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The Post man
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Originally Posted by hussler737
I really like the integrated look on the front! Very one of a kind.
I know you are going to do something about that pillar space because well, your Eric. Even if you have the doors off all the time the gap is going to get to you.  |
Let me think about that.
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nope 
I'm calling it good!
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2000 XJ "PROJECT RUBICON" lifted, locked, shafted, running 35's, 4.56 gears, pair of ARB's, and stock AM/FM cassette
My website - EricsXJ.com
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03-24-2010, 12:54 AM
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You say that now... hahaha
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I see you also twizzled your scart lead. Well done! :thumbsup:
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03-24-2010, 01:03 AM
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Very nice work Eric! I'm just learning how to weld, well getting better with practice, and this is definitely making me want to practice on a full roll cage! lol Anyways, great work!
Are you thinking about doing something like that for the rear? Making it integrated to some sort?
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03-24-2010, 02:31 AM
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That's awesome! I'm jealous.
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03-24-2010, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by EricsXJ
And I was soo looking forward to driving it. But I decided to change the gear oil in the diffs and found I have two stripped bolt holes for the front diff cover, one of them being the very bottom bolt.  It never fails.... |
Eric, your Jeep looks fantastic! 
The gap bnetween a-pillar tube and doors is the same thing I'm facing. I saved my front fenders and thought about cutting a portion off of them to fill the gap. Should look nice and clean.
Tube doors for the summer huh? Let's see if you or me has them ready first? 
..I've never liked the idea of running copletely doorless, I'm too scrared of something hitting me or my passengers if I roll the Jeep.
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1998 Grand Cherokee 5.9 LX daily driver, 1.75" BB, 32" KM2s, HPD30 Eaton e-locker/D44a stock LSD, 4.56 gears, custom- fabbed tube bumpers and tube fenders,...
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f13/d...s-etc-1222317/
1990 XJ Limited (4-door), 4.0 I6, AW4, NP242, ***rolled and totalled @ 165k miles***
***Under construction***
1990 XJ (4-door), 4.0 I6, AW4, NP242, PBR 42" tires, Unimog 404 portal axles, 110" WB, full cage + uniframe completely rebuilt, front 3-link + panhard / double triangulated 4-link rear,...
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/h...ternal-973910/
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03-24-2010, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Timo_90xj
..I've never liked the idea of running copletely doorless, I'm too scrared of something hitting me or my passengers if I roll the Jeep.
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Good point. Plus, Eric has mentioned a few times hitting rocks and stuff on the pillars and possibly ruining the stock hinges, so I would think tube doors (and even a piece to fill the gap between the cage and the front door) would keep the hinges front bending too bad.
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03-24-2010, 08:28 AM
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Nothing to see here...
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As for the gap and hinges and doors. What about (i know you love hearing THAT!) using either tube, or flat stock or both, to fill the gap, and using the stock hing locations on teh doors, to bracket the hinges toward the outside edge of the door? Then you have the bar/tube filler that should definetly be strong enough to support a sleeve for the door pin. Yes, it makes the hinge point become external (TJ/YJ style), but it gives you 1) a way to protect the A-pillar, 2) a filler for the gap when full doors are on, and 3) a MUCH easier method for removing/installing either set of doors.
Hopefully that description made sense... I can see all this in detail in my head, just having trouble describing it.
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03-24-2010, 09:18 AM
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Web Wheeler
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Originally Posted by BRad704
As for the gap and hinges and doors. What about (i know you love hearing THAT!) using either tube, or flat stock or both, to fill the gap, and using the stock hing locations on teh doors, to bracket the hinges toward the outside edge of the door? Then you have the bar/tube filler that should definetly be strong enough to support a sleeve for the door pin. Yes, it makes the hinge point become external (TJ/YJ style), but it gives you 1) a way to protect the A-pillar, 2) a filler for the gap when full doors are on, and 3) a MUCH easier method for removing/installing either set of doors.
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You're the MAN! Why have I never thought of that? It actually makes a lot of sense, at least for the tube doors. And I don't think it should be too hard to figure out a way to mount the stock doors somehow like that.
Especially with the older style door hinges taking doors off and putting them back is a PITA.
