Anybody got a good example of a home made high clearence hood/fender. I have no fenders now, just hood. I want to cut the bottom edge of the hood for more clearence and make some little fenders to attach to the hood. I might could use some sheet metal that can be bent to the shape of the cut to come off the side of the hood. Sheet metal like this might be flimsy so I might could wrap it with fiberglass to stiffen it and make a nice transition from the new "fender" to hood. Anyone have any ideas as to how I could do this. Here is one to look at.

http://www.campbellent.com/Welcome%20to%20Campbell%20Ent_%20Custom%20Fabricat ion%20LLC_files/Jerry0054.jpg

I was waiting to get my new springs before i jump into the project, see if it's even necessary...my goal is to lower my jeep a few inches, and if i need clearance to just cut the hood and build a new set of tube fenders that would rise higher. might want to do that, pretty easy to build the skeleton and skin just the top if you don't want the inner fender.

Here's mine.

Here's mine.

Wow! That's one good looking TJ :beer:

Thanks Dude. Thery're have been a few more changes since that was taken, but most of those were underneath.

Here's mine.


Damn, very nice work, thats the sickest tj ive seen yet, props to you.

Thanks Dude. Thery're have been a few more changes since that was taken, but most of those were underneath.

Do you have your pics online?

very nice j200, very clean and very good looking!!!

That is one sick-ass TJ. I am very jealous.

Here's mine.
perfect!

I think you you should do top truck next year, you kill everyone.

Thats some damn fine work... :D

Hey J200, you are right next to Daytona, right? I have a buddy on the board whos parents live there

Wow! Thanks for the responses. Theres a couple of more pics here

http://www.claycounty4x4.com/rigs_barry.htm
http://www.claycounty4x4.com/photos_fmu.htm

(Sorry about the gay stacking poses)

Yep, about 100 miles north of Daytona.

J200 can you give up any info on the blue paint used on the front bumper/tube work? Super clean Jeep.

j200, I'd like to know a little more about the fenders. Nice. How are they mounter? Obviously they are welded to the frame up front, and they appear to be bolted to the tub? Are they also welder to the frame farther back near the tub?

That is an awsome ride. Anyone have something closer to what I'm trying to do though?

That is an awsome ride. Anyone have something closer to what I'm trying to do though?

These are similar to J200s and a style that I really like

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=366063

Justin

Wow! Thanks for the responses. Theres a couple of more pics here

http://www.claycounty4x4.com/rigs_barry.htm
http://www.claycounty4x4.com/photos_fmu.htm

(Sorry about the gay stacking poses)

Yep, about 100 miles north of Daytona.


What pump setup are you using to run your hydro?

The blue on the fenders, bumper and roll cage is Candy Blue powder coat done by East Coast Powder Coating in Jacksonville.

The front fenders and bumper are a single piece that bolts to the tub and the frame. It pretty much had to be bolt on in order to get it powder coated.

This front piece was fabbed up by David Smith who owns Terra Traction in Jacksonville. He also did most of my suspension including the aluminum lower links and custom skid plate. Dave also mounted my full-hydro ram to the front 60. If you are near Jax have Dave do your work. He's a freakin' artist.

The steering pump is from PSC. I don't know the model number.

Whadda buncha fags.

Here I thought I'd see a HIGH HOOD

and instead I see a bunch of TJ's, get your facts right. :rolleyes:

Note: This is a high hood. Homos

Dang, your right. THAT is a high hood. But honestly, I aint a homo.

The steering pump is from PSC. I don't know the model number.


Do you have an upgraded TC style or the TC/P conversion kit? Any problems with it? I know a few people with the conversion that had leaky pumps when they got them, so i've been leary to spend $400 on the kit.

This front piece was fabbed up by David Smith who owns Terra Traction in Jacksonville. He also did most of my suspension including the aluminum lower links and custom skid plate. Dave also mounted my full-hydro ram to the front 60. If you are near Jax have Dave do your work. He's a freakin' artist.

