Finally finished my XJ rockrails today. *Pics Galore* 56k go eat some hay.

[Timmay]

Well here's the pics. Enjoy

The reason for rockrails... :bawl:

Started with this as a guide to my fabrication:

This is how i ended up cutting/capping the end.
It's a pretty complicated cut, i'll let the pics speak...

The jeep for some mockup...

Starting on the "frame" tie in's and the angle iron which bolts to the pinch seam...

The finished tie ins...

Tacking on the frame mount "feet"...

Tacking the 2x4 to the frame tie ins...(notice the dent )

Finish welding on the 2x4...

Since my poor Lincoln 135 wasn't exactly penetrating the 3/16" and 1/4" very well, i took a trip to my uncles shop (he's a professional weldor) and used his monsterous mig. Results...

Finished welding, time for a final test fit before paint...

Mounted with the dent...

I used Duplicolor spray on bedliner to paint them. First i did 3 coats from about 14", and then taped off the "step" portion and did two coats from about 24"-30". Spraying from farther away makes the bedliner spread out farther, making more of a no slip surface. This is until I rebuild the front bumper and fab the rear bumper, then everything gets a coat of Herculiner.

Enough talk, finished pics...

Here you can see the "two tone" paint...

Mounting shot with Deke's jeep in the backround...

Finished mounted pics...

Comments? Questions? Concerns? Enlighten me.

Link to rest of pictures Here...

 

[Colorado_XJ]

Pretty fricken sweet! Nice job handling the pinch. If I wasn't so anal about building almost everything on my XJ, I would offer to buy a pair.

-Rich

 

[bac XJ]

nice, i like the fabrication, looks really clean and well made

what size lift do you have? what size tires?

thanks

-brent

 

[Timmay]

Pretty fricken sweet! Nice job handling the pinch. If I wasn't so anal about building almost everything on my XJ, I would offer to buy a pair.

-Rich

Haha i'm the same way. Why buy when you can build :wave: .

nice, i like the fabrication, looks really clean and well made

what size lift do you have? what size tires?

thanks

-brent

Thanks. I have a 3" Lift and 31x10.5R15 Trxus MTs.

 

[Willis]

Tryin to get some tan on those legs huh?

 

[Timmay]

Tryin to get some tan on those legs huh?

:shhh:

 

[Culinary_Hooligan]

Hell, i'd offer to buy a set as well
Damn nice work.
I love the full length pinch seam mounts...
looks nice and sturdy...

 

[BrettM]

you weld in shorts too huh? Try flip-flops too, they're my welding shoe of choice :laugh3:

what's with the big ol' bolts on the frame though? if you ran them all the way through without sleeving you can crush your framerails down over time.

 

[Timmay]

you weld in shorts too huh? Try flip-flops too, they're my welding shoe of choice :laugh3:

what's with the big ol' bolts on the frame though? if you ran them all the way through without sleeving you can crush your framerails down over time.

Tomorrow I am sleeving the frame. Didn't have time today. The through bolts will also be backed with 1/4" backing plates. This means if I roll it, its an easy extraction point. If i just used self tappers, I don't know if they'd hold. I figure the extra $0.35 spent today is worth the ease of extraction. :dunno: Guess I am trying to be different too much. :laugh:

 

[Root Moose]

I used Duplicolor spray on bedliner to paint them. First i did 3 coats from about 14", and then taped off the "step" portion and did two coats from about 24"-30". Spraying from farther away makes the bedliner spread out farther, making more of a no slip surface. This is until I rebuild the front bumper and fab the rear bumper, then everything gets a coat of Herculiner.

Great technique - thanks for that pointer!

