Fabrication & builders section. All fabrication posts go here.
XJ/MJ/ZJ/WJ Only projects go here. Questions belong in modified tech.

Chop that top

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old Jul 10, 2012 | 07:20 AM
  #586  
Domeskii's Avatar
Junior Member
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 54
Likes: 0
From: SoCal
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 4.0
Default

Wow ive been reading this for the past 2 hrs...all i caj say is great job rich
I cnt wait to chop my xj now i was thinking something like dirtybomb' s in earlier pages but who knows wats gonna happen to my old girl...keep up the great work
Reply
Old Jul 10, 2012 | 08:36 AM
  #587  
RichW's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
From: Racine, Ohio
Year: 1999
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7
Default

Originally Posted by Domeskii
Wow ive been reading this for the past 2 hrs...all i caj say is great job rich
I cnt wait to chop my xj now i was thinking something like dirtybomb' s in earlier pages but who knows wats gonna happen to my old girl...keep up the great work
When you make the cut, post some pics for us. And thanks for the kind words.
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 06:27 AM
  #588  
RichW's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
From: Racine, Ohio
Year: 1999
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7
Default

Installed the BB last night. Now with the fenders cut and fab work done to the inner fender and unibody, the 33" tires I have stuffed has plenty of room for full turning radius and as much travel that I need. Now I'm happy. LOL.
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 06:42 AM
  #589  
nitro450exp's Avatar
Seasoned Member
 
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 432
Likes: 3
From: Here, no there, I don't know.
Year: 1994
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Default

Pictures or it didn't happen. :-)

Nitro
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 08:12 AM
  #590  
RichW's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
From: Racine, Ohio
Year: 1999
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7
Default

Originally Posted by nitro450exp
Pictures or it didn't happen. :-)

Nitro
LOL! I'll get the pics on as soon as possible. They are loaded on the Bro-N-Law's Facebook page but we are up to like 800+ pics of this project in one of his Facebook Photo Folders and it overloads my phone. I can't pull them up anymore to copy them. I'll have to do it from my computer. But I promise pics to come.
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 08:15 AM
  #591  
RichW's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
From: Racine, Ohio
Year: 1999
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7
Default

Here is with the 2 inch BB
Attached Images  
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 08:47 AM
  #592  
no rdplz's Avatar
CF Veteran
 
Joined: Jan 2010
Posts: 5,482
Likes: 25
From: Virginia Beach by way of Michigan
Default

Rich, been reading through bits of this thread the past couple days and all I can say is great work! The Griffin is looking awesome. I can't wait to see it all done.
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 09:17 AM
  #593  
RichW's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
From: Racine, Ohio
Year: 1999
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7
Default

Originally Posted by no rdplz
Rich, been reading through bits of this thread the past couple days and all I can say is great work! The Griffin is looking awesome. I can't wait to see it all done.
Thank you. This has really turned into more of a project than I planned. I was originally just gonna fix it enough to trail. But now we are taking it to another level to make it turn heads as well. All the seams will be filled and the thing will be custom painted. Hopefully it will be completed by August because there are some things coming up here in the area where I want to kinda show it off. That is the goal any. LOL! Thanks for the encouraging words.
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 10:03 AM
  #594  
bmikes's Avatar
Senior Member
 
Joined: Mar 2012
Posts: 517
Likes: 0
From: gresham
Year: 1993
Model: Cherokee
Engine: inline 6 4.0 ho
Default

That looks bad *** with the boost! I've been subd to this for a while now and i love watching it get bigger and better!! good job man!!
Reply
Old Jul 11, 2012 | 04:08 PM
  #595  
RichW's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
From: Racine, Ohio
Year: 1999
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7
Default

Originally Posted by bmikes
That looks bad *** with the boost! I've been subd to this for a while now and i love watching it get bigger and better!! good job man!!
Thanks man.
Reply
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 02:18 AM
  #596  
Domeskii's Avatar
Junior Member
 
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 54
Likes: 0
From: SoCal
Year: 97
Model: Cherokee
Engine: I6 4.0
Default

Looks to killer
Reply
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 05:45 AM
  #597  
RichW's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
From: Racine, Ohio
Year: 1999
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7
Default

Starting to wrap the tubing with a skin.

Name:  facebook_-600359259.jpg
Views: 426
Size:  87.1 KB



Name:  facebook_266011468.jpg
Views: 387
Size:  74.6 KB
This is the inside of the flare and mount. All the skin sticking out will be wrapped into it just like we did the back fenders.


Name:  facebook_1266690807.jpg
Views: 390
Size:  79.2 KB

We are liking this because it is giving a look of the old school Jeep flat fender.
Reply
Old Jul 12, 2012 | 05:56 AM
  #598  
RichW's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
From: Racine, Ohio
Year: 1999
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7
Default

Good look at our take on rock sliders. I really like how the factory skin from the rockers was opened up and the new box steel was add in. Then the factory skin was wrapped back into it. Good clean body line.
Attached Images  
Reply
Old Jul 16, 2012 | 06:28 AM
  #599  
RichW's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
From: Racine, Ohio
Year: 1999
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7
Default

Here is where one of the two gun barrel surpressors will go.
Attached Images  
Reply
Old Jul 16, 2012 | 06:30 AM
  #600  
RichW's Avatar
Thread Starter
Senior Member
 
Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 706
Likes: 0
From: Racine, Ohio
Year: 1999
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.7
Default

Wrapping the skin around the tubing for the flares.
Attached Images  
Reply



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:12 AM.