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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
 Posted - 03/08/2010 : 5:58:29 PM
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well as some of your know.. the original Tater got sold about a year ago and i've been working on another XJ..
most of the ideas for that build got tossed and a 2nd take on Tater2 has begun.. basically boils down to a 2 door XJ, 1 tons, 40s, and a hell of a lot of sawzall blades..
i would post pictures here but not much activity in the general tech section anymore so i wont waste the bandwidth on my photobucket account..
follow the build at http://pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=869839
here's a teaser pic.. go check out the rest
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'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
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kemicalburns
USA
909 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2010 : 10:30:35 AM
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| Nice Nate |
DC4W President
1994 Bronco
5.8/E4OD 6"lift
35"BFG MT/Josh Pyland groove & sipping
F/R 4.88's Front locker
JBA Headers CES exhaust
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2010 : 11:13:38 AM
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Originally posted by kemicalburns
Nice Nate
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'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
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Mudslinger
1109 Posts |
Posted - 03/09/2010 : 10:11:56 PM
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| Another SICK puppy in the group. |
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clint
USA
261 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 05:43:51 AM
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Originally posted by Mudslinger
Another SICK puppy in the group.
better than being Norm L.  |
just try a little you'll like it
wheel to live,work to wheel
#00 =#1 =)
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 10:46:40 AM
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Originally posted by Mudslinger
Another SICK puppy in the group.
XJ's are sick if thats what your talkin about.... |
'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
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Rockaholic
1936 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 12:51:52 PM
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Originally posted by Tater Tott
quote:
Originally posted by Mudslinger
Another SICK puppy in the group.
XJ's are sick if thats what your talkin about....
I think he means "Build it, Run it, Break it, Repeat" is a sickness that most of us live for. You are becoming one of the sick puppies and it doesn't matter what your project platform is.  Step away for the Red Bull! ! ! |
Hey, I bet I can fix that! |
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GhostBuster
USA
88 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 8:34:36 PM
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| NO TATER!!!! MORE RED BULL!!! We need to set you up with an IV or somethin This rig is gonna turn a lot of Big XJ's into real grocery getters! "Real Jeeps have 4 doors...unless its a red 2 door XJ, comp cutt, 1 tons and 40's!" |
WARNING:
Insanity has replaced reason in the modification of this vehicle.
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Mudslinger
1109 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 9:15:38 PM
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The one that you are building is. Thats my story and I am sticking to it.
quote:
Originally posted by Tater Tott
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Originally posted by Mudslinger
Another SICK puppy in the group.
XJ's are sick if thats what your talkin about....
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/10/2010 : 11:31:32 PM
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no more red bull builds for me till summer time... shiz i cant use that as my sig anymore.... dang.. oh well.. i like two door XJs more though
but yeah!!! get on pirate an follow the build!!!! |
'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
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Mudslinger
1109 Posts |
Posted - 03/11/2010 : 10:46:51 PM
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| Been there ---Done that!!!!1 |
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Rockaholic
1936 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 09:32:59 AM
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Looks good Tatter. I would like to see it run at Groundhog. What's the chances of that? |
Hey, I bet I can fix that! |
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/16/2010 : 9:35:23 PM
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pretty damn good i might say...
things to do include
- install engine and tranny
- make clocking ring and twin sticks for dana 300 and install
- make driveshafts and install
- finish rear coils and shock towers front and rear
- finish plating the uni-body
- finish track bar
- cut the rest of the floor out and make a new tranny tunnel
- cage
- seats and belts
- make beadlock inserts
- recovery (shackle mounts and winch)
eff this list is getting long....
- ummmmmm 7.17 gears but i definitely wont have those by June 5th
- drive flanges for the front 60
last day of school is May 15th........... sooooo we'll see!!!! |
'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2010 : 4:07:43 PM
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copy paste from pirate4x4
goin to school in Colorado, away from my shop back home in Oregon.. This week is my spring break so hopefully we can have a rolling rig by the end of the week..
'91 2 door XJ
4.0
AW4
dana 300
60 front.. 3 link w/ track bar
70HD rear.. double tri 4 link
40" IROKs and H1s
I didn't really take step by step pics, but here's was i ended up with at the end of the day...
