XJ camping trailer...

[chrisgerman1983]

i have been daydreaming about a camping trailer a bunch lately so i figured id photoshop one to see how sweet it would be i just wish that it was as easy to fabricate and weld as it is to photoshop. has anyone else ever thought of making a wrecked XJ into a trailer. there is a ton at wreckers with front end damage that could be had cheap. the shell couldn't be too heavy with everything unnecessary, removed. there would be enough room for a bed maybe a little fridge some storage damn i wish i knew how to bring my dreams into reality :2thumbsup: does anyone have any thought on it would it be realistic at all or is it just a cool thought

[XJ Stryker]

I saw in one thread where someone hacked up a nice MJ and turned it into a trailer.

[chrisgerman1983]

yeah i saw that one too. there is a few MJs at the wrecker too. would be cool to have a yard full of matching trailers

[OverlandZJ]

It's been done. I'll look for pics.

Remember the Blue XJ XXPeditionXJ on the cover of Offroad Adventures, a 4WP magazine? It was left behind in Australia and made into a trailer. The owner/fabricator is here @ .

[Mutant_Xj]

expedition xj did a trailer from a full xj. If you were going to make one as tall the xj I would use two rear sections having a hatch on the front and back of the trailer. I personally would like to make a trailer out of an Mj bed and set it up like GoJeeps with a roof top tent mounted on top the bed.

[90Blue_XJ]

Can someone photoshop one like mutant is talking about. I would like to see that combo. The two rear XJs together would also be cool with the two hatches and a roof top tent.

[muduck18]

Originally Posted by chrisgerman1983

i have been daydreaming about a camping trailer a bunch lately so i figured id photoshop one to see how sweet it would be i just wish that it was as easy to fabricate and weld as it is to photoshop. has anyone else ever thought of making a wrecked XJ into a trailer. there is a ton at wreckers with front end damage that could be had cheap. the shell couldn't be too heavy with everything unnecessary, removed. there would be enough room for a bed maybe a little fridge some storage damn i wish i knew how to bring my dreams into reality :2thumbsup: does anyone have any thought on it would it be realistic at all or is it just a cool thought

it seems like you really want a two door too huh?

[chrisgerman1983]

yeah that pic was originally a 4dr i got my 2dr now though. got it a few weeks ago for $500

[Matthew Currie]

Many many (Many!) years ago, in some magazine like Popular Science, I think, I saw a similar rig made by some homebrewer using an early-50's Hudson and the rear portion of another for the trailer. It was a mean looking streamlined rig, and I've always thought the basic idea good.


As a practical matter you might find the trailer difficult to balance with that much of it forward of the axle. Of course I don't know how you could do it otherwise with existing XJ body parts, but it looks a little long in the front.

[olysteve]

Originally Posted by muduck18

it seems like you really want a two door too huh?

But it REALLY is a 4 door now

[stewie]

many of us here (myself included) have been brain storming the same thing. i think one out of a 2 door would be easier to make

[tbburg]

There's a build thread somewhere here for a trailer very similar to your P-shop design. I can't find it doing a quick search. It's an old thread, I think I saw it more then a year ago.
If I remember correctly, the guy who did it was in England. He started with a blue XJ, windows decaled up pretty heavily. Finished the conversion and painted the whole thing white to match his trail rig. Spark any memories? I'll post back up if I can ever find it.

[OverlandZJ]

Originally Posted by tbburg

There's a build thread somewhere here for a trailer very similar to your P-shop design. I can't find it doing a quick search. It's an old thread, I think I saw it more then a year ago.
If I remember correctly, the guy who did it was in England. He started with a blue XJ, windows decaled up pretty heavily. Finished the conversion and painted the whole thing white to match his trail rig. Spark any memories? I'll post back up if I can ever find it.

Thats the one i mentioned earlier, i couldnt find it either.

I did find a pic of one constructed of a 2 door body on GoJeep's site. Check out bottom of page.

http://go.jeep-xj.info/Trailers.htm

[bigalpha]

Originally Posted by chrisgerman1983

yeah that pic was originally a 4dr i got my 2dr now though. got it a few weeks ago for $500

What kind of camper is that in the background?

[tbburg]

Originally Posted by chrisgerman1983

You store your Budweiser under your jeep? Does the oil from the valve cover gasket leak make the Milwaukee horse p**s taste any better? (god knows it couldn't hurt)