How hard is it to chop the back of the xj without welding it up? Could I use a **** ton of silicone or glue and body filler?

 

if you are undertaking a project like that you need to weld. the structure will need to be stiffened.better yet caged as well if you want it to last at all.

 

wow

 

Yeah you can do it, If you put silicone over chicken wire it'll hold up stronger than any weld will for sure. Super glue is known to break when bonding metal but if you use enough it shouldnt break. I mounted my leaf springs with superglue

 

Dont forget the big league bubble gum works pretty good too

 

That and add some Hopes and dreams for good measure...

 

i hope this is a joke.

 

All i was asking is what could i use. I know i can do it Without welding. Whether it will will last a lifetime is another story. But thats not what im worried about right now. This is gonna turn into a daily Driver and Trail rig. That im not gonna be afraid to beat To hell and back. The reason i want to do it is for functionality. And thanks for being "helpful"...

 

Oh meant an xj btw

 

Alright man I'm gonna start this with a thread nomination.

Now onto my "knowledge" of the topic, the roof and everything you'd be cutting at is a pretty large part of the structural integrity of the rig. Without welding you're never gonna be able to fab the correct bracing and supports to have that thing last and be safe.

So in a nutshell, no silicone isn't your answer here, I wouldn't use silicone to fix a leaky sink let alone be responsible for structural support on anything....especially this.

 

I didn't mean silicone, just some strong glue, I understand welding would be better but I don't have the option. Now this probably won't even happen I'm just kicking the idea around

 

no you cant.

everyone has answered that for you. go buy a welder or something

 

and how do you have 1600 post and dont know this very simple knowledge...

even consider this common sense

 

Male friends that have a welder or go buy one. They aren't that expensive

 

this is a huge project.

you need the truck to be ridged.... a cage is pretty much a must.

if you dont have a cage than plating or lots of gussets... welding seems.

lots of bracing

you need to think. im cutting out steel so its going to make it weaker. im turning a vehicle basically into a pickup that was once a SUV. I need to strengthen the truck in all the areas that are left to keep this thing from twisting into nothing.

NOT GLUE

if you glue that truck.... even that 3m body bond crap it will fold up on you on the trail or in a car accident. you need to do some more research on this topic or consider avoiding the chop.