my xj buggy project

[JJacobs]

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jjacobs22/album?.dir=3705

I wish I had a better way to put pics up. This is the newest xj. It's Led's old Short Bus with some massaging. It'll be getting a Dodge 60 front, 14 bolt rear, 4.0/ AW4/ Dana 300 with 3-link front suspension and one-link, a-frame, graderball- whatever you want to call that style- rear suspension. I'm thinking 39.5 IROK's on H2 wheels.

 

[JeepFreak21]

Billy

 

[JJacobs]

There will be more soon

 

[4ward]

So, will the seats actually be bolted down in this one??????

The chassis is lookin' good.

 

[ashmanjeepxj]

That vertical support in the middle of the B-hoop looks strange...

It needs bigger tires.


Looks fun.

 

[hjeepxj]

I'm glad to see teh short bus is back in teh game...

Good luck and keep us posted!

:cheers:

 

[TNScrambler]

Looks awsome so far John, any updates?

Justin

 

[Fullsizexj]

For some reason that looks like Leds old rig ?????

 

[TNScrambler]

It's Led's old Short Bus with some...ere is a reason they look similar ;) Justin

 

[Led]

Cut Richard some slack he is from Cali after all! :looser:

 

[Jes]

Cut Richard some slack he is from SoCal after all! :looser:

 

[JJacobs]

updated:

http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jjacobs22/album?.dir=/3705

I'm doing the one-link rear suspension, as I might have mentioned before. The trackbar turned into a pain in the arse- I wanted high and flat, but that would have led to flex issues- so it's angled. About the same angle as the front trackbar will be at ride height. The frame end is opposite from front to rear so it shouldn't be a beast on the sidehills.

As usual- if something looks like complete crap in the pics (like the crossmember capping the factory body) it's probably not done yet.

The lighting is a little better in this set of pics. The project has moved out of the small shop and into the Ford dealership. My boss pointed out the 1936 vintage stick welder tucked away behind the valve grinding machine and Pinto special tools, so it's back to work

 

[Economos]

:greensmok

 

[JeepFreak21]