I got bored so I started bobbing my front end

Reply Subscribe

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

08-24-2015, 03:06 PM

#61

Rogue4x4

::CF Administrator::

Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Blunt, South Dakota

Posts: 14,465

Likes: 75

Received 770 Likes on 524 Posts

Year: 97

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.6 stroker

TOTALLY DOPE.

Nice job.

Reply Like

08-24-2015, 03:58 PM

#62

Desertfox1023

CF Veteran

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Burlington, NC

Posts: 2,340

Likes: 0

Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts

Year: 1994...mostly...

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0L I6 HO, Lot's of Bolt Ons

Very nice. Love the tube fenders idea.
You going to keep them tube or fill with some sheet metal?

Reply Like

08-24-2015, 04:55 PM

#63

StuckBuck

Seasoned Member

Join Date: Mar 2015

Location: Oregon

Posts: 453

Likes: 0

Received 3 Likes on 3 Posts

Year: 1995

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6

Looks sick man! Cant wait to see it with skinned fenders and big rubber! Nice work!

Reply Like

08-24-2015, 07:40 PM

#64

blankdeluxe

Senior Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Posts: 562

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Year: 88-ish

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6

Hey, I can upload from my phone!

Anyway, skins are coming. Just depends on my free time to get them done

Reply Like

08-25-2015, 08:58 AM

#65

Desertfox1023

CF Veteran

Join Date: Apr 2008

Location: Burlington, NC

Posts: 2,340

Likes: 0

Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts

Year: 1994...mostly...

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0L I6 HO, Lot's of Bolt Ons

Quote:

Originally Posted by blankdeluxe

Hey, I can upload from my phone!

Anyway, skins are coming. Just depends on my free time to get them done

Gonna, look good with the skins.
Wonder how you can make the hood line match your narrowed grill.

Piece of Tube coming around the front tight to the header panel to complete a hoop?

Reply Like

08-25-2015, 09:22 AM

#66

HS00XJ

CF Veteran

Join Date: Apr 2012

Location: Ross Vegas, Ga

Posts: 1,843

Likes: 0

Received 2 Likes on 2 Posts

Year: 2000

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 w/ tupy head

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desertfox1023

Gonna, look good with the skins.
Wonder how you can make the hood line match your narrowed grill.

Piece of Tube coming around the front tight to the header panel to complete a hoop?

That's what I was thinking too.

Reply Like

08-25-2015, 09:45 AM

#67

blankdeluxe

Senior Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Posts: 562

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Year: 88-ish

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6

Quote:

Originally Posted by dukie564

So you're going to manually switch the transmission whenever you drive it anywhere? That'll get old real fast. I'd leave the TCU for just driving, and use the switches as a bypass when you want to manually control it

Yeah, switches manually control it all the time. This thing is getting awfully close to being a trailer queen so I'm not worried about having the TCU anymore. And I already chopped up the harness so I'm pretty well committed at this point. I really don't mind having it set up this way honestly.

Quote:

Originally Posted by sycoglitch

What he said. To have the option is cool. But for normal driving, having the TCU do the work is the ****

Meh, I have my subies to drive daily. This thing is just a fun project for me at this point

Quote:

Originally Posted by 93_xjcherokee

I tried to make a cope notch once with a chop saw and it didn't work very well

Yeah, I couldn't imagine. Its much easier with a 4 1/2 inch grinder. And those stickers help a ton.

Quote:

Originally Posted by roninofako

TOTALLY DOPE.
Nice job.

Thank you.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desertfox1023

Very nice. Love the tube fenders idea.
You going to keep them tube or fill with some sheet metal?

Sheet metal is coming

Quote:

Originally Posted by StuckBuck

Looks sick man! Cant wait to see it with skinned fenders and big rubber! Nice work!

Thanks. I'm looking forward to it too. Soon enough I hope.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Desertfox1023

Gonna, look good with the skins.
Wonder how you can make the hood line match your narrowed grill.
Piece of Tube coming around the front tight to the header panel to complete a hoop?

I considered that as well but I think I'll have to cut my hood even more to get it to fit. I was going to fiberglass to fill in the gaps but The more I look at it, the less I mind it.

Reply Like

08-28-2015, 11:21 PM

#68

Basslicks

No, I don't lick fish.

Join Date: Mar 2011

Location: Northern Kentucky

Posts: 11,166

Likes: 20

Received 20 Likes on 19 Posts

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee (XJ)

Engine: 4.0

Fenders look great! Wonder if a pie-cut like what the hot rodders do would solve your hood dilemma.

Reply Like

08-29-2015, 06:03 PM

#69

ftwelder

Junior Member

Join Date: Dec 2014

Location: rockinham VT

Posts: 89

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Year: 1994

Model: Cherokee

Engine: stock I6

It's pretty darn nice considering the complexity of the project.

Reply Like

09-08-2015, 12:01 PM

#70

blankdeluxe

Senior Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Posts: 562

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Year: 88-ish

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6

Skinned. When I'm not in the middle of a move and have some more free time to focus on this thing I would like to redo them and really take my time but for now this will do. If nothing else it at least gives them a finished look.

Attached Thumbnails

I got bored so I started bobbing my front end-img_20150904_153734.jpg

I got bored so I started bobbing my front end-img_20150904_153743.jpg

I got bored so I started bobbing my front end-img_20150904_160538.jpg

Reply Like

09-09-2015, 02:17 AM

#71

93_xjcherokee

Banned

Join Date: Oct 2014

Location: tucson

Posts: 17

Likes: 0

Received 9 Likes on 9 Posts

Year: 1992

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Looks good. Why did you screw the skins in opposed to welding them in?

Reply Like

09-09-2015, 01:09 PM

#72

blankdeluxe

Senior Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Pagosa Springs, Colorado

Posts: 562

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Year: 88-ish

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0 I6

Quote:

Originally Posted by 93_xjcherokee

Looks good. Why did you screw the skins in opposed to welding them in?

Because I wanted something on there for the time being but I have a wedding and cross state move next week and didn't have time to properly fab up a set. When I have more free time I'll get new metal instead of the old fenders and do it the right way.

Reply Like

09-09-2015, 02:07 PM

#73

MolonLabe

Junior Member

Join Date: Oct 2014

Location: Chesapeake, VA

Posts: 52

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Model: Cherokee

Subb'd!! This is a badass build!! Keep up the great work.

Reply Like

09-11-2015, 10:03 PM

#74

Bradly Mitchell

Junior Member

Join Date: Sep 2015

Location: San Marcos

Posts: 89

Likes: 0

Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts

Year: 1994

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0

Good looking build.

Reply Like

10-22-2015, 02:56 PM

#75

kylemason

Seasoned Member

Join Date: Oct 2015

Location: Fargo, ND

Posts: 305

Likes: 0

Received 1 Like on 1 Post

Year: 1999

Model: Cherokee

Engine: 4.0L I6

I love the tube fenders, wish the panels were welded in instead of bolted. Also wish the rear cage was curved down, I feel like it would be stronger as one piece. I laughed a little when there was only the 4 openings in the grille - made me think that Jeep is only getting credit for 4 continents instead of all 7.

Reply Like

Reply Share

First
Prev
5 / 8
Next
Last