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silvyxj
02-03-2014, 10:50 AM
so i traded a bmw for a ford and then traded the ford for my first xj. thats where the mess started.

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traded for this xj
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silvyxj
02-03-2014, 10:52 AM
this is how it looked day 1

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silvyxj
02-03-2014, 10:54 AM
this was a few weeks after i got it just added 31s, discovered it had a small lift on it already which was good because i was not going huge with it anyways.

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silvyxj
02-03-2014, 10:55 AM
Then welded the rear dif, cut the fenders, ordered spacer/adapters so i could rock wrangler wheels, installed lunchbox front locker.

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silvyxj
02-03-2014, 11:00 AM
well i sold the jeep then decided i was not wanting to build it any more... that lasted a few hours got another jeep. that lasted a few weeks sold that jeep was jeepless about 5 month and bought my 1st jeep back and it needed tires so i found a set of 15" d-hole wheels(one of my faves) with 4 inch offset and through some 33x12.50s on them. Now the wheels are out past the wells about half way in the back and a little more in the front. almost looks like full widths which makes me laugh... parked in front of my dd chevy silverado it sits wider. but man does it work well!

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oh and my dd

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silvyxj
02-03-2014, 11:01 AM
well thats where it sits now... only plans are hood vents, doorless mod, and maybe lower geared axles.

silvyxj
02-03-2014, 11:10 AM
almost forgot. built this rig similar to my buddy slobin3d because it did so well around here... so here is the rig that mine mimicd sorta...

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these pictures were taken the day we decided out trucks could be log skidders... did ok i would say check out the log we drug out of a ravine and then loaded into a guys truck. full size dodge truck squatting onto overloads and pushing the rubber bumper up. he did not listen when i said he would want to bring his flatbed trailer. oh well not my truck...

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4.3LXJ
02-03-2014, 12:28 PM
Only slightly overloaded :D

bluedragon436
02-03-2014, 12:32 PM
XJ looks good, and had def come along.. Being Jeepless can stink, trust me I know... I'm going through withdrawals right now, and would love to have my Jeep back...

And the dope with the truck, that is def something I never would have even thought about doing with my Ram, or any truck for that matter... I would have seen the size of that log, and been like... I'll be right back with my trailer... if I didn't listen and bring it in the first place..

silvyxj
02-03-2014, 12:56 PM
XJ looks good, and had def come along.. Being Jeepless can stink, trust me I know... I'm going through withdrawals right now, and would love to have my Jeep back...

And the dope with the truck, that is def something I never would have even thought about doing with my Ram, or any truck for that matter... I would have seen the size of that log, and been like... I'll be right back with my trailer... if I didn't listen and bring it in the first place..

ya it took him 2 hours to drive 17 miles home. it was rediculous and and to flatten his leaf springs a tad. but why would a 70 year old man listen to a 25 year old. he has seen and done it all. haha... owell got to get the jeeps out and had a lot of fun.

abebehrmann
02-03-2014, 04:53 PM
Whoa! Looks like that thing would pop a wheelie if you so much as tapped on the throttle. :rolleye0012::crazy:

silvyxj
02-03-2014, 07:31 PM
ya i wish i had more money than smarts unfortunately that is not real haha. the log measured 14 ft long 38 inches across on both ends! it was HUGE