Project Heep'n AK
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From: Essex England
Year: 1997
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 2.5 td
Wow.. Haha thanks for that!! The rear hoop was played inside and out and was not just sealed and attached with bondo lol, but I do see your point. As for no bumpers, mine were completely trashed and offered no structural support since at the time of purchase it had already been compromised. I do however plan on building front and rear bumpers when the money is available to me. As for the rear support a full hybrid cage will be built relatively soon, again when the money is available to me. Things in Alaska are definitely not cheap so things take time. But I completely understand what you are saying! Thanks for the feed back
I'm not a structural engineer and my name is not Albert Einstein!
But sense is sense.
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From: Blunt, South Dakota
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.6 stroker
Wow.. Haha thanks for that!! The rear hoop was played inside and out and was not just sealed and attached with bondo lol, but I do see your point. As for no bumpers, mine were completely trashed and offered no structural support since at the time of purchase it had already been compromised. I do however plan on building front and rear bumpers when the money is available to me. As for the rear support a full hybrid cage will be built relatively soon, again when the money is available to me. Things in Alaska are definitely not cheap so things take time. But I completely understand what you are saying! Thanks for the feed back
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From: Alaska
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Bored over 4.0 with HO performance head
I'm glad you are receptive to what I had to say. I get you are in a part of the country that's difficult to come by parts and such, I know several people in AK (Arkansas, LOL) so I know all about shipping there. I highly suggest you work on structural support sooner rather than later, as in make it your top priority. You'll thank yourself later. When you're driving your rig down the trails years from now. As opposed to scrapping it months from now. That and armor/recovery should be on the top of your list. Someday, you'll get stuck (especially if you're the guinea pig in your group) and you won't have anything to attach to or winch on. Just sayin'. Jeep on.
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From: Alaska
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Bored over 4.0 with HO performance head
Getting $220 worth of Dom tubing that gtf uses for roll cages on their yota builds off a buddy for $150!! Heeps cage will be coming soon! But first bracing for the unibody
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From: Blunt, South Dakota
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.6 stroker
Wise. What are you looking at for the uniframe? I went with RuffStuff mids, and Dirtbound's front and rears. Max at Dirtbound is a stellar guy to do biz with, contact him and see what shipping is like, he makes quality stuff. Plus, he sells the RS mids through his site at cost.
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I make garbage
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From: Alaska
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Bored over 4.0 with HO performance head
Well with the way my sliders are setup, whatever stiffeners I go with would have to be modified to fit and then welded in. I'll look into em and see. The kid I'm buying my lift off of knows a guy locally that fabs stiffeners
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From: Alaska
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Bored over 4.0 with HO performance head
Well the other 2 wheels showed up today, so hopefully I can get them mounted this weekend and thrown on the heep. Also the 8ft whip showed up, the 4ft one was completely destroyed from Alaskas thick brush and didn't really get the reception I want for our wheeling trips
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From: Alaska
Year: 1992
Model: Cherokee
Engine: Bored over 4.0 with HO performance head
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From: Lantana, Fl
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.Slow
Project Heep'n AK
Impossible, he uses Hanes Her Way. Now back on topic.
OP, glad you're taking some real veteran builder advice. I know money can be tight but be patient. Rome was not built in a day. We would rather see your project done right and safe rather than see you injured. Nice wheels though.
OP, glad you're taking some real veteran builder advice. I know money can be tight but be patient. Rome was not built in a day. We would rather see your project done right and safe rather than see you injured. Nice wheels though.
