Oizarod115 Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 my brother's XJ rolled down a hill yesterday... note, ROLLED. not he rolled it. it rolled. put his jeep in park on a rutted out hill (had been pulling his GF's truck up the hill and let her loose and stopped for a moment) puts it in park, hops out... started rolling down the hill, he tried to jump in it, missed, fell, fell UNDER the rolling jeep, into a rut and it flipped over him without touching him. he got a nice scare and the jeep landed quite nicely and avoided demolishing his GFs 05 ranger by about 2" noone was hurt, just alot of misplaced tools, one radiator (our third one this year between my jeep and his.not including the 2 they started with so our 5th.) and a completely shattered windshield and some reallly sexy bodydamage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 oh yeah, he drove it (as is from the second pic) put a new rad in it, and hauled off home (95mi.) said it goes the exact same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 those are some good battle wounds to show off...hope he keeps it and uses it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 those are some good battle wounds to show off...hope he keeps it and uses it! hope he keeps it!?!? its his DD (still) hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 what, with a wrecked windshield? haha, hope the cops don't pull him over... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Topless with a flip down windscreen? There's a 97+ 2-door in town with no roof, hatch, or doors. Stock windshield though. I love it. Perfect party Jeep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 KNock the glass out, add a cage.. and call it good. Glad to see everyone walked away. This is another prime example why you need to have good e-brakes on your rig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted April 4, 2007 Author Share Posted April 4, 2007 KNock the glass out, add a cage.. and call it good. Glad to see everyone walked away. This is another prime example why you need to have good e-brakes on your rig. i can't beleive it slipped out, 4lo and all. :dunno: shtuff happens i guess. it looks completely BA and only costed 350$ for the rad. and windshield his old shop he went to for years with his volvo is putting it in today, said they would put one in it today no matter what, so hopefully ill get more pics post roll-over today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pingpong Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 I don't think they will be able to put the windshield back in by the looks of it. The top has a nasty dent towards the passenger side which is probrably going to make it difficult to fix :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
500 MJ Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Sawzall Time!!!! :brows: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
87manche Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 KNock the glass out, add a cage.. and call it good. Glad to see everyone walked away. This is another prime example why you need to have good e-brakes on your rig. i can't beleive it slipped out, 4lo and all. :dunno: shtuff happens i guess. it looks completely BA and only costed 350$ for the rad. and windshield his old shop he went to for years with his volvo is putting it in today, said they would put one in it today no matter what, so hopefully ill get more pics post roll-over today. the parking pawl in an auto is really a lot weaker than you might think, and the way it's designed it can slip under enough weight/force. Always set your e-brake on an incline. I've even contemplated a pinion type brake when I change out the 231, just so I can have something I KNOW won't let go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaterjeep Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Meh, that'll buff right out... Glad to know though that it still runs well, and nobody got injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 they got a windshield in it today, we straightened that bend out of the window frame by putting a floorjack on a peice of wood level in the floor and jacking another peice of wood up to keep the frame even. they got one in it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feerocknok Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 they got a windshield in it today, we straightened that bend out of the window frame by putting a floorjack on a peice of wood level in the floor and jacking another peice of wood up to keep the frame even. they got one in it I'm actually shocked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenosha Warrior Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Nothing beats a redneck when it comes to 'in-a-pinch' ingenuity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted April 5, 2007 Author Share Posted April 5, 2007 yeah, picked it up from the shop today, cost a little more than your average windshield install but that's to be expected. got pics, as you can see there is no trim around the glass and they said not to fill it in AT ALL because with the messed up window frame and all its going to need to flex and may bust easily if the space around is filled in. pressure washed the hell out of the jeep today, only water leaks were the old ones from the door vent windows and such. ill edit with pics in a minute. PICS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 doesnt look so bad for being rolled! mighty lucky! again, glad everyone was okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beaterjeep Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Looks like the roof wasnt the only thing fixed. I can barely tell it was rolled, and if ya woulda never posted the pics of after the roll, i woulda just thought it was normal trail damage. Good work on it man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeepcoMJ Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 wow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 I'm impressed. Booty-fab to the rescue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 honestly, the only thing we did was bend the hood so it would close without hitting the fanshroud, and pop out the roof and shimmed the drivers door catch a little more, it doesnt want to close (but shoot, my MJs door does the same thing and it's barely been wrecked) the door got ran into the ground earlier that day though, so alot of its problems are from that. EDIT: there's no pics of the back hatch, the fiberglass is cracked in 3 places visibly, and doesn't like to shut, modified the roof back there a bit in the roll too. :roll: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jared Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 that really sucks about the roll. but aren't new windshield the best. its like getting new contact lenses. its so damn clear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oizarod115 Posted April 6, 2007 Author Share Posted April 6, 2007 in that pic you can really see how effed up the roof is, and also how awesome JCR bumpers are. not a single cracked light. the windshield actually looks like balls becuase we can't put trim on it anymore for the risk of bodyflex pressure cracks and such. and it seems to be letting air in at high speeds on the drivers side, so the plan is lotsa RTV wherever it leaks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 household exterior grade black silicone is my preferred sealer for stuff like that. :D Pretty cheap and comes in caulking gun tubes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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