jeepinxj05
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- Location
- Starkville, Mississippi
in doing this with my unibody xj, am i gonna have to support everything somehow since the hatch (main support for unibody) will no longer be there? if so, how can i do this cheaply?
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chopping rear 1/4
- Thread starter jeepinxj05
- Start date
- Location
- San Bruno, CA.
How is the hatch a "main support for unibody"?
jonboy
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- Location
- beside myself
guess we should wear a helmet when opening the hatch, eh? :viking:
Rev Den
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- Location
- Plainfield, IL
jeepinxj05 said:
1st - The hatch is NOT a support structure.
2nd - You should be asking how to do it correctlly, not cheaply. It is NOT cheap.
Rev
jeepguy97
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- clearfield, pa
It will fold like a TACO.
Rev Den
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- Location
- Plainfield, IL
jeepguy97 said:
Oh yea.....forgot that part.
Rev
jeepinxj05
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Starkville, Mississippi
about the main support, i've read in numerous threads that it is. plus, when i'm flexing along with all xj owners, why is it impossible to close an opened rear hatch?? it's because the unibody torques more with it opened than closed... i'm pretty sure it is the support, but if i am wrong, don't just criticize my original thought, instead correct me
Rev Den
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- Location
- Plainfield, IL
Yes the body will flex with the hatch open, or closed for that matter. If you remove any of the roof, or the pillers supporting it, you will need to replace that structure somewhere else.
Rev
Rev
- Location
- San Bruno, CA.
jeepinxj05 said:
Got links?
The chassis flexes weather the hatch is opened or closed.
No it doesn't, it's just easier to open it than close it.
No it isn't.
Who criticized you?
Consider yourself corrected.
- Location
- NC Sandhills
My hatch has cracks like a team of roofers. Gorrilla Glue worked for awhile.
It has new struts, and my favorite stickers on the glass... Plus the glass got glued in several trails ago... so it's structural now too
What should I do?
It has new struts, and my favorite stickers on the glass... Plus the glass got glued in several trails ago... so it's structural now too
What should I do?
jeepinxj05
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Starkville, Mississippi
well thank you for clearing it up
LilRedRover
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- West Virginia
Cage it really well before you start chopping... and not some bolt in deal from a mass manufacturer... if you can weld, which I'm hoping if you're talking about chopping cargo area, weld in yourself a cage that has more crossmembers than you would EVER think you would need then tie your cage into the exoskeleton that you'll also be making, along with the unibody stiffeners and front and rear bumpers... is chopping starting to sound a little more expensive than you were expecting? If you want a rear open cargo area, buy an Unlimited
Ramsey
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Shreveport, LA
are you want to cut the lower rear 1/4 like this?
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29750&highlight=cut+rear+quarter
or completely chop the back pick up style.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=29750&highlight=cut+rear+quarter
or completely chop the back pick up style.
- Location
- Birmingham, AL
Ramsey said:
good read :sunshine:
jeepinxj05
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Starkville, Mississippi
both actually. i remember reading that thread, but thanks for finding it for me
Rev Den
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- Location
- Plainfield, IL
LilRedRover said:
Rev
Gil BullyKatz
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- 2003UB313 Planet ERIS
Rev Den said:
Rev
That reminds me...
Feel free to bring a sawzall to Meatfest 06...
Rigidness is never an issue in my house.
