small pederson
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XJ_ranger said:
thats the super beefy dana 30
sweet lookin ride, bet you cant wait to roll it and test that cage
As pretty as it will ever be!
- Thread starter Gary E
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thats the super beefy dana 30
sweet lookin ride, bet you cant wait to roll it and test that cage
JP
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- Rocklin, CA
Dang Gary that turned out sweet!!
Paul S
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- Woodland Hills, CA
I hate to say it, but I kinda dig them flames. Nice job Gary.
Paul
Paul
BrettM
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- michifornia
yeah, they're cool, but they're probably 6 ounces of extra weight!Paul S said:
shotstopper
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Sure is perty!
Love the flames!
I noticed you had hood vents. I'm having problems with overheating on my rig. Do those seem to get the job done? If so, where can I get some?
Love the flames!
I noticed you had hood vents. I'm having problems with overheating on my rig. Do those seem to get the job done? If so, where can I get some?
xjj33p3r
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Lebaron hood vents are probably the best you're going to find. They use up the most space that the hood will allow, and it works great for ventilation purposes, and drops temps by a LOT.
Captin Nemo is selling some hood vents, I got a set from him. Check out:shotstopper said:
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=37199
Great Job on the rig Gary, I even like the flames and I am not into that.
Did you get any new scraps from Fordyce?
Gary E
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- Elk Grove CA
Thanks for all the compliments guys! Its been a lot of work, time to beat it up again 
Lets see if I can answer some qs
Ranger, The tubes are welded all the way around where they go through the sheetmetal. They are also welded to some of the interior roof supports. I may eventually get some cracks but then again I may not. And that is a dana turdy. Its done me okay so far, knock on wood, I have only busted one intermediate shaft.
XJonabudget. the tool box is made of wood, it does slide out, its about 7 inches deep and the sliders were the most HD one my brother had in his cabinet shop
Hinkster, did I see a pic of your dakota or something, I'm not worried about style points from you
Xjeeper, I didn't know the tj flares had a front and a back, I got them off of a parts xj, so I used em
JJsharmon rig specs : d30, 8.8 ARBs York OBA, 4:1 homebrew LAs, traction bar, waggy steering and lots of other junk.
Go Jeep, yeah its not Ideal, I made a lot of compromises for functionality and comfort. My goal with the cage is to increase safety to the occupants, increase stiffness, and to protect the bodywork from rocks that reach out at you and hopefully a flop can be survived with just some bent tube, and minimal sheet metal damage.
Shot stopper, the hood vents are actually soffet vents from HD they seem to help but the jeep still runs hot, I can't run the AC long on the trail etc.
Letterman, I just got some rockrail/rear bumper scrapes on fordyce, just the norm. The paint seems to be holding up allright, as far as brush scratches and what not. It is that rustoleum hammerite stuff.
Lets see if I can answer some qs
Ranger, The tubes are welded all the way around where they go through the sheetmetal. They are also welded to some of the interior roof supports. I may eventually get some cracks but then again I may not. And that is a dana turdy. Its done me okay so far, knock on wood, I have only busted one intermediate shaft.
XJonabudget. the tool box is made of wood, it does slide out, its about 7 inches deep and the sliders were the most HD one my brother had in his cabinet shop
Hinkster, did I see a pic of your dakota or something, I'm not worried about style points from you
Xjeeper, I didn't know the tj flares had a front and a back, I got them off of a parts xj, so I used em
JJsharmon rig specs : d30, 8.8 ARBs York OBA, 4:1 homebrew LAs, traction bar, waggy steering and lots of other junk.
Go Jeep, yeah its not Ideal, I made a lot of compromises for functionality and comfort. My goal with the cage is to increase safety to the occupants, increase stiffness, and to protect the bodywork from rocks that reach out at you and hopefully a flop can be survived with just some bent tube, and minimal sheet metal damage.
Shot stopper, the hood vents are actually soffet vents from HD they seem to help but the jeep still runs hot, I can't run the AC long on the trail etc.
Letterman, I just got some rockrail/rear bumper scrapes on fordyce, just the norm. The paint seems to be holding up allright, as far as brush scratches and what not. It is that rustoleum hammerite stuff.
SteelblueSteve
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That is an awesome job. Two ?'s , is it a daily driver, will you teach the cutie how to rebuild her Jeep or will you do it for her?
Gary E
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- Elk Grove CA
massxj said:
:rof:
Steve, technically its my daily driver, but we have 5 cars between the two of us, between my work truck and using the wifes car it does not get driven alot. The other two cars are the tow rig and the fair weather car.
BrettM
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Gary E said:
pics! :laugh3:
so why not put a diagonal in there somewhere?
