The JD is parked in the barn. Time to play with da CAT

[FarmerMatt]

I got tired of Goatman dragging my butt all over the country & making me trash my nice John Deere on every rock in every state, so it was time to build a dedicated rig. Hinkley came up with a rolled 96 4 door & I couldn't resist. My local Caterpillar dealer kicked in with the paint & stickers & the rest is history. We started this project close to 4 months ago & finally have it ready to get bashed for BOTW begining this next week. I couldn't have done it without the help from Scrappy & Jes's sawzall.

Matt
http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epigie/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/cutxj.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epigie/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/catangleview.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epigie/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/cathood.jpg

[jeeplas]

I was once told that John Deeres are painted green so that they can hide in the grass when a real tractor goes by. :laugh3:

[jrsxj98]

Nice work....now go bash it......

[Ramsey]

:wow: that is one nice rig

[ChiXJeff]

Oh, my........ that's cover material.

[basalt51]

:drool:

I see the front right tire has already been claimed.

[Kernel]

uh kewl.

[CRASH]

No fair! Lack of sheetmetal is cheating!

CRASH

edit: I'm saying a little prayer tonight for your front 44. What ya got in rotating mass there, 120 lbs?

[Jeepsterboy101]

That thing is sweet. Any spec's on it?

[Kaczman]

Those front fenders are sweet. I may need to fire the Sawzall back up.

-Jon

[xj92]

That's really cool, one of the coolest ones I've ever seen.

[XJJPR]

But are the winch bolts tight??????



hinkley

[btraysxj]

Looks killer... let us know how she goes.

btray

[bac XJ]

nice nice

[offroadman83]

Holy crap!!! Daddy want!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1 :rattle:

[Hickey]

More pics please. Especially during the build. This is exactly what i am planning for my build. Did you keep any of the OEM floor? Or did you just build a whole new tube chassis. How wide is the bench in the back? Wide enough for 3?

[JnJ]

SWA WWEEEETTTTT! That is badazz! You out did yourself farmer!

[FarmerMatt]

But are the winch bolts tight??????



hinkley

That's why I built the winch "cage". Spectator saftey comes first... :wierd:


Specs:
Front End
78 Ford High pinion front narrowed 6". Lengthend radius arms, ARB Locker, 5.38 gears, Warn shafts, Longfeild joints, Stazworks beadlocks with 37x17 MTR tires.

Rear End
Currie 44, spool, 5.38 gears, Explorer Disc Brakes, Stazworks Beadlocks with 37x17 MTR's.

Other
Atlas 2 4.3:1 T-case, Completely flat belly, still got leaves in the rear, LED light steering wheel, Kicking Stereo so the wife can wheel at her best & a bunch of other little crap that took way too much time to build & fabricate...


Yep Andy, them thar tires & wheels are a heavy combo, but with as much weight I've dropped I'm hoping the 44's will hold up. I flogged pretty good over new years in JV without problem, but time will tell.

Matt

[HTeK]

friggin sick....

by far the BEST looking xj buggy i have ever seen. now lets see her in action!! :dunce:

[XJEEPER]

nice progress shots matt......looks nice, but will Jen let you drive this one occasionally?

[FarmerMatt]

nice progress shots matt......looks nice, but will Jen let you drive this one occasionally?
I highly, highly doubt it. I even had to build in the slides out of the old front seats so that her short scrawny legs could reach the pedals...

Here's a pic showing the amount we cut in the begining during a mock up stage. WE actually cut up more to just behind the front seats, but left the framerails the same length. The rear seat is 36" wide & fits my 6 & 11 year old boys snugly. I wouldn't want to stuff 2 adults back there for long unless their names were Loren & Andy...

Matt

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epigie/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/matts004.jpg

[Gil BullyKatz]

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epigie/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/catangleview.jpg

http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epigie/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/cathood.jpg

Sick!!! Totally sick!!!

and may I say...

