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Hey everyone, I looked all over the internet and could not find a "replacement' patch panel or new brace, I believe its the transmission tunnel brace that the seats bolt to. I have attached photo.

Whats the best way to have this repaired. I am on an island not in the US, so top notch fabricators are hard to come by.

It's literally the only thing stopping me from driving my Jeep. Look forward to your suggestions.

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Thats a tough spot. They do sell replacement panels for under the seat Jeep Floorpan but they will need to be welded in. I don't know if there is a better way than replacing the pan, or having a welder fabricate some patches. I would start by vacuuming out all that debris and seeing what's the real extent of the rot. I don't know if you have auto salvage yards where you are but you may be able to find a used floorpan in better shape than what you have.
 
Axeman said:
Thats a tough spot. They do sell replacement panels for under the seat Jeep Floorpan but they will need to be welded in. I don't know if there is a better way than replacing the pan, or having a welder fabricate some patches. I would start by vacuuming out all that debris and seeing what's the real extent of the rot. I don't know if you have auto salvage yards where you are but you may be able to find a used floorpan in better shape than what you have.
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I've seen the replacement braces for underneath, even got excited thinking thats what I was looking for. We don't have any "junk yards" here and most persons with a junk tj are "im going to fix it one day" persons. lol

Will clean out the debris and post another photo.
 
Have you thought about a Loctite product? They have Epoxy Weld and Steel Liquid that may work. I haven't actually used these products but did see a demonstration and a shaft that had been filled and then machined back down. I have used a lot of their other products and they all work very well.
 
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