Hot Rod Jeep

Cat, guitars, fireplace, room, I like it all. Looks like a peaceful place to jam. 8)

I called and talked to them awhile back at T and J and they told me the XJ stiffener won't work on an MJ and that the MJ had a stronger unibody structure and didn't need it. 8)

That would definetly be a good place to start. 8)

Congrats on the sweet new MJ!!! The pics of the rock sliders gave me ideas. Hmmm, now all I need is some pipe. :D 8)

Looks pretty good so far. :cheers: 8)

x2, and the ginormus bumper. I like the grill, and that's about it. Yeah that bumper would have to go. 8)

Thing meaning motor and not the whole truck I hope. 8)

That kinda makes me sad and want to cry. :cry: On the other hand it's kinda kewl to find spare parts. :D 8)

Yeah I lived in Europe for about 9 months. I wish I had checked into the diesal xj's a lil more while I was over there. From what I saw it was either a diesal xj or a 318 powered zj, wasn't alot of Jeep choices. Of course I never stopped at the dealer, but I always wanted to. 8)

I'm guessing maybe that's a pull truck? Looks too heavy for a mudbogger and sure don't look like a trail truck. I'm guessing also those are 5 tons since it's 5 lug, unless he's changed the bolt pattern. 8)

I could do with out the big fender flares, but other than that I like it. 8)

That's an idea I've had too, but I've already got my gauges and they're 2 5/8" so they're prolly too big. 8)

You can always just do what I did, just add 4 more cylinders. :D 8)

Nice rig and welcome to the board! :cheers: 8)

Kewlness, welcome to TN :D Just curious what part did you move to? 8)

Is that an all aluminum? Or aliminum with palstic tanks? Or copper with brass tanks? Just curious. 8)

Yeah I didn't think of that. I might do that once I get that far. Right now I'm just trying to get the rear under it. 8)

Hey Pete, got mine the other day. Thanks again! :cheers: 8)

It's been my experience on the closed systems if the fill jug is cracked or not sealed properly in any way it'll run hot. I hit an owl and had to end up changing the radiator due to it's beak puncturing a hole in it and it was too rotten to fix. When I replaced it, I changed over to the open system. 8)

External mount would be alot easier room wise, but I really like the clean look of internal. I'll let you know what I do when I get that far. 8)

I can't run a mechanical fan anyways, it won't clear the hood. I'm running a Jeep 360 in mine. I might build an external mount winch plate, I haven't got that far yet. 8)

Kewl, thanks for all the measurements. So I take it the winch is short enough to tuck under the radiator or otherwise you wouldn't have done that. Have you made the drop out tray yet? I'm just curious to how wide the bottom plate has to be. Don't worry, I'll pull lots of measurements before things are welded into place. As far as the rear of the front springs, I plan on using the factory LCA mounts with a little adjusting. 8)

Hey Dirty, you don't mind me basicly copying what you'e done do you? If not, can I get some measurements for the steel? It looks like you went all flat stock instead of angle. Was that a better way to go? I'm gonna buy my steel pretty soon so maybe I can start on my front. Thanks, Shawn. 8)

JeepMJ_TJ, thanks for the input on the holes. I'll make sure to drill the holes so the springs are straight. Dirty, yeah if you don't care get a measurement for me. I'm bout ready to just say the heck with it and try to find a flat top knuckle for my steering. I was just trying to find a safe and cheap alternative. 8)

Those well done wires definetly look extra crispy. :eek: 8)