The Homebrew Jeep Mod Thread
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From: Greenville, SC
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: 4.0
That makes total sense. Might do it just for the fun of it but not to actually use unless it doesn't break if I throw it across the yard or something then I might use it. It wouldn't be anything special. Basically just a rectangular prism with reinforcement on the inside that would disperse the energy from a collision of example. I would be consulting with an engineer who helped engineer the worlds fastest sailboat when I do it.
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From: Los Angeles, CA
Year: 1989 Limited
Model: Cherokee(XJ)
Engine: I-6 4.0L AMC Renix
Originally Posted by SatiricalHen
I'd do something else for fun like a flag pole for a trailer hitch or a CB antenna mount or something simple. Personally with what you describe I would rather have the stock bumper than a rectangle hanging off the front or back of my jeep. I got my bumpers for increased clearance and built in recovery points with frame tie ins.
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From: Northern Kentucky
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
Alright guys... gettin' a little off track here. If you want to continue that conversation, probably best move it into the PM. Don't want to get this thread closed.
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From: Cape Hatteras, North Carolina
Year: 2000 WJ
Model: Grand Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
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From: Rich Square, NC. From Virginia Beach, VA
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee
Engine: 4.0
Using 1-1/2" pipe clamp brackets from my work, drilled a 3/8" hole and tacked a bolt through. Bushings were made from a $0.99 rubber mallet using a hole saw and band saw to cut pucks out. Factory tire hold down handles. Carriage head bolts through the back pan of the seat and secured with 3/8" fender washers and nylock nuts.
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From: Dont Colorado Wyoming
Year: 1990
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
IDK if it counts as home brew, but my factory TB intake hose split in 2, so i went to AUtozone and got a Spectre 3-2.5 reducer, 3" flex hose and used that to fab a makeshift intake hose until my new one arrives. It is not a perfect fit under the hood, as it smashes down about 1/2 inch, but for a temp basis, it will work.
http://www.autozone.com/intake-syste...?checkfit=true
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From: Northern Kentucky
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0
I dunno if you can really call it home"brew" but I cut a stock bumper down to a stubby.
I'm planning on welding some sheet metal "caps" to the ends just to make it look a little more finished.
I'm planning on welding some sheet metal "caps" to the ends just to make it look a little more finished.
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From: Lennox/Sioux Falls South Dakota
Year: 1996
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0 liter inline 6
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From: Dont Colorado Wyoming
Year: 1990
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No, I don't lick fish.
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From: Northern Kentucky
Year: 1999
Model: Cherokee (XJ)
Engine: 4.0