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bitchofanxj · September 11th, 2011, 01:49 PM

Got some tires mounted up to see how its going to sit. The front is on some short ass jack stands right now so the rear will settle down some when the weight is even. Rear bumper tacked, plated 12" of the frame so I had something to weld to. I'll be adding a 2" receiver to the bottom of the bumper. Still have a crap ton of work to do.

Hi Im Adam · September 11th, 2011, 01:56 PM

Bitch'n

bigbchevy · September 11th, 2011, 02:07 PM

Rock out

HVYRTFT · September 11th, 2011, 02:25 PM

I remember when we used to wheel that thing!

XJcoupe · September 11th, 2011, 02:53 PM

subscribed- like to see how it turns out, funny how life gets busy just before/after you get married. Im kinda in same boat, my XJ still waiting to be finished after popping the Big Q. Now I only got 20 days left till the big day, then Im moving out to the garage, she can have the house I told her, haha

bitchofanxj · October 15th, 2011, 09:30 AM

Slow progress

dmoney · October 15th, 2011, 10:31 AM

Fuck'n sweet love the tailgate.....

XJcoupe · October 15th, 2011, 04:13 PM

when your done, will it still be road worthy, or just offroad ?

bitchofanxj · May 25th, 2012, 03:51 PM

Small update, my steering is pretty much set up. Need to make some double sheer brackets and a spacer for the knuckle end of the drag link and it's all set. I've got WJ knuckles, 3/4-16 heims, 1-1/8" solid stock for links. I like the WJ style steering better than the stock style and the WJ brakes should work a lot better too.

Looks great turned to the pass side.

Hits on the pass leaf when turned to drive side. I'm going to make a spacer to go between the heim and knuckle and it should take care of the issue. I'm thinking 1" or less should do the trick.

Bumper is fully welded to the frame now. I didn't want a few bolts being the only thing holding it to the frame with the shackle mounts on the front now. It was a lot of tedious welding but I like doing a lot of smaller plug welds, seems to me that its stronger than the large holes that some people do with hole saws. More surface area covered I guess, my 2cents. I'll be adding a little more plate to the front uni-rails so nothing gets tweaked. Still have a lot to do, hoping I can have it done by fall now that I have my own garage to work on it in.

I had the shackles laying around from a long gone YJ project but I'm thinking that some aftermarket XJ shackles would have been a lot easier to set up. Oh well, they work. I made the shackle mounts my self and HVYRTFT helped me drill and tap the steering links at the shop he works at.

boggin-machine · May 25th, 2012, 04:16 PM

Looks like it will be cool when done

bitchofanxj · June 14th, 2012, 07:16 PM

The tail gate I had ended up being a little more rotted out than I originally thought. I ended up just using the outer skin. I didn't really want to screw around with rigging it up to work when it's going to be mainly a trail rig anyway. Still picking away at it.

Ford forever · June 14th, 2012, 09:06 PM

Nice work!!! Where in n. Muskegon you at?

bitchofanxj · June 14th, 2012, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ford forever

Nice work!!! Where in n. Muskegon you at?

Actually in Fruitport now, thanks for reminding me to change that.

CAMO MAN · June 14th, 2012, 09:20 PM

Bad ass build, looks awsome, love the look of the rear. Keep up the good work

curbdog17 · June 25th, 2012, 05:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bitchofanxj

The tail gate I had ended up being a little more rotted out than I originally thought. I ended up just using the outer skin. I didn't really want to screw around with rigging it up to work when it's going to be mainly a trail rig anyway. Still picking away at it.

Good looking back side

Offroadian · June 26th, 2012, 07:13 AM

Nice.

bitchofanxj · August 12th, 2012, 11:08 AM

Uh oh! Doubler!
I'm so fucking ADD, I never get one thing done on this jeep before I start another!
Cut up this. Plate is just 1/4" steel, just need to bore it and add the bolt pattern for the other 231and weld up the numinum.

Modified this, turning it down sucked but milling the splines was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Just very time consuming.

bitchofanxj · August 15th, 2012, 11:42 PM

Started the clearance hole with a 4.5" hole saw. I''ll get it closer later, just need to figure out how far I need to clock the bolt pattern before I drill any mounting holes. Shooting for as flat as possible on the underside.

MiNi Beast · August 16th, 2012, 12:44 AM

looking good man, hope to see you finish it and wheel it and not just keep doing shit then to sell it when you almost able to take it out like some other creepy guys I know.

curbdog17 · August 16th, 2012, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mini beast

looking good man, hope to see you finish it and wheel it and not just keep doing shit then to sell it when you almost able to take it out like some other creepy guys i know.

zing!!

September 11th, 2011, 01:49 PM	#1
bitchofanxj Are you cooool maaaann? Join Date: 02-21-07 Location: Fruitport, MI Posts: 1,069 iTrader: (20)	Exo XMJ (WTF was I thinking?) Got some tires mounted up to see how its going to sit. The front is on some short ass jack stands right now so the rear will settle down some when the weight is even. Rear bumper tacked, plated 12" of the frame so I had something to weld to. I'll be adding a 2" receiver to the bottom of the bumper. Still have a crap ton of work to do.

