The official Xota build thread

[87xjco]

Thanks, but hopefully the exo-cage keeps any body damage to a minimum. I know I'll build it with that in mind.

 

[87xjco]

This photo, Rt. door is pretty beat up and I'm running low on time for finding a good used one. So I decided to replace the outer panel.

After skin is installed.

Jambs on the cab are masked up for paint.
3/15/06

I'm getting stoked. Now that the door edges and door jambs are painted, I don't have much to do to get ready to paint the outside. Just have to weld up the 20 screw holes that dumb a$$es have drilled in the cab back panel, then prep everything and it's ready to paint.

 

[XJ_Vikings]

if you already talked about this sorry, i havnt read every post, but what are your plans for the interior?

 

[87xjco]

Black interior. I have new black form fit carpet for it and I'm looking for some good black door trim panels (not finding any though). I'm also looking for seats but I may just cover the XJ seats. It has the XJ black dash installed.


It's my bad weather driver and I want to be able to drive it to destinations like CoFest, Moab, Rubicon, etc.. I want it to be as comfortable and quiet as it can be so, floor will be covered with peel-n-stick before carpet, firewall is already covered, back panel will have a mat and carpet. I may build a console with oak inlay.

But I can take my time on all that.

 

[IcedXJ]

looking good!!

 

[87xjco]

Prep work is done, just need to mask it and get it into the booth.

 

[87manche]

that's awesome. The body work turned out great.

 

[Mr.OverKill]

you, sir, have me truly impressed! i can build alot of things and make them look damned good, but i never got the hang of body work and you have the whole gambit of fab work down to an art, very good, very good job indeed.

 

[Jeepsterboy101]

Wow, that is truly amazing to me man. Awesome job.

 

[trashedxj]

just an idea if you hadn't already planned on it, just to wierd people out even more i would put the jeep emblem back on the front grille and put the cherokee ones back on the sides....ok maybe not the cherokee ones but get some billet XOTA ones made or something!

 

[88flexj]

When I first started reading this thread, I had my doubts, but that thing is BAD A$$!!:thumbup:

 

[87manche]

just an idea if you hadn't already planned on it, just to wierd people out even more i would put the jeep emblem back on the front grille and put the cherokee ones back on the sides....ok maybe not the cherokee ones but get some billet XOTA ones made or something!

there;s a company making stick on embles just like OEM. I forget the website, google is your friend.

 

[trashedxj]

well hell yeah i didnt know if the thought had passed thru your mind already or not just thought it was a cool one! keep it up and keep us posted.

 

[IslanderXJ]

Check these guys out
http://www.youremblem.com/
they make custom emblems
SWEET PROJECT!!!

-Jackson

 

[IcedXJ]

that is pretty awesome..

 

[87xjco]

3/21/06
It's finally in the booth, it's been ready since yesterday morn. but the painter has been busy with shop work. That was a long day yesterday and this morning.

I left the windshield for the painter to mask since it takes some skill to mask the moulding edge. I would have preferred to have the windshield out or at least the moulding off, but on this Toy. cab the moulding clips fit under the glass so they get installed together.

 

[XJ_Vikings]

i feel like a kid on christmas eve, i cant wait to see how this thing turns out

 

[87xjco]

Special thanks to Jamie Divos for the excellent painting.

A little wet sanding and polishing done. I'll get more photo's after I get some stuff put together

 

[onaXJ98]

Great work! I'm lost in translation. Hope to see the final product soon.

 

[Char-Broil]

wow, looking absolutely amazing! :explosion