Front end tube work?

Rockdrummer93 · Jun 30, 2016

Looking at adding some tube to the front of my jeep. I'm wanting to somewhat do a buggy front end but keep the unibody and possibly parts of the body panels. Wanting to see what y'all have done maybe get some ideas.

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ROBZ95Xj · Jun 30, 2016

Moved the radiator out back

ROBZ95Xj · Jun 30, 2016

Planning on skins at some point

Rockdrummer93 · Jun 30, 2016

I like yours but want to try to keep my radiator in the stock location. I'd like to do cut up some stock fenders and make them skins to try to keep somewhat of a stock look

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trippled · Jun 30, 2016

Rob, got any pics of your radiator setup?

ROBZ95Xj · Jun 30, 2016

trippled said:
Rob, got any pics of your radiator setup?

These are the best I got, used 1.5" exhaust tubing, got both fans hooked up on separate toggle switches, 95% of the time I only need one going even in 90+ degree heat

ROBZ95Xj · Jun 30, 2016

Rockdrummer93 said:
I like yours but want to try to keep my radiator in the stock location. I'd like to do cut up some stock fenders and make them skins to try to keep somewhat of a stock look

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Understandable, I was sick of the frt catching when going up stuff

jbain08 · Jun 30, 2016

I also wanted to keep the radiator in the stock location which is why I had to loose the stock headlights and go with the LEDs. I spent months looking for options and couldn't really find anything I loved so I just started bending tube and this is what I came up with.

Rockdrummer93 · Jul 1, 2016

I like that! My biggest issue right now is that I have an interior cage and need to figure out a way to attach what ever I do up front to that cage

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jbain08 · Jul 1, 2016

My first rig was an MJ with an interior cage. I should have done and EXO but didn't like the way they looked. Within a year my MJ looked like a raisin so when I decided to build another one I went the EXO route. I had always planned to run a bar down the drip rail then tie it into the interior cage. However, getting it close enough not to look bad and still get a good weld is the real problem. By the way nice build thread.

Rockdrummer93 · Jul 1, 2016

jbain08 said:
My first rig was an MJ with an interior cage. I should have done and EXO but didn't like the way they looked. Within a year my MJ looked like a raisin so when I decided to build another one I went the EXO route. I had always planned to run a bar down the drip rail then tie it into the interior cage. However, getting it close enough not to look bad and still get a good weld is the real problem. By the way nice build thread.

Thanks yeah my original plan was to do a hybrid cage but a buddy of mine was selling the cage I have and I jumped on it.. I still am thinking about running a rub bar down the drip rail and tying it in to the interior cage through the cross bars that way I can get it closer to the body. Doing that way won't really protect it in a roll over but will help out in tight situations. The main reason why I'm looking at some tube in the front is I cracked my unibody last trip out and want to stiffen up the front some. But want to keep the stock full bodies look at all possible.

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XJ_ranger · Jul 4, 2016

I've had the same issue as some others here.

I made this thread on pirate:
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/jeep-cherokee/1031436-xj-buggy-front-ends.html

I went through a bunch of different looks, and eventually ended up with this:

No headlights down low, and the side tubes touch the sides of the radiator, but I feel its a lot better protected than my previous iterations...

Also, with just the grill and no header pannel, it should be a lot easier to replace when that happens.

Rockdrummer93 · Jul 4, 2016

I've looked through that thread before.. Lots of good ideas and sweet looking rigs.. I guess my main issue is still being full bodied. Idk how a straight buggy front end will looks with a box in the back. Might just be time to start hacking up lol hopefully not though

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