The front end tubework is better looking than Beez's... my $0.02

Way to raise the http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v465/bullycatz/smileys/character45gr.gif

[FarmerMatt]

friggin sick....

by far the BEST looking xj buggy i have ever seen. now lets see her in action!! :dunce:

Leaving for BOTW this Friday so you won't have to wait long. Looks like I chose the wrong tires though. I may need to go find me some boggers. I HATE MUD.

Matt

[88flexj]

That rig is sick!!!! I'm not worthy.

[Jes]

That paint is poppin'!

[lugie]

Looking forward to seeing you beat on that. I'm diggin the paint. t-minus 48 hours until departure.

[hjeepxj]

Damn. :eek:

[Weasel]

Those front fenders are sweet. I may need to fire the Sawzall back up.

-Jon

My thoughts exactly.....

Looks good, so if you shortened the rear seating area did you loose wheelbase or just get more cargo area?

[mean94xj]

REAL NICE WRk.

[98XJDMB]

Damn.... i think my XJ has dreams of looking like that...

[FarmerMatt]

My thoughts exactly.....

Looks good, so if you shortened the rear seating area did you loose wheelbase or just get more cargo area?

The rear seat is in the "stock" location. The floor is just reworked under it. I flipped the rear springs around & am at 109" wheel base for those steep climbs.

Matt

[BrettM]

friggin awesome man! have you weighed it?

[BrettM]

109 huh, what's your belly height? mine's at 115 and I'd love to get it down to 108ish.

[Jeepin Jason]

ho-lee crap! Matt, that rig is flat out awesome! Gotta be the best XJ buggy I've seen.

[ECKSJAY]

Looks simple. Less complexity is better. I like it.

[shimmy]

i'm speechless... great job!

[DrMoab]

Hate to be the Nay sayer here but....It doesn't have your cool tail light housing man!

Very very nice though..

[erwinstein]

:laugh3: I like it! I like it ! :laugh3: :thumbup:

[renegade_z71]

lol is there a purr under that hood or is is a jeep under there

[FarmerMatt]

Hate to be the Nay sayer here but....It doesn't have your cool tail light housing man!

Very very nice though..

Yea, but I'm still blingging the same LED's Yo.
http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epigie/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/catled.jpg

Brett, I'm 23" of clearance at the belly

Matt

[hackedxj]

Really like the tube work! Looks good enough to be a daily driver!

[y2kxj]

man that is awesome!

[MrShoeBoy]

Got any pics of the underside?

Why did you keep leafs in the rear? Simplicity or did you not want to go too extreme? :D

BTW: It looks really sweet!

AARON

[Ivan]

Absolutely awesome work..... WOW!!!

BTW..... I noticed the plate on the back. Is it street legal? Gawd, how much fun would that be, tooling around town in that sweet rig :viking:

[Gil BullyKatz]

Front End
78 Ford High pinion front narrowed 6". Lengthend radius arms, ARB Locker, 5.38 gears, Warn shafts, Longfeild joints, Stazworks beadlocks with 37x17 MTR tires.



Any pics of the radius arms and how you attached them?
Inquiring minds would like to know...

Thanks

[woody]

Very Cool

[Geepfreak]

So,, I just showed this thread to my 15 year old, he said Dad,,,, can I do that to my Jeep!

Matt, that is friggen SWEET!

[FarmerMatt]

Street legality is a relative term... It is registered, tagged, & smog legal. I've got some big mud flaps to cover the rear, but the head lights aren't kosher. All in all I think I've got enough to maybe keep the fuzz at bay.

I kept the leaves in the rear for simplicity. It took so much time to get this far with it that adding the engineering to do a proper rear 4 link would have added another month to the build. I did build in upper control arm mounts into the tube work behind the rear seats to put links in later. The other problem is that a rear 4 link would have added another couple grand to the build cost. I dump enough money into it already. The jeep came to me pretty setup with the rear end, atlas, ORGS lift & so on. I tried to reuse most of the parts that came with it.

