JEEP!

[Headless hula]

Bought a donor xj today.

It's got a rustys short arm kit, also has the slip yoke eliminator.

Runs and drives. Picked it up for 650.

 

[AJ13]

Building a jeep is not cheap.
Here is a pic of my jeep I am building. I am about 75% done now just don't have a newer pic on my work computer.

 

[Ziggy]

Hey! I know that guy working the recovery cable! :rolleyes

He's tall

 

[Headless hula]

Building a jeep is not cheap.
Here is a pic of my jeep I am building. I am about 75% done now just don't have a newer pic on my work computer.

Nice! Like that orange!

 

[Demoman]

This is my Mall Crawler

Rubicon Express 4.5" with new Rubicon take off rims n tires. Works great for cruising the trails around Needles

 

[Headless hula]

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This is my Mall Crawler

Rubicon Express 4.5" with new Rubicon take off rims n tires. Works great for cruising the trails around Needles

I like the look of the blacked out side markers. I read your posts in one of the other jeep threads. Nice looking ride man!

I'll sheepishly admit, I'm building a mall crawler as well. Lmao....

There's a very limited few places to utilize a full blown crawler around here.

Not sure how old you guys are, I'm 41.

I remember playing with "stomper" trucks in 3rd or 4th grade. Like a matchbox sized 4x4. They ran on a single AA battery. Turn it on, set it loose over whatever stick or mud puddle you could find at recess. Lol..

Reliving my childhood a little with this project I guess. Lol..

 

[Headless hula]

Cool little toys. Lol..

 

[Demoman]

I'm 42! Stompers were one of the it toys back in the day. Good luck with your Jeep. Those 4.0's just keep going and going

 

[Headless hula]

I'm 42! Stompers were one of the it toys back in the day. Good luck with your Jeep. Those 4.0's just keep going and going

I'm going a little different direction engine wise...lol.

This build will make you shake your head. Lololol.
We'll be fooling with it over the winter, and I'll keep this thread updated as it unfolds.

 

[spectra3279]

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Cool little toys. Lol..

Haven't seen any of those since I was a kid

 

[Headless hula]

Haven't seen any of those since I was a kid

Me neither. That's why I'm building a little jeep!

I thought they were the coolest thing. Ya know, back when we played atari n shit... lol..

 

[pwerwagn]

I have one of those stomper trucks somewhere. "Ram wagon" or something.

I've built a lot of Jeep's in the past. My dad still has a few, one is a cj7 with an injected SBC, nv4500/d300, 44's, locked, fully line-x orange, etc.

I think zj/xj/WJ are fantastic cheap platforms to build from. I used a 95 zj for years as a cheap prerunner. It was dang near bulletproof.

Good luck and have fun! It's gonna grow into an expensive slippery slope! I'm fixing to build a light Yota F-toy, tired of breaking $ yukons and stuff in big axles.

 

[Tank]

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Cool little toys. Lol..

LOVED those when I was a kid!! Had a few of them. Lotta fun. They make some sort of new version of them.

 

[Headless hula]

LOVED those when I was a kid!! Had a few of them. Lotta fun. They make some sort of new version of them.

Got a link? I might buy a couple for my nephew.
My son's too old. He'll just drive the real one..lol..

 

[Tank]

That Toyota is $62 used. They're 100-200 bucks in the package NOS. CRAZY.

The new ones are made by tonka

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Tonka-640494E...%3Ae7076abc1580a2af569e3616ffe600f3%7Ciid%3A2

http://m.ebay.com/itm/Tonka-Climbov...%3Ae7076abc1580a2af569e3616ffe600f3%7Ciid%3A5

eBay "tonka climb overs"

They have some cool stuff actually.

 

[work2ski]

Put one in my sisters hair cause she was tormenting me. Ended that conversation...

 

[Headless hula]

Brought it home today.

 

[Headless hula]

Thinking about getting these wheels powder coated in matte black. What do you guys think?

 

[LuckyDaze]

I'm an XJ fan too. Cheap, lots of parts available and easy to work on.

 

[LuckyDaze]

Thinking about getting these wheels powder coated in matte black. What do you guys think? View attachment 527765

I personally think black rims are played out.

 

[Headless hula]

I personally think black rims are played out.

Ok. I was wondering. Thanks!

 

[LuckyDaze]

Ok. I was wondering. Thanks!

I may be in the minority though. Lots of black rims out there.

I've always been a fan of machine finish and polished.

 

[Headless hula]

I may be in the minority though. Lots of black rims out there.

I've always been a fan of machine finish and polished.

The salt up here just destroys the finish on aluminum, steel, etc.. it really sucks. The clear on these particular wheels has just started to fail. I want to get something done before they get totally ruined. They're only 100 bucks a pop to just replace. It's always the time/money thing. ...

 

[fishing fool]

What about plastic dip? Spray it on and if you don't like it peel it off.

 

[Headless hula]

What about plastic dip? Spray it on and if you don't like it peel it off.

I may give that a try. Thanks!

 

[Havalife]

Had a few on the run Saturday that did pretty good.