FarEastXJ

So I bought this 2 dooras a beach truck/ dailydriver for $550 and I'm very fricken tempted to cut the roof off of it after the the front seats... Any suggestions would help

FloydXJ

So you want a comanche?

If you are damn good with custom body work, you can make it look pretty sweet.

rweaver138

do it

tuxfan212

It is up to you but I wouldnt.

xj_maniac_newb

good with a welder? and at fabrication?

before you go cutting anything hit search and type in chop top, they can look awesome, but if you dont know what you're doing you could end up ruining a perfectly good xj, but thats just me, i tread very lightly before i jump into a project and do research for a while before i do anything
JMO

XJs-R-us

I agree with this 110%

tannerp89

i think there are too few 2 doors to start choppin' em all up....
suckers are rare in my area, but hey its yours, do what makes you happy
if you go through with it i would suggest doing some frame stiffeners and unibody reinforcment first.
dont be a redneck a walk out with your chop saw, beer in hand, and start cutting.
like stated before do your research.
and if you've never done sheet metal/ body work i would advise against it, as its alot different than fab.
once you cut the roof away the body is gonna flex alot more than you think it would, and its hard to retain the original shape, ask me how i know (try doin a chop top)
you have to do alot of cross bracing and reinforcment before you begin the chop or youll tweak the unibody

builtnotbought89'

All very good input! I would also recomend installing a full cage from the dash back before chopping to keep the unibody strait!!!

Kmart164

This.

xj_maniac_newb

and if its tweaked and you use it as a DD, you'll probably be going through tires pretty fast

tannerp89

^X2