I'll get some under pics & post them when I get a chance, but my long arms have better ground clearance than Goatmans short dinky arms...

Matt

[JKTXJ]

Must chime in as well.... Very nice!

[94XJ4x4]

hubida hubida hubida..... ::drool:: WOW that thing is awesome.... wanna trade?? haha

[XJZ]

I think you might have taken it a bit too far.......

I liked it best in the 1st pic (post saws-all), that version has charisma!!



All kidding aside, that thing is awesome!! Great job!

[sidriptide]

GREAT JOB MATT!!!!!! i'm diggin' it.....

[BrettM]

I kept the leaves in the rear for simplicity. It took so much time to get this far with it that adding the engineering to do a proper rear 4 link would have added another month to the build. ... The other problem is that a rear 4 link would have added another couple grand to the build cost. I dump enough money into it already.

wait, so you're saying leafs are good for simplicity, ease, and cost? But what about the terrible axle wrap? what about the terrible ride quality? your spine will hate you. leaf springs are for covered wagons. Where's Goatman, Jes, CRASH, etc when you need them :laugh3:

wait... is it possible that the very same logic applies to the front too? ;)

Brett "4 leafs" M

[MrShoeBoy]

wait, so you're saying leafs are good for simplicity, ease, and cost? But what about the terrible axle wrap? what about the terrible ride quality? your spine will hate you. leaf springs are for covered wagons. Where's Goatman, Jes, CRASH, etc when you need them :laugh3:

wait... is it possible that the very same logic applies to the front too? ;)

Brett "4 leafs" M


LOL

Now the fight starts :D Whos got the popcorn?

AARON

[MaXJohnson]

further proof of an excess of very creative brain cells floating around in your head.

Nice design, nice proportions, nice execution.

It just looks right. Not the first XJ to end up as a buggy, but likely the one that will start a serious trend. You've shown the XJ to be an excellent foundation for a 4-seater buggy.

[FarmerMatt]

wait, so you're saying leafs are good for simplicity, ease, and cost? But what about the terrible axle wrap? what about the terrible ride quality? your spine will hate you. leaf springs are for covered wagons. Where's Goatman, Jes, CRASH, etc when you need them :laugh3:

wait... is it possible that the very same logic applies to the front too? ;)

Brett "4 leafs" M
Brett... 3 words, get over yourself.:laugh3: I used leafs because I had them & couldn't afford the money or time to UPGRADE. the key word here is upgrade. You took a modern well engineered front coil 4 link front suspension & axed it for an outdated 19th century design & now you're trying to justify it to the world? :rattle:Just admit it when you're wrong. The buggy will probably be linked up by next winter just to spite you.:wave:

[FarmerMatt]

further proof of an excess of very creative brain cells floating around in your head.

Nice design, nice proportions, nice execution.

It just looks right. Not the first XJ to end up as a buggy, but likely the one that will start a serious trend. You've shown the XJ to be an excellent foundation for a 4-seater buggy.

Jeni says it comes from an extremely warped sense of reality, but I like your version better. Much more poetic. Thanks for the comps.

Matt

[Paul S]

Looks great Matt, you've done a lot of work since the test run.
Did you change the winch mount, I thought it was below the bumper?
Paul

[BrettM]

You took a modern well engineered front coil 4 link front suspension & axed it for an outdated 19th century design & now you're trying to justify it to the world?

you guys are way too easy to mess with :kissyou:

the damn problem is that "modern well engineered front coil 4 link" was engineered for 28" tires, no lift and a crappy axle. My truck's ability exceeds the goals I had in the build, and at very reasonable cost, so I am very pleased with my decisions.

It only gives me greater respect for custom link setups like URFs and Goatman's, but I can still have fun and camp next to Buck or Spider with the best of 'em. :cheers:

Your rig is far superior to mine
is that what you were looking for? maybe i wasn't clear enough in my first post. GOOD WORK.

