Rusty Jimny, rear body mounts / chassis gone

j99pre might be able to help ref replacement bits. The heat of the welding might have started the fire. I always strip anything away from the area I am welding that's inside the car and have a extinguisher to hand and if possible a car door open. I always disconnect both battery terminals too!

Hi. Thompo, really interested in your crossmember project, how did you go on in the end?
This is my first foray into both the 4x4 and Jimny world, having previously stuck to 70s British Leyland and Fords. Initially I thought this would be a nice ‘practice resto...however things are rarely as simple as they first seem.
Considering various options including; replacing the entire cross member with Lsection fronted off with a cover plate or cutting out the entire back end of a donor car...if one exists!!

I fear we may be beyond 'a spot of light patch welding'

Not sure when the O/P was last on this forum, he's not updated his project thread for six years.

His profile won't come up either, not sure what that means.