trintek
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- san antonio & terlingua, tx
I have read most of the topics i could find on here dealing with chopping the vehicle, cages, etc..
I had an 84 cherokee 2door up for sale, but decided to pull the for sale signs and mod it for use on the land i am buying in terlingua. Its beat up, was used heavily for mudding before i purchased it, and as it was under 3k it didnt qualify for "lemon law" protection... so far i have replaced the front shocks (they went out about 2 weeks after i bought it), replaced the alternator with an alternator from the air conditioned model, replaced the fuel pump, and quite a few hoses.. Right now I am running 30.5x9.5 on the stock rims, and still need to replace the carburetor (vaccum advance died, and economy was crap when i bought it), plus need to replace the 4wd actuator with a cable ver (posi-lok, or similar).
The plans for it right now are to cut the roof and sides, save the back panel where the lif mounts and weld it behind the 2 front seats, utilize the top half of the rear lid for the cab window, and the bottom half for the truck tailgate. after that it will be time to start caging it or at least reinforcing everything..
Later in 2005 or 2006, i plan on slowly removing and rewiring everything, and doing a full conversion to an open rail/buggy style..
I guess the only thing i am looking for is any input on building a subframe and such when i do the full conversion next year (possible a little later).
here's a pic of it now.
I had an 84 cherokee 2door up for sale, but decided to pull the for sale signs and mod it for use on the land i am buying in terlingua. Its beat up, was used heavily for mudding before i purchased it, and as it was under 3k it didnt qualify for "lemon law" protection... so far i have replaced the front shocks (they went out about 2 weeks after i bought it), replaced the alternator with an alternator from the air conditioned model, replaced the fuel pump, and quite a few hoses.. Right now I am running 30.5x9.5 on the stock rims, and still need to replace the carburetor (vaccum advance died, and economy was crap when i bought it), plus need to replace the 4wd actuator with a cable ver (posi-lok, or similar).
The plans for it right now are to cut the roof and sides, save the back panel where the lif mounts and weld it behind the 2 front seats, utilize the top half of the rear lid for the cab window, and the bottom half for the truck tailgate. after that it will be time to start caging it or at least reinforcing everything..
Later in 2005 or 2006, i plan on slowly removing and rewiring everything, and doing a full conversion to an open rail/buggy style..
I guess the only thing i am looking for is any input on building a subframe and such when i do the full conversion next year (possible a little later).
here's a pic of it now.