Are those trailing arm salvageable?

[denpo]

Ok guys, here's my take on the JJ mod.
Thanks to Michel's son, a professional welder.

Before I even arrived they already prepared a little piece of metal to close the end of the TA, giving it more strength.



















Here it Michel (right) with his buddy Philip.



I Added a greasing zerk

 

[MYBAD79]

Looks great. Unlike my welds these did not require any grinding :rain:

I'm surprised you did not weld the rear of the arm where it often separates...

I have to add the grease nipple.... good thing I have not yet installed mine

 

[denpo]

Looks great. Unlike my welds these did not require any grinding :rain:

I'm surprised you did not weld the rear of the arm where it often separates...

I have to add the grease nipple.... good thing I have not yet installed mine

Sure I would have loved more welding but I didn't want to abuse all the time precious time I had offered.
Michel's son has a busy life and it was a real a favor for him to dedicate me a whole afternoon.
When you try to complete a decent resto within one year (crazy no?), I think you have to make choice.
Well, that was I goal before I started asking myself if my front clip was salvageable....
For the greasing, I threaded the JJ sleever 1/8 NPT to match the zerg, and drilled a little bigger the TA metal to leave room for the body. Ok, you might have to remove the tire to do the greasing, but I'm checked, they're still accessible.