tommudd wrote:
Wheels look great
Anymore thoughts as to where the spare is going to reside?
We've been looking at a number of options; flat in the bed (would need to remove the rear seat), rear mounted tires carrier (looks goofy and kills the departure angle), roof mounted (kills the low-slung appearance). At this point we're planning to mount it in the "bed" at an angle. This will give us the ability to mount our air compressor and have tool storage behind the back seat while allowing us to source a canvas "Trektop" for the rear.
[quote="]there is too much of it GONE to be a KJ. if i was going to do a build like this would have just built a tube buggy that llooked like a KJ and swaped the 2.8, wiring, dash, ECt into the buggy. would be a lot cheaper and easy then sell the KJ chassis[/quote]
While this project is getting more and more tube-like, our intention is to build a capable KJ based rig with all the creature comforts KJ owners are accustomed to. While a tube buggy with a KJ front clip may seem easier to make into a trail vehicle, our goal is turn this Jeep into comfortable dual purpose rig that feels stock on the inside (if not for the roll cage). We plan to reuse the stock leather seats, interior panels, dash, gauges, cruise control, and AC, all of which were already functioning properly for us at the beginning of the project. We wanted to show how a stock KJ could be modified into a low slung trail rig. While some might say the cage work is a bit excessive, with plans for me to pilot this Jeep on the Ultimate Adventure this year I welcome the extra safety precautions and overbuild mentality.