Oxen__

Thanks i got the flaps from shucks for 11.00 each . I like your chain idea would look cool. But i dunno if my local johny law would like it. Im sure you can buy semi mud flaps on line but try shucks or nappa.

Oxen__

Got some goods.
Ford 9 inch rear end

Dana 60 front

And a set of hummer h1 bead lock wheels with inserts.

I said tons so I got em

stormitecture

On the 6x6 idea...contact Sean Casey of Storm Chasers (Discovery Channel) fame. The TIV2 tank truck you see on the show is 6x6 and he did a ton of the Fab work himself (with help of course). He would probably love to talk fab a d trucks instead of storms and chasing. He is still promoting his film, so it is endless storm talk.

Oxen__

if i build a full tube frame snow wheeler i just mite. Cherokee is just a bit too small if i wanted to do it on 35's.

Oxen__

did some work today.

rough cut fit of the grand hatch



and tore the h1 wheels down so i can machine the run flat off and just have the aluminum part thats the bead lock







got some paint stripper for the wheels, get emm cleaned up for paint. any color suggestions anyone?

Oxen__

massaged the top of the zj hatch to match the xj roof line. pulled out the zj harness and change the wiper motor and defrost plugins to the xj plugins.

did some trimming of the zj hatch panel so i can have a decent looking interior. need to cut and trim the old side panels to fit now.

gotta go get some steel and finish the hatch off so i can do the rear roll bars. then move the fuel tank for a stretch .

few more pics

Oxen__

picked up some steel and some material to build some nice slim type bumpers and goint to go ahead and cut my nice rocker panels out and buil some tight fitting rock sliders.

should have progress pics here soon.

1ABrian

comin out pretty cool

Oxen__

so spent most my summer building other rigs. so mine never gt done. i threw tars back on it and gonna wheel it like it sits for a winter.

got some 35/16r15 swamper bogers to hit trail with and they work pretty damn good too.

if i did my math correctly on thees tires i displace 6lbs per square inch on my tread contact. i measured my area x4 "four tires" so 192x4/786/4500 ='s 5.85 lbs psi





stuf 16 inches worth of tire





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98CherokeeSport

In the snow with those tires you might wanna just pull the valve cores out and leave them out for snow

Oxen__

update

so i scrapped the toyota disel plans and i now "have" a mercedes turbo diesel. a OM617 from a 300D . with a adapter kit i can bolt it to my jeep trans.

my axles for swap are a 14bolt and a d44. i am hoping the d44 will do afor me but we will see. if not i'll be swapping.

few more pics of whats goin on







rear frame still needs mounts fish plates and top caps .

Oxen__

little more progress