Team NAXJA/Petty Cash Racing stock class KOH XJ build

We have raced two King of the Hammers races as Team in my XJ based rock buggy. We finished both races with one top 10, coming in 7th. For the last two years many of us from our Team group have worked with GenRight or Dustin Webster and the Red Bull TJ. During that time Matt Adair has put together the Petty Cash Racing team racing a 2wd XJ in the 24 Hours of Lemons series, and we've had quite a bit of success, the car has one class win and two class 2nd places, plus a couple of top 5 overall finishes.

When the new Ultra4 (KOH) stock class was announced for next season, and since we've been racing XJ's, it was a natural for us to think about racing an XJ in this class. So, we've partnered Team with Petty Cash Racing and entered. The car is currently being built at my shop in Bakersfield, G&G Off Road. Matt (IXNAXJ) is working on sponsorships, Cal has been buying parts, and Russ has provided the car and is freshening up a motor for it. James, Kenyon, and others have been in the shop regularly working on the build.


Here's Cal getting a feel for the new suspension



Kris pulling out the dash



Stripped down



D pillar base plates, above the shackle box



More base plates

Cage pics, A pillar notch was a bitch

The new bumper

Unfinished engine cage, and front bumper. We decided we wanted to tie everything together, so screw the bolts, the bumper is welded on.

Nice work!

The A-Team rides again! competition wont know what hit em.

Looking good guys!

More cage pics, as it all comes together.

Somebody went a litlte crazy with hte expanding foam in there.

We've been lucky to have lots of help from some great companies. In no particular order, our sponsors:

Goodyear Tire-



SOLID Axle Industries-





Bilstein Shocks-



Hooker Harnesses



Big thanks to Infectious Off-Road Club for donating our custom PRP Seats-



Full Traction Suspension-



Warn Winches-



Yukon Gear & Axle-



Brown Dog Motor Mounts



JKS Manufacturing-



Raceline Wheels-



G&G Offroad for physically putting it all together-



More to come, but we wanted to take a moment to acknowledge all those who have helped us, including !

-Matt

IXNAYXJ said:

Warn Winches-

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What kind of rope is going to go no that there winch? :spin1:

GSequoia said:

What kind of rope is going to go no that there winch? :spin1:

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It came with Warn's synthetic, but we'll likely get some Viking stuff for extensions, rock straps, etc. The 9.0RC only holds 50', so we'll need a couple extensions just in case.

-Matt

Looks like an awsome build so far!

Cant wait to see this coated in Petty Blue........

XJEEPER said:

Cant wait to see this coated in Petty Blue........

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And Team yellow!

Looking really good! It's come a long way since I saw it last!

David Bricker / SYR

Something's missing here....



Speed holes make everything faster:

ZOMG! Someone stole your engine!

Awesome cage! How's the shifter mounted?

Are those the most recent pictures? How is the progress going?
Race in two months.....