fatcat0491 Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 I'm thinking of Buying a Grand cherokee and Adding a Bed to the back Here is a pickture of what i want to do hahah what do you think? No hauling would be done it would be pretty much a show / off road truck/suv thing hahha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEAD_NOT_FOLLOW Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 The ZJ, just like the XJ is unibody. You'll need a cage to keep the thing from folding like a taco if you chop the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatcat0491 Posted September 13, 2008 Author Share Posted September 13, 2008 I know damn jeeps unibody design, just an idea though :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 You don't specifically need a cage... Just to reinforce enough other things to make up for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 13, 2008 Share Posted September 13, 2008 You'd be the only one on the road, that's for sure. :cheers: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 I like it. Just plate the "frame" to stiffen it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aemsee Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Always wanted to do a removeable top on my ZJ like a Blazer, but figured it would cost too much to have someone make a canvas top for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 You'd be the only one on the road, that's for sure. :cheers: Seen a couple like that already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 You'd be the only one on the road, that's for sure. :cheers: Seen a couple like that already. :needpics: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zjrog Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Personally I'd love to see the ZJ as a 2 door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lostissues Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 If you cut off the back of a WJ, they look like a Dakota pickup... I had a die-cast car and a dremel, kinda disappointed by the outcome of that one. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 In my honest opinion, it looks silly. Leave the poor ZJ be... :roll: You see way more Xj's chopped like that because their cheaper to acquire, so I guess people don't feel as bad cutting them up. I'm personally still a fan of stock bodies w/ interior cages. :cheers: BTW check out this forum if your getting serious about it: http://www.nagca.com/forum/ My screen name over there is "mission-inc". Here are some pictures I found: From Pirate4x4: From Mallcrawlin: I suppose that's enough pictures...? :nuts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Someone asked the same question over at NAGCA: http://www.nagca.com/forum/viewtopic.ph ... ed&start=0 Oh and 1 more picture of an XJ chopped: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyComanche Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 However, they didn't convert those to a 2dr, so they look kinda ghey-sauce. And I extend that opinon to chopped XJs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 This was the only clear picture of this rig (I think it's kinda what your going after): Check out the blonde sitting shotgun :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 XJ chopped quite a bit (this guy ended up cutting the entire rear half off and turning into a badass buggy): Here's his build thread: http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthre ... t=chop+top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORCA Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Bottum line, seems like you need endless cash, welding skill, metal, and time to really pull something like this off and be completly successful. Anyone can just cut up a body with a sawzall. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOrnbrod Posted September 14, 2008 Share Posted September 14, 2008 Another one in progress: Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89mjpioneer Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 My friends XJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89eliminator Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 there is a cherokee in all that tubing :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 My friends XJ No jokes about it being one foot in the grave. Way too easy. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 Oh man.....that one guy chopped up a 5.9!!!!!!!!! I wonder if he still has the factory wheels and wants someone to haul em off for him..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelbyluvv Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I watched the build of the 5.9 over on NAGCA. It was missing the whole left rear 1/4 panel and he replaced it with junkyard parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WahooSteeler Posted September 15, 2008 Share Posted September 15, 2008 I'm thinking of Buying a Grand cherokee and Adding a Bed to the back Here is a pickture of what i want to do hahah what do you think? No hauling would be done it would be pretty much a show / off road truck/suv thing hahha Why don't you just find a Dodge Rampage and convert it to 4x4? :D Image Not Found Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grimaldur Posted September 16, 2008 Share Posted September 16, 2008 a friend in Germany is doing a Pickup with a 5,9L ZJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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