Here are some pics of the some of the new tube work.
From the side we gained about 3" over all in body length.

Rear shocks are Bilstiens and the its been narrowed about 18"
The majority of the tube is 2"x.120 and we reused the stock fuel tank, not to mention we reused the stock filler neck.:)

Pic of the rear shock hoop

From the front you can see we narrowed the body by about 13"
We also did away with the Rocksliders and did a tappered rock pannle that works as a slider.

That thing looks PHAT dawg:beer: :beer:

man that looks sweet!!!! and apparently it works good too! i do think it would look better if the white side pannels came up and angled down and followed the lines of the tube beside the seats on each side. just my op though. what springs do you run? yj's? do you have a front on view? do run a shackle reversal in the front?thanks.:smokin:

:eek: :eek: :eek: That sure has changed a lot since TDS!:flipoff2: Looks :smokin: :D

The body pannles are kind of a first, there made to be changed quick and cheap. It wouldn't take much to change any of the body work.:)

The rear springs are 3" XJ's put on backwards so that they off set the rear center pin by 4" and the front has Yj's.

Looks really good. How do you feel about the way it all worked?

Worked well, needs deaper gears and some tires. As for the suspension and the wheel base I think I'm going to run it for a while and see. No changes come to mind as of yet.

fatkid, I saw you up at the litl sluce and you rig looks great. I was talking to the guy that drives the shafer rig Mike I think and he told me all about it. Nice work, I am new to the samy thing but very old to the fab thing and yours turned out real nice! Have fun!
Rokcrln.

thanks:) Did you see me go through Lil Sluice, it wasn't pretty.:)

Originally posted by fatkid
thanks:) Did you see me go through Lil Sluice, it wasn't pretty.:) Rig looks great Fattie :D:D:D.

Did you flop it in the box??

No, the box was really chewed up and the lil 33"s where just getting swallowed! I ran it but it wasn't smooth.:)

Fatkid don't worry I saw you and I assume it wasn't your best but keep in mind that Lance went in and did not come out in his normal cat walk time eather. I pulled up and just parked after checking it out real well then decided to just build a rig like schafers to play with rather then bust up the EB.

Man that thing is looking great! What are you thinking about doing for gears? How well did the xj springs flex?

Everyone's overlooking the big question... how do you make mud flaps look good on that thang? :D

I want to put it back on the street, if we do were thinking of using half of one of those kidie pools for each of the tires.:D

Originally posted by nuttzack
Man that thing is looking great! What are you thinking about doing for gears? How well did the xj springs flex?

We've got some extra special stuff on schedual for the gearing, however it's top secrete until it's done.:skull:

As for the Suspension, it's trick! The XJ's flex like mad with the springs inboard, almost to much so we had to change the springs to 3" lift springs with the clamps still on. We also had use a really awsome shock (Bilstien 5100 Coilovers) in order to get rid of the masive body roll. With the Bilstiens and the inboard springs it flexs well ( @1100 on a 27*) but is still stable enough to side hill. We feel that it's set up well for a variety of wheeling.:skull:

use those old corregated galvanized trash cans as flares and the lids as hub caps :D SHINEY!

do i smell toy cases? what meats are you gonna stick under it? more pics :D

Looks great Fatty:D Your takin' that to SOR right? I need a closer look at the awsome tube work.

Looks good. Almost makes me want to stay leafs all around. I assume the XJ's are the same length as the YJ's? I need some new springs and it's getting real hard to find stock YJ's anymore now that everyone is buying TJ's and lifting them.

how do you get the beer cooler out?:D

Looks good. See ya at the Hammers in a few weeks?:D

Damnit,

every time I get a good idea in my head of what I want my truck to be, someone goes and changes my mind.....lol

Looking good fatty....


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So fatty, where did you cut the stock frame at? Im assuming that you left the front section of the frame there....

That thing looked pretty damn cool when you were killin the guys at Carnage!

Thanks for posting some pics...

got a question for ya fatty. Not picking, just wondering why you mounted the rear billsteins at that angle?

The rear shocks were within an inch of toping and bottom'n... So a little angle helps to stay within range of movement... (looks cool too:smokin: )

Originally posted by Azrckcrawler
Looks good. Almost makes me want to stay leafs all around.

