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VOTE NOW for the 2010 Rig of the Year!

VOTE NOW for the 2010 Rig of the Year!

  • ipkyss

    Votes: 14 3.7%
  • shortxjdoug

    Votes: 49 13.0%
  • XJEEPER

    Votes: 74 19.7%
  • FatCity

    Votes: 35 9.3%
  • FlexdXJ

    Votes: 16 4.3%
  • time2getdirty

    Votes: 21 5.6%
  • in4aride

    Votes: 25 6.6%
  • Loose_Nuts_Enterprises

    Votes: 30 8.0%
  • RCman

    Votes: 64 17.0%
  • urban yan

    Votes: 8 2.1%
  • XJ_ranger

    Votes: 40 10.6%

  • Total voters
    376
  • Poll closed .

Bryan C.

NAXJA Forum User
NAXJA Member
Location
Antioch, CA
Here are the 11 Rig of the Month winners from 2010. This month they will all compete head to head for the title of Rig of the Year.

Each winner is being asked to provide 2 additional pics of their rig. I will add these pics to each post as they come in.
 
Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

First up is January 2010 winner. ipkyss Snow wheeling theme.

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Original submission from January:

Well a lot of you have seen it, but heres a ton of specs.

98 2door 4.0 AX-15 NP231 with SYE

Around 5" lift

Front end
89 Ford HP kingpin dana 60 5.38 gears welded carrier, new bearings/ seals
DOM steering with 3/4 3/4 hiems SJ Drop PA
DOM track bar with 5/8 3/4 hiems with heavy duty frame mount
3 link suspension with large johny joints 2"x250 wall DOM links
solid diff cover

Rear end
78 ford 60 5.38 gears Detroit
bored spindles
yukon 35 spline shafts
Disc brakes with 1/2 ton calipers
solid diff cover
double triangulated 4 link with large johny joints with 1.25 thread on all ends
stock front coils
Tom woods shaft
37/1250/17 Procomp X/MT on New take off H2 wheels
20% tint all the way around
Front and rear hitches
All the floors were done with bed liner
Soon to come, 4.7 stroker and Dana 300

This rig in my trail rig, recovery rig (Has pulled half of the NAC guys through the snow) And my DAILY DRIVER. Its a great well rounded XJ that can be beat without worry of breaking parts, yet drive down the highway at 70 mph all day.
 
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Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

February 2010 winner shortxjdoug

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1987 Jeep xj Wagoneer
factory renix 4.0, Aw4 Auto, 231 case with SYE
open radiator conversion
factory tcase skid
4 point harnesses
Homebuilt 3 link suspension, ballistic and poly joints
re 5.5 coils
re trackbar
chevy c series front brakelines
white bds shocks
Wagoneer dana 44 spooled with 5.13 gears, ballistic bracketry
.250 wall draglink, .375 wall chromoly tierod, 3/4 heims
hdoffroad frame stiffeners
rustys 4.5 inch leaves and 2 inch rear shackles
napa gas charged shocks in rear
isuzu dana 44 rear factory disk brakes 5.13's and spooled, trail gear alum. wheel spacers
internal rollcage
walmart storage bin
2x2 box boatsides
35x12.50x15 LTBs on cragar soft 8's
..... and a heavy right foot

bought initially for around 400, built in a few short months and wheeled as often and as hard as life allows ;)

2more pics

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Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

In March, we had the chapter shootout. 8 chapters selected and submitted rigs for this month.

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XJEEPER came out on top of the Chapter Shootout vote.

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Winner from the Intermountain Chapter

XJEEPER


2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport

Under Hood
4.0L Motor
Fastman 62mm throttle body
Flowmaster Muffler w/hi-flow Cat
AEM Dryflow filter on custom intake tube
Optima Red Top battery
Viair 450 Air Compressor on custom bracket
AW-4 Tranny
231 T-Case w/32 spline shaft
Tom Wood’s Custom Driveshafts SYE
Woody’s Front/Rear HD Driveshafts

Drivetrain
HP D30 with ARB air locker-30 spline
30 spline Alloy USA axle shafts
Alloy USA tube seals
Rotated and gusseted housing inner C’s
T&T Customs weld-on Truss
Custom LCA Skids
Custom Upper and Lower shock mounts
Custom Trackbar w/JKS axle bracket
Custom trackbar truss/crossmember
Ruffstuff HD diff cover
WJ brake swap with Akebono calipers
Custom 1.25” DOM steering linkage w/Tera TRE’s
Currie Anti-Rock sway bar with custom brackets
Prothane coil insert bumpstops
SS Long-travel brake lines

