Re: Body work question.
 

On Feb 12, 9:17 pm, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
> jerryg wrote:
> > Greetings. I bought an 86 Cherokee with fairly rusted out floor pans.
> > My question is, if I buy replacement pans, which I assume go from
> > firewall to back seat, and transmission tunnel to rocker panel, do
> > they get riveted in or welded? And I have not yet removed the front
> > seats. Are they bolted to the frame? I will probably need to redrill
> > through the new floor pan and attach them on their original place on
> > the frame? This is my first time trying my hand at any kind of body
> > work, and am a little nervous. Thanks in advance.
>
> First, take the time and spend the money to take a welding and auto
> body repair class at your local votech. It will be money well spent.
> Stop by the local book store and browse the autobody repair books.
>
> If your just going to offroad the thing and don't care about replacing
> body parts every so often then plug on ahead. But if you are planning
> on keeping it for a long time it's best to learn proper repair methods.
>
> You might also luck out and find a local repair shop that is willing
> to work with you and help you learn. That's how I fixed up my old C-10.
>
> Remember that rivets are only good to hold things your going to weld. :)
> Rivets usually produce nice rust holes after a while. Personally I don't
> like them.
>
> --
> DougW

Thanks for the advice guys. My plan is for this to be a daily driver.
Just really wanna cover up the holes.

Greg

Re: Body work question.
 

On Feb 12, 9:17 pm, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
> jerryg wrote:
> > Greetings. I bought an 86 Cherokee with fairly rusted out floor pans.
> > My question is, if I buy replacement pans, which I assume go from
> > firewall to back seat, and transmission tunnel to rocker panel, do
> > they get riveted in or welded? And I have not yet removed the front
> > seats. Are they bolted to the frame? I will probably need to redrill
> > through the new floor pan and attach them on their original place on
> > the frame? This is my first time trying my hand at any kind of body
> > work, and am a little nervous. Thanks in advance.
>
> First, take the time and spend the money to take a welding and auto
> body repair class at your local votech. It will be money well spent.
> Stop by the local book store and browse the autobody repair books.
>
> If your just going to offroad the thing and don't care about replacing
> body parts every so often then plug on ahead. But if you are planning
> on keeping it for a long time it's best to learn proper repair methods.
>
> You might also luck out and find a local repair shop that is willing
> to work with you and help you learn. That's how I fixed up my old C-10.
>
> Remember that rivets are only good to hold things your going to weld. :)
> Rivets usually produce nice rust holes after a while. Personally I don't
> like them.
>
> --
> DougW

Thanks for the advice guys. My plan is for this to be a daily driver.
Just really wanna cover up the holes.

Greg

Re: Body work question.
 

On Feb 12, 9:17 pm, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
> jerryg wrote:
> > Greetings. I bought an 86 Cherokee with fairly rusted out floor pans.
> > My question is, if I buy replacement pans, which I assume go from
> > firewall to back seat, and transmission tunnel to rocker panel, do
> > they get riveted in or welded? And I have not yet removed the front
> > seats. Are they bolted to the frame? I will probably need to redrill
> > through the new floor pan and attach them on their original place on
> > the frame? This is my first time trying my hand at any kind of body
> > work, and am a little nervous. Thanks in advance.
>
> First, take the time and spend the money to take a welding and auto
> body repair class at your local votech. It will be money well spent.
> Stop by the local book store and browse the autobody repair books.
>
> If your just going to offroad the thing and don't care about replacing
> body parts every so often then plug on ahead. But if you are planning
> on keeping it for a long time it's best to learn proper repair methods.
>
> You might also luck out and find a local repair shop that is willing
> to work with you and help you learn. That's how I fixed up my old C-10.
>
> Remember that rivets are only good to hold things your going to weld. :)
> Rivets usually produce nice rust holes after a while. Personally I don't
> like them.
>
> --
> DougW

Thanks for the advice guys. My plan is for this to be a daily driver.
Just really wanna cover up the holes.

Greg

Re: Body work question.
 

On Feb 13, 2:36 am, "jerryg" <Greggi...@msn.com> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 9:17 pm, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > jerryg wrote:
> > > Greetings. I bought an 86 Cherokee with fairly rusted out floor pans.
> > > My question is, if I buy replacement pans, which I assume go from
> > > firewall to back seat, and transmission tunnel to rocker panel, do
> > > they get riveted in or welded? And I have not yet removed the front
> > > seats. Are they bolted to the frame? I will probably need to redrill
> > > through the new floor pan and attach them on their original place on
> > > the frame? This is my first time trying my hand at any kind of body
> > > work, and am a little nervous. Thanks in advance.
>
> > First, take the time and spend the money to take a welding and auto
> > body repair class at your local votech. It will be money well spent.
> > Stop by the local book store and browse the autobody repair books.
>
> > If your just going to offroad the thing and don't care about replacing
> > body parts every so often then plug on ahead. But if you are planning
> > on keeping it for a long time it's best to learn proper repair methods.
>
> > You might also luck out and find a local repair shop that is willing
> > to work with you and help you learn. That's how I fixed up my old C-10.
>
> > Remember that rivets are only good to hold things your going to weld. :)
> > Rivets usually produce nice rust holes after a while. Personally I don't
> > like them.
>
> > --
> > DougW
>
> Thanks for the advice guys. My plan is for this to be a daily driver.
> Just really wanna cover up the holes.
>
> Greg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Any advice on seat part of question?

