Here' what it looked like earlier this spring.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00004-1.jpg

It was a to beat up to put a cage in it so I mads a few cuts and came up with this.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00029.jpg

Started layin' tube from there.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00584-1.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00585-1.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00586-1.jpg

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http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00597-1.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00598-1.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00599-1.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00600-1.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00697.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00698.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00699.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00702.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00703.jpg

that's as far as I've got so far more to come tommorow just not as much....

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00029.jpg





:eek: excellent.... looks like fun

Your my hero.

The first cut's always the hardest, isn't it?:D

Here' what it looked like earlier this spring.

It was a to beat up to put a cage in it so I mads a few cuts and came up with this.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00029.jpg

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This made me smile!:D KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

Your raised Tube rockers, why didnt you run straight tubes down to the frame?
You could get alittle more clearance under the rocker like this. and you add plate to it to slide on.
http://www.wheelingarizona.com/forums/files/thumbs/t_aa_aaron12_638.jpg (http://www.wheelingarizona.com/forums/files/aa_aaron12_638.jpg)

Ahhhhh Aaron just before another roll.....:D:D

The first cut's always the hardest, isn't it?:D

It's been cut up quite a bit but I was still nervous when it came time go that far.

Your raised Tube rockers, why didnt you run straight tubes down to the frame?
You could get alittle more clearance under the rocker like this. and you add plate to it to slide on.

straight tube was the idea at first but the angle was real steep. would have made for a real long angled cut on the tube to attach to frame stiffener. I probably should have made the lower tubes wider to make that work out better but the way it is seemed like a decent solution to keep going with the pieces I had. Trying to keep down on wasted pieces. Still planning on skinning it eventualy. Hopefully it works out ok.

that thing is tube-tastic...:D:flipoff2:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00029.jpg



Time to review your AS number... :D

Why not change the front stock coil support for a tube one?

Good job btw...

thanks for the compliments...:):)

Why not change the front stock coil support for a tube one?

probably gonna put coilovers/air shocks up there next year so I'll have to change it some for that.

This should be your avitar.

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00029.jpg

LOL at everyone standing there going WTF????

got alot more work done since first post. got the tube work finished and welded, radiator mounted and coolant lines routed, trans and power steering coolers mounted and plumbed, orbital valve and steering wheel mounted, seats and harnesses mounted, rear link mount bracket done and waiting for links

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00709.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00710.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00711.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00721.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00728.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00729.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00730.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00854.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00856.jpg

oh and I got some skins done... boatsides skinned with 3/4" cutting board

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00852.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00853.jpg

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00901.jpg

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1436

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1437

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1438

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1439

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1440

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1441

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1442

very nice so far,i like it:D

Your my hero.

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r54/ddeuce584/yourretarded.jpg



do you have an overhead shot of your rooftop? i like the design you did, just want to see it more clearly.

lookin good!! keep up the good work and the updates!

http://i141.photobucket.com/albums/r54/ddeuce584/yourretarded.jpg



do you have an overhead shot of your rooftop? i like the design you did, just want to see it more clearly.

lookin good!! keep up the good work and the updates!



nice pic... it's YOU'RE not YOUR (unless you are discussing owning your own retard)... now who's the retard?....


BOT: damn nice... love that body up pic... that's great.

very nice i like it a lot

those 2 a/c condensers for your trans and steering coolers?

thanks for the compliments:D:D

do you have an overhead shot of your rooftop? i like the design you did, just want to see it more clearly.

no but I'll take a few. Probably won't be until this weekend. It's already dark by the time I get home from work now.

those 2 a/c condensers for your trans and steering coolers?

no, the bottom cooler is a trans cooler off an '04 F-150 and I don't remember what the other one came off.

This is sweet. I can't wait to see more.

the weather around here has turned shitty. cold, rainy, windy makes for bad time workin' outside so we cleaned up a bunch of stuff in the garage to make room to work. Finally starting to wrap some things up. I got everything wired and the motor is running again.

heres some shots of the roof
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1750

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1751

gauge and switch panel
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1752

winch mounted
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1753

battery and winch solenoid mounted
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1754

and a couple shots of the hood in progress
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1755

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=1756

subscribed. excellent work, keep it coming! :beer:

I love the looks of the front end, but is there still enough room to pull the engine from the top, or will you have to drop it out the bottom if you have to remove the engine?

What a peach. What are the specs on the tube, and how much did you end up using?

thanks again for the compliments!!!!

I love the looks of the front end, but is there still enough room to pull the engine from the top, or will you have to drop it out the bottom if you have to remove the engine?

no it probably won't come out the top. I could drop it out the bottom, but I hope the need to never comes. If the 4.0 ever self destructs it'll be time to drop in a real motor.:D:D

What a peach. What are the specs on the tube, and how much did you end up using?

tube is 1.75 .120 wall. ended up using 10 sticks with some big pieces left over.