[XJJPR]

Gay license plate!


hinkley

[Matt S.]

here are a few to *update* things.

This is the radius arm mount (oh and be nice about the welds! that was the first thing built and it was early!)
http://img97.exs.cx/img97/194/p10100540uh.jpg

This is the top of the intigrated tranny/radius arm mount
http://img190.exs.cx/img190/7286/p10100494gk.jpg

This is a general shot of the underside (that atlas was clocked like a b!tch) For some reason I dont have any pictures of the floor..... hmm
http://img216.exs.cx/img216/1958/p10100524jn.jpg

This is a side shot of the bottom. Cant tell to well, but it is flat as a button!
http://img228.exs.cx/img228/4030/p10101521at.jpg

That is all from me for now.

Matt
:speepin:

[ILLXJ]

I wish I had the know how to do something that nice. JIM.

[FarmerMatt]

Gay license plate!


hinkley
Your ass looks fat in those jeans.

[XJJPR]

Could you make the pictures larger, I can't see them!

:rolleyes:

RESIZE!

hinkley

[FarmerMatt]

you guys are way too easy to mess with :kissyou:

the damn problem is that "modern well engineered front coil 4 link" was engineered for 28" tires, no lift and a crappy axle. My truck's ability exceeds the goals I had in the build, and at very reasonable cost, so I am very pleased with my decisions.

It only gives me greater respect for custom link setups like URFs and Goatman's, but I can still have fun and camp next to Buck or Spider with the best of 'em. :cheers:

Your rig is far superior to mine
is that what you were looking for? maybe i wasn't clear enough in my first post. GOOD WORK.

You can dish it out, but can't take a little? Come on man, I thought we were going to go a few rounds. :rattle: Yes, I want you to bow before me, for I am Farmer lord of the almond tree...

Matt

[JeepFreak21]

LOL

Now the fight starts :D Whos got the popcorn?

AARON

http://www.slicky.net/smilies/drama.gif

[FarmerMatt]

Looks great Matt, you've done a lot of work since the test run.
Did you change the winch mount, I thought it was below the bumper?
Paul
Jeni broke the winch on that one section on sledge just before she took that optional line. It didn't like being pounded into that rock so I felt it would be a little safer up on top.

Matt

[Matt S.]

Could you make the pictures larger, I can't see them!

:rolleyes:

RESIZE!

hinkley


hey mark... shut it!

You see how much i post? Yeah... i know nothin bout this intranet thingy.

OK MANG? :wave:

Matt

[Ludakris]

That thing looks sweet. I gotta get a tubing bender and a mig... oh, and a junk XJ, and a trailer... and...

[98XJDMB]

When are we going to see some vids of this thing in action? and have you weighed it?

[sloppyjoe]

Very nice, I am thinking of going to a coil rear as well,but not a sweet buggy like that........NICE!

[Jes]

Matt,
You're my hero. When I grow up I want to be just like you... I love you man.

Jes

[cccj]

Is there a traction bar hiding in your temporary rear suspension?

[Majo]

Brett, I'm 23" of clearance at the belly

Matt



hmm,

I thought you'd end up with more than that. My YJ on stock Flat springs and worn 35's has 22inches of clearance all the way underneath. What size lift springs are you running?

[Matt S.]

hmm,

I thought you'd end up with more than that. My YJ on stock Flat springs and worn 35's has 22inches of clearance all the way underneath. What size lift springs are you running?


Its not a whole lot of clearance, but it is what it is. The front springs are ORGS 3" springs with a 1.5" spacer. We figure the front sits about 6-7"s of lift. The coils mount on top of the arms, so figure 2"s or so. The rear are National 11 leaf 4.5" springs. Now they run 10 leafs, we removed the smallest one. Because they lack of wieght, the back is just a hair taller than the front.

Traction bar?! ha..... no. These springs will only see a little less than a seasons use. After that, plans are in for a linked rear. they should last. should is the key word. We feel confident they will because the shear amount of leafs in the pack.