XJ D44 Rear with ARB air locker-33 spline
33 spline Alloy USA axle shafts
4:88 gearing
TJ Rear Disc brakes
Ruffstuff HD cover
Extended Bumpstops
Raised shock mounts
SS Long-travel brake line
1.25” Billet Wheel Adapters
285/75/16 Maxxis Bighorn tires mounted on Jeep Moab wheels

Suspension and Chassis
T & T Customs Y-Link Arms and Crossmember
RE 5.5” Coils with .75 poly spacer
RE 1463 Leaf packs 3.5”
2” Custom anti-wrap spring perches
1” Custom boomerang shackle
DT Pre-Runner Shocks
T&T Customs weld-on Unibody Stiffeners
Temper Mental Racing reinforcement plates
JKS SBS plating-both sides

Armor
Custom Tube Front Bumper-1.5” DOM
Custom Rock Sliders 1.5” DOM

Miscellaneous
Hella H4 headlights w/upgraded harness
Hella 500 offroad lights
Front Door storage pockets
Custom rear passenger seat headrests (ZJ)
Custom ARB plumbing with manual pneumatic switches
2 Gal Air storage tank
Uniden CB w/ Wilson 1000 roof mt. antenna
Fire ext , 1st Aid kit
Recovery straps , clevis, tire plugs, HiLift jack, LoLift Jack

2 more pics

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Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

April winner FatCity

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2009 Baja 1000 Champion

91 Cherokee
300 HP 4.0L built by Nick Beal at JeepTrix
Rear 35 spline 9" with Ten Factory Chromoly shafts, Disc brakes and spool 538:1 Motive gears
Front Tera 50 housing (D44R) with Ten Factory Crhomoly shafts, ARB and 538:1 Motive gears
AW4 and a 231
33" BFG Baja T/A's
6" Full Traction Front long arm kit with Rubicon Express ZJ coils
6" Rear Deaver Leaf Spring Race pack
2.5" King 3 tube Bypass shocks up front
2.5" King 3 tube Bypass shocks in the back
2" King air bumps at each corner
32 Gallon Jazz fuel cell
PRP seats
Four 9" Light Force HID's up top
Two 9" Amber Light Force HID's on the chrome horn
Bunches of cool race stuff
Ran the Sierra fest one month and won the Baja 1000 the next month.
Street legal, registered and insured...

Thanks,
Eric

2 more pics.

The imfamous "Wall Jump"
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Naxja Sierra Fest
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Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

May brought another theme month. 31" tires and 3.5" or less lift.

Winner FlexdXJ

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Ohh pick me

Drivetrain:
4.0l
AW4
NP231

Front Axle: stock open diff, ZJ steering
Rear axle: Stock, Open

Armor:
JCR T-case skid
JCR stage 2 sliders
OE Front and gas tank skid(not pictured)
JCR Stage 4 front bumper(not pictured)
JCR stage 3 rear with tire carrier(not pictured)
JCR taillight housings (not pictured)

Goodies:
31" Kumho road venture MT's
15x7 Soft 8's with 4" BS
Cobra CB
wilson antenna
Surco Roof Rack
DDM tuning HID's
Autopal housings
Ebay HD harness
2" teraflex spacers and a bastard pack
JKS rear upper shock mounts
LED's in gauge cluster
OEM hitch
C4x4 THB's
Relocated Front flares
JKS disco's to be installed
Lightforce 170's to be installed

2 more pics

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Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

June brought another theme, 33" tires.

Winner time2getdirty

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Black 1998 Jeep XJ:
· Dana 30 -(4:10, Crane Diff Cover, ARB, Gusseted)
· Chrysler 8.25 -(4:10, Crane Diff Cover, ARB, R.E. Shock Mounts)
· Front suspension -(Rusty's 3.5 Coils, JKS ACOS, Rock Krawler Upper Adjustable Control Arms, Super Lift Lower Adjustable Control Arms, Rustys Track Bar, Pro Comp es3000 (5150's on the way)
· Rear suspension -(Rusty's 4.5 leafs, 2 inch shackles, Bilstein 5100)
· Armor/Bumpers - (Nate's 4x4 Front Bumper, Custom Crane Sliders and Frame Stiffeners, Detours Slimline Rear Bumper with Tire Carrier, Tomken Gas Tank Skid)
· Others- (Smittybuilt 8k Winch wrapped with Master Pull line that goes through a Custom Crane Hoss, CB Radio, 20 Pound Nitrogen Tank, Custom sub 10 "sub box, Lots of small things, KC Day Lighters, Procomp Rock Lights, Custom Crane aluminum tierod)
· Motor -(Bored Throttle Body, Throttle Body Spacer, K&N Air filter, Custom 2.5" Exhaust with Aftermarket Header)
· Tires -(33/10.5/15 BFG KM2, 8x15 D windows)
In the future: Cage, Long Arms, rear 1/4 guards, 4-1, truss front and rear, Go WHEELING!

