alright all you cool cats and kittens, stay tuned for this Mod. Pics to follow tomorrow. i got this CJ tail gate and i'm really digging the stamped sheet metal. Now remember i'm an XJ guy through and through, but i haven't seen this done to an XJ yet. total cost so far $30 and quality time with the kiddo....

 

I've been thinking of doing something along those lines with one of these, just don't wanna spend the $175 on it.

 

got my attention

 

its a family event at the Junk Yard. 1 CJ tailgate slightly mutilated. one perfectly good XJ mno need to do anything to modify it in my own image, yet i do. feels Godly.

 

Interested so see where this is going ...

 

so i cut the stamped sheet metal off the tail gate and sized it to the right rear quarter panel and cut that out. then using masking tape and a "oops Magnet" little maget that extends to pick up dropped nuts n bolts. i used the magent to manipulate the CJ metal to match the XJ metal pushin and pulling and tack welding.

 

a thousand tiny little tack welds later and the worst bondo job ever it's done. a can of cheaqp white wal mart paint for .98 cents and it's the right color. i'll fix the bondo thing later but i got too excited and the rain was comeing so i rushed it.



whats the XJ world think?

 

Smooth the welds out with a grinder and even out the bondo would be mint.
Did it warp the quarters at all from welding?

 

yeah i hit the welds with the flap wheel and it was as smooth as glass, the rough look is from the **** poor bondo job i did. like i said rain was coming and i rushed it. nothing i can't fix with more sanding and a touch up later

 

one more shot

 

Sweet. i really like that.

 

not at all what i had saw coming. i like it though better than i was imagining. bond sux get real body filler youll be much happier. although its a bit more pricy but really worth it. get that think looking like butter. cant wait to see it when completely smooth.

 

looks good. lucky you the junkyards let you take your kids. they wont over here.

 

a ten spot usually changes a persons attitude, plus you gotta train the kid to give that "AWW come on, pleeeaaassssee face"

 

Looks badash.....totally different than what im planning. I want to section the whole *****'s gate into my liftgate. Looks great though.