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Ahem... customized the rear fenderwell pinch seams...

6K views 14 replies 12 participants last post by  Tail Rated 
#1 ·
I was fooling around in my field today and running my jeep up a stump.
I have pictures, but do not know how to post them.
With the lockers engaged it was pretty shocking how well it would climb.

The rear wheels (BF 37"s) were hitting a pinch seam that is just under the rubi rock rail in the rear fender well.

I pulled the wheels off and, ahem... customized the sheet metal by beating it flat at both wheel wells with a sledge hammer.

Kinda tough to do on a brand new rig...

Is there a better solution?

I could have cut them off (I have a fully equiped shop with a plasma arc, grinders, sawzalls whatever...)

But folding it over and painting the "fixed" sheet metal seemed like the best solution.

What have you done?

I'm having some minor hammer remorse...
 
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#3 ·
I thought about that, but was concerned about creating a gap where moisture could enter the pinch seam.

The sheet metal was already damaged from the tire rubbing it in reverse.

I live the the northwest near Seattle.
It rains here.

Not saying what you did was wrong.
Did you seal it with mastic?
Did cutting it create a gap?

I could easily remove the bent/folded material with a cutting wheel on a 4" grinder.
But I won't...
Its done now.
And I'm lazy.

I was having hammer remorse.
I'm over it.
The flat black paint has erased my sins.
 
#8 ·
I did the Sawzall method and filled the gap with some windshield adhesive. Some rattle can black, done.
 
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