2 more pics

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Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

July winner in4aride

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1996 Classic

4.0,aw4,231

Sleeved steering

removable doors

Stock D30 with Aussie, warn guard up front

Stock 8.25 rear welded up

Mix matched lift of about 5-1/4"

Adjustable uppers fixed lowers

RE trac bar

Sliders from Stang5LGT

Home brew front bumper

IPF headlights with Fatboy bulbs. wiring harness upgrade

Red top battery

Allied beadlocks wrapped in 35x12.50-15 MT/R Kevlars.



X

2 more pics.

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Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

August theme was for Jeepspeed/prerunner type rigs.

Winner Loose_Nuts_Enterprises

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96 XJ 4wd Pre-Runner for #1706 DJ Racing

Specs:

96 Jeep XJ

Drivetrain:

Ford 302, fuel injected, moved 7" to rear, custom firewall
Art-Carr C4 Trans, Reverse manual valve body, low ratio planetary set, 300M main shaft, Art-Carr shifter
Atlas II transfer case 3.8:1 ratio

Axles/Suspension:

Dana 30 front axle, trussed custom mounts, Detroit Locker, 4.88 gears custom 6 lug dana 44 hub conversion and brakes
Rubicon Express long arms, custom crossmember
Rubicon Express 5.5' coil springs
King 2.5"x12" double bypass shocks, strapped at 13" of travel
Radflo 2"x4" hydraulic bump stops
Ford 9 inch rear axle, trussed
31 spline Dutchman chro-moly axle shafts
4.88 gears, Detroit Locker, disc brakes
4 link trailing arm suspension, 1 1/4" heims everywhere, except bushings at frame side of lowers
King 2.5"x14" coilovers
FOA 2.5"x16" triple bypass shocks, strapped at 18" of travel

Interior:

Full roll cage, from front bumper to rear bumper (lots O' tube)
Custom sheet metal dash with gauges, switches, resettable circuit breakers, Lowrance 540C GPS, Kenwood Race Radio, Rugged Radios Intercom and headsets, XM satellite radio, Link-Arc on-board welder mounted in dash, co-dog telescoping handlebar
Kirkey aluminum race seats
PRP 5 point harnesses

Extras:

(4) VisionX HID's on upper light bar Converted with Baja HID kits
Hella headlamps with Baja HID kits
(4) Kragen 4" HID's on front push bar
37x12.50 17 BFG KR project race tires or 36x13.50 16 Interco Irok's on Champion bead locks
Hanneman fiberglass fenders and bedsides
Rear amber collision light

More build pics here
 
Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

September winner RCman

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Way to much to list here and I'm sure I'm leaving stuff out, but here’s some highlights:

1997 Cherokee Sport, chopped, caged, etc
Modded 4.0L, bored, cam’d, ported, etc
Poly fuel cell, Mallory pump & regulator
AW4, NP231 (for now)
Beard Ultra Seats, Crow 5-pts, stock dash
1/2" UHMW Belly
Functioning keyless entry, power mirrors, rear wiper, and defroster!

Front:
3-link w/ panhard, 4.5” RE Coils, ACOS, Fox 2.0 shocks
’79 HP D60, 5.38s, lockright, 35spline RCV shafts, 300M flanges, 4140 high steer arms, plated knuckles, etc
PSC Full Hydro
39” PitBull Maddogs on H1s
M8000 winch

Rear:
Triangulated 4-link, SAW 2.0 Coilovers (triple rate, 150lb/in over 250lb/in)
’79 LP D60, 5.38s, spool, bored spindles, 35spline 4340 shafts, discs.
39.5” PitBull Rockers on H1s


2 more pics

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Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

Theme for October was stock height and tire size.

