Pinch weld mod. & wheel well liner fab.

jhblackwell · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:57 am

Can someone direct me to the post that showed how the wheel well liner was melted back together after hammering down the pinch weld? I've looked 'till I'm blue in the face and can't find it :oops:

BjBnet · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 1:53 pm

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34295

DryBones · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 3:55 pm

just cut the plastic off neatly and then pound it down and rattlecan the crap out of it :lol:

Oh wait, thats what I did! :lol:

jhblackwell · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:36 pm

BjBnet wrote:

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34295

Well, I guess that's why I couldn't find the info on the LOST site...it's on the JEEPKJ site :roll:

I must say I like his tool list including beer, but I'm not a fan of working on my KJ wearing flip-flops :wink:

Thank you for the info. I guess I'll "rattlecan the crap out of it" this weekend :lol:

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:40 pm

jhblackwell wrote:

BjBnet wrote:

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34295

Well, I guess that's why I couldn't find the info on the LOST site...it's on the JEEPKJ site :roll:

I must say I like his tool list including beer, but I'm not a fan of working on my KJ wearing flip-flops :wink:

Thank you for the info. I guess I'll "rattlecan the crap out of it" this weekend :lol:

whats wrong with flip flops , thats all I ever wear working on Jeeps ask any of the Ohio bunch :lol:

Just have to be fast on your feet if something drops :wink:

I heated mine up cut the plastic in a V shape then beat it down and melted the plastic back over the beat down pinch weld, looks better than just cutting it out

jsc7002 · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:48 pm

jhblackwell wrote:

BjBnet wrote:

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34295

Well, I guess that's why I couldn't find the info on the LOST site...it's on the JEEPKJ site :roll:

I must say I like his tool list including beer, but I'm not a fan of working on my KJ wearing flip-flops :wink:

Thank you for the info. I guess I'll "rattlecan the crap out of it" this weekend :lol:

there is one on LOST

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... hp?t=27369

jhblackwell · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 4:57 pm

there is one on LOST

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... hp?t=27369[/quote]
Thanks for bringing that to my attention...I just love looking like a 'big dummy' :oops:

At least ya'll haven't called me any names...yet :twisted:

SweepnChoke · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 5:10 pm

I cut mine out neatly, pounded the pinch back, and then filled the void with asphault under coating (thick like tar, took a few layers to get it flush with the wheel well). End result is nice and clean, can't tell anything was done unless you cram your head right in the wheel well and give it a good look and feel.

Melting the plastic gives a nice finish as well, but I did mine back in early 04 and had never seen that done or I would have tried it myself.

oddball · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 6:04 pm

tommudd wrote:

whats wrong with flip flops ,

They're g ay. :mrgreen:

J/k aside, never did like them. I like my vans.

BjBnet · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:01 pm

jsc7002 wrote:

jhblackwell wrote:

BjBnet wrote:

http://www.jeepkj.com/forum/showthread.php?t=34295

Well, I guess that's why I couldn't find the info on the LOST site...it's on the JEEPKJ site :roll:

I must say I like his tool list including beer, but I'm not a fan of working on my KJ wearing flip-flops :wink:

Thank you for the info. I guess I'll "rattlecan the crap out of it" this weekend :lol:

there is one on LOST

http://www.lostjeeps.com/forum/phpBB3/vie ... hp?t=27369

LOL....same guy, same write up. but the Tech Article forum should read Tech Articles and How-To's then I would have found it here too

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 7:45 pm

oddball wrote:

tommudd wrote:

whats wrong with flip flops ,

They're g ay. :mrgreen:

J/k aside, never did like them. I like my vans.

I was always told that only old Yuppies and wannabes wore Vans so .......... :shock:

I don't like sandals/flip flops whatever you want to call them, either but stores won't let you in barefooted so I have to wear something :lol:

kind of like clothes, don't like them but have to wear something :shock:

KJ in CO · **Joined:** Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:06 pm **Posts:** 346

Vans are off the wall, if you didnt remember :wink:

So, why exactly cant I fust grind the pinchweld off? Not like the pounding the pinchweld out doesnt compromise the rigidity of the vehicle. Right?

jhblackwell · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 9:32 pm

O.K. I'm an old Hippie, and I have no idea what a "van" is. PLEASE...what the hell is a "van"? I reallize this is off topic, but I won't work on my 'toys' in 'flip-flops' (move slow anyway, much less after a few shade-tree beers) and suspect vans are not appropriate "shade tree mechanic" gear either.
As far as the pinch weld, I suspect grinding off the pinch weld would eliminate a structural component (weld) that could result in a failure of some kind, especially under the stresses of wheeling, but I don't know.
What I do know is my son is coming over Saturday to help me lift my KJ. I'm bringing the Corona and he's bringing the limes (and impact wrench). It doesn't get better than that. I'll let ya'll know how it goes.
John

tommudd · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:07 pm

No worries Im an old hippie as well, just had to conform to the Mans way of doing some things :lol:

Just beat the pinch weld over don't cut it off as it will weaken that area. Good luck with the lift they are easy to do, have done several by myself and have helped several do theirs ( much easier doing it by yourself without a bunch of "kids" around but.... :roll:

Oh Vans are a type of shoe , cheap Converse looking maybe, only they price them like they are special or something, all about looks :wink:

DryBones · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 10:18 pm

Vans use to be popular with the skateboard crowd, not sure about that any more.

Murphyman · **Posted:** Thu Jul 30, 2009 11:46 pm

My dad's name is Van. He prefers to wear the Van's shoes, you can prob guess why :lol:

.

GeoJeeper · **Posted:** Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:49 pm

<----Wears flip/flops when not wearing work boots. Because they won't let me go barefoot everywhere.

I've never owned Van's. Guess I just never wanted to be Jeff Spicoli that bad. Also, there wasn't much skateboarding or surfing out in the farm lands around here.

Cobalt-60 · **Posted:** Fri Jul 31, 2009 9:16 pm

Docs, Chacos, or Sambas for me,... but then again I'm a "White Dope on Punk"... :wink:

John, if you need help with the pinch weld this weekend call me...

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