Flattie YJ's

[Prime Lord]

Since my searching returned bupkis.....

I've had a dented fender for some time now:
http://members.cox.net/jeep_plate/Jeep-Day-009.jpg

Anyway, I removed my flares last weekend b/c I'm getting TJ Sahara's here in the next few weeks. Now, looking at that dent, I just wanna flat-fender the whole thing.

Now heres the question...how do you do the curved part next to the grill?? Can someone w/ a flattie YJ snap some pics of the inside of the fender so I can see what it looks like when cut?

[Mikes Madness]

When I did mine I used a jigsaw with a fine metal blade. Used the base of the saw as a guide against the grill to get the right contour. Sorry no pic available at this time.

[rrrcliff]

Sorry I can't help you with flat-fendering you Jeep but I had to comment on your dent. I have the EXACT same dent in the exact same spot with the same broken lense and tweeked flare!!!!
Small world!

Cliff

[YJ_WYATT]

i have the same on both sides... exept my turn indicators cracked but stayed intact... ATV trails will get you...

[tperretta]

BONDO!!!

[Prime Lord]

heh...was yours done by a small tree?

[rrrcliff]

No, my fender became the victim of a rock in November.

Cliff

[mckeddie]

here's as much of a closeup as i could find.
http://home.earthlink.net/~greg_mckeddie/_uimages/fendercloseup

when you go to do it, just remove the bolts (3?) up in the fenderwell. then take a block of wood and wedge it between the grill and the fender. this will give you plenty of room to use the sawzaw. i think the whole thing took me about 30 minutes.
here's how the whole thing turned out.


greghttp://home.earthlink.net/~greg_mckeddie/_uimages/gregtopofledge.jpg

greg

[Prime Lord]

Well....I guess that answers the question, "what will it look like" heh....

Same color Jeep, Snorkel, & flat fender. Looks killer man!!

When you say the bolts in the fender, do you mean the ones that go to the grill? By "wedge a block of wood b/t the fender & the grill" you mean an actual wedge so that theres a gap b/t the the two pieces, right?

[pdougc]

I left a little lip next to the grill and took a hammer and pounded the lip around the front.

Here is it cut.
http://www.michiganjeepers.com/photopost/data/500/199mvc-770s-med.jpg

1 inch piece of tube steel welded in.
http://www.michiganjeepers.com/photopost/data/500/199mvc-774s-med.jpg

Painted with tj flares.
http://www.michiganjeepers.com/photopost/data/500/199mvc-782s-med.jpg

[mckeddie]

scribe a line on the fender along the grill, then loosen the 2 bolts along the grill, the one on the support bar, then the 2 on the other support. then i took a piece of 1x2" wood and pried the fender away from the grill, and wedged the 1x2 in to hold it away from the grill, then i just cut along the scribed line. here is a pic i just took, so you can see the 5 bolts i removed.
http://home.earthlink.net/~greg_mckeddie/_uimages/fenderclosupunnder

greg

[Limpin]

whats did you guys do about the side marker lights??

[toddw2]

The round filing cabinet :brows:

I used an angle grinder and did mine without removing nay bolts. U cut along the seem in the front and left about 1/2 along the sides.

[Prime Lord]

-=- originally posted by Limpin -=-
whats did you guys do about the side marker lights??

I'm going to run the wires back to the firewall & then onto the hood up to 2½" round amber LED marker lights in the side of the hood. I was going to just use 2", but because of inspection laws here, they have to be reflectors too. The only ones I could find that were both were 2½".

[carolinaboy]

sorry I don't have pics, but I cut a small hole in the inner fenderwell, above the tire, with a torch. It's a hole just big enough to fit the plastic cylinder on the back of the factory side marker through. I then shot some sheetmetal screws throught the light's mounting holes. It works great, and I like the way it looks, still passes inspection here in NC.
HTH
Brandon