themangeraaad
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Halifax, MA
So I have trimmed my rear fenders as far as I can and probably a bit more than I should have (well without doing some extra welding.. which I didnt do. nuts/bolts all the way ). I knew this could potentially cause issues down the line, but for the time and all it was fine.
Now the XJ isnt the DD, so I am thinking about what to do next. Can anyone tell me how thick the unibody is? I know its probably out there somewhere, but I couldn't find it with a few searches and I am getting tired, got a long day ahead of me tomorrow w/ packing the Uhaul and driving all night tomorrow night, and just want to pass out.
What I am thinking is replacing the unibody frame rails with slightly thicker material, but something with the same dimensions, and making it be full boxed... aka making it more of a frame. Then I could either weld the body back onto this "frame" or I could add some structural support to the body and bolt it on (so it would essentially be a frame). I would probably be doing the floor pans as well since they are rusted out a bit (have makeshift patches in for now which are doing well... but might as well do it right).
Anyone got any advice on this? Good/bad idea? I love my XJ and I just dont want to run into a position where something gives out because the unibody is f**ked, and I figure if I could spend the time making frame stiffeners why not just go all out and redo everything?
Now the XJ isnt the DD, so I am thinking about what to do next. Can anyone tell me how thick the unibody is? I know its probably out there somewhere, but I couldn't find it with a few searches and I am getting tired, got a long day ahead of me tomorrow w/ packing the Uhaul and driving all night tomorrow night, and just want to pass out.
What I am thinking is replacing the unibody frame rails with slightly thicker material, but something with the same dimensions, and making it be full boxed... aka making it more of a frame. Then I could either weld the body back onto this "frame" or I could add some structural support to the body and bolt it on (so it would essentially be a frame). I would probably be doing the floor pans as well since they are rusted out a bit (have makeshift patches in for now which are doing well... but might as well do it right).
Anyone got any advice on this? Good/bad idea? I love my XJ and I just dont want to run into a position where something gives out because the unibody is f**ked, and I figure if I could spend the time making frame stiffeners why not just go all out and redo everything?