XJ camping trailer...

chrisgerman1983 · Mar 12, 2009

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 · Mar 12, 2009

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

chrisgerman1983 · Mar 12, 2009

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 · Mar 12, 2009

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 @ NAXJA

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Mutant_Xj · Mar 12, 2009

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 · Mar 12, 2009

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 · Mar 12, 2009

chrisgerman1983 said:
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 · Mar 12, 2009

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

Matthew Currie · Mar 12, 2009

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 · Mar 13, 2009

muduck18 said:
it seems like you really want a two door too huh?

But it REALLY is a 4 door now

stewie · Mar 13, 2009

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 · Mar 13, 2009

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 · Mar 13, 2009

tbburg said:
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 · Mar 13, 2009

chrisgerman1983 said:
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 · Mar 13, 2009

chrisgerman1983 said:

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? :laugh3

god knows it couldn't hurt)

kujito · Mar 13, 2009

Matthew Currie said:
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.

You could add a hitch and one of those hitch platform things. Put all your trail spares and other weighty gear back there to counter-balance.
One of these:

Maybe fab one a bit stronger.

chrisgerman1983 · Mar 13, 2009

bigalpha said:
What kind of camper is that in the background?

not sure exactly what size 20f maybe. i took this pic at the prev. owners place... as for the oil in the beer id be SOL cuz the jeep doesnt leak a drop even with 470000KM on it :cheers:

chrisgerman1983 · Mar 13, 2009

Matthew Currie said:
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.

what kind of weight ratio is ideal for a trailer? do you need it to be pretty well balanced?

bjoehandley · Mar 13, 2009

stewie said:
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

I was just thinking the same thing, maybe cut hte front off just before the firewall and make some kind of cap to hide the remaining portion of the front clip before painting it to match.

chrisgerman1983 · Mar 13, 2009

bjoehandley said:
I was just thinking the same thing, maybe cut hte front off just before the firewall and make some kind of cap to hide the remaining portion of the front clip before painting it to match.

yea it would be cool to keep a foot of the hood or something... would make a cool storage box, and be more aerodynamic for highway millage

might have to shorten it a bit though

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