Re: Stumped - Door won't close
Thanks for the suggestions. I placed seven washers between the body & mount.
The door will close now, but it's not a "perfect" fit. I suppose it will get me through the winter though, and in the spring I can fix it properly. If anyone is interested, I think I know where I went wrong. I took the jeep apart down to the frame. The section of the frame in need of repair was best fixed with the tub off. While the tub was off I figured I'd fix the problem rust areas. One of the more extensive areas was the driver's side floor (almost non-existent!) and the side immediately in front of the door. I cut out the bad sections, then cleaned the surface rust with a wire wheel. After the rust was removed I welded in new metal, did the filler thing and primed/painted. What I believe I may have done is moved the tub with the floor / side section removed thus changing the dimensions of the opening. welding the new floor in sealed the deal! In retrospect I should have tacked in a piece of angle iron to keep the opening from changing. Thanks again for the suggestions! Doug |
Re: Stumped - Door won't close
A tree fell on my '93 YJ and bent the tub, and I ended up with about
your problem. I put the base of a hi-lift between the lower roll bar mount point at the floor behind the seat, and the lifting jaw against the dash with a 2x4 to protect the dash. Then I just cranket it to get the right distance hinge to latch. The bottom of the tub was wrinkled too, so I straightened it the best I could with hammers, then got new 6" tall rocker guards (A2Zfab) to hide the wrinkles. Cost $1000 to buy used hood, fender, grill, have them painted, and the rocker guards. Ins co paid $3000 for the damage, cool. Added and 8.8 and new Swampers for the extra cash. |
Re: Stumped - Door won't close
A tree fell on my '93 YJ and bent the tub, and I ended up with about
your problem. I put the base of a hi-lift between the lower roll bar mount point at the floor behind the seat, and the lifting jaw against the dash with a 2x4 to protect the dash. Then I just cranket it to get the right distance hinge to latch. The bottom of the tub was wrinkled too, so I straightened it the best I could with hammers, then got new 6" tall rocker guards (A2Zfab) to hide the wrinkles. Cost $1000 to buy used hood, fender, grill, have them painted, and the rocker guards. Ins co paid $3000 for the damage, cool. Added and 8.8 and new Swampers for the extra cash. |
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