BleepinJeep
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Kingston, TN
So a few subscribers to the BleepinJeep youtube channel have asked for a build thread on the scorpion crawler and I am here to ablidge.
I'll start by listing the plans:
•I started with a 98XJ. I am building it as my own personal crawler purpose built for crawling here in the East TN area.
•Dovetail Front and Rear. I'd like to bring the rear all the way to a point but still look sorta like an XJ. The goal is to be able to roll it... roll it back over and keep trecking... so not much body left when done. I will be keeping the A-pillar, the windshield, the roof, the I6, and the auto tranny but pretty much everything else is out the window. (yes I know it probably would have been easier to just make a buggy from scratch but I'm the cherokee guy so where's the fun in that??)
•Fully caged
•No doors or glass except for the windshield
•4 racing seats
•Double triangulated 4 link suspension
•ORI's all around
•Full Hydro PSC double ended ram
•4x6 rectangular tubing sliders with low angle boatsides
•39.5" TSL's and 15" Raceline beadlocks
•Teraflex 4:1 transfer case w/ Novak cable shifter and Rough Country SYE
•Custom Belly Skid with TMR tranny mount
Now I know I'm gonna get crap here for using Dana44 axles but you'll just have to deal with it... It's my rig and this is what I want to do so dont give me shit about it. If the D44's keep breaking I'll bolt a 60 and 14b in there and be done with it. But the plan is to stay narrow and be light. I wheeled the snot out of my last crawler (there are videos of it if you'd like to look them up) with 36" tires and went everywhere the "big boys" with 44" tires could go... So I still plan to do the same just on a slightly larger tire. On with the list:
•TJ D44 front w/ RCV's and custom double shear knuckles, TMR customs truss, and customized TMR 4 link brackets, with Ox locker and e-selector
•XJ D44 Rear with Ruffstuff Truss and spool.
•5.13 gears
•Onboard air will be CO2 from Powertank
•Custom dash
Paint scheme - I'm thinking I'd like to do a bass boat type green fleck across the middle of the hood and roof where it should stay fairly safe and just have the sides black so I can touch up the paint as it gets scratched.
As for the scorpion theme, you'll just have to wait and see what I have in store for you there... Scorpion was my favorite character in mortal combat! (but I dont like yellow vehicles so don't even mention it)
I'm sure I have forgotten a lot of stuff but I'll add that when I think of it. I'll try to add pictures as I go but I think the YT videos are much better
I'll start by listing the plans:
•I started with a 98XJ. I am building it as my own personal crawler purpose built for crawling here in the East TN area.
•Dovetail Front and Rear. I'd like to bring the rear all the way to a point but still look sorta like an XJ. The goal is to be able to roll it... roll it back over and keep trecking... so not much body left when done. I will be keeping the A-pillar, the windshield, the roof, the I6, and the auto tranny but pretty much everything else is out the window. (yes I know it probably would have been easier to just make a buggy from scratch but I'm the cherokee guy so where's the fun in that??)
•Fully caged
•No doors or glass except for the windshield
•4 racing seats
•Double triangulated 4 link suspension
•ORI's all around
•Full Hydro PSC double ended ram
•4x6 rectangular tubing sliders with low angle boatsides
•39.5" TSL's and 15" Raceline beadlocks
•Teraflex 4:1 transfer case w/ Novak cable shifter and Rough Country SYE
•Custom Belly Skid with TMR tranny mount
Now I know I'm gonna get crap here for using Dana44 axles but you'll just have to deal with it... It's my rig and this is what I want to do so dont give me shit about it. If the D44's keep breaking I'll bolt a 60 and 14b in there and be done with it. But the plan is to stay narrow and be light. I wheeled the snot out of my last crawler (there are videos of it if you'd like to look them up) with 36" tires and went everywhere the "big boys" with 44" tires could go... So I still plan to do the same just on a slightly larger tire. On with the list:
•TJ D44 front w/ RCV's and custom double shear knuckles, TMR customs truss, and customized TMR 4 link brackets, with Ox locker and e-selector
•XJ D44 Rear with Ruffstuff Truss and spool.
•5.13 gears
•Onboard air will be CO2 from Powertank
•Custom dash
Paint scheme - I'm thinking I'd like to do a bass boat type green fleck across the middle of the hood and roof where it should stay fairly safe and just have the sides black so I can touch up the paint as it gets scratched.
As for the scorpion theme, you'll just have to wait and see what I have in store for you there... Scorpion was my favorite character in mortal combat! (but I dont like yellow vehicles so don't even mention it)
I'm sure I have forgotten a lot of stuff but I'll add that when I think of it. I'll try to add pictures as I go but I think the YT videos are much better
