10 years with the XJ.

[NorCalChris]

Nice story Jes. Sometimes I wish mine had stayed dent free, but then I realize I can always start over with a different one.

 

[Gecko321]

do you have a close up pic of the fenders and grill? like the design.

 

[Letterman]

do you have a close up pic of the fenders and grill? like the design.

Here is a shot:

Only because I know how much Jes hates rig stacking! :laugh3:

One side:

Shot from 2009:

 

[Gecko321]

thanks. i really like the way it looks. trying to get some ideas for mine.

 

[18DMedic]

Man! I'm just starting out...What a great pictorial of your evolution. I hope that mine can be that awesome some day. You had some great experiences all over the country. Good stuff.

 

[eflores]

Just found this and feel it needs revival.... Do we have any updates????

 

[Jes]

Sadly, no updates. I've had three days off this year... yes... THREE. The good thing is I'm very close to being out of debt, that bad thing is I'm going crazy.
I NEED big rocks to drive over... SOON!

 

[Jes]

thanks. i really like the way it looks. trying to get some ideas for mine.

A little late but some pics...

...

 

[Jes]

Another year in the books with the old XJ.
Last Thanksgiving I found some time to make it out to Area URF for some wheelin...

...

 

[Jes]

Added some Brown Dog motor mounts last fall as well...

...definately an awesome product.

Pics from the Hammers a couple weeks ago...

I finally gave up my street reg and green stickered it since it hadn't been driven on the road in many years...

The sticker I put on the mailbox ten years ago is still there...

...

 

[Jes]

Next round of mods will be swapping in a front Dana60 that I picked up. These should be a little stronger than the stuff I'm currently running...

 

[Letterman]

Some video with Jes's rig from the Tin Bender Jambo:
http://youtu.be/5vITGjalhj8

 

[knucklehead 61]

i like your tubework on the front fender area. i may have to steal some of your ideas for my p.o.s.

 

[Letterman]

More of Jes's rig from the 2012 Benders Jamboree:
http://youtu.be/KjVSbYCyiBI?hd=1

 

[Mike1331]

what rear shocks are on that yellow buggy? they big

 

[Jes]

Air rams for the three wheel motion...

Yet another year with the old black Jeep. Some fun wheelin' in the last year.
Flopping on the passenger side she'll run fine forever...

...not so much when you flop on the driver's side...

Did a trip to AZ over Christmas...

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[Jes]

Big hole...

Rollin' uphill...

Area URF over new years...

Area URF in April...

Still having fun after 13 years. :cheers:

 

[TORX]

Amazing thread. :thumbup:

I remember when I first started lurking on about ten years ago, and reading the trip reports of the old "Best of the West" trips. Your Jeep has always been a favorite of mine, and it's awesome to see you still wheeling the piss out of it. Not too many of the OG XJ's still around.

 

[Jes]

Thanks. I'm still having fun with it, really it's all I like to do.

 

[Chris@T&J]

The shake down run for the new mods was BOTW in AZ, February 2005. Here's Lower Woodpecker...

This thing took me everywhere, here's a dry lakebed near Silver City Nevada...

Ahhhhh LOCOS MOCOS!! LOCOS MOCOS . COM!!!! :cheers: