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Old May 10, 2008 | 12:19 AM
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Yeah but I want it to be steel. I think fiberglass would crack after some time with flexing.

Maybe I'll just chop the back and build a cage and rag top. idk yet. The time will come.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 01:07 AM
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Close it in somehow. You will be sorry if you ragtop it> Mark my words on this.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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Old May 10, 2008 | 04:36 PM
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Old May 10, 2008 | 08:56 PM
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Does the MJ have a full frame??? It just seems wierd that it is that closely designed to a unibody SUV.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Walkeraviator
Does the MJ have a full frame??? It just seems wierd that it is that closely designed to a unibody SUV.
I'm sure its unibody, its just so weird having a bed and not a full frame. Or does it have a full frame? If the MJ was full frame then that would be something I'd probably try to find.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 09:01 PM
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Seems to me it would almost have to have a frame. The body isn't one piece, the bed and cab are seperate.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 09:02 PM
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Hmm, I hope someone can say for sure, I've never had the pleasure of messing with an MJ.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 09:08 PM
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No frame, and yes it's split between bed and cab like a frame truck. Only the unibody rails run clear through.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 09:09 PM
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Found this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeep_Comanche It is a unibody
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Old May 10, 2008 | 09:15 PM
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front end is unibody and from the cab back its a frame
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Old May 10, 2008 | 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by ktmracer419


And yet another guy who wants to find out the hard way why you should wear a seatbelt.....


No one EVER expects to roll their rig. If you don't have a death wish, then buckle up. It's just not worth the extra few inches that you can lean out and see with. That's what a good spotter is for anyway.

Stepping off the soap box-again.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by MontanaXJer
And yet another guy who wants to find out the hard way why you should wear a seatbelt.....


No one EVER expects to roll their rig. If you don't have a death wish, then buckle up. It's just not worth the extra few inches that you can lean out and see with. That's what a good spotter is for anyway.

Stepping off the soap box-again.
Well looks like you need a seatbelt and a spotter in those pebbles.
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Old May 10, 2008 | 11:28 PM
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Originally Posted by BlueXJ
Well looks like you need a seatbelt and a spotter in those pebbles.


It doesn't matter one bit if he's in gravel or climbing Potato Salad Hill in Moab. All it takes is one bad bounce, one broken part, or one wrong move and he's going a$$ over tea kettle head first out the door. Don't think for a minute that terrain dictates whether or not you need to buckle up...
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Old May 10, 2008 | 11:47 PM
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
I'm just waiting to crunch the hatch so I can do this.

Hey, that Jeep was here in the Springs. Me and a buddy of mine were checking out the work on it. It had a few issues with the chop job, but otherwise a pretty sweet ride! Where did you get that picure, man it is a small world after all??
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