well i went ahead and cut the back section of the roof off, got a bunch of tube for the cage, and away i go again. i also got some fox 14'' air shocks so i can link the rear, but first is the cage. heres a few pics of it now. IM TRYING TO RESIZE THEM?

wow, what is that gonna do to your groceries capacity thingy?

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/7892/1030093cf0.th.jpg (http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1030093cf0.jpg)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/6002/1030092lq0.th.jpg (http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1030092lq0.jpg)

http://img513.imageshack.us/img513/2416/1030090sk3.th.jpg (http://img513.imageshack.us/my.php?image=1030090sk3.jpg)

Cool deal Kevin! Are you going to make it a mini bed?

btw: MJR will resize the pics for you. Just wrap them in "<sized> pic link </sized>," but use "[ ]" instead of "< >"

thanks on the resize, yep sorta mini bed dont know how much room there will be after the cage, mainly did it for the air, open it up a bit. im always with tjs and i get jealous cuz their all open and in the wind, and im in a little sweat box all day, i also made the doors removable... now i just need to learn to bend tube..??

NICE MAN!!! I would have you come over to bend the tube, but our bender is gone for now :( if you need any help let me know, i dont do anything after about 12 anyways... :D

Looks good Kev!

Keep the pic's coming.


Ride'on,

~CRASH!~

Looks kinda like the H2.. sorta, well, a little bit. I like it.

Crash... let's do that to yours. I'll bring the angle grinder and a spare welder! Maybe... MAYBE I'll even bring the snow thrower. I wanna see what it does with dirt and rocks!

starting the cage tonight, should have more pics soon, also moving the rear axle back and moving the gas tank up into the jeep..http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/jeepnzj/103_0099.jpgoh and photobucket sucks, or do i just suck at using it? it worked yesterday?

sounds sweet! I need a cage, are you doing it all frum scratch?

yes all from a pile of tube, i was going to do it myself, but with the price of tube and my pickyness, i decided to bug one of my buddies, hes done tons of cages and bumpers, and should save me money on steel, his cages come out sweeeeet, and i get to learn from working with him instead of trial and error, ive got no time for that, im trying to get done for fun in the desert..Kevin

sweet! now that I'm home I can see the pic, that XJ looks badass!

Hey I got that bid on your tube call me in the am. I think that I have what you need in stock at the shop right now. You might want to come by and check.

Hey XJKevin. I did pretty much the same thing to mine earler this year. If you want some thoughts on the back area, go back to Photobucket, and look under IJIR. Oh, and hint,hint, you "might" want to make some panels to close off the areas above/behind the wheelwells- they collect all kinds of junk, and quickly. ( Ask me how I know...)

your album is private, thanks though,

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g221/ijir/testfit1.jpg
Used an X-polder hatch as it was free, and the window opens (favorite mod of all, so far...)
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g221/ijir/backedge.jpg
How I "tucked" the rear "hoop" from the hatch under the roof to help support everything.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g221/ijir/testfit.jpg Side view in progress.

Okay, just took some new pix.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g221/ijir/001-1.jpg
Finshed and from the side.
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g221/ijir/002-1.jpg
from the back
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g221/ijir/004-1.jpg
Drivers' side fill plate
http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g221/ijir/003-1.jpg
Pass. side fill plate.

looks great!

im goin just a bit of a different rout with mine, it should be done friday so ill have some pics, mines gonna be caged theres no way id drive it with no cage right know, its a bit flimsy, looks good thanks//Kevin

Flimsy... that is exactly why I replaced the hoop from the hatch into the roof. I look forward to seeing pix of yours. It is always nice to see a different approach to the same idea.

ok its almost done, 2 months later than expected but oh well, should have pics tonight....woohooo....whos goin wheelin????

Finally dude! Lets see those pics!

sweet show us your pics....... we want to see pics....

still not done, needs lots, but its gettin there, looks better without the doors, and the spare mounted...http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/jeepnzj/103_0381.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/jeepnzj/103_0377.jpg

Dude that looks gangster. Get more pics when you get further along.

bitchen looks good keep us posted

any progress?

its pretty much done cagewise, the weather has been crap and it wont fit in the garage, so its just been sitting, were having a meetngreet for naxja next week here in my little town so that will be its maiden voyage. thanks, see ya on the trail when it warms up...//Kevin

alright lets see the beast! some of us dont have the opion to see it for the first time on the trails. i gotta move

here you go, doors are all easily removable, i need to go wheelin bad!!!
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/jeepnzj/103_1021.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/jeepnzj/103_1020.jpg

still need to cap off where i cut but thats just about it..oh and figure out what to do with the rear so all my stuff doesnt fall out.

expanded metal would looh awsome on the back to keep everything in.

so were you at in yucaipa ? my family is from there, the fruit stand on the boulevard was built and ran by my grandparent.

im on 4th street, we-my wife go's to that fruit stand,

here you go, doors are all easily removable, i need to go wheelin bad!!!
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/jeepnzj/103_1021.jpg

Party's over... throw away the balloon. :P

thats not a balloon, its the thing hanging from the wind chime dinger thing, i think its a metal leaf,

That Thing Is Bitchin! Makes Me Want To Go Out And Hack Up An Xj Now!

ok i think im finished for know, havnt wheeled in a while and ive got the itch, just got done redoing all the cage mounts to the floor just wasnt happy with it the way it was, that turned out to be a heck of a lot more work than we expected but its done again, and done right, and this time maybe ill wheel it before i tear it apart again, heres a few pics....
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/jeepnzj/103_1844.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/jeepnzj/103_1850.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/jeepnzj/103_1847.jpg

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/jeepnzj/103_1845.jpg

Nice work Kevin, looks great. I'm sure your very happy with the it, can't wait to see it wheel. Looks like your really paid attention to detail, f-in' cool!

Tom

That looks awesome! I love the cup holders.. and the tire location, sweet.

http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f18/jeepnzj/103_1847.jpg

Strongest cup holders EVAR! LOL


Looks GREAT Kev' now wheel tha thing!!!



Ride'on,

~CRASH!~

Kevin, that looks great! Your jeep rocks!

thank guys-gals, i cant wait to wheel, see ya out there

Looking good man. ;)

big thanks to bs fab for helpin out so much with everything, if anyone needs sompthing done to thier jeep, pm allen-swbooking or Jimmy-Jimmyrig, dont let the close is good enough scare you, they get it done right..and allens electrical skills are excelent and clean./....Kevin

i cant tell from the pictures on how you made the door removable? do you just have them on a hinge set up like the little guys? id really like to do something like that on my brothers XJ. he might not like the idea but if you never ask then you can never be told no.

i cant tell from the pictures on how you made the door removable? do you just have them on a hinge set up like the little guys? id really like to do something like that on my brothers XJ. he might not like the idea but if you never ask then you can never be told no.
Its Very easy to make the 84-96 door removable. Head over to NAXJA and search, there are write-ups on how its done or you could always come over to our place and we'd be glad to help you out.

that would be a long drive...
heres a write up on it.
http://heavymetalxj.wordpress.com/2007/08/03/6/


Its Very easy to make the 84-96 door removable. Head over to NAXJA and search, there are write-ups on how its done or you could always come over to our place and we'd be glad to help you out.

LOL, I didnt even think about the location. :D

well my brothers got a 2000 so... oh well ill figure something out. thanks though.