Welp, here 'goes... Project slow n' steady...
09-02-2017, 05:40 PM
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My "repair" was a piece of 2x4 and a hammer from the inside of the quarter panel. 
Ares fab makes a really nice cut and fold bumper, when I ordered mine at the time it was a little pricey at 420.00, now it's at 550.00..... crazy. If I knew how to weld I would build my own bumpers.
Ares fab makes a really nice cut and fold bumper, when I ordered mine at the time it was a little pricey at 420.00, now it's at 550.00..... crazy. If I knew how to weld I would build my own bumpers.
09-02-2017, 05:47 PM
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My "repair" was a piece of 2x4 and a hammer from the inside of the quarter panel.
Ares fab makes a really nice cut and fold bumper, when I ordered mine at the time it was a little pricey at 420.00, now it's at 550.00..... crazy. If I knew how to weld I would build my own bumpers.
Ares fab makes a really nice cut and fold bumper, when I ordered mine at the time it was a little pricey at 420.00, now it's at 550.00..... crazy. If I knew how to weld I would build my own bumpers.
Yeah I figured that's what I'd probably do to fix it. Gonna make my own bumper eventually, but it's on the back burner. I need to get or make a gas tank skid first thing, then frame siffeners, then sliders, then bumpers. That's the plan anyway.
09-02-2017, 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Nice Username, Sammy
Yeah I figured that's what I'd probably do to fix it. Gonna make my own bumper eventually, but it's on the back burner. I need to get or make a gas tank skid first thing, then frame siffeners, then sliders, then bumpers. That's the plan anyway.
Yeah I figured that's what I'd probably do to fix it. Gonna make my own bumper eventually, but it's on the back burner. I need to get or make a gas tank skid first thing, then frame siffeners, then sliders, then bumpers. That's the plan anyway.
09-02-2017, 06:56 PM
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Ha! True story.
09-02-2017, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
lol.... the early model XJs, such as mine is, have metal gas tanks... so when you bang one against the rocks, it caves in.... such as mine has Ha! True story.
Ha! True story.
09-02-2017, 08:54 PM
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09-02-2017, 11:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Not really as easy as it sounds. The fuel pump hole is in the front of the tank instead of the top like the plastic tanks. Not that easy to get in there and bang it out when the hole is on the front and the damage is on the bottom.
09-03-2017, 12:18 AM
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Ouch bro lol... I'm not saying I'm not able to fix the tank... I just said it's not as easy as just banging the dent out. This falls under the category of "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".... the skid being the ounce, repairing the dent being the pound.
09-03-2017, 03:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Ouch bro lol... I'm not saying I'm not able to fix the tank... I just said it's not as easy as just banging the dent out. This falls under the category of "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure".... the skid being the ounce, repairing the dent being the pound.
09-03-2017, 03:54 AM
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Ouch? I was saying you were smarter than the gas tank, that you could figure a way to defeat it at its own crumpling game. Gas tank skids are not cheap though, and making one doesn't seem like the most fun either. Although I know a guy who could get me the plate and weld it for me. Probably pay out the butt for him to do it too though. Maybe just wait till I knock a hole in it and get one of those really nice larger capacity aluminum armored gas tanks.... and now we are just dreaming because I don't have $1000 for a gas tank...