New fuel cell, bumper and jack mount

[National Drivetrain]

very nice! thanks for posting this, i had no idea JAZ made a fuel cell for the XJ like that. another part goes on the list! :cheers:


looking good!

Jaz's owners son in law is building a J/S and went thru all the trouble of desighning the cell and then Jaz made a run of them.
Very cool of Jaz IMO...

 

[GrimmJeeper]

Very cool of Jaz IMO...

yes indeed. do you know if they will continue production on em, or if its a limited time type of thing? if they wont be around forever i might have to move it up on the parts list

 

[National Drivetrain]

My guess is they'll be around for a while since they have the drawings and all the designing is complete.
Not to mention this cell should be a hit with the desert trucks assuming it's universal enough to fit between the rails of a Ranger or F-150 ect. ect.

 

[Ryan93]

hey here is a pic I took at the Primm race..

 

[whooprunner]

yes indeed. do you know if they will continue production on em, or if its a limited time type of thing? if they wont be around forever i might have to move it up on the parts list

Kartek now has the cells in stock so I think it'll be around for awhile.

Eric the jeep's looking great and I like the jack mounts. Have you test driven with the new
cell? I'm wondering how big of a difference lowering the CG is gonna make. I might have to step up and put your old cell in the prerunner =P

-Randy

 

[CRASH]

32 gallons of love. Beautiful.

 

[JeepFreak21]

This thread rocks.
Billy

 

[CRASH]

It leaves me wondering if Fat City is back in business?

 

[National Drivetrain]

It leaves me wondering if Fat City is back in business?

Negatory, but if it's a fun project we'll take on a job here and there.

 

[National Drivetrain]

Kartek now has the cells in stock so I think it'll be around for awhile.

Eric the jeep's looking great and I like the jack mounts. Have you test driven with the new
cell? I'm wondering how big of a difference lowering the CG is gonna make. I might have to step up and put your old cell in the prerunner =P

-Randy

I haven't driven it since, but they're out testing with it this weekend and said it made a huge difference with center of gravit and helped alot with a valving issue the rear shocks have right now.

 

[Starboard M]

How much does that jack weigh?



Your son is very lucky! Tell him to drive safe and have fun!

 

[National Drivetrain]

It's not the lightest coming in around 45 lbs. We use an Aluminum jack from Costco that has to be near 10 lbs. lighter and 1/2 the price.

Austins a great kid and a responsible racer, but not MY kid...

 

[Starboard M]

It's not the lightest coming in around 45 lbs. We use an Aluminum jack from Costco that has to be near 10 lbs. lighter and 1/2 the price.

Austins a great kid and a responsible racer, but not MY kid...

Opps, my bad. I thought you were Racing Ron on Pirate.


I will have to look into the Costco jack. Beats the heck out of a hilift!

 

[Ryno XJ]

Looks awesome man, I am also interested in that fuel cell that thing looks good tucked up there.

 

[Jump This]

I just can't imagine how nasty the leaf pack has to be in order to deal with that kind of weight when the tank is full, not to mention how much different it would feel with the tank gettin' low on fuel!
(Any link to your suspension build?)

 

[chris_amrein]

Looks really good Eric. It gives me a few ideas for my build. I'm looking forward to seeing it go at the night race.

Chris

 

[National Drivetrain]

Thanks Chris

 

[National Drivetrain]

I just can't imagine how nasty the leaf pack has to be in order to deal with that kind of weight when the tank is full, not to mention how much different it would feel with the tank gettin' low on fuel!
(Any link to your suspension build?)

We ran the leafs that came from Full Traction for our first year of racing way back when. Once they sagged out we started using Deaver's. The Deaver's were quite a bit softer and made a huge difference to the car for the good.

We can useually get about 1000 miles out of the leafs and then send them back to Deaver to be rebuilt and a new main leaf.

 

[Skullver]

Great re-build! I am liking that jack skid/mount!

 

[National Drivetrain]

It's back in the garage for a few more things and to start the prep for the July night race.

Here's a "dead man's pedal" we just made to stabilize your leg when it gets bumpy.