Hey Everyone,
I'm having the body and frame mounts replaced on my '82 Scrambler.
The rest of the tub and body are in good shape but the mounts were
shot. Naturally the body where the mounts were attached was rough and
6 of the 10 mount holes needs some repair. A few are downright nasty
and require some severe fabrication. Normally a candidate for a tub
replacement, but the inside and exterior are in great shape and the
paint is good. I've been looking and i'll be surprised if anyone can
answer this:

Does anyone make any kind of replacement sheet metal to be welded in
for those areas? I know floors, side panels, etc can be found. What
about the specific areas for the body mounts?

Thanks,
Don W

 

I don't know if this helps, but when I went fiberglass I didn't like the
idea of the mounts only being held by a 'glass and plywood' sandwich no
matter that is is almost 2" thick so I plated the areas with 3/16" plate.

I drilled holes right through the floor into the plates to anchor the
plates with bolts and large washers, then drilled for the mounts. I
managed to tie in the 'sport' bar's front mount to the plate which ties
to the frame mount to beef up it's structure. I am still under some
construction in the rear but am going to tie the rear of the sport bar
to the frame also in the next modification.

Because my 'glass tub fits different than stock and doesn't have those
ribs, the mounts weren't the right height so I just used large washers
stacked that I sprayed with cold galvanizing to prevent rust first. A
bunch only need one washer like stock, the rest got small stacks.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

QuickTruck wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
> I'm having the body and frame mounts replaced on my '82 Scrambler.
> The rest of the tub and body are in good shape but the mounts were
> shot. Naturally the body where the mounts were attached was rough and
> 6 of the 10 mount holes needs some repair. A few are downright nasty
> and require some severe fabrication. Normally a candidate for a tub
> replacement, but the inside and exterior are in great shape and the
> paint is good. I've been looking and i'll be surprised if anyone can
> answer this:
>
> Does anyone make any kind of replacement sheet metal to be welded in
> for those areas? I know floors, side panels, etc can be found. What
> about the specific areas for the body mounts?
>
> Thanks,
> Don W
>

 

I don't know if this helps, but when I went fiberglass I didn't like the
idea of the mounts only being held by a 'glass and plywood' sandwich no
matter that is is almost 2" thick so I plated the areas with 3/16" plate.

I drilled holes right through the floor into the plates to anchor the
plates with bolts and large washers, then drilled for the mounts. I
managed to tie in the 'sport' bar's front mount to the plate which ties
to the frame mount to beef up it's structure. I am still under some
construction in the rear but am going to tie the rear of the sport bar
to the frame also in the next modification.

Because my 'glass tub fits different than stock and doesn't have those
ribs, the mounts weren't the right height so I just used large washers
stacked that I sprayed with cold galvanizing to prevent rust first. A
bunch only need one washer like stock, the rest got small stacks.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

QuickTruck wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
> I'm having the body and frame mounts replaced on my '82 Scrambler.
> The rest of the tub and body are in good shape but the mounts were
> shot. Naturally the body where the mounts were attached was rough and
> 6 of the 10 mount holes needs some repair. A few are downright nasty
> and require some severe fabrication. Normally a candidate for a tub
> replacement, but the inside and exterior are in great shape and the
> paint is good. I've been looking and i'll be surprised if anyone can
> answer this:
>
> Does anyone make any kind of replacement sheet metal to be welded in
> for those areas? I know floors, side panels, etc can be found. What
> about the specific areas for the body mounts?
>
> Thanks,
> Don W
>

 

I don't know if this helps, but when I went fiberglass I didn't like the
idea of the mounts only being held by a 'glass and plywood' sandwich no
matter that is is almost 2" thick so I plated the areas with 3/16" plate.

I drilled holes right through the floor into the plates to anchor the
plates with bolts and large washers, then drilled for the mounts. I
managed to tie in the 'sport' bar's front mount to the plate which ties
to the frame mount to beef up it's structure. I am still under some
construction in the rear but am going to tie the rear of the sport bar
to the frame also in the next modification.

Because my 'glass tub fits different than stock and doesn't have those
ribs, the mounts weren't the right height so I just used large washers
stacked that I sprayed with cold galvanizing to prevent rust first. A
bunch only need one washer like stock, the rest got small stacks.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

QuickTruck wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
> I'm having the body and frame mounts replaced on my '82 Scrambler.
> The rest of the tub and body are in good shape but the mounts were
> shot. Naturally the body where the mounts were attached was rough and
> 6 of the 10 mount holes needs some repair. A few are downright nasty
> and require some severe fabrication. Normally a candidate for a tub
> replacement, but the inside and exterior are in great shape and the
> paint is good. I've been looking and i'll be surprised if anyone can
> answer this:
>
> Does anyone make any kind of replacement sheet metal to be welded in
> for those areas? I know floors, side panels, etc can be found. What
> about the specific areas for the body mounts?
>
> Thanks,
> Don W
>

 

I don't know if this helps, but when I went fiberglass I didn't like the
idea of the mounts only being held by a 'glass and plywood' sandwich no
matter that is is almost 2" thick so I plated the areas with 3/16" plate.

I drilled holes right through the floor into the plates to anchor the
plates with bolts and large washers, then drilled for the mounts. I
managed to tie in the 'sport' bar's front mount to the plate which ties
to the frame mount to beef up it's structure. I am still under some
construction in the rear but am going to tie the rear of the sport bar
to the frame also in the next modification.

Because my 'glass tub fits different than stock and doesn't have those
ribs, the mounts weren't the right height so I just used large washers
stacked that I sprayed with cold galvanizing to prevent rust first. A
bunch only need one washer like stock, the rest got small stacks.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view!
Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pi...?id=2115147590
(More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page)

QuickTruck wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
> I'm having the body and frame mounts replaced on my '82 Scrambler.
> The rest of the tub and body are in good shape but the mounts were
> shot. Naturally the body where the mounts were attached was rough and
> 6 of the 10 mount holes needs some repair. A few are downright nasty
> and require some severe fabrication. Normally a candidate for a tub
> replacement, but the inside and exterior are in great shape and the
> paint is good. I've been looking and i'll be surprised if anyone can
> answer this:
>
> Does anyone make any kind of replacement sheet metal to be welded in
> for those areas? I know floors, side panels, etc can be found. What
> about the specific areas for the body mounts?
>
> Thanks,
> Don W
>