Purpose of the hole? - Plug or leave open

[Laredo Matt]

Does anyone know the purpose of the hole? When I tore the jeep down they weren't sealed or plugged.



I have some grommets I can use to seal them but would like to know if it serves a venting or other purpose before doing that.



TIA .... matt

[tgreese]

Lift the body on the assembly line?

[Laredo Matt]

Lift the body on the assembly line?

solid guess. that possibility never entered my mind.

[letank]

interesting, mine was plugged, but I did not try to check what type of material and how secured it was bonded.

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[Laredo Matt]

interesting, mine was plugged, but I did not try to check what type of material and how secured it was bonded.

That is interesting. It almost looks like a metal plug from the picture.

Question - you had your outer fenders removed with the doors on. Do you have 45 or 90 degree hinges? I have 45 degree and getting to the bolts and having room to mount / remove with the door on is nearly impossible. I just have the doors pulled but that's a pain as well with all the wiring in there now. If it is easier with 90-degree hinges, I may order a set and swap to make future maintenance easier.

[leetmo]

Mine had these plugged with grommets on my ‘72. I drilled small holes in them for a door jamb switch addition.


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[letank]

Question - you had your outer fenders removed with the doors on. Do you have 45 or 90 degree hinges? I have 45 degree and getting to the bolts and having room to mount / remove with the door on is nearly impossible. I just have the doors pulled but that's a pain as well with all the wiring in there now. If it is easier with 90-degree hinges, I may order a set and swap to make future maintenance easier.

Away from base, will check latter!

[akguy09]

Mine was open, left it that way

[Laredo Matt]

Thanks for the responses. Sounds like either is fine. I think I'll add grommets since I know closed is an option as well.

[letank]

Question - Do you have 45 or 90 degree hinges? I have 45 degree and getting to the bolts and having room to mount / remove with the door on is nearly impossible. I just have the doors pulled but that's a pain as well with all the wiring in there now. If it is easier with 90-degree hinges, I may order a set and swap to make future maintenance easier.

a bit over 45ish opening angle

[Laredo Matt]

a bit over 45ish opening angle

Thank you.

On one hand, encouraging as it means I should be able to get the outer fenders on and off in the future without removing the doors. On the other hand, makes me feel a little silly since I recently concluded I had to and did pull the doors to get the fenders back on

[Sarahclark]

interesting, mine was plugged, but I did not try to check what type of material and how secured it was bonded.

That is interesting. It almost looks like a metal plug from the picture.

Question - you had your outer fenders removed with the doors on. Do you have 45 or 90 degree hinges? I have 45 degree and getting to the bolts and having room to mount / remove with the door on is nearly impossible. I just have the doors pulled but that's a pain as well with all the wiring in there now. https://sharpedgeshop.com/collections/japanese-knives/nakiri If it is easier with 90-degree hinges, I may order a set and swap to make future maintenance easier. fantasy miniature war game

About the hinges, I feel your struggle with the 45-degree ones. They can be a bit tricky for maintenance, especially with doors on. Switching to 90-degree hinges might make things a lot more convenient for future work.

[ghcoe]

I just tore down my '77 Cherokee. Mine had the door jamb switch wiring running through them. Also, wiring for door speakers. I believe a much later addition however.