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Old 02-21-2005, 11:47 PM
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1994 Jeep Cherokee Sport - with rusty floorboards under front passenger area. Anyone with experience got ideas? Fiberglass, cut and replace, kits for replacement?? Thanks in advance.
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Old 02-22-2005, 12:03 AM
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Hi,

I'd be nervous about replacing any part of the body with fiberglass. Remember, Cherokees are unibody vehicles. Because there is no discreet frame on a unibody vehicle, the metal body as a whole provides support for itself and everything else. The sheet metal is what holds the Jeep together.

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Old 02-22-2005, 12:14 AM
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cut it out and weld in a new piece of the same thickness sheetmetal. Just becarefull around stuctural areas.
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