Re: Body work question.
 

On Feb 13, 2:36 am, "jerryg" <Greggi...@msn.com> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 9:17 pm, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > jerryg wrote:
> > > Greetings. I bought an 86 Cherokee with fairly rusted out floor pans.
> > > My question is, if I buy replacement pans, which I assume go from
> > > firewall to back seat, and transmission tunnel to rocker panel, do
> > > they get riveted in or welded? And I have not yet removed the front
> > > seats. Are they bolted to the frame? I will probably need to redrill
> > > through the new floor pan and attach them on their original place on
> > > the frame? This is my first time trying my hand at any kind of body
> > > work, and am a little nervous. Thanks in advance.
>
> > First, take the time and spend the money to take a welding and auto
> > body repair class at your local votech. It will be money well spent.
> > Stop by the local book store and browse the autobody repair books.
>
> > If your just going to offroad the thing and don't care about replacing
> > body parts every so often then plug on ahead. But if you are planning
> > on keeping it for a long time it's best to learn proper repair methods.
>
> > You might also luck out and find a local repair shop that is willing
> > to work with you and help you learn. That's how I fixed up my old C-10.
>
> > Remember that rivets are only good to hold things your going to weld. :)
> > Rivets usually produce nice rust holes after a while. Personally I don't
> > like them.
>
> > --
> > DougW
>
> Thanks for the advice guys. My plan is for this to be a daily driver.
> Just really wanna cover up the holes.
>
> Greg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Any advice on seat part of question?

Re: Body work question.
 

On Feb 13, 2:36 am, "jerryg" <Greggi...@msn.com> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 9:17 pm, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > jerryg wrote:
> > > Greetings. I bought an 86 Cherokee with fairly rusted out floor pans.
> > > My question is, if I buy replacement pans, which I assume go from
> > > firewall to back seat, and transmission tunnel to rocker panel, do
> > > they get riveted in or welded? And I have not yet removed the front
> > > seats. Are they bolted to the frame? I will probably need to redrill
> > > through the new floor pan and attach them on their original place on
> > > the frame? This is my first time trying my hand at any kind of body
> > > work, and am a little nervous. Thanks in advance.
>
> > First, take the time and spend the money to take a welding and auto
> > body repair class at your local votech. It will be money well spent.
> > Stop by the local book store and browse the autobody repair books.
>
> > If your just going to offroad the thing and don't care about replacing
> > body parts every so often then plug on ahead. But if you are planning
> > on keeping it for a long time it's best to learn proper repair methods.
>
> > You might also luck out and find a local repair shop that is willing
> > to work with you and help you learn. That's how I fixed up my old C-10.
>
> > Remember that rivets are only good to hold things your going to weld. :)
> > Rivets usually produce nice rust holes after a while. Personally I don't
> > like them.
>
> > --
> > DougW
>
> Thanks for the advice guys. My plan is for this to be a daily driver.
> Just really wanna cover up the holes.
>
> Greg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Any advice on seat part of question?

Re: Body work question.
 

On Feb 13, 2:36 am, "jerryg" <Greggi...@msn.com> wrote:
> On Feb 12, 9:17 pm, "DougW" <post.repl...@invalid.address> wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
> > jerryg wrote:
> > > Greetings. I bought an 86 Cherokee with fairly rusted out floor pans.
> > > My question is, if I buy replacement pans, which I assume go from
> > > firewall to back seat, and transmission tunnel to rocker panel, do
> > > they get riveted in or welded? And I have not yet removed the front
> > > seats. Are they bolted to the frame? I will probably need to redrill
> > > through the new floor pan and attach them on their original place on
> > > the frame? This is my first time trying my hand at any kind of body
> > > work, and am a little nervous. Thanks in advance.
>
> > First, take the time and spend the money to take a welding and auto
> > body repair class at your local votech. It will be money well spent.
> > Stop by the local book store and browse the autobody repair books.
>
> > If your just going to offroad the thing and don't care about replacing
> > body parts every so often then plug on ahead. But if you are planning
> > on keeping it for a long time it's best to learn proper repair methods.
>
> > You might also luck out and find a local repair shop that is willing
> > to work with you and help you learn. That's how I fixed up my old C-10.
>
> > Remember that rivets are only good to hold things your going to weld. :)
> > Rivets usually produce nice rust holes after a while. Personally I don't
> > like them.
>
> > --
> > DougW
>
> Thanks for the advice guys. My plan is for this to be a daily driver.
> Just really wanna cover up the holes.
>
> Greg- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Any advice on seat part of question?