I saw the pic at the top and it was too familiar...
and yes, David does SICK work. I've seen this jeep in his shop before.
He just needs to work on his salesmanship....i was an inch away from throwing some one tons (or rocks) under my 77 EB and letting him fab up front and rear four links :p

but back to topic. That is a sweet jeep man. well done.

Not a converted TC pump. Remeber this rig has a SBC 350. The pump is more like the GM style but its a custom thing from PSC.

I cut the hood and fenders out more. Now I need to tube it out.

http://www.usjeeps.com/members/p705-1124104297.jpg

The hood and fender cuts looks really good.



...now the grille, that's another story.

What, you don't like my red grill? It sets it apart from the crowd at the mall.

Looks pink, but it roll it.

Looks pink, but it roll it.

What?

Lets see if this is any better. It supossed to be Massie Fuguson Red.

http://www.usjeeps.com/members/p705-1124146267.jpg

http://www.usjeeps.com/members/p705-1124146373.jpg

Where'd you get the paint for your winch? That's some damn good camo. :D

What's holding the hood down, or is it just mid-project and that'll be part of the tube fenders?

Yeah I painted the winch clear. I'm still working on the hood latch thing. I may have to wait for the tubes. I'm driving arround now with it bungied.

What?

Lets see if this is any better. It supossed to be Massie Fuguson Red.


that aint :massey:




:flipoff2:

http://www.usjeeps.com/members/p705-1124146373.jpg

paint the stock UCA's red - that'll make em stronger...

Thanks for all the great tips. You guys are the best.

Like Your Ride J200

Sweet Lookin Rig

What Size Tires You Runnin

Like Your Ride J200

Sweet Lookin Rig

What Size Tires You Runnin

look at his sig :flipoff2:

cool thread. i'll be starting mine today. thanks for the ideas. i'll post pics if i make any progress.

Whadda buncha fags.

Here I thought I'd see a HIGH HOOD

and instead I see a bunch of TJ's, get your facts right. :rolleyes:

Note: This is a high hood. Homos

And a dam clean one at that!

J200,

the TJ is badass to say the least..............

I also really like the front fenders/stinger..... I'm a bit surprized you didn't
boat-side the tub. but maybe that's not an issue in FL......

so the TJ is now full hydro-??? ever get a FL trooper looking closely at it-?

very nice rig.....

how does it handle on the road..? hiway speed? do the front coil overs rub
on the tires at full twist-?


--Sherpa

It supossed to be Massie Fuguson Red.


That is pink you fag!!! :flipoff2:

That is pink you fag!!! :flipoff2:

Sorry if your looking for a date but I'm not into dudes. Oh and its red.



I don't mean to get into a pissin match with anyone on the board but the fact is its my Jeep and I'll paint it "yourmamma'ssnatch" pink if I want to.

Weld a hinge on the front of the hood -on the rad mount. Drill you existing hood hinges out and put pins in...one idea TILT FWD HOOD

Don I was out in the quarry the other day with my 44" Boggers. First time out after 6 mos on jackstands. That bad-boy performed awesome. Boggers are the stuf in slimy climbs. I've got some 46" MTs on shiny rims I use for the mall.

Sherpa, ya know the law doesn't seem to mind any of my violations in FL. It rides very nice on the road after a LOT of foolin' around with the alignment. I've had it up to 75MPH. No isses at all. That really surprised me. No rub with the coilovers either.

Be asssured that I've gone through many-many versions, upgrades and configurations. Believe me, anything that is working well on this rig has been paid for with blood, sweat, tears and money.

You have had it up to 75 with full hydro?? Do you have any under the hood pictures, id like to see the design of the shock hoops, also are those 16" coilovers in the front? Badass TJ by the way........

These are quite old, pre RamJet. However, the hoops haven't changed. I'll snap a few this weekend and email 'em to you.

Friggin'A, those really suck worse than I realized. Sorry.

I'll snap a few this weekend and email 'em to you.