[cccj]

I flipped the rear springs around & am at 109" wheel base for those steep climbs.

Matt

Traction bar?! ha..... no. These springs will only see a little less than a seasons use. After that, plans are in for a linked rear. they should last. should is the key word. We feel confident they will because the shear amount of leafs in the pack.

Good luck with that. :rolleyes:

[Lincoln]

Matt,
You're my hero. When I grow up I want to be just like you... I love you man.

Jes

You can be. Just learn to eat like Matt and I and you'll be on your way. Losing you girly figure is the first step. :chef:

[Lore5]

I also must say that that thing is awesome. I wish I could pull something even close to that off

[AzRick]

Dude, that thing IS NOT gonna protect you from flying rocks......beware!

Are you gonna install a windshield before BOTW?

Rick

[Joe]

Could you make the pictures larger, I can't see them!

:rolleyes:

RESIZE!

hinkley


:D :laugh2: :laugh2: :laugh2: :spin1:

[AZXJ]

Lookin Good Matt..

[Codeman]

I am inspired...
Its like American Chopper XJ style- "I want a theme-buggy!"

now if only I had the time, skills, resources, oh, and the money. :)
Looks good man!

Codeman

[Majo]

Matt,

I'm running XJ rears' in my YJ flipped for the extra wheelbase. I really really advise a traction bar. Even with an s10 leaf spring or two there is no way Edit (I was^) able to control the axle wrap. That long side of the spring being up in the front will wrap up the second it sees any torque. With the stuff you guys run out in JV I'd prob through a traction bar on it. But I'm all for seeing how it goes as is. I'm sure loaded down with 4 passengers and gear it'd be a diff story then with 1 driver. Gotta post some pics of it.


*I'm gonna dissapear back into the darkness again soon :)

Later,
Sean

[BrettM]

I'm gonna have to strongly agree, I didn't catch the first time that you said you had the springs flipped. as I'm sure you know, having the long-side forward will allow for significantly more axle wrap.

[OT]

Hey Scrappy, who really welded that, THE OWL?
:D

[Darky]

Its beautiful. My XJ wants to look like that with all (or most) of its body panels...:D

[wannabe]

Its rigs like this that make me feel foolish for spending the money and time to build mine and only have it turn out to be a fraction of what yours is.

KICK FREAKIN ARSE

[Matt S.]

Hey Scrappy, who really welded that, THE OWL?
:D


funny.. This is not "okiefied" in any way! Matt even said I prolly went a little over board with the rosettes. So dont give me that owl garbage. :laugh3:

[JeepFreak21]

funny.. This is not "okiefied" in any way! Matt even said I prolly went a little over board with the rosettes. So dont give me that owl garbage. :laugh3:

It didn't look photoshopped to me :dunno:
Billy

[FarmerMatt]

Hey Scrappy, who really welded that, THE OWL?
:D

I hired Owl on as a consultant cause his rig is da bomb & his knowledge of fabrication is second to none. Those welds are as good as we could get the JB weld in there with our fingers. Owl says that the JB is better than the liquid steel so we went that route...

I know full well the axel wrap could be a problem & if it is than it is. I'll deal with it than, but it should work just fine for now.

Matt

[XJ_ranger]

Could you make the pictures larger, I can't see them!

:rolleyes:

RESIZE!

hinkley

get DSL

[BillR]

VERY nice ride!
That's some serious welding skill displayed there. Nice job! :wave:

[nhrocker]

I keep looking at it and I like everything I see!

I just gotta ask though, how much would you estimate it would cost to do this if you had to buy all the parts and supplies out of pocket?

[skyjackerXJ]

Hey Scrappy, who really welded that, THE OWL?
:D

I haven't seen him pop his head on Pirate in some while...they were awfully cruel to him.

[Matt S.]

