some winter mod's

[rubix-xj]

the before pic
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/3510033140.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7617506)



so i set out this winter to get some of the little things done to the xj.

fist was the tnt unibody skids

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/3510100211.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7617543)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/3510100275.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7617544)




then i trimmed the fenders a little more to clear some 34's

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/3510100243.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7617545)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/3510100272.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7617546)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/3510100225.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7617547)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/3510100373.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7617548)

[rubix-xj]

adding some more mounting points for the rear bumper

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5707115698.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747300)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5707115753.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747301)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5707115780.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747302)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5707115739.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747303)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5706560678.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747285)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5706560693.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747286)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5706560619.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747287)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5706560625.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747288)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5706560613.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747289)


im in the process of moving the alternator uptop , i already removed my ac

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5706560615.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747290)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5706560762.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747291)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5706560746.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747293)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/5706560736.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7747294)


so now i have to button up the rear fenders, move the gas tank to drop through the floor and get my taurus fan in . then i can fab up the other rear bumper mount . i really wan to add some more mounting points to the front bumper .

[sidriptide]

looks like my old junk i broke in 1/2!!

http://www.fototime.com/3CEB95732D8E015/standard.jpg

[rubix-xj]

hahaha,, well i hope it doesn't break in half before i can put the 60's under it and exo cage it ..

[trailbound xj]

did you cut the back off? looks like it from your fender trim pic , have any pic of the whole rig? lookin good though , you have completed more than I have this winter

[rubix-xj]

did you cut the back off? looks like it from your fender trim pic , have any pic of the whole rig? lookin good though , you have completed more than I have this winter


yeah i cut the back off, but left the roof alittle longer so people in the back seat had their head still inside. here are a few pics

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/3510082819.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7617541)


http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/3510100363.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7617549)


http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/2/3510082718.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7617529)


http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/1/1117534073.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7472391)

[xalexjx]

looks good!

[rubix-xj]

looks good!


thanks , its getting there. im trying to do all the little crap that needed to be done. i have only run it once off road , so i will see how well the mods work in a few weeks. still need to fix my winch (broke the clip for the wire ) and get it mounted , along with the bumpers . i also want to put some front doors on ( it looks like its going to be a muddy spring around here) which means i have to weld some new door hinges on.
today i need to get the alternator mod finished , get the new belt on . then comes the exhaust . i cut it off before the cat so i could get a decent weld on the inside of the tnt skids.


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[rubix-xj]

i got the new belt for the alternator move and loosely hooked up the new cherry bomb exhaust. i was going to reuse the old cat , but it had different plans and decided to fall apart when i tried to cut off the old tube. so i rigged the exhaust up just so i could see if the alt was charging.


exhaust

Click here to watch prvt-pyle-xj-cherry-bomb-pre-welding-and-clamping- (http://media.putfile.com/prvt-pyle-xj-cherry-bomb-pre-welding-and-clamping-)


alternator

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/6018414394.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7762429)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/6018414330.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7762430)

[rubix-xj]

yesterday i started to relocate the gas tank,

after a little bit of cutting and grinding and banging , i got it in with a little bit of wiggle room . i was able to reuse the factory straps and cut the filler hose location and bend it to fit the new tank location. i added 1 inch square stock to keep the tank up between the frame rails. i need to cut the hole for all the hoses and wires. add a skid plate from frame rail to frame rail.

cutting the hole
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/6706391440.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7790966)


hole in my floor
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/6706391425.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7790968)

fuel tank placement
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/6706391437.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7790969)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/6706391487.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7790970)

pics from under xj
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/6706391445.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7790967)


filler hose pics
http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/6706391572.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7790973)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/6706391590.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7790974)

http://img2.putfile.com/thumb/3/6706391532.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic/7790975)


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