It LIVES

[igofshn]

John's beast:





The new bumper we fabbed up today.

[sarah]

THAT LOOKS AWESOME!!
Is it silly to ask 'what happens if it rains?'
The hood stripes ROCK! I can't wait to see this beast in person.

[JeepJunkie]

That thing is so awesome! How much lift on that beast? And what other plans do you have for it?

[Sully]

That is awsome mang!Cut back XJ!Very nice looking,nice work!

[cbremer]

better cage that thing!

don't want the back end to fall off

[JeepGal]

OMG!!!!

THAT IS SOOOO COOL

Chris and I are loving it! Im sure he'll get on here and give you his two cents

YOU NEED A CAGE BAD!

Cant wait to see it in action!

Tam

[Dukes69]

Rock on man!

[EvilPsych]

i think the drippy, 3rd grade appearance of the 01 on the side is the best thing about it. Says.. "demolition derby contestant" to me.. bet you dont have to worry about folks getting in your way on the road now.

[jmbrowning]

How well will the unibody design hold up to that kind of chopping? I thought the XJ's didn't even like fender trimming beyond the fold-over weld point, causes too much structural weakening.

It looks really cool but might benefit from the structural integrity of a six-point roll cage.

[blkTJ]

Originally posted by jmbrowning

It looks really cool but might benefit from the structural integrity of a six-point roll cage.

I totally agree with this comment. Anyone I've seen do this mod has added something for rigidity. (is that a word???:confused: )

looks good though!!! ready for doran???:yay:

[Chris_L]

Here is a friend of mines eX XJ

[igofshn]

I think that is what he whould like to do but it is a too much work for him.

[cajunzj]

Sky's the limit, HAHA

[qwiksilver]

Originally posted by blkTJ
I totally agree with this comment. Anyone I've seen do this mod has added something for rigidity. (is that a word???:confused: )

If it isn't, it should be.

What happens when his beast has a hissy fit and rolls over in the middle of the trail? All that wonderful work would be gone and someone could get hurt. Please, put in a rollbar or cage before you attempt something like Doran.

[jmbrowning]

I wasn't referencing a problem with a roll-over as that can usually be avoided with good spotting , but rather the issue of body flex.

In the XJ unibody design, the body IS the frame. Anything that weakens the body allows the "framerails" in the body to flex and eventually this leads to metal fatigue, commonly at the B-pillars leading to doors not quite closing or opening. What the heck, just weld some 2x2 along the bottom of the body and call it done. When it folds in half just cannibalize the parts and find another XJ to hack up.