Oil Town XJ's 2 Door Build

[Oil Town XJ]

Sweet XJ :loveu:

I have a 1999 XJ up here in Yellowknife that I am in the process of building up....mine is only going to go with the 31's and 3.5" lift (have yet to decide which ones)

I plan on wheeling it in the NWT and Alberta, so I may see ya on the trails next year!

Post up on edmontonjeep, when your coming down!

 

[blacklabel000]

wow you really went to town on that xj! i wish i would have spent the time and really paid attention to detail. good luck with the rest!

-Nick

 

[snowboard3r411]

holy crap man your 2 door is freaking sexy nice build

 

[xSUx SGT BAKER]

It bolted right in, the only thing I had to do was notch the bracket to clear the shift lever. You can see it in the top right corner of the picture

Thanks a lot:wave: i know what im buying now arty:

 

[austinaubinoe]

-iceland flairs
-241 rock track
-D44's
-2 door to boot

Dude this build is out of control!

 

[StevenXj]

Love the fender flares. imma get a pair myself.
I have 35s but need a lot of room ha.
How much of a lift is that 6.5 or 8?

 

[Oil Town XJ]

6.5

 

[twodoorXJ]

Sick 2 door man! What are your future plans?

 

[Oil Town XJ]

Sick 2 door man! What are your future plans?

The build has been put on hold for a few weeks, as I am parting out my 88 YJ to make room for my 47 CJ2A I bought 2 weeks ago.

Once the YJ's out of the garage, first up is the bumpers, then a rear storage area, followed by the hybrid cage build. In the far future a stroker

 

[Gold Cobra]

Glad you lost those decals, they were gay as hell. Awesome build.

 

[Boostwerks.com]

Looks good!

I'm surprised how ghetto those flares are tho :/

 

[jakeWI]

nice build.

you worried about those Iceland offroad flares breaking off?

is that tin foil up against the firewall area? haha it looks like it. But I do like the snorkel/intake setup.

 

[Oil Town XJ]

nice build.

you worried about those Iceland offroad flares breaking off?

is that tin foil up against the firewall area? haha it looks like it. But I do like the snorkel/intake setup.

I'm not too worried about the flares breaking off, I reinforced all the bolts, but if they do its an easy fix. I recently fixed a buddys flare for him that got knock of an ran over by 7 other jeeps. I glassed in some metal strips and welded the bolts to them, so if mine break thats what i'll do.

Yes thats tin foil tape, it was temporary until the silicone set up

 

[fireLt.]

Nice rig! Makes me want to put a 2 door together.

 

[SteveT]

Nice rig! Makes me want to put a 2 door together.

Kev, start with mine.....then give it back! :yelclap:

 

[Oil Town XJ]

Finally had time to work on the heep after repairing the garage door for the 4th time this month. First the motor went, then the cable snapped, followed by the spring breaking.

Time to finally started on the front bumper that should have been done months ago!

Had a little fun with the sawsall and now I have a huge hole!

I wanted my winch to be tucked away so I wouldn't lose any approach angle, so I drew up a winch cradle to go where my front crossmember use to be.

 

[Oil Town XJ]

Winched cradle fabbed up and installed

Installed drain plugs to get the mud out

I had to clock my XRC-8 comp series winch so I could get at the handle

First step was to undo the bolts holding the connecting rods in place

Once you pull the clutch assembly off theres 12 allen head bolts you need to unscrew. You cant see it in the pictures, the clutch assembly is stamped T-max right by one of the bolt holes

 

[Oil Town XJ]

Next you pull the mounting plated off the clutch assembly and rotate it to the position you want the handle to be in. Then bolt it all back together.

Winch is a tight fit! A 10,000lbs probably wouldn't fit

Tomorrow I start bending tube for the bumper!

 

[Oil Town XJ]

Brackets notched for the main tube

Main bar tacked in place

I still need to add the supports for the hoop, d-ring mounts, skid and some dimple dies

 

[MG2000XJ]

I love the bumper, simple and effective. Nice work!