Drilling out YJ windshield hinges for CJ mirrors
 

Has anyone done this? I take it the screws (what type is recommended?) go
completely into the windshield frame? Should the holes be drilled and then
tapped for threads? Any info would be great.
Thanks!
Allen

Re: Drilling out YJ windshield hinges for CJ mirrors
 

The screws thread only into the hinge - very short screws. They are
somewhere around a 1/4-24 X 3/8" in size. You would probably want to take
the hinge off to drill and tap it.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Has anyone done this? I take it the screws (what type is recommended?) go
> completely into the windshield frame? Should the holes be drilled and then
> tapped for threads? Any info would be great.
> Thanks!
> Allen
>
>

Re: Drilling out YJ windshield hinges for CJ mirrors
 

The screws thread only into the hinge - very short screws. They are
somewhere around a 1/4-24 X 3/8" in size. You would probably want to take
the hinge off to drill and tap it.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Has anyone done this? I take it the screws (what type is recommended?) go
> completely into the windshield frame? Should the holes be drilled and then
> tapped for threads? Any info would be great.
> Thanks!
> Allen
>
>

Re: Drilling out YJ windshield hinges for CJ mirrors
 

The screws thread only into the hinge - very short screws. They are
somewhere around a 1/4-24 X 3/8" in size. You would probably want to take
the hinge off to drill and tap it.

--
JimG
80' CJ-7 258 CID
35" BFG MT on 15x10 Centerlines
D44 Rear, Dana 30 Front. SOA
4.56 Gears, LockRight F&R
Dana 300 w/4:1 & Currie twin sticks
Warn X8000i w/ dual batteries

<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:gwmyb.50614$uw5.31454@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> Has anyone done this? I take it the screws (what type is recommended?) go
> completely into the windshield frame? Should the holes be drilled and then
> tapped for threads? Any info would be great.
> Thanks!
> Allen
>
>

Re: Drilling out YJ windshield hinges for CJ mirrors
 

http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/body/cjmirroryj/

--
Jim

<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Has anyone done this? I take it the screws (what type is recommended?) go
> completely into the windshield frame? Should the holes be drilled and then
> tapped for threads? Any info would be great.
> Thanks!
> Allen
>
>

Re: Drilling out YJ windshield hinges for CJ mirrors
 

http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/body/cjmirroryj/

--
Jim

<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
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> Has anyone done this? I take it the screws (what type is recommended?) go
> completely into the windshield frame? Should the holes be drilled and then
> tapped for threads? Any info would be great.
> Thanks!
> Allen
>
>

Re: Drilling out YJ windshield hinges for CJ mirrors
 

http://www.4x4wire.com/jeep/tech/body/cjmirroryj/

--
Jim

<ABanks5@columbus.rr.com> wrote in message
news:gwmyb.50614$uw5.31454@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
> Has anyone done this? I take it the screws (what type is recommended?) go
> completely into the windshield frame? Should the holes be drilled and then
> tapped for threads? Any info would be great.
> Thanks!
> Allen
>
>

Re: Drilling out YJ windshield hinges for CJ mirrors
 

On or about Sun, 30 Nov 2003, ABanks5@columbus.rr.com of ABanks5@columbus.r...:

> Has anyone done this? I take it the screws (what type is recommended?) go
> completely into the windshield frame? Should the holes be drilled and then
> tapped for threads? Any info would be great.

The threaded holes for the mirror mounts on my `79 CJ-5 do not extend into
the body. The screws are quite short and only are as deep as the hinge is
thick.

Re: Drilling out YJ windshield hinges for CJ mirrors
 

On or about Sun, 30 Nov 2003, ABanks5@columbus.rr.com of ABanks5@columbus.r...:

> Has anyone done this? I take it the screws (what type is recommended?) go
> completely into the windshield frame? Should the holes be drilled and then
> tapped for threads? Any info would be great.

The threaded holes for the mirror mounts on my `79 CJ-5 do not extend into
the body. The screws are quite short and only are as deep as the hinge is
thick.

Re: Drilling out YJ windshield hinges for CJ mirrors
 

On or about Sun, 30 Nov 2003, ABanks5@columbus.rr.com of ABanks5@columbus.r...:

> Has anyone done this? I take it the screws (what type is recommended?) go
> completely into the windshield frame? Should the holes be drilled and then
> tapped for threads? Any info would be great.

The threaded holes for the mirror mounts on my `79 CJ-5 do not extend into
the body. The screws are quite short and only are as deep as the hinge is
thick.