-Comp cut
-Chop top
-An some other hacking that doesn't really have a name......
headed to bed.. hopefully get all the undercoating off the uni-body tomorrow, maybe start plating it too..
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Edited by - Tater Tott on 03/21/2010 4:19:24 PM |
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2010 : 4:08:46 PM
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got the rear section of the frame welded to the uni body.. i'll sand that all smooth and plate over it when i plate the rest of the rails..
also got the dovetail somewhat completed...
got the smashed front bumper and fender supports removed and the front fenders roughly cut.... more cutting once i get the control arms in...
rough wheelbase...
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'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2010 : 4:09:50 PM
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also got the rockers cut... 2x6x.188 will soon take their place..
passenger side
driverside
hopefully make a run to the steel yard tomorrow, pick up some .188 plate for reinforcing for unibody, some 2x6x.188 for the rocker/sliders, and some other odd an end stuff.. |
'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
Edited by - Tater Tott on 03/23/2010 7:22:23 PM |
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2010 : 4:11:13 PM
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kinda feel like i didn't get anything done today, helped out dad quite a bit with that '78 chevy pickup in the background in some of the pics.. but here's what did get done...
went to the steal yard to get some 2x6x.188 for the new rockers, that took up the majority of the morning.. got both sides completely built and almost completely welded on.. had to notch a 47" section where the door jam an the floor come together so it would come up tight on the inside of whats left of the factory rocker... here's some pics..
annnddd one of the driverside..
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'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
Edited by - Tater Tott on 03/23/2010 7:23:21 PM |
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2010 : 4:12:15 PM
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also wire wheeled an flap disc'd all the undercoating off the rails so i can plate them tomorrow.. some guy (pretty sure it was me......) unplugged the battery charger for my cordless drill, so, didn't get to drilling spot welds and removing the front leaf spring mounts, rear seatbelt mounts, LCA and UCA mounts, and the factory seat mounting studs in the floor... then clean all the under coat off the rails thats underneath all that trash.. but here's how far i got with that.....
gotta love lifts....
glad that's over with.. Edited out pic of tater covered in grinder dust and giving the pirate salute
thanks Iceman
The picture can be seen here
http://i669.photobucket.com/albums/vv58/DC4W-93XJ/Tater2%20Take%20Two/tater2taketwo034.jpg |
'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
Edited by - Tater Tott on 03/23/2010 7:25:26 PM |
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2010 : 4:13:19 PM
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finally took some pictures.. got the rear 4 link cross member abour 90% complete... still need to box the bottom side of the LCA mounts and a few gussets here and there..
also need to cut some new UCAs.. these particular links im reusing off my last crawler that never really got finished haha but.. i'll cut some longer UCAs an that'll put the pinion up where it belongs and make is so they're not maxed out of adjustment on the rod ends..
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'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2010 : 4:14:21 PM
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today was the last day i had to work on the XJ.. goal for the week was to get it rolling, so in order for that to happen, the front suspension needed to be designed and built today..... got it done =) [COLOR="Yellow"]minus the track bar...... kinda scabbed somethin that is EXTREMELY TEMPORARY[/COLOR] i didn't even want to flex it with that piece in there... strictly for holding it still while it gets rolled around the shop till i can get an engine for it..
everything as far as the front suspension goes is only firmly tach'd together, in case i need to move anything around when the engine tranny an t case get set in.. my DD is the same exact thing as this rig **'93 2 door XJ 4.0 auto** so i had something to pull measurements from as far as the crossmember placements go..
EDIT: dont ask why that axle mount is adjustable... my dad drilled the holes in it and i told him to drill three holes in it at 8" 9" and 10" of separation... i got 5" 6.5" 8" and 9.5" haha.. i'll make it work..... if not, i'll make a new one an drill the holes in it myself..
now for the wonderful excuse of a track bar.. again.. if you were to lazy to read the above paragraph..... [COLOR="Yellow"]TEMPORARY.....[/COLOR]
now some overalls of what the past 8 days has brought.. but first a reminder of what it looked like LAST Saturday morning...
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'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
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Tater Tott
USA
513 Posts |
Posted - 03/21/2010 : 4:15:32 PM
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one week later..
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'91 2 door XJ buggy, 4.0, AW4, 231/300 doubler, GM 60/70HD, 4D" IROKs on H1s |
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Tater2 Take Two