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Images were borrowed from the Axle Twisters facebook page.  I've been wanting to build a camper trailer using a truck bed/frame and a topper, but then I saw this and kind of changed my mind.  I've been contemplating buying a parts XJ to do a 97+ conversion, and to have a front axle to build and maybe even a spare engine to build.  That means that everything I would have left is perfect for this.    I'm a bit of a tall dude, but I bet I could fit a matress in there with a false floor for storage and sleep comfortably enough.








You will notice in that last pic they left the fuel tank installed.  They put a pump in and are going to use it for extra fuel.  I like that idea too.
The hitch is a rotating spring lunette unit from an M416 trailer.

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 I found his build thread on NAXJA.  http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1103987&page=2

 

I really really really want to do this for my Cherokee and an mj bed version for my truck!

Could be done for cheap too.  I've found more than one older XJ in decent shape for a few hundred bucks.  One was a 2wd, so I don't get the front axle I want to get my hands on, but at $350 with no rust, it's tempting.  missing the engine and trans already, but the interior is actually nice, so I may be able to recover some cost by parting some of it out.

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Sick idea. Seen it done with ZJs. They are a little bit roomier.

I was actually considering a ZJ.  They are way easier to find locally for cheap than an XJ, especially one that isn't a complete pile of garbage.

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I'm not too worried about the interior or it's color.  My idea behind this was to make a trailer big enough for a mattress to sleep in with some storage capability for camping stuff via a false floor. Maybe a small water tank for a shower and a small cooking station.

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Instead of fuel use the gas tank for water.

Wash it out real good with Dawn.

Put extra fuel in Jerry cans on the trailer tongue.

I had thought about that, but if I were going to go that route I would rather find a way to mount a food grade water tank in that same location.  At the very least I would go have the tank cleaned and sealed.  The extra fuel could also be carried in the bed of my truck.

 

My biggest challenge right now is having the space to make said trailer.  Too many vehicles in too small of a driveway lol

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