(Newbie) Body and Frame Damage / Repair
truk820
Jeeper
Hi all,
Finally made the purchase of an 81CJ7 and taking stock of what I'm getting myself into.
Question about the driver side rear fender panel and frame cross member: in the picture you can see that the rear driver side was hit/damaged just in front of the wheel well. The PO tried to 'knock it back straight' and in the process realized that the owner before him must've used a lot of filler because it was coming off the fender panel in chunks.
I'm assuming I'll need to replace the rear fender panel and the rear cross member (if that's what it's called?). Anyone have any pics or threads that have dealt with this? Advice on the repairs? Anything else to be weary of?
Found plenty of body replacement threads but lacking any with pictures that a newbie would find helpful.
(I'll post more pics to imgur soon)
Thanks in advance...
Finally made the purchase of an 81CJ7 and taking stock of what I'm getting myself into.
Question about the driver side rear fender panel and frame cross member: in the picture you can see that the rear driver side was hit/damaged just in front of the wheel well. The PO tried to 'knock it back straight' and in the process realized that the owner before him must've used a lot of filler because it was coming off the fender panel in chunks.
I'm assuming I'll need to replace the rear fender panel and the rear cross member (if that's what it's called?). Anyone have any pics or threads that have dealt with this? Advice on the repairs? Anything else to be weary of?
Found plenty of body replacement threads but lacking any with pictures that a newbie would find helpful.
(I'll post more pics to imgur soon)
Thanks in advance...