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1998 Grand Cherokee 5.9 LX daily driver, 1.75" BB, 32" KM2s, HPD30 Eaton e-locker/D44a stock LSD, 4.56 gears, custom- fabbed tube bumpers and tube fenders,...
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f13/d...s-etc-1222317/
1990 XJ Limited (4-door), 4.0 I6, AW4, NP242, ***rolled and totalled @ 165k miles***
***Under construction***
1990 XJ (4-door), 4.0 I6, AW4, NP242, PBR 42" tires, Unimog 404 portal axles, 110" WB, full cage + uniframe completely rebuilt, front 3-link + panhard / double triangulated 4-link rear,...
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/h...ternal-973910/
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03-24-2010, 10:23 AM
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Thanks Timo... I wanted to do something like this on mine, but dont really have any justification for it.
My idea (for OEM doors) on the door hinge side was to use the stock bolt locations. Making hinge brackets that follow the door frame to the skin, follow the skin to the edge, then go just around the edge of the door.
Once that is done just locate the hinge sleeves (body side) onto the new pillar structure.
Tube doors could then be built off the now existing lower hinge sleeves.
EDIT: I didnt know people in Finland said "PITA"...  I had to explain what it meant to my wife a few months back... 
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03-24-2010, 12:50 PM
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Web Wheeler
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Well, we don't But one ends up learning things by browsing through multiple forums that are in English
I gotta look into that door hinge solution, it really sounds like a good idea. Heck, after the first time I took off my doors I haven't been able to line them back up  Should be much easier with external hinges.
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1998 Grand Cherokee 5.9 LX daily driver, 1.75" BB, 32" KM2s, HPD30 Eaton e-locker/D44a stock LSD, 4.56 gears, custom- fabbed tube bumpers and tube fenders,...
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f13/d...s-etc-1222317/
1990 XJ Limited (4-door), 4.0 I6, AW4, NP242, ***rolled and totalled @ 165k miles***
***Under construction***
1990 XJ (4-door), 4.0 I6, AW4, NP242, PBR 42" tires, Unimog 404 portal axles, 110" WB, full cage + uniframe completely rebuilt, front 3-link + panhard / double triangulated 4-link rear,...
http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f11/h...ternal-973910/
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03-24-2010, 03:17 PM
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Amazing Eric, simply amazing! 
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But yeah my 4.0 has been hydrolocked twice, ran upside down for 7 seconds it still keeps coming back for more. its like that crazy ex-girlfriend that just wont quit..but unlike her, its a good thing haha
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03-24-2010, 04:16 PM
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outstanding...
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03-24-2010, 08:00 PM
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Excellent as ever Eric, good job!
I was in Sparks (Petro) from Sat night till Monday @2am this week, woulda been nice to grab a few cold ones 
Will shoot you a PM next time I am through there.
Martin
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03-24-2010, 10:09 PM
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The Post man
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Originally Posted by BRad704
As for the gap and hinges and doors. What about (i know you love hearing THAT!) using either tube, or flat stock or both, to fill the gap, and using the stock hing locations on teh doors, to bracket the hinges toward the outside edge of the door? Then you have the bar/tube filler that should definetly be strong enough to support a sleeve for the door pin. Yes, it makes the hinge point become external (TJ/YJ style), but it gives you 1) a way to protect the A-pillar, 2) a filler for the gap when full doors are on, and 3) a MUCH easier method for removing/installing either set of doors.
Hopefully that description made sense... I can see all this in detail in my head, just having trouble describing it.
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I think I know what you are describing. I think I'll let Timo prototype that one and then maybe I'll follow suit.
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Excellent as ever Eric, good job!
I was in Sparks (Petro) from Sat night till Monday @2am this week, woulda been nice to grab a few cold ones
Will shoot you a PM next time I am through there.
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PM sent.
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2000 XJ "PROJECT RUBICON" lifted, locked, shafted, running 35's, 4.56 gears, pair of ARB's, and stock AM/FM cassette
My website - EricsXJ.com
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03-24-2010, 11:17 PM
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this is one of the nicest, cleanest xj's ive seen, "Project Tarantula" use to be a inspiration to me and my xj, but damn eric your jeep is just simply passed that stage. You have done a lot more things that have caught my attention, simple things like limit straps on the stock uca brackets, hood vents, ect. very good work. hope my xj will look as clean as yours one day.
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Eric's cage build
