beepbeepmyredjeep Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 I recently obtained what appears to be a WWII Willys Jeep gas can. It was in my Grandfather's basement for a long time. He was an Army Jeep Mechanic, and served in Normandy. Combine this with the fact that I need a full size spare tire mount, and I think I've got a new project (although it might be a while till I can actually start on it, due to funding). I'm thinking about trying to build or adapt a swing-away tire mount/fuel can mount for the tailgate of my MJ. A cross between http://www.jk-forum.com/showthread.php? ... re-carrier and http://www.willys-mb.co.uk/images/jeep- ... 8-A1-1.jpg Kind of a way to pay homage to the original Jeep. But I still want the mount to swing away, so I can still lower the tailgate. I figure probably reinforce under/around the right taillight and bolt the mount to there. Anyone ever try anything like this before? Success stories? Horror stories? Any pointers? Just throwing around ideas for now. If the project appears unfeasible or too expensive, I'll probably just abandon it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 CWlongshot did... Now if I can only find his build. Rob L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automan2164 Posted May 24, 2010 Share Posted May 24, 2010 viewtopic.php?p=167318#p167318 Found it, here is the start to his gate. Rob L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beepbeepmyredjeep Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 Here we go, something like this is what I had in mind, but with the tire a bit lower: http://www.jcroffroad.com/Merchant2/mer ... y_Code=XJB Thanks for the link. I think its a good starting point, between that post, and the link above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_bad_MJ Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 why not mount it in your bed?? you do have a truck not a cherokee or a wrangler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beepbeepmyredjeep Posted May 25, 2010 Author Share Posted May 25, 2010 why not mount it in your bed?? you do have a truck not a cherokee or a wrangler I'm trying to avoid losing any bed space, as I do haul stuff with the truck quite frequently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
one_bad_MJ Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 why not mount it in your bed?? you do have a truck not a cherokee or a wrangler I'm trying to avoid losing any bed space, as I do haul stuff with the truck quite frequently. i would build a Headache rack that sits with your rear window to mount the tire and fuel can there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Have you thought about mouting your spare like this? That way you wouldn't lose any bed space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kro10000 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Consider modifying a factory XJ one? :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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