I just gotta ask though, how much would you estimate it would cost to do this if you had to buy all the parts and supplies out of pocket?


Weeeelll.. since Matt is prolly not ganna be on for a week or so... I could tell you this.

HE DOESNT KNOW.. and he dont want to! We guestamated you could do something like this around 15k or so. He had ALOT of the parts before from the rollover jeep. atlas, arb, axle, lift, etc. In time, I worked 4 months, every day, 10 hours a day. HARD FRICKIN WORK. Alot of "well lets try this, oopps! Maybe not. How about this..." and so on. Both of us racked our minds most everyday during the tube build days for new inovative ideas. I mean you dont build something like this and now want it to look kick ass right?

IMO, the things that make it stand out among the others are this. Its a 4seater buggy, with ALL spares and tools to do the work required. Has a complete working STOCK dash with working GLOVE BOX! Has a stock center console. Those just make it different than most everything else.

Did any one notice the narrowing job we did with it?

Matt

[Slip Kid]

Awesome rig.

Dash and console are the only XJ parts?

[jpfreak]

That is one amazing rig.

[XJJPR]

get DSL


Why would I want to get slower down loads?????

:D


hinkley

[Matt S.]

Mark! Why arnt you on the ROAD!

[YELLAHEEP]

Farmer, Scrappy....

I'm curious as to what led you to cut off the back half after chopping everything else away? (referencing the first "before" picture) Looks like it would have made a bit less work leaving the stock platform and using the original leaf spring locations rather than having to create new ones when you did the tube work. Did you do this to locate the leafs further inboard than the stock location? Is the new tube framework in the rear higher than the original XJ rear section was?

I think the rig is awesome! You guys did a helluva job! :thumbup:

[Majo]

sick, inboarded springs rock. If you got alloys in that 44 should be enough strength wise. 60 rear shafts are smaller than 44 fronts.

ok i been away soo long who the heck is scrappy? i'm lost

[Matt S.]

Farmer, Scrappy....

I'm curious as to what led you to cut off the back half after chopping everything else away? (referencing the first "before" picture) Looks like it would have made a bit less work leaving the stock platform and using the original leaf spring locations rather than having to create new ones when you did the tube work. Did you do this to locate the leafs further inboard than the stock location? Is the new tube framework in the rear higher than the original XJ rear section was?

I think the rig is awesome! You guys did a helluva job! :thumbup:


Troy, We cut it off because we inboarded the springs. We "frenched" them into the framerail. The jeep was a rollover. Upon close inspection the rear floor area was tweaked and the OEM leaf spring mounts were not the same. It would have taken much more tim e to repair the damaged area. Something we dicovered along the way was that by inboarding the springs we had no room for the gas tank to hang in its original position. In our first design, we wanted to keep the tank and the box low. But after the fact, we ended up haveing to raise the tank about 8"s Luckly we were able to even use the stock skid plate!

The new tube work is MUCH higher than the original. I would guess close to 6"s higher. It works out best like this because we have so much room under there for links, and exhaust.

IMO i think the tube back end worked out the cleanest and most stucturally strongest. Because of the high speed desert racing/jumping that the jeep will be put through, we doubled the uniframe. The back framerails are tied directly to the radius arm/tranny mounts by another "frame rail" over the floor and under the seat. worked real slick.

Here is a picture of the double frame rail i am talking about.
http://img153.exs.cx/img153/1082/10000664lt.jpg

Matt

edit: 33 spline currie shafts in the back. And Me? uh... been around here for 4 years now? lol what you want to know? Punk ass kid who tries to build stuff.

[BrettM]

sick, inboarded springs rock. If you got alloys in that 44 should be enough strength wise. 60 rear shafts are smaller than 44 fronts.

ok i been away soo long who the heck is scrappy? i'm lost
what are you talking about!? rear 60 shafts are typically 30 spline 1.31" diameter, same as D44, but full-floating.

