JV Fabrication project "Red Mistress"

[JFab]

Ok so here's one of the Jeeps I recently finished. The Jeep belongs to my roomate, Jon.

Started out as this: Pretty typically modded 2000 TJ

Here's what its getting:

Front:
-HPD44 w/5.13s;lockrite;chromos;760s for now
-DOM steering
-Reusing the RE front suspension
-New front bumper and winch mount
-Winch control put under hood with interior switch
-PSC steering box, pump, res.
-Flat fender job

Rear:
-Ford 9in with matching gears; Detoit; chromoly shafts, discs
-4link suspension with coil springs for now
-New rear frame section
-some sheetmetal removal of course
-Fuel cell with factory sending unit
-LED tail lights
-6in stretch

Only thing we bought for this rig other than obvious things like shafts, lockers, gears and what not...was the RE bracket kit for the front and the lower spring mounts for the rear...
Made all the tabs and mounts and ****...

ok well, here's some pics of the build...

front end pulled outta that bitch!

D44 in place...pretty simple install for now up front, so i wont pay much attention to it...

ok, here's how the ass end looked...ready for an upgrade....well thats what it got! checkit

After all the cutting...trimmed the tub just below the tailgate...got departure?

beginning of rear bumper (2x4x3/16)

added a little detail and mocked it up

Time to give this bitch the 9inches!

some simple trussage...your's truely makin it stick

lower link mounts

weld shot on the coil mounts for the guru's

lowers in (2in .25wall DOM)

upper platform and tabs...

uppers in (1 3/4 .25 wall DOM)

Frame side of the uppers...

Rear coil let-drop-but-holder-inners/ bumpstop mount......nice work jon

Coil mounts and coils in

on the ground finally...

time for brakes

another shot of the brake lines...also you can see the new rear body mounts

poser shot...you can also see the fish plates and how i did the upper coil mount...

New front bumper to match the rear...

all painted up and Jon revamped the Tmax

Ended up havin to make a new front track bar mount...

donezo

Well thats it...
Big thanks to Jon for helpin a whole lot and buyin the food and beer!
Thanks to MO for the use of the bender and moral support....fawker
Also thanks to Nathan of Custom Fabrication

-James


flame on bitches!

 

[cadpwrdyj]

Looks great...and excellent craftsmanship...now go beat on it some so its not so pretty....

 

[JWP]

that looks very good. The workmanship is impressive.

I have a 2000 TJ that I want to build up very similar to this.

I have a couple of questions. Did you move the front end forward any? What is the final Wheelbase. Could you give some pictures of how you did the fuel cell.

 

[JFab]

yea, thats what im sayin! but he'll do that in his own time...found a set of used 39.5 iroks for it for the trail...they BLOW!...recently got some 38x12.5 tsls...they work much better...just need beadlocks for it now...

 

[JFab]

that looks very good. The workmanship is impressive.

I have a 2000 TJ that I want to build up very similar to this.

I have a couple of questions. Did you move the front end forward any? What is the final Wheelbase. Could you give some pictures of how you did the fuel cell.

Didnt stretch the front any yet...the wheelbase ended up at about 101in

i'll get pics of the fuel cell tonight and post them up...
used an RCI 2161 with the factory sending unit...
Jon fabbed his own mount to hold it to the bed...looks good, i'll get pics of it soon...

 

[CHASMAN9]

Nice welds man, clean. :****:

 

[wontwork]

Very nice fab work and good ripples on them there wheels.

 

[J/Cope79]

Thanks for the comliments on the Jeep...Gotta get some beadlocks, rocker guards and Definitely need a better Cage....and learn hor to it again since its a completely rig since the build.... LOL

 

[xjkrawler]

Thanks for the comliments on the Jeep...Gotta get some beadlocks, red labels, 302, auto, atlas 2, rocker guards and Definitely need a better Cage....and learn hor to it again since its a completely rig since the build.... LOL

fixed it for you....

 

[JFab]

Fuel cell mount

Upper spring bucket and fish plates

Closer shot of the upper coil mount

Body mounts

crappy picture of the brake line routing...

 

[CheapJ7]

U make the coil buckets and link tabs???

I need a set for a 9in...

 

[B.DRAKE]

nice work james...maybe you need to do some fab on the Scrambler :****:

 

[JFab]

U make the coil buckets and link tabs???

I need a set for a 9in...

yup, made all the tabs, and made the upper coil buckets, bought the rear...but they would be gravy to make; i'll make them next time...

 

[JFab]

nice work james...maybe you need to do some fab on the Scrambler :****:

i'd love to man...like everyone these days, i could really use the work...lemme know what you need done...

 

[drycreekjeep]

great fab work!!!!! ;D

 

[JFab]

some random fork lift pics i found...

thats all....dont really have a point...

James

 

[JFab]

Haven't posted much on here lately, but ive since done a few things to this jeep...
...built some cheep beadlocks and started on a simple cage...anyways, here's some pics for bored people at work to look at...

You can see them done and painted in these next pictures...

Cage is 1.5x.120 DOM

Gonna work on it more on monday...

-James

 

[1TONZR2]

looking good James.....

now what about that green pile of parts in the garage??

 

[JFab]

now what about that green pile of parts in the garage??

yea yea...ha, im workin on it...straight axling a ZR2 without makin it 8ft tall is tricky...especially when the owner is picky! but i think you know all about that....

 

[1TONZR2]

ya the S-10s are a PITA to keep low.....thats why I chopped my frame. btw, his isnt a ZR2