September 11th, 2011, 02:07 PM	#3
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May 25th, 2012, 03:51 PM	#9
bitchofanxj Are you cooool maaaann? Join Date: 02-21-07 Location: Fruitport, MI Posts: 1,069 iTrader: (20)	Small update, my steering is pretty much set up. Need to make some double sheer brackets and a spacer for the knuckle end of the drag link and it's all set. I've got WJ knuckles, 3/4-16 heims, 1-1/8" solid stock for links. I like the WJ style steering better than the stock style and the WJ brakes should work a lot better too. Looks great turned to the pass side. Hits on the pass leaf when turned to drive side. I'm going to make a spacer to go between the heim and knuckle and it should take care of the issue. I'm thinking 1" or less should do the trick. Bumper is fully welded to the frame now. I didn't want a few bolts being the only thing holding it to the frame with the shackle mounts on the front now. It was a lot of tedious welding but I like doing a lot of smaller plug welds, seems to me that its stronger than the large holes that some people do with hole saws. More surface area covered I guess, my 2cents. I'll be adding a little more plate to the front uni-rails so nothing gets tweaked. Still have a lot to do, hoping I can have it done by fall now that I have my own garage to work on it in. I had the shackles laying around from a long gone YJ project but I'm thinking that some aftermarket XJ shackles would have been a lot easier to set up. Oh well, they work. I made the shackle mounts my self and HVYRTFT helped me drill and tap the steering links at the shop he works at. Last edited by bitchofanxj; May 25th, 2012 at 04:07 PM.

May 25th, 2012, 04:16 PM	#10
boggin-machine Senior Member Join Date: 01-11-06 Location: bay city Posts: 11,420 iTrader: (30)	Looks like it will be cool when done __________________ 08 qcsb Duramax Ltz 02 tj with some parts laying around for sale 08 crf 450 with a few goodies

August 12th, 2012, 11:08 AM	#17
bitchofanxj Are you cooool maaaann? Join Date: 02-21-07 Location: Fruitport, MI Posts: 1,069 iTrader: (20)	Uh oh! Doubler! I'm so fucking ADD, I never get one thing done on this jeep before I start another! Cut up this. Plate is just 1/4" steel, just need to bore it and add the bolt pattern for the other 231and weld up the numinum. Modified this, turning it down sucked but milling the splines was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Just very time consuming. Last edited by bitchofanxj; August 12th, 2012 at 02:48 PM.

September 11th, 2011, 01:56 PM	#2
Hi Im Adam Senior Member Join Date: 08-19-10 Location: Muskegon, MI Posts: 262 iTrader: (3)	Bitch'n

September 11th, 2011, 02:25 PM	#4
HVYRTFT Reed my teef Join Date: 01-17-07 Location: Whitehall,MI Posts: 2,262 iTrader: (9)	I remember when we used to wheel that thing!

September 11th, 2011, 02:53 PM	#5
XJcoupe 1ton XJ Join Date: 04-04-11 Location: Sault Ont. Posts: 407 iTrader: (0)	subscribed- like to see how it turns out, funny how life gets busy just before/after you get married. Im kinda in same boat, my XJ still waiting to be finished after popping the Big Q. Now I only got 20 days left till the big day, then Im moving out to the garage, she can have the house I told her, haha

October 15th, 2011, 09:30 AM	#6
bitchofanxj Are you cooool maaaann? Join Date: 02-21-07 Location: Fruitport, MI Posts: 1,069 iTrader: (20)	Slow progress

October 15th, 2011, 10:31 AM	#7
dmoney tj on 36 iroks Join Date: 02-27-06 Location: fremont michigan about hour north of grand rapids Posts: 535 iTrader: (9)	Fuck'n sweet love the tailgate.....

October 15th, 2011, 04:13 PM	#8
XJcoupe 1ton XJ Join Date: 04-04-11 Location: Sault Ont. Posts: 407 iTrader: (0)	when your done, will it still be road worthy, or just offroad ?

June 14th, 2012, 07:16 PM	#11
bitchofanxj Are you cooool maaaann? Join Date: 02-21-07 Location: Fruitport, MI Posts: 1,069 iTrader: (20)	The tail gate I had ended up being a little more rotted out than I originally thought. I ended up just using the outer skin. I didn't really want to screw around with rigging it up to work when it's going to be mainly a trail rig anyway. Still picking away at it.

June 14th, 2012, 09:06 PM	#12
Ford forever Bought another jeep Join Date: 01-28-09 Location: North Muskegon, michigan Posts: 533 iTrader: (0)	Nice work!!! Where in n. Muskegon you at?

June 14th, 2012, 09:20 PM	#14
CAMO MAN CAMO MAN Join Date: 09-10-11 Location: THREE RIVERS MICHIGAN Posts: 108 iTrader: (0)	Bad ass build, looks awsome, love the look of the rear. Keep up the good work

June 26th, 2012, 07:13 AM	#16
Offroadian seasoned Join Date: 05-19-07 Location: Indian River, Mi. Posts: 291 iTrader: (1)	Nice.

August 15th, 2012, 11:42 PM	#18
bitchofanxj Are you cooool maaaann? Join Date: 02-21-07 Location: Fruitport, MI Posts: 1,069 iTrader: (20)	Started the clearance hole with a 4.5" hole saw. I''ll get it closer later, just need to figure out how far I need to clock the bolt pattern before I drill any mounting holes. Shooting for as flat as possible on the underside.

August 16th, 2012, 12:44 AM	#19
MiNi Beast Imakesensitivepeoplecry!! Join Date: 03-13-06 Location: Marquette, MI Posts: 8,871 iTrader: (74)	looking good man, hope to see you finish it and wheel it and not just keep doing shit then to sell it when you almost able to take it out like some other creepy guys I know.