[Jeepin Jason]

ok, is there some general photo album or image directory where us envious folks can check out more/all the pics? :D

[BSH]

That's unbelievably cool. It's fabulous, it's awesome. And what makes it just that great is the Caterpillar scheme. I'm a Jeep and a Cat fan. I can't wait to see the write-up and centerfold spread in JP or Four Wheeler.

[XJZ]

Matt's photos are like sitting in the front row at the movie theater. :eek:


:D

[Jeepin Jason]

y'all just need bigger monitors! :p

[Crossett]

ok, is there some general photo album or image directory where us envious folks can check out more/all the pics? :D

x2 :)

[BrettM]

I feel kinda like I'm cheating ;)

but if you look at the properties on one of those pictures and take the last part off it takes you to the parent directory: http://home.earthlink.net/%7Epigie/sitebuildercontent/sitebuilderpictures/

i didn't go through all the pictures, but i haven't seen any others of this rig in there.

[Matt S.]

there are not any more in matts web page. sorry! Jeepin Jason is takin care of things.

[98XJDMB]

Jason, you better be takin care of things fast! i want to see more

[OT]

Oh, now I see what I was looking at.

http://www.savepic.com/freepicturehosting/is.php?i=331476&img=10000664lt.jpg

Matt (Scrappy), you suck at the internet.

[David Taylor]

Here are a couple of it in action today on aftershock. Some of the guys going to best of the west stopped in Jv for a warm up run.
http://www.funtigo.com/go/i26529904?i=i26529904_58445.jpg
anotherhttp://www.funtigo.com/go/i26529997?i=i26529997_86586.jpg
are group of xj's(well sorta xj's)http://www.funtigo.com/go/i26530144?i=i26530144_73126.jpg
It loks like Paul is taking a leak but really fixing his light.

[BrettM]

i see Matt's, Paul's and Richard's there, who are the other two? kinda looks like a SWB up front...

[David Taylor]

Mine is in front of Paul's. We ran with Richards club the trail blazers

[JnJ]

Mine is in front of Paul's. We ran with Richards club the trail blazers
Did Matt get to drive it at all? :D

[98XJDMB]

i want more pics of all those "XJ's"! I need some insparation to save money so one day mine can look like that.

[Majo]

what are you talking about!? rear 60 shafts are typically 30 spline 1.31" diameter, same as D44, but full-floating.


FRONT 44 shafts from the HD chevy 44 my roommate HeepJeeps on PBB my roommate had are bigger than the rear 60 shafts he had laying around.

[David Taylor]

Did Matt get to drive it at all? :D
Yes, he had some seat time.

[Matt S.]

Update:

Thanks to JeepinJason and his wonderful internet skillz:greensmok: . He built us a build up page! There isnt thousands, but a good handful to show the general build up.

http://jeepin.com/cat_album/index.htm

Matt :greensmok

[Crossett]

Update:

Thanks to JeepinJason and his wonderful internet skillz:greensmok: . He built us a build up page! There isnt thousands, but a good handful to show the general build up.

http://jeepin.com/cat_album/index.htm

Matt :greensmok

awesome, thanks! :)

[XJ NORM]

THAT is the first cat i ever liked, i guess i am a cat lover

[Hickey]

How many sticks of tube do you figure you used? 1.75"?

[XJZ]

About half way though the pics, my 2 yr. 8 month old son, sitting on my lap asks; "Daddy...him broke his Jeep?.......him fix it?" Well sort of... :D

Awesome job, the pics help you get an understanding up the amount of work that goes into something like that. Incredible!

[Matt S.]

Um we figure over 300 feet... or somewhere in there. mostly 1.75". But lots of 1.5" and some small amounts of 1.25". Some square here and there. And yes it was a lot of work.

Matt

[Hickey]

Thanks Scrappy!

[98XJDMB]

Wheres some video of this rig in action? its been so long!!!

[Red97XJ]

WOW.

that is nice.

