Project Honey Badger (doesn't care)
02-02-2012, 10:03 PM
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Moved to colorado last october for weather and offroading among other things.
had an 89 wrangler for a bit and did quite a few mods/upgrades
got a good deal on this 90 cherokee so i decided to start a new project.
i have to give props to ren for his write-up
tons of useful info
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/ho...-your-xj-2365/
so i give you "the Honey Bader" (he just doesn't give a crap)
will be rhino lined on the underbody and from the trim line down
then satin black all over
with a gloss white hood and roof
i have some vids from my adventures in colorado and one from back in wisconsin when i had my square eye, carb'd 89 wrangler
on youtube search for "inkandiphones"
so thats where i am now
stock rear bumper is cut up and about to be rewelded into a stronger, smaller version with tow hooks
same for the front bumper
also will be chopping the front fenders to match the rear and replacing stock headlights/blinkers with oval fog lights and led blinkers
maybe i just have ADHD lolol
UPDATE 2/13
Grinding and welding and capped the tail light rails
Update 2/28
Added cb and 102" whip
Pics of the whip and mount tomoro
had an 89 wrangler for a bit and did quite a few mods/upgrades
got a good deal on this 90 cherokee so i decided to start a new project.
i have to give props to ren for his write-up
tons of useful info
https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f58/ho...-your-xj-2365/
so i give you "the Honey Bader" (he just doesn't give a crap)
will be rhino lined on the underbody and from the trim line down
then satin black all over
with a gloss white hood and roof
i have some vids from my adventures in colorado and one from back in wisconsin when i had my square eye, carb'd 89 wrangler
on youtube search for "inkandiphones"
so thats where i am now
stock rear bumper is cut up and about to be rewelded into a stronger, smaller version with tow hooks
same for the front bumper
also will be chopping the front fenders to match the rear and replacing stock headlights/blinkers with oval fog lights and led blinkers
maybe i just have ADHD lolol
UPDATE 2/13
Grinding and welding and capped the tail light rails
Update 2/28
Added cb and 102" whip
Pics of the whip and mount tomoro
Last edited by AnoniWeezy; 02-28-2012 at 09:51 PM.
02-11-2012, 09:06 AM
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Wow man.... that's a pretty clean chop... haven't seen one like that before, I like it a lot. Anxious to see how the rest turns out!
what truck did you pull the rear wall off of?
what truck did you pull the rear wall off of?
02-11-2012, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
Wow man.... that's a pretty clean chop... haven't seen one like that before, I like it a lot. Anxious to see how the rest turns out!
what truck did you pull the rear wall off of?
what truck did you pull the rear wall off of?
Only two in the JY and both had solid rear windows and both were busted.
Also a good point I read somewhere,
"how hard would it be to replace the rear windows on a comanche vs say a Nissan hardbody or a Dakota?" (they made alot more of each)
So I looked for nissans but only one had slide rear window and the PO had bashed the window behind the driver with his head.
Long story, well, long, I picked a 97 Dakota
Unfortunately I measured the top but not the bottom of the window and had to notch it a bit to fit.
Turned out ok I think.
Front will get cut this week if I can find foglights I want to use for headlites.
02-11-2012, 09:21 AM
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gotcha.... well hey, I think it turned out great, and at least you can say you kept it mopar, ya know?
02-11-2012, 09:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
gotcha.... well hey, I think it turned out great, and at least you can say you kept it mopar, ya know?
My two guys that came with to help get the rear window were like, "dude, all these rangers have sliding windows and are the right size!"
And I just kept yelling across the JY, "NO F***ING FORDS!!!"
Lol
I hate fords.
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HONEY BADGER!!!!!!!!!!!!
sounds awesome im diggin the chop top and those neon orange rims look sick makes me think of my buddies drift cars!
what else are your plans for it??
it would be pretty cool to somehow get a grille with mean looking teeth!
sounds awesome im diggin the chop top and those neon orange rims look sick makes me think of my buddies drift cars!
what else are your plans for it??
it would be pretty cool to somehow get a grille with mean looking teeth!
02-11-2012, 01:44 PM
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Originally Posted by alfreado121
HONEY BADGER!!!!!!!!!!!!
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg
sounds awesome im diggin the chop top and those neon orange rims look sick makes me think of my buddies drift cars!
what else are your plans for it??
it would be pretty cool to somehow get a grille with mean looking teeth!
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r7wHMg5Yjg
sounds awesome im diggin the chop top and those neon orange rims look sick makes me think of my buddies drift cars!
what else are your plans for it??
it would be pretty cool to somehow get a grille with mean looking teeth!
Thought about the teeth but thats a little too "cliche" for me
Going to cut the front fenders and do foglites for headlites
Led turns
Angle the front and rear bumpers
Rear is done just gotta mount it
Roof rack
Tool boxes and roll bars in the back
Then paint
Maybe a small winch and hoop bumper
02-11-2012, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by crbnfibr
small winch? whats the definition of that? like for an atv? 
I see the point in a winch
I do
I also believe in proper spotting and smart driving even when being stupid
Other than parking on a tree stump with all 4 wheels in the air, I have yet to need a winch.
I will however (now that im in mountain country) buy a cheap one that I have all intention to only use once before it breaks
Like the 6-8000 pound ones from harbor freight for $2-300
If it gets me out one time and never works again, thats fine
I will not ever spend more on a "pro" winch that WILL burn out eventually too.
(every winch I have ever seen would either not reel out/in or would burn up halfway thru a pull.
So why spend a fortune
I look at em like a fire extinguisher. Use once to save ur butt. Then Replace.
02-11-2012, 03:15 PM
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hey man, I'm with you on not spending a fortune on a winch... but if you're alredy going to spend 2-300 on a winch, you could get the smittybilt xrd8 (i think that's the one)... it's an 8k pounder and it costs 300 bucks.... and I think if it ever burns up, you can get parts to rebuild it... vs. replacing the whole things
