My first build! Jake's 93xj Blog

[CAJJ93XJ]

well I guess I better update this before I get to behind with the pics

it's time to fix some damage and make this jeep pretty
started by taking the jeep to an old friends shop who helped us give the jeep a good pull

then took a couple things off of the white jeep

here is my new section. I also took the 2x6 rocker off the other side

drilled out some spot welds.. a lot of spot welds. and started peeling back layers of the body

and this is what it currently looks like. you see where I'm going with this?

 

[CAJJ93XJ]

alright so here's what I was talking about when I said "peeling back layers"
I'm drilling out all the spot welds and the layers literally peel off

the basic idea is to peel off the damaged layers then do the same to my new piece (except opposite) and make a giant puzzle piece

here is my roof corner with the brace removed. my new chunk of cherokee will be cut to fit into this piece and so on and so forth. the most difficult part will be the side of the firewall, which is still bent in and wont budge

wish us luck. big thanks to my dad who is the mastermind behind this repair

 

[Rammin97]

Good Luck!!! That does not look fun at all!!

 

[Rammin97]

Oh, are there plans for a cage? Looks like a good time to do any interior mods/internal cage since you have killer access?

 

[CAJJ93XJ]

yes. lots of metal is going back onto this jeep over the next few months :greensmok

 

[Rammin97]

Sweet, looking forward to seeing progress and the finished product..

 

[blondejoncherokee]

hey jake I sent small shafts 2 Pms, he hasnt gotten back to me on the rotors for over 2 weeks. you can come grab them if you want them. they are yours. saves ya over 60$.

 

[CAJJ93XJ]

sweet. I'll pick them up eventually if I get the chance. maybe if Alex goes and gets that unit hub he'll grab me the rotors

 

[Mike1331]

wow thats looks crazy.

Yeah you might as well cage it and boatside it with that much material removed already.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

wow thats looks crazy.

Yeah you might as well cage it and boatside it with that much material removed already.

thats a good point. I agree. At the very least - some 2x6 rockers. Boatsides and raising the door line and chopping the doors would be even better.

 

[CAJJ93XJ]

it's actually not as much material as it looks like. the doors are most of the bulk. that white xj had 2x6 rockers already on it so those are certainly being re-used. boatsides are heavy, and raising the doorline would be sweet
but it's already hard enough for me to get in and out of this jeep lol

 

[SacXJguy]

What am I getting? I might be able to stop by on my way to work.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

He said you need a unit bearing? do you need a unit bearing?

 

[SacXJguy]

yea, all my lug nuts are threaded in weird. I just need one.

 

[blondejoncherokee]

cool. I got a unit bearing you can have then.

 

[Hillenbrand]

Nice progress dude.

 

[CAJJ93XJ]

thanks man. ok so here's my final puzzle piece

and bam. fits like a glove

alright so that was kind of a hectic mess hacking parts. but that's the thick of it
game plan from here on out:

prep for welding
test fit doors/windshield
weld
plexi windshield
remove interior
frame stiffies
cage
paint
roll it again

 

[blondejoncherokee]

looks good jake. i dig it man.

 

[CAJJ93XJ]

thanks man. here are the final stages

cut up the driver side for the 2x6 rocker

and immediately after test fitting I decided you guys were right. these would look way better if I cut the doors and tucked them even higher. to bad the other side was already pre welded in place. nothing is set in stone. maybe I will keep cutting

hung a door and test fitted a windshield. we're only off by a few millimeters in a few spots. I'm happy with it

and then I came home to these. the first thing I noticed is that the middle sections are about half the size and weight as the ruffstuff ones. I think I'll be much happier with these

big thanks to my dad for being the mastermind behind these repairs. couldn't have done it without him

 

[CAJJ93XJ]

I have a windshield. fitment isn't to bad the corner is a little off

it's done just needs doors. wheeled her the other night and it held up fine