Send some my way if ya get a chance :D

please send them, thanks.........im still trying to figure out where i want to mount mine, in the front. Another question though, did you move your front forward any?? Ive got full hydro on mine and im thinking of pushing it forward a couple of inches, just wanted to know where your axle sits so i can get a better judge on mounting the coilovers. Thanks.

Tj dale, Clean cuts, what did u use for the cuts, jigsaw??

Gui

Yep, jigsaw. It worked great. I taped the area, drew my line on the tape and the jigsaw slid wright across the tape following the line nicely. It worked much better than the sawzall I used on the rear.

ok, finally started on mine. its hard to see how much its gonna go up into the hood line because i havent cut the hood yet. here are a few pics so far tho. hopefully i'll have it finished tomorrow.

http://wehrs.no-ip.com/projects_pages/2005.08.16_grill_hoop/DSCN3381.JPG

http://wehrs.no-ip.com/projects_pages/2005.08.16_grill_hoop/DSCN3388.JPG

http://wehrs.no-ip.com/projects_pages/2005.08.16_grill_hoop/DSCN3389.JPG

http://wehrs.no-ip.com/projects_pages/2005.08.16_grill_hoop/DSCN3384.JPG

Bringing up an older thread here, but has anyone done this and still had an inner fender?

that looks really cool. i was thinking about running a bar from my cage, through the firewall, and connecting it to the radiator hoop even though this wouldn't make it a high clearance hood.

A friend of mine built his own high hood flat fenders:

http://www.rightcoastcrawler.com/greenr/highhood/hh1.jpg

You can see more here:

Build thread (http://www.rightcoastcrawler.com/bb/viewtopic.php?t=181)

http://www.campbellent.com/Welcome%20to%20Campbell%20Ent_%20Custom%20Fabricat ion%20LLC_files/Jerry0054.jpg

Are there any more pictures of this thing? I remember it being featured in a magazine a few years ago. I looked on Campbell's website but I didnt' find anything.

I took the inner fender liners our of the back of my TJ and put them in the front. It works but I'd like to make some out of sheet metal sometime.

Are there any more pictures of this thing? I remember it being featured in a magazine a few years ago. I looked on Campbell's website but I didnt' find anything.

http://jpmagazine.com/featuredvehicles/97058/

Another article.

Just do what you were saying originally with the sheet metal and fiberglass, that would transition pretty cool, just get some thicker sheet metal. And for the hood latches, do hood pins on the edges of the hood right before it starts to curve down.

-Ben

bringen back an old thread,
I am going to try this pretty soon soo.
87jeepwrangler, have any finished pics of yours. like how you did and am going to try the same approach

also, any one else have any more pics of their setup?

tyler

I cut about 3" off the bottom edge of the hood on my CJ7 (but obviously lost some of that clearance by adding tube for the fenders).

http://www.trailslesstraveled.com/media/forums/CJ7_1.jpg

http://www.trailslesstraveled.com/media/forums/CJ7_2.jpg

http://www.trailslesstraveled.com/media/forums/CJ7_3.jpg

I cut about 3" off the bottom edge of the hood on my CJ7 (but obviously lost some of that clearance by adding tube for the fenders).

http://www.trailslesstraveled.com/media/forums/CJ7_1.jpg

http://www.trailslesstraveled.com/media/forums/CJ7_2.jpg

http://www.trailslesstraveled.com/media/forums/CJ7_3.jpg

did you park in a puddle of oil or did the axle seal puke when you flexed it out? :laughing:

No, if you look at the first picture you can see there are lots of wet spots in other spot on the concrete.

ok, finally started on mine. its hard to see how much its gonna go up into the hood line because i havent cut the hood yet. here are a few pics so far tho. hopefully i'll have it finished tomorrow.

http://wehrs.no-ip.com/projects_pages/2005.08.16_grill_hoop/DSCN3381.JPG

http://wehrs.no-ip.com/projects_pages/2005.08.16_grill_hoop/DSCN3388.JPG

http://wehrs.no-ip.com/projects_pages/2005.08.16_grill_hoop/DSCN3389.JPG

http://wehrs.no-ip.com/projects_pages/2005.08.16_grill_hoop/DSCN3384.JPG


I want to see how this looks when it's done!

