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Hat Channel

Discussion in 'Early CJ5 and CJ6 Tech' started by colojeepguy, Aug 12, 2019.

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  1. Sep 1, 2019
    scott milliner

    scott milliner Master Fabricator

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    I was thinking that I might of highjacked you post. Sorry about that. I see you are coping my fix. Glad to see that may of helped. Good job by the way.
     
    scott milliner, Sep 1, 2019
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  2. Sep 1, 2019
    Warloch

    Warloch Did you say Flattie??? Staff Member

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    Doug - just bend shorter sections of metal to fit inside similar to what your doing for the hat channel. It would just be a hat channel inside the other. You could put some cut off black pipe as spacers for crush support in addition to using them where the bolts go through.
     
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  3. Sep 3, 2019
    Dave Deyton

    Dave Deyton Member

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    I think those are good repairs. Didn't have to take off the body.
    Looks great, years and years of trouble free driving. Those hat channel pieces you made look great. Good job.

    As for replacement for the wood, I had thought of the engineered lumber at Lowe's. It won't rot. I may make some spacers out of round tube with washers welded on for the bots to go through also.

    Just need time to work on my projects.


    Dave
     
    Dave Deyton, Sep 3, 2019
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    Rick Whitson

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    Nice, great fix for a not so easy job.
     
    Rick Whitson, Sep 3, 2019
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  5. Sep 15, 2019
    colojeepguy

    colojeepguy Colorado Springs

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    Update- I took the Jeep to my buddy Dave's place...he's a retired body man and builds street rods, he's my go to guy for any sheet metal work. He welded my reinforcements on there real nice.
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    By cutting the body mount off the frame it made the welding job much easier. Now I just have to bolt it back on and reinstall the mount.
     
    colojeepguy, Sep 15, 2019
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