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[isle of man]

The recovery eye's look very strong, I like them.

[Green Jeep]

i realy like this build cos for once your truck does not look like it has just left the scene of a fatal rta

Thanks... I've wanted a TJ for a project for ages and have ended up with ebay purchases that are either too good or too much work... I'll hold my hands up to punishing Cherokee's, mostly they have been at the end of their lives, (£200) when I got them, I just pushed them a little that's all and kept them going a little longer than they would have done

Don't worry exhaust will be going else where... hoping to get it ready enough for a shake down on Sunday with CLCC, then more work to do...

Last Cherokee when it met its maker...


This was it during its last few breath's



First Wrangler I had...

[Green Jeep]

The recovery eye's look very strong, I like them.

Thanks, I didn't even ask for them, Toby just cracked on and did them, I'm pretty sure you could pull a house down with them 

[Ezz]

Loving this thread...

[Green Jeep]

Loving this thread...

Thanks, here is today's progress... more tomorrow  

Rear bumper all sorted now, we decided to make a tool for bending 90mm box section and it worked real good... the rear arch protection will flow into this...



Okay, so this is how it was really done, again, another excellent piece of frabrication by Toby...



Now here is a little test... Can you see the bumper?



Can you still see the bumper?



We also tried the swampers on, and there is enough room without a lift kit, not saying I wont fit one, as not that flexi... want to get lockers, so who cares haha.







Really cracking on and hopefully we can make the CLCC day on Sunday, got crapy stuff like number plates and indicators sorted today, tomorrow will be full on A team mode for pulling it out of the bag... Happy days...

[MOCAJ]

looooking very good maf 

[wildwood]

Had my 8274 there for a while......you will be fine off road no probs but if ya doing motorways and sitting at 60 odd you will find things a bit hotter than you would like.....
but depends on the amount of fins that aren't fooked on your rad.......  Fitted an aux 16" fan to help keep it down....
just my 2 cents as usual......

[Green Jeep]

looooking very good maf 

Big thanks, I'll pass that on to Toby, He's just started out, young lad with cracking skills and really doing a great job, happy days.

[Green Jeep]

Had my 8274 there for a while......you will be fine off road no probs but if ya doing motorways and sitting at 60 odd you will find things a bit hotter than you would like.....
but depends on the amount of fins that aren't fooked on your rad.......  Fitted an aux 16" fan to help keep it down....
just my 2 cents as usual......

Thanks for input, I've just had the motor rebuilt, new heavy duty core rad and water pump, runs cooler now, so hopefully will be okay with 8274 in the way, but will fit electric fan to help and also when in deep water better to junk mechanical fan as it just dumps water over leads etc...

[Green Jeep]

Todays progress, got lots done and ready (ish) for CLCC event tomorrow, thankfully just a 'play day'...

Looking fatter now... no wider than stock though... just tougher arches...





Lots of room, happy days

[Bulldog67]

is that shit brown a primer 

(yes Im focussing on the important bits )

[big g]

red oxide

[Panic mechanic!]

you will have to forgive BD he only recognises iron oxide!

[Bulldog67]

red i need to adjust my screen resolution 

[Green Jeep]

Yes tis red oxide, slapped lots on, would prefer to get truck done, but important meet tomorrow seeing a new site and sort stuff out for our punch hunt series 2013

[big g]

you will have to forgive BD he only recognises iron oxide!

 

looking well that truck.

Speedy transformation too.

[Green Jeep]

 

looking well that truck.

Speedy transformation too.

Many thanks, pushed through to get Jeep half done/ready for event...

New truck fresh out of the workshop, looking good... wondered how no roll bars and swampers would work on 30 mile trip... amazing very controlled...



Even fitted new sticker from stuff I bought in states...



10 minutes down the road and a pheasant popped out of nowhere and we killed it...



Winch motor burnt out, got proper stuck and did the other side of the windscreen, doh!



Really liked this Jeep, can't believe no fairlead on fancy winch bumper, metal rope, on metal edge?



33" STT's worked well and saw it really trying to get through stuff...



Gnarly parking...

[Ezz]

Looking good,
Needs a bit of a long arm lift, bigger tyres, diff locks, regear,

I'll help you spend your money

[MOCAJ]

Looking good,
Needs a bit of a long arm lift, bigger tyres, diff locks, regear,

I'll help you spend your money

nope, small lift, lockers, winches front and rear, flat skid, cage, will go anywhere you want it 

[Green Jeep]

I'm running 34" Swampers for competitions and 31" STT's for laning, no clearance issues (might already have a 2" lift on? But prob just the amount of clearance we've created). Lanes and sites are often tight and small down here, so will keep Jeep as small as poss. Plus some clubs/sites have 35" max rule.

Will stick with one winch for now, but make cage strong enough so rope can go over the top for a rear pull, a 2nd winch will put me in the top class and your up against £10K+ trucks then.

Cage is the next item to be made & fitted. Will fit lockers (I have one for the front so will throw that in for now). I have some underneath protection to go on.

[daggie]

never put a new sticker on a windscreen, asking for trouble

[Ezz]

Nice JK, I've got a front winch bumper and a rubicrawler here ready for when the right one pops up

[Green Jeep]

TJ back out of hibernation, new screen fitted, winch motor arrived, cage being made first week of feb, will sneak some lanes in and more road miles as engine only a few hundred miles since rebuild.

Have fitted windjammer from YJ to help keep warm, more snow on the way, even in Cornwall!

Oh and my 2001 Cherokee is finally on the road, boy ain't those heated seats the best?

Happy days! Maf

[willo]

do you still want5 this carrier good to see another jeep out there competing....

[Brynjaminjones]

I hadn't realised you had a new XJ! Is that the new daily driver??