+1 to the Jeep Community

Hello everyone. My name is Jimmy, I'm 34 years old, and I live in Bridgeville at the southern end of our fine state. I recently acquired a 1995 Jeep Wrangler Rio Grande that needs quite a bit of TLC. This is my first jeep and I am not very mechanic knowledgeable but I have always wanted a jeep and this one came at the right price (free). ;D

I have managed to get it thru Delaware inspections and overall it looks servicable but I am still looking at a lot of work that needs to be done to get it to where I want it to be so it is now a weekend driver and a project vehicle all in one. Right now my top priority is working on finding some way to fix 2 about 3" rusted through holes directly in front of the driver seat, a partially rusted out driver side seat frame, and the seatbelts on both sides. The previous owner used this vehicle as a boat tower and left it sitting at the beach every summer out in the open for at least the last 5 years so that should give you an idea of what I am working with.

So I just wanted to stop in and say hi. You will probably see me lurking on these forums quite a bit and probably asking some questions as I start getting all the work started. On the plus side I finally have a vehicle in my garage that I can learn to work on in place of just stacking junk in the space.

Jimmy

Get some sheet metal and cut with snips to fit over the holes. Use a wire brush to remove rust from the holes and paint with spray paint. Then drill holes through the sheet metal and floor pan of the Jeep and rivot them together. That would be a fairly simple way to fix the holes. If you have access to a welder that would be better.

Welcome

Having only been hanging around here a couple of weeks and already gotten offers of help with a small issue, I can say you've picked a good place filled to good folks to hang out with.