My 1999 XJ Build
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From: Indiana
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
At the time I didn't think I'd run a winch and I wanted the money. Nice sturdy bumpers, but I don't regret selling it and building the bumper I have now.
Time to catch this thing up a little. Last fall on Thanksgiving day I had a roll over. Funny as I was hoping to cage it during the winter months anyways. Of course because of the roll the Jeep has sat until recently as I've had other toys to occupy my time.





I had been contemplating lowering it before the roll, so I lowered it from 9" down to 4.5" and regret ever going so high. I used a porta power to bring most of the roof back up and then had a new windshield put in.
Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Now for the cage. New rockers to tie the cage into:



It's hard to make anything "straight" on a bent Jeep, but you can try! The beginning of the hybrid cage:


More pics will be coming over the next few days.





I had been contemplating lowering it before the roll, so I lowered it from 9" down to 4.5" and regret ever going so high. I used a porta power to bring most of the roof back up and then had a new windshield put in.
Before:

After:

Before:

After:

Now for the cage. New rockers to tie the cage into:



It's hard to make anything "straight" on a bent Jeep, but you can try! The beginning of the hybrid cage:


More pics will be coming over the next few days.
Haven't done a good job updating this on here as I have on the local board so you get the rest of the cage build all in one day! 



Some more progress...
(Everything is just mocked up and not in it's final place for welding.)


And now the final pictures from earlier today.
I don't know why that front tube looks crooked in the pics...oh wait it could be the Jeep







Some more progress...
(Everything is just mocked up and not in it's final place for welding.)


And now the final pictures from earlier today.
I don't know why that front tube looks crooked in the pics...oh wait it could be the Jeep




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