How the heck are these 'high' hoods? Does the hood move at all?

Looks like a float-fender job, to me... definitely not a flat-fender. :p

Those are nice floaties! :laughing: :flipoff2: :laughing:

Randii

I want to see how this looks when it's done!


http://wehrs.no-ip.com/pics/2006.07.16_tellico/DSCN4167.JPG

seems like it would make the hood really weak, does it?

seems like it would make the hood really weak, does it?
???????:confused:


you need a strong hood for what reason:flipoff2:

you dont, but i wouldnt want a flemsy hood flappin in the wind.

year later, lets see what else is out there.
Getting ready to do the same as well looking for some ideas.

what size tube are you guys using?

Did mine a couple months ago. Flares are :rainbow:, but I dd the thing in PA. Still need to finish the rears.

http://www.heepin.com/gallery/07build/cage/done_side.jpg

Older:

http://www.heepin.com/gallery/07build/cage/before2.jpg

http://heepin.com/gallery/07build/fender_paint2.jpg

I don't use all the space it added yet, but will once I finish up a few other things on my list.

Tom

here are mine

Here.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1665.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1679.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1682.jpg


http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1722.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1723.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1726.jpg

those are :grinpimp: guys.

kirbyiv - what size meats are you running? 38-40s? how much lift? that setup looks nicely balanced.

103.5 WB (7 rear 3 front), 4" over stock no body lift, 5" up 9" down in the front and 4" up 6" down in the rear and 39.5's

Did mine a couple months ago. Flares are :rainbow:, but I dd the thing in PA. Still need to finish the rears.

http://www.heepin.com/gallery/07build/cage/done_side.jpg

Older:

http://www.heepin.com/gallery/07build/cage/before2.jpg

http://heepin.com/gallery/07build/fender_paint2.jpg

I don't use all the space it added yet, but will once I finish up a few other things on my list.

Tom


is that a clayton long arm or hom brew?

is that a clayton long arm or hom brew?

Yep, arms are Clayton. Skid with the little ramps is mine. :D

How are you guys treating the cut edge of the metal, rolling it or covering it?

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/gallery/files/1/5/2/7/6/brent.jpg

here is mine

How are you guys treating the cut edge of the metal, rolling it or covering it?


I used a set of Sheet metal pliers that have a 3-4" wide flat jaw at the front of them and then bent the bottom edge under. Gives it a nice finished look and adds back some of the rigidity that you lose.

Excuse the poser shot...:shaking: It does give a good look at the hood/flare though
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/sodapop_yj/Drummond%20May%202007/100_1154.jpg

another...
http://i28.photobucket.com/albums/c228/sodapop_yj/Harlan%20KY%20June%202007/sodainLrg6.jpg

I used the black door trim that you use on car doors to cover the sharp edge after I cut my hood.

I used the black door trim that you use on car doors to cover the sharp edge after I cut my hood.

x2

http://heepin.com/gallery/07build/fender_paint2.jpg


Tom

Man this one looks like it could take off with a strong enough wind gust LOL

Favorite high hood, did you only put one bend in the fender bars or do they kinda contour to the hood? Looks exactly like what I was planning on doing to my TJ.


Here.

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1665.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1679.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1682.jpg


http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1722.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1723.jpg

http://i131.photobucket.com/albums/p282/BOUNTY1PORN/DSCN1726.jpg

Ttt

Here is couple shots of mine, just used a cutoff wheel on the hood.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7ce11b3127ccebe9ad6e0c2e700000026100EbtWrFo1cMU

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b7ce11b3127ccebe9ad6ad439a00000026100EbtWrFo1cMU

We just finished these. Sorry for the crappy pics.

How are these being mounted and not tearing the sheetmetal where they mount to the body with the 4 bolts?

It seems if the body is rubber mounted and the tube fenders are welded solid to the front of the frame and then tie into the body, any kinda of flex in the frame will start to tear the firewall apart where the fender mates to it? :confused: