awesome chop top

[BenDiesel]

Saw this over on pirat. Thought you guys would like it. Esp the replys
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=995469

 

[wokkerk]

Pretty entertaining, and extremely typical of the responses people get over there. not to say his question was legitimate because he clearly hadn't done any research on it.

 

[GlueNTape]

That awesome, he was asking for it..

Iove the failgate, that's hilarious. For the record... they did provide him with how it would up that way.. even provided pictures.

This message sent from my phone.. which contains glue... no tape... yet..

 

[TORX]

That rig actually belonged to a forum user on here awhile back.

I use to see it driving around Vancouver all the time.

 

[kevin92xj]

it was cleanly executed. Good job besides the tailgate. has anyone looked into utilizing a Comanche tailgate? thats what my far future plans are right now.

 

[BenDiesel]

I believe mojo used a manche gate on his build

 

[nightfoam]

I remember that. It was on sale on craigslist maybe three years ago. It was clean, with a crappy failgate...

 

[AIbandit]

it was cleanly executed. Good job besides the tailgate.

x2

Lol those responses are great.

 

[old_man]

Great responses, but if you did them around here you would hear so much whining you could go deaf.:wave1:

 

[WheelinJR]

haha....failgate...that's good.

 

[BigGreenXJ]

I am reviving this from the dead to defend my decision on the tailgate... I was 16 when I built this Jeep, it was my first build, and my execution alone should hopefully make some of you shut up and run home to mommy.

Anyway, i wanted it to be removable and wanted to easily access things in the back without popping off the snaps for the top. I also didn't want to mess around with engineering another tailgate to fit in a spot for which I already had a factory-fit solution. Being 16, I was working on a working high-schoolers budget and time constraints, for which the factory tail gate just made sense. It was practical for me, it could be removed fully in less than a minute and anything i wanted to access was just a key turn away, without undoing any snaps.

This all being said, I am building another chop top and extending the rear a foot. This build is geared for overlanding, so dont say anything about approach angles or dragging my ass. And it will feature a proper tailgate

 

[BigGreenXJ]

Here are some more helpful pictures of my process:

http://imgur.com/a/LE6sL#0

 

[cheapcherokee93]

Never underatood the desire for a chop top. What are you hauling that warrants the need? With the soft top on you actually lost interior space. The bed area just looks too small to be practical IMO. It does kinda look cool though

 

[nightfoam]

It's very cool looking and that's the best reason to do anything!

 

[NW99XJ]

This is a tail-gated-XJ build I've been following....
These pics don't do it much justice, but I think it looks good...

 

[jmaxj]

How bout a narrowed MJ tail gate on a dove tailed XJ? Lots of work went into the rear of this jeep.

Only pic I could find at the moment

 

[NW99XJ]

WOA!!...and its on a 2DR!!!
niiiiice.

 

[bmikes]

This is a tail-gated-XJ build I've been following....

These pics don't do it much justice, but I think it looks good...

Got a link to the thread??