

Floor complete. Por 15 on any surface rust, and extra screw holes welded closed. 4 coats of epoxy paint. 

[ghetdjc320]

Fabbed up some new speaker brackets 

[MiNi Beast]

2 minutes ago, ghetdjc320 said:

Fabbed up some new speaker brackets 

Why? 

[howeitsdone]

That's a good looking floor!

[Minuit]

What is the brown-orange product you're spraying on the weld areas? Some type of weld through primer?

[89 MJ]

1 hour ago, Minuit said:

What is the brown-orange product you're spraying on the weld areas? Some type of weld through primer?

I would imagine it’s Eastwood Weld Through Primer. Weld through primer is good stuff. I 100% recommend it. 

[ghetdjc320]

1 hour ago, Minuit said:

What is the brown-orange product you're spraying on the weld areas? Some type of weld through primer?

Yep it’s weld through copper primer

[ghetdjc320]

36 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

I would imagine it’s Eastwood Weld Through Primer. Weld through primer is good stuff. I 100% recommend it. 

Yep, but mine is from dominion sure seal

[ghetdjc320]

8 hours ago, MiNi Beast said:

Why? 

Have some component speakers going on the b pillars. 

[MiNi Beast]

1 minute ago, ghetdjc320 said:

Have some component speakers going on the b pillars. 

Did you not have factory brackets already? Different size?.. 

[ghetdjc320]

46 minutes ago, MiNi Beast said:

Did you not have factory brackets already? Different size?.. 

different size. The front and rears will all be 5.25” now. 

[ghetdjc320]

Don’t buy mass backing on your carpet

[ghetdjc320]

[MiNi Beast]

Tweet tweet fools! 

[ghetdjc320]

Well I was just planning on fixing the rear window leak lol. 
 

 

[ghetdjc320]

Treating and refinishing the frame now