[NXJ]

http://www.funtigo.com/go/i26530144?i=i26530144_73126.jpg


:greensmok

[FarmerMatt]

Norway???? I was an exchange student in Stockholm for a year during my Junior year in high school. Man, you should have heard the jokes those Svensk told about you guys...

Matt

[Lincoln]

Norway???? I was an exchange student in Stockholm for a year during my Junior year in high school. Man, you should have heard the jokes those Svensk told about you guys...

Matt

How much would we have to pay them to take you back? Just wondering.

[NXJ]

Norway???? Man, you should have heard the jokes those Svensk told about you guys...

Thats right :) And, we have the exact same jokes about the swedes :laugh3:

[Ghost]

Specs:
Front End
78 Ford High pinion front narrowed 6". Lengthend radius arms, ARB Locker, 5.38 gears, Warn shafts, Longfeild joints, Stazworks beadlocks with 37x17 MTR tires.

Rear End
Currie 44, spool, 5.38 gears, Explorer Disc Brakes, Stazworks Beadlocks with 37x17 MTR's.



I thought you could only get 5.13's in the front 44 ford? Where you get them?

[Lincoln]

I thought you could only get 5.13's in the front 44 ford? Where you get them?

Dana, Yukon, Motive, and I think Superior. There might be others also.

[OT]

Any update on how much/how little axle-wrap you have with the reversed leafs and what you did/are going to do about it?

Enquiring minds want to know.

[FarmerMatt]

The CAT is getting a 60 in the rear. Full float, 35 spline, 5:38 gears, with a detroit. All bought for a song & a dance from a buddy. I'm going to 4 link it with Rock equipments air shocks. The reversed leafs lasted awhile, but the wrap was evident & I bent one leaf getting winched backwards after a failed attempt at a steep climb because I ran out of gas.:wierd:

[Jes]

When are you gonna finnish that thing?
Jeni is gettin' pissed.

[FarmerMatt]

It'll be ready for Thanksgiving

[AzRick]

Can I throw rocks at it for the Holidays? :kissyou:

Rick

[Paul S]

It'll be ready for Thanksgiving

Not good enough Matt. You need to have it ready for a night run in Sept., FITD (weekend of Oct. 8th) + a run in between FITD & Turkey week.

Paul

[sdors]

Thats one hot rig. Tell us more...

[88poohxj]

Do you have any other pics of this build up? I really would like to see more of how it became the CAT that it is today. I looked through all of your threads and couldn't find more on the build up.

[David Taylor]

Do you have any other pics of this build up? I really would like to see more of how it became the CAT that it is today. I looked through all of your threads and couldn't find more on the build up.

Matt is gone for a week at BOTW.

[88poohxj]

Thanks, i didn't know that. Oh well ill just try and wait, hope he has more pics laying around.

[jesse xj]

that truck is awsome how long did it take you to build it

[FarmerMatt]

Do you have any other pics of this build up? I really would like to see more of how it became the CAT that it is today. I looked through all of your threads and couldn't find more on the build up.

There's another thread on the rear 4 link build up on this forum... If there's any particular area that you want to know about than let me know. The first cut up & tube out took 2 of us close to 10 months. The rear suspension took a couple months of pondering & a couple weeks to build. The rig is about to go under the knife again for a new front end & suspension along with a little more tube work... :confused1

Matt

[baseballneal86]

Do you have any pics of the flat belly skid?

[88poohxj]

Wow, thats a lot of time that you have invested into this rig. Not to mention how much the tubing must have cost, etc. I would love to see the rear suspension build, im really interested in learning to bend tubing also. Any pics of that would be much appreciated as well. Good luck on beating the heat down there, i know that if its hot in Auburn or Grass Valley it must be horrible down past Sacramento.

[FarmerMatt]

Here's a link to the rear suspension build. There's some pretty good pics of the flat belly as well.

Rear Four Link (http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=69144&highlight=puppy)

Matt

[hotelfinder]

we need video... nice rig