X-Mas in March!!!!! The Heep is gonna gain weight...

Frank · Unread post by **Frank** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:11 am

Almost like you knew what you were doing. Great looking job John . FjR68

ChrisD · Unread post by **ChrisD** » Thu Mar 17, 2011 9:19 am

Nice work!

norstar · Unread post by **norstar** » Thu Jun 30, 2011 12:16 pm

Got my passenger side rear quarter panel pushed in badly at the Father's day run. So I purchased a set of OR-Fab panels to cover up the ugliness and also add a bit of protection in that area. The only problem I have is the panels are as flat as my LCD TV!

John, how did you get the panels to form to the XJ body like this?

johnsxj wrote:

I have an inch of gap between the panel and the body at the bottom so I formed mine using a 12-ton press and doing this. Not perfect but much better! Not happy...

johnsxj · Unread post by **johnsxj** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 9:49 am

I just carefully tightened up the bolts a little at a time. I think down at the bottom I used a longer bolt to suck in things then tightened down the stock bolts on either side.

norstar · Unread post by **norstar** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:14 pm

Aha. I thought I purchased a set of manufacturing cost reduction units.

johnsxj · Unread post by **johnsxj** » Fri Jul 01, 2011 6:18 pm

I also added one more bolt per side in the middle of the bottom edge and used larger diameter washers in the back anyplace they'd fit.

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X-Mas in March!!!!! The Heep is gonna gain weight...

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