Nice fab work. Looks good.

r@m

 

[SoNjJeep]

Another Marlton Jeeper!!!!, what part of marlton are you in?.. I'm over by Evesham Road and Kings Grant but I'm out here in New Mexico for the next several years.. good to see there's some modded XJ's running around Marlton.. maybe when i come back, we can set up a run somewhere

 

[Ramsey]

how much shipped to 71115?

what did you use for fender flares

 

[Big Red]

I cannot view the pics, did you have a web link as well? Please give them to Billy at dbxj.com to put the rock rail pics in his xj database. My bro might be interested in a pair if we can see some pics and the price is right.
Troy

 

[Safari Ary]

you weld in shorts too huh? Try flip-flops too, they're my welding shoe of choice :laugh3:

Hell yeah, Reef's, shorts and a t-shirt are my typical welding apparrel. I actually end up getting more hurt when I wear real shoes 'cause the slag runs down my leg, into the shoe, and rests on my foot. Whereas with flip-flops I can move my foot and kick the slag off. Got a big "dent" in the top of my foot that is the reason I won't wear shoes when welding unless I'm wearing pants as well.

Ary

 

[Timmay]

Another Marlton Jeeper!!!!, what part of marlton are you in?.. I'm over by Evesham Road and Kings Grant but I'm out here in New Mexico for the next several years.. good to see there's some modded XJ's running around Marlton.. maybe when i come back, we can set up a run somewhere

I'm in willow ridge, just down the marlton parkway from you. Behind genaurdi's.

how much shipped to 71115?

what did you use for fender flares

I'm not sure if i'd sell them, but if you guys want them, why not.

AJ charges $145 for his standard 2x2 rails, and 2x4 tubing is almost double the price of 2x2 right now, so i'd say $190 + shipping? This is only if I decide to make more sets, if you're truely interested I could probably do it.

I don't have fender flares, I trimmed my fenders to the first lip and added door trim around the cut.

I cannot view the pics, did you have a web link as well? Please give them to Billy at dbxj.com to put the rock rail pics in his xj database. My bro might be interested in a pair if we can see some pics and the price is right.
Troy

Link to rest of pictures Here...

See above post for price and other stuff.

 

[dbxj]

Link to rest of pictures Here...

See above post for price and other stuff.

He probably can't see the pics because that webserver runs on port 81 instead of the standard HTTP port 80. His corp. firewall is probably blocking inbound/outbound traffic on 81, as does mine (on purpose).

If you get the chance, I would like to see some pics of your trimming, both front and rear. It looks very clean in the rock rail pictures.

Also, nice work on the rails. If you end up making a few more sets, I'd probably be interested.

 

[Timmay]

He probably can't see the pics because that webserver runs on port 81 instead of the standard HTTP port 80. His corp. firewall is probably blocking inbound/outbound traffic on 81, as does mine (on purpose).

If you get the chance, I would like to see some pics of your trimming, both front and rear. It looks very clean in the rock rail pictures.

Also, nice work on the rails. If you end up making a few more sets, I'd probably be interested.

I see what ya mean. It's my bro's server, I guess if he was smart he would've known about that.

I'll look for some pics of the trimming, I did it when i was still at stock height, so the pics will look funny, but you asked, so you shall recieve.

 

[MSHarnett]

I was hoping some could help me with my rock rails. Just like you Timmay, I bent the crap out of my rockers. The problem is the pinch seem has been pushed up, so the pinch seem mount does not line up. Is there a way I can pull the pinch seem down, or some how make it work?

 

[Timmay]

I was hoping some could help me with my rock rails. Just like you Timmay, I bent the crap out of my rockers. The problem is the pinch seem has been pushed up, so the pinch seem mount does not line up. Is there a way I can pull the pinch seem down, or some how make it work?

My pinch seam was pushed up as well. All i did was take a flat head screwdriver and work it in underneath, then once I got it a little ways i shoved a crescent wrench (adjustable) over it and worked the whole pinch seam back to straight. I hope you understood that :looney:

 

[Timmay]

He probably can't see the pics because that webserver runs on port 81 instead of the standard HTTP port 80. His corp. firewall is probably blocking inbound/outbound traffic on 81, as does mine (on purpose).

If you get the chance, I would like to see some pics of your trimming, both front and rear. It looks very clean in the rock rail pictures.

Also, nice work on the rails. If you end up making a few more sets, I'd probably be interested.

Meh, I decided to go take some pics just now. Here you go.
The door trim needs to be reapplied with some superglue, it's just hanging there right now, as you can see.

Trimming pics

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