Winner urban yan

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Engine:
- aFe® Stage 2 Intake System
- 62mm Throttle Body/63mm 3/8" TB Spacer
- Mopar Transmission Cooler
- Dodge Dakota Rebuilt 140+amp alternator
- BANKS TorqueTubes® header/ 2000°F Hot Jet Coated
- 2.5" Magnaflow 14256 Polished Muffler/ High Flow Cat/ 35179 Slant Tip
- Kolak Performance 2.5" mandrel bent tailpipe

Suspension/Wheels/Brakes:
- 300MM 2 Piston/Slotted/Cryo-treated Front Brake kit
- Teraflex Rear Disc Conversion
- ATE Super Blue Brake Fluid
- Addco F+R sway bars w/ Energy poly bushings
- Bilstein HD Shocks
- 18x7.5 Charger RT Rims powdercoated hammertone / 225/60/18 Contis

Interior:
- Katzkin deluxe leather package
- Hi/Low Seat heaters
- Catch-All® Floor Mats + Cargo-Logic® Liner
- Mopar German Import Stainless Steel Sill Plates
- Gentex Auto Dimming Rear View Mirror

Exterior:
- XP6054 Bi-Xenon Projectors w/ 6000k D1S
- Hella Micro DE Projector fogs w/ 6000k H3 HID retro
- Hella 500s w/ 4300k H3C HID retro w/Yellow Color Shieldz
- Orvis Air Deflector + GTP Hood Vent Retrofit
- Startech Replica Custom-made Bull Bar (powdercoated hammertone)
- Antec Rear Gas Tank Guard (powdercoated hammertone)
- Shaved Turn Signals + mouldings/ Smoked Side Signals/ Redout Tails

Audio:
- 2DIN retrofit w/ Pioneer AVIC-X920BT Nav (deck's enroot)
- ALPINE MRP-M350/ MRP-F240 V-Power Amps (Stealth Install)
- Infinity Kappa Perfect 6.1 .. 6.5" components
- Infinity Kappa 62.5i .. 6.5" rear-fill speakers
- Infinity Kappa Perfect 10DVQ .. 10" subwoofer
- 50 sq.ft Deadener/XTC speaker baffles
- 10" Stealthbox® sub enclosure

Miscellaneous:
- QuickLIFT Hoodlift shock conversion

2 more pics

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Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

November theme was for beater rigs.

Winner XJ_ranger

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Specs:


  • Links / Airshocks in the front
  • Laminated spring steel in the back with a horible anti-squat traction bar and some shocks
  • Axles front and rear that dont have diff covers and have 1 spline per inch of tire diameter, 5.13's, high pinion front 9", low pinion rear 9", Detroit, spool, alloy axle shafts, 19 lug nuts for the rig.
  • aluminum transfer case with 2 shifters
  • Transmission that only leaks when the rig is upside down
  • 4.0L that wont die
  • winch infront of the passenger seat
  • boatsides that are 16ga steel... and *shocking* dented.
  • Bent cage that didnt line up even when it was brand new, and now its been rolled.... a few times... (might be straighter than when I started)
  • Bent skidplates covering some of the important stuff
  • welded oil pan because it doesnt have a bent skid plate under it
  • Custom ratchet strap hood closure device
  • broken rear ring and pinion, but it only makes noise at ~35mph or more, so I try and drive 34 mph and in front only
  • worn out 35" maxxis creepy crawlers that measure 32" tall on MRW beadlocks. 3 of 4 beadlocks are bent and not 'true' anymore.
  • even the cowl has dents in it, because I cant drive, and do stupid things
  • last trip I broke a leaf spring and ripped the muffler off.
  • it looks like ass.

2 more pics.

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Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

One person who needs a huge thanks is Letterman for bringing all the winning rigs to life with his artwork. There is no way I could do the ROTM each month without his help. Thank you Dave! :cheers:

Another thank you to everyone who submitted their rigs this year. We had a total of 6 themes, 5 open, and 1 chapter shootout contests. The ROTM program will continue on as long as there people willing to submit their rigs.

As always, ideas for themes and any other questions you may have can be sent to me directly via PM. Suggestions are always welcome.

Also, a big thanks to everyone for voting each month.
 
I'm not winning this so GO DOUGIE DOUG DOUG! :D
 
Re: 2010 Rig of the Year candidates

One person who needs a huge thanks is Letterman for bringing all the winning rigs to life with his artwork. There is no way I could do the ROTM each month without his help. Thank you Dave! :cheers:

Thanks for letting me do the photos, it is a labor of love for me!
 
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