XJ4life92, that......is a very considerate, well meaning reply....Thanks. What you're experiancing by creating your own parts, using your mind and self tought skills is 'the' best part of this career or trade. Product developement is about as fun as it gets, trial & error, fit & finish, taking an idea from a paper napkin all the way to production is a ride by it's self, a ride you'll want to do over and over....it's what keeps some of us in the game! Explore your creativety, execute your skill level to it's highest level, try to never say....'good enough'...and have some fun!

 

James.......BWAAAHAAAHAAAAAAAAAA! Good one!



Nothing quite that radical for me.....yet. But this is my 7th van and I have owned 2 with some pretty kool interiors, a bit more conservative though..lol.

What I did'nt know is custom vans are making a come back, even the Discovery Channel has interest in them.....and, they're CHEAP! 250/350 models are perfectly suitable for towing, and your not sleeping in a tent when doing over nighters, 4x4 versions are available and they can just be fun to build!

Best sticker mod I've found for the van thus far:
DONT LAUGH! YOUR DAUGHTER MIGHT BE IN HERE!

 

Kinda like my sides but cooler

 

I used to sell quarter panel guards similiar to yours, but they reached back over the thail lights as well. Good job.

 

thanks i love your jeep my new favorite

 

was in a deep thought mood when i wrote that reply haha. the only time i every say "good enough" is when i get so frustrated that im about to stick a 13mm socket through my eye. dont have much funds right now. the guy who sold me the axles totally ripped me off. they were junk. just bought all the stuff to set up my 8.25. after totally rebuilding the front. 6 ton press, dial indicator, misc pullers and crap, yukon axle rebuild kit, wheel bearings and seals. if i had the money i would be putting in 4.56s but thats an extra 500$ that i dont have. doing this really should test my ability and patients. i would like to do so much more but time and money are not working in my favor.

not only keeping a old dd on the road, but working on a bike project too. the bike is kind of a release from the jeep. so much easier. its more of an artistic creating then a functional creating. both are fun.

 

sub and a bump . great build and story

 

Ok...wow!!

A couple hours at work and about an hour at home, finally made it through it all. I must say, you sir, know how to make a build thread. This is probably the first and only one I have actually read every post, not just skipped ahead to the pictures. So thank you for my eyeballs burning.

I have been to your site a few times before I saw this thread and have a mental shopping cart that is getting pretty full, just waiting to find one of those money trees.

 

i like that, for a wile i had "if your gonna ride my *** atleast pull my hair" writen in the dirt on my back hatch,, im a dude but i saw it on another car and it realy made me laugh lol

 

Mark, got the package, just wanted to say thanks (yeah I know, I'm a bit late). Probably won't be able to install it until early next year but will send a pic once it's on. Thanks for getting that done for me despite the crazy summer.

 

How is this inspiration of a Jeep build these days?

 

X2 ! I need some more INSPIRATION

 

Soooo.......Yea need some......INSPERATION you say....?
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Well.........The 'Felony is currently under house arrest for impersonating a Cherokee.....
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It quietly sits in the back of the shop in hiding, under a pool cover.....
Now, on a positive note......
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Whooops......dang it, wrong pic.....oh well....
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On a positive note........It seems I may be working with another company to bring yet another *NEW* and shiney product to the XJ market......Soo, that being said, I'll be needing to fire up the 'Felony and swing it around back into this side of the shop for some prototyping.....
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That should be pretty kool and......wow, wait a minute....she's pretty hot.....ummm, yea...errr.....um, yea...that should be pretty kool and get me a bit inspired again....looking forward to it actually....
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Meanwhile, on a sad note.......Hurricane Sandy took my 1957 FC150 away from me by dropping a tree dead center on it in Jersey.....

It wasn't going to be an easy restoration/build to start with, but now it's just going to be way too involved with a questionable out come. It was my Uncles since the early 60's, it'll be donated to a junk yard specializing in Jeeps for others to score parts from, it won't be crushed for scrap.
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Anywhoooo......Find insperation where you can, it's everywhere.......

 

Sorry to hear about the 57 man ill be looking everywhere

 

Alright.....Guess what, I'm a sucker for a nice day, it's officially out of storage......
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While pulling it out of the barn, I couldn't help but to notice my new Amish neighbors all scurried into their house......Hmm, what up witt datt? Lol!
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Updates coming, already tinkering!