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Tech Forum => Workshop => Topic started by: mcbungie on February 13, 2008, 09:46:47 AM

Title: Box section sills
Post by: mcbungie on February 13, 2008, 09:46:47 AM

Hi my 95 xj`s sills r gone so im going down the box section route. Ive read dtooths post which is very helpfull.  just wondering if anyone else has done this, and if you have any hints or pointers for me.. thanks

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Post by: Mike Pavelin on February 13, 2008, 11:35:44 AM

Remember the sills take the load of the seatbelt when you crash so make sure the seatbelt anchorage is either welded into the box section or the section of inner sill with the anchorage is welded to the box section securely.

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Post by: dtooth on February 13, 2008, 12:41:46 PM

Do one side at a time my biggest problem was welding the underside my mig wasn't up to it .

heres some more write ups

http://4x4trailhunters.com/article.php?id=17 (http://4x4trailhunters.com/article.php?id=17)

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavist ... ockers.htm (http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billavista/rockers/rockers.htm)

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Post by: greggmo on February 13, 2008, 08:46:08 PM

we did the box section sills on chris jones's xj. piece of piss and it stiffens em up a load. chris's is on this month of the calendar if ya wanna see it.

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Post by: tim_aka_tim on February 13, 2008, 08:55:31 PM

Yeah, the work Dumb and Dumber did on Jona's Cherry is here http://www.birtydastardsjeepclub.com/fo ... php?t=5628 (http://www.birtydastardsjeepclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5628)