K.I.S.S. Words to live by...IMO

Links are WAY cool, I'll give you that.
BUT, for keep'n it simple and giving yourself ALOT less "things" to break or go wrong, YOU CAN'T BEAT A LEAF...

There were several people who had link problems last weekend, BENT ARMS, BLOWN JOINTS, Ect.

it's "Old school" and IT WORKS...

saw ya on 4th july your ride rocks! :smokin: :usa: :beer:

Originally posted by high5
man that looks sweet!!!! and apparently it works good too! i do think it would look better if the white side pannels came up and angled down and followed the lines of the tube beside the seats on each side. just my op though. .:smokin:

The "skins" were made to follow more of the "stock" body lines.. Try'n to keep it real, and keep (as best we can) the lines and look of a Zuk....

hay fatty


do you have any pix of what you did in the inside of your rig behind the seats i want to strech mine but want it to still look like a zuki


any how looks good hope to bust up my body panels so i can tube out the rear of mine




thanks Dan :massey:



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Originally posted by Tin Bender


K.I.S.S. Words to live by...IMO

Links are WAY cool, I'll give you that.
BUT, for keep'n it simple and giving yourself ALOT less "things" to break or go wrong, YOU CAN'T BEAT A LEAF...

There were several people who had link problems last weekend, BENT ARMS, BLOWN JOINTS, Ect.

it's "Old school" and IT WORKS...

Only thing that has me thinking about getting rid of the leafs is the approach angles. Had a few instances where the spring was forced into a rock which lifted the whole rig and started to tweak the spring. Seems to only be a problem when I am breaking a new trail and don't know the lines yet. I could live with it if replacement springs were readily available for cheap. Is a traction bar required with the XJ's? they look like thicker leafs than the YJ's, could just be the pics.

The leafs look to be thick'r... There was NO axle wrap problems, like with the YJ's... And have'n inboard'd the springs 5" per side, there was no need to remove the spring clamps to get the same/better flex..

Looks good, but it looks like the rear has a lot of overhang. Offroad wheelie bars?

Originally posted by twistedmetal
Looks good, but it looks like the rear has a lot of overhang. Offroad wheelie bars?

38's would fix that. 33 and 35" Boggers are smaller than advertised.

Or a set of 37" boggers!!!

Rude, how tall are you 37" boggers? I heard mention somewhere than a 37" bogger is like 35.4" tall - but I think it was in a magazine, and we all know better than to trust the moronic drivel they call tire reviews and sizing. :shaking:

And interco lies on their tires sizing worse than many other companies, so I can't trust them either. How tall are yours, on what wheel width?

37" MTR's......

Originally posted by Tin Bender
37" MTR's......


yea i already got me a set of em... gonna go chew em up tomorrow :D

Originally posted by moto261
hay fatty


do you have any pix of what you did in the inside of your rig behind the seats i want to strech mine but want it to still look like a zuki


any how looks good hope to bust up my body panels so i can tube out the rear of mine




thanks Dan :massey:



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Here's a pic, the floor is going to an removable expanded deck.



:)

thanks fatty


are you going to sor?




dan :massey:

Fatty's not in right now.............
But yeah, we'll be there:beer:

can i have your autograph? :flipoff2:

Originally posted by Tin Bender
Fatty's not in right now.............
But yeah, we'll be there:beer:


FAWK! you mean i'll see you two :bender: lovers 2 weekends in a row :flipoff2:

i feal the love now :flipoff2: :flipoff2:


dan :massey:




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Originally posted by camo
can i have your autograph? :flipoff2:

You can fully have my Mushroom stamp.:flipoff2:

Originally posted by Azrckcrawler
Looks good. Almost makes me want to stay leafs all around. I assume the XJ's are the same length as the YJ's?


The XJ's are around 5" longer, they also have a 4" offset center pin.:)

Originally posted by Dr. Evil
Rude, how tall are you 37" boggers? I heard mention somewhere than a 37" bogger is like 35.4" tall - but I think it was in a magazine, and we all know better than to trust the moronic drivel they call tire reviews and sizing. :shaking:

And interco lies on their tires sizing worse than many other companies, so I can't trust them either. How tall are yours, on what wheel width?

They are just over 36" tall on a 10 rim...They are taller than a 36" tsl or SX