Crow Bar and a Sledge hammer. Most useful tools for this job.


Getting the rest of the floor out.


What was left from the sheet when it finally came out.


Cleaning up more rust


As it sits currently.


I'm going out of town this weekend so I'm not going to make anymore progress til next week but then I will start cutting floor pieces and dropping them in. Also need to put in my supports for the cage while I have access to the frame. More pics coming soon.

 

Looks like you have a really good start on this rig. Keep up the great work! Love the lift!

 

Thanks. I have been doing what I can to get it to a solid rig. This fall should have some new fun parts.

Also, I came home with this. Now just to build a bumper to wrap around it. Busy coming month.

 

I threw my bumper design together. Any comments on things I need change/fix?

 

Cant wait to see it

 

I was going to try and sell my bumper for a couple bucks but I dont think that is happening now.

Due to the fact that my jeep has an aftermarket tow bar that is rusted on I had to cut holes into the bumper to get the darn thing off.


Now a bumperless xj for a couple weeks.

 

Looks better that way I hate the stock bumpers lol

 

Yeah I kinda like the look.

Simplicity is nice sometimes

 

Are you using flux core? or normal MIG?

Looks like your voltage is a little low. Nice progress though!!

Sheet metal is super hard to do with a flux core. tack, tack, tack and then weld the tacks together.

 

Flux core. The welder is pretty weak so thats all I have to work with right now. I'm getting the hang of it now and since I bumped up to 18gauge its way easier to weld.

 

Made a little progress this weekend. I didn't have a ton of free time but I was able to get a floor piece cut and get the first frame for the storage area build too. I also got my frame inserts for the rear bumper cut this weekend but I don't have pictures of that yet so Ill post those later today.

Test fit


frame for the storage box sitting in place.


Another view of the frame.


sitting in place. one more piece to be cut and then I can start welding.

 

Flux core is just hard to weld sheetmetal with to begin with. I've doved and bobbed offroad rigs before and the trick is to tack the two sheets together and then weld over the tacks so its continuous.

Looks great though man! Keep it up!

 

Very nice fab work man how long did that all take in the rear?

 

far far i prob have about 5 or 6 hours into it. Not a whole lot. I haven't had a lot of free time lately to work on it so it got pushed back a little. Im taking it wheeling this weekend and then I should be able to get the rest of the floor cut. I had to go buy a jigsaw and some metal blades cause using a disc grinder to cut 18 gauge sucks

 

Finally got a chance to make some progress on the floor of my jeep. I have been busy wheeling every weekend and working/spending time with the family during the week so i haven't done much but I did get the floor cut and set in place.