I am doing almost the same thing, love the way its turning out, on the rear mounted rad, what hoses and pipe did you use to route it to the rear?? Also love the people standing back in the first pic, i had a couple people looking at mine like that...WTF???

so why did you keep any of the old XJ? Looks like you've just built a buggy around your old drivetrain?

so why did you keep any of the old XJ? Looks like you've just built a buggy around your old drivetrain?

I think that was the point. Gotta start somewhere right?

Rigs looking sweet Nature....hood and cage work look great!

What hoses and pipe did you use to route it to the rear?????

metal lines are 1.5" conduit, and I got the rubber flex lines from summit. some of the flex lines have different size ends built in to adapt to the tube and radiator.

so why did you keep any of the old XJ? Looks like you've just built a buggy around your old drivetrain?

because I already had the XJ, drivetrain and front suspension worked good, it needed the rear suspenion rebuilt and a cage installed to continue to wheel safely, I have never done any tube work before, if I were going to build a buggy it would have been very different, it would have cost alot more money, it would have taken a very long time, and the list can go on and on.....

I think that was the point. Gotta start somewhere right?

Rigs looking sweet Nature....hood and cage work look great!

thanks:)

no saying it's bad just wondering thats all. Nice tube work but what XJ left there? I think you just builda buggy.. :laughing:

he did not start with a xj , he started with this :laughing:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q240/natureboynate47/tube%20work/DSC00004-1.jpg

I think it looks great and it is a hell of a lot easier to use the existing firewall and build off of it than it is to start from scratch. This build is :grinpimp: I can't wait to see it finished.

I am liking this build. Are you friends with Joe aka snocross2extremes (sp)? The XJ when it was an XJ looks familiar

I am liking this build. Are you friends with Joe aka snocross2extremes (sp)? The XJ when it was an XJ looks familiar

that would be an unfortunate yes:D

that would be an unfortunate yes:D
Werd.

I am liking this build. Are you friends with Joe aka snocross2extremes (sp)? The XJ when it was an XJ looks familiar

what???? you know Joe bag.....:laughing::laughing::laughing:

Nice work! Really like the cage design.

what???? you know Joe bag.....:laughing::laughing::laughing:
Met him on Jeepin, ran into him once at Silver Lake. Never have been much of a fan of his Jeep builds. :D

HAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!! that's hilarous... I wish I could help him but he lives far away

HAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!! that's hilarous... I wish I could help him but he lives far away
I was hoping you'd say that. I couldn't imagine Joe building something of this quality, hahaha.

I was hoping you'd say that. I couldn't imagine Joe building something of this quality, hahaha.

:laughing::laughing:

this is bad ass

I know you didn't do all of that work to just stop working on this project. What is going on with it? Any updates?

this is bad ass
I agree

nice tube work. i am planning on doing same to mine when the body gets bashed up! do you have any good pics of the front-top coil spring area?:D---BRIAN

Looks good. How did it turn out or is it still in the works?

This project has been done for a while and has been wheeled a few times too! i think he just forgot he posted on this site.

This project has been done for a while and has been wheeled a few times too! i think he just forgot he posted on this site.

hey leave 'em alone. :flipoff2:I like people buggin' me :grinpimp: jk I'm workin on it.

This project has been done for a while and has been wheeled a few times too! i think he just forgot he posted on this site.

If you know him, remind he posted. I want to see the finished product!

ok so I was in a huge rush to get it drivable so I could go wheelin' before I needed to get the sleds out for the winter and got a little distracted with all the snow we've been gettin'. so heres some updates.....

waited along time for these but it was definately worth the wait

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2960

got the links done and threw the air shocks on for some clearance checks tires get a little close to the shock body on the stuffed side when its fully flexed. i'll just have to keep an eye on it.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2962

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2963

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2964

then loaded up and went for a little test run

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2966

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2967

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2969

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2971

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2972

that was the short version of the trial runs. it took quite a few and i finally got the shocks tuned in close enough for now.

last time out i broke my first stub shaft since i put the D60 in, it was only a 30 spline. looks like it's time for new shafts and maybe some drive flanges.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2974

still got lots i wanna do but i'll probly end up wheelin' it the way it is for now.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=207&pictureid=2974


Look familiar Richard? :laughing:

Project came out sweet man, Looks nice and snug in that cockpit. Man I wish I got to do some snow wheeling this year, so much fun, who doesnt like a little wheel spin?

Look familiar Richard? :laughing:

Project came out sweet man, Looks nice and snug in that cockpit. Man I wish I got to do some snow wheeling this year, so much fun, who doesnt like a little wheel spin?


:laughing:
bahahahaaha