body work ideas

[dean]

so i am thinking about doing something along these lines for the body work on the trail rig:


orange = how i want to cut the doors
red = external tubes
blue = internal cages (except in the back where it will show since there will be no roof)

in the back, something like this:


but also thought about taking a CJ rear gate and grafting it in like this:

i am not sure if that is what he did... that may be a gate from a commachee that he patched. but i do like the idea of having some sort of rear piece to protect the propane tanks form any "rear penatration" if you catch my drift

[lojim]

"rear penatration" if you catch my drift


umm.....r-i-g-h-t.....

[dean]

yeah, well, you strap 2 10gallon propane tanks to your ass and you'll be worried about penatration too

[krawler97]

Looks pretty good, so when ya gonna start this project?

[dean]

May 14, 2008 19:59:56 GMT -5 krawler97 said:

Looks pretty good, so when ya gonna start this project?

already started really... just have to finish tearing out the interior and the enginebay... i want it stripped down to just the unibody before i start cutting it up.

[dean]

okay... so everything i want to do with my rig is legal to run in class 2 for the comp except cutting off the back of the body. i can cut the roof off if i am running a cage, but i can cut off any of the "frame" or hack of a section of the body itself. i can still comp-cut the flares off... but i need to leave the remainged of the body alone.

should be able to cut out the wheel-wells and rebuild them. need to check on that. basically can't mess with the frame rails.


just for an idea, that blue 4-door XJ is legal for class 2