Project "Dirt Cheep XJ II" begins.........

Progress pic!

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Looks very good, when you get those rock sliders done post up a picture. What all will i need if i'm going to want to put those rock sliders on when i get up to tellico?
 
I'm pretty sure I'll get it buttoned up by this weekend. All I have left is:

hook up the brake lines
install the front shocks
finish mounting & wiring the winch
install the trailer hitch
buy and install a CB and antenna
finish spare tire carrier & mount spare tire to the spare rim
build & install the rock sliders
trim rear fenders

It's pretty easy for me this week, as we're off work until Monday, so I've got all day everyday until then, and everything left to do is pretty much bolt-ons except for the rock sliders. I'll get all the bolt-ons done tomorrow, and tackle the sliders on Friday.
:eeks1:
 
sweet build up. just read it...we're still trying to get bruisednanner(andy's) rig back together after our last ride...he sheared trackbar bracket and lca brackets off the passenger side of the axle....since it was so beat up we got another axle for the front, reinforced the lca mounts, and are building a mid-arm ylink sorta set up for it...started yesterday and we need to have it done for the crawl...we got the subframe mounts for the lcas and the lcas done today as well as swapping in his gears and swapping over his spindles,brakes,bearings,etc. to the new axle housing...found out that he had sheared the spline section off the passenger side inner axle shaft too...nothing like a dead line to get stuff done :)
 
Hey Mike I don't know how much you use your cb off of the trail but there's a hobby shop in Snellville who will max the out put on any cb you buy from them and their adjustable firesticks aren't a bad price if u like em. It's probably quite a drive for you though.
 
Looks good, man! Pretty cool to finally see someone else running the same bumper as me. :party:

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Are you planning on getting a rear bumper to match the front as well?
-Tyler

:greensmok
 
Deadlines?!?! HA!! I laugh in the face of deadlines! I usually wind up getting my butt whipped by them, but still.....:laugh:

As far as a rear bumper goes, I'll most likely just stick with the stocker, as I don't really need anything too beefy back there. My spare will be mounted on the roof, and my Hi Lift will be inside, so there's not really a need for it.
 
Brake lines & shocks are installed, winch install finished, lights wired, & spare tire mount finished.

Had to get another new battery today. The one I just bought died. :confused: It wouldn't take a charge, so I took it back to Advance and swapped it out. While I was in there, I went ahead and got a battery hold down bracket and installed it, too.

Progress is being made!!
:party:
 
I bought a couple of TJ spare tire carriers from Fortech on eBay. Couldn't resist 'em for $ .99 each ;) Anyway, I mounted one on my trailer for it's spare tire, and the other one on the roof of the XJ. That, along with the roof rack crossbars makes a nice tire carrier. And it's CHEAP! :D I'm gonna mount my CB antenna on it, too.
 
I'm sure that you could, but I would use a couple of decent sized ratchet straps if that's all that's going to be holding it on. That's a lot of weight to just have resting solely on the roof rack bars if you're going to simply tie it on. You also have to think about it sliding side-to-side. Mine rests on the rack bars, but is also held firmly in place by the spare carrier bolted to the roof.
 
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