YJLOPES
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I did the stretch on this when the `rona first took off. This is just a copy/paste of the thread I put up on colorado4x4.org, which used to be a great resource, but has been killed by modern social media. I cut the rig in April of 2020 and drove it in June, so that went fairly quickly. Since then I've continued to add and modify. I'm currently in the middle of building some new axles for it but I figured I'd try to bring the whole build over here.
I've been wanting an LJ for a year or 2 now. I even made an offer on a few in the last few months, but nothing came together. I've had my YJ for 19 yrs now and it does 99% of what I want, except haul the family of 4 and the dog. Being stuck at home for a few weeks AND questions about the future of my industry (airline) has me rethinking spending the money to build another rig so I started shopping around. I found an LJ hardtop for $1100 and here I am.
IMG_6001
I wanted to maximize space inside, so I wanted to move the wheel wells back rather than stretch in the middle of them. I decided to cut up here on the aft side of the B pillar posts.
I drew this line by drilling a hole from the inside out where I wanted the cut. Then connecting the dots on the outside.
[URL='https://flic.kr/p/2iMbgx1'] IMG_6140 IMG_6138
Hopefully this thread will be useful to some other yahoo down the road. More pics to come...
I've been wanting an LJ for a year or 2 now. I even made an offer on a few in the last few months, but nothing came together. I've had my YJ for 19 yrs now and it does 99% of what I want, except haul the family of 4 and the dog. Being stuck at home for a few weeks AND questions about the future of my industry (airline) has me rethinking spending the money to build another rig so I started shopping around. I found an LJ hardtop for $1100 and here I am.
IMG_6001
I wanted to maximize space inside, so I wanted to move the wheel wells back rather than stretch in the middle of them. I decided to cut up here on the aft side of the B pillar posts.
I drew this line by drilling a hole from the inside out where I wanted the cut. Then connecting the dots on the outside.
[URL='https://flic.kr/p/2iMbgx1'] IMG_6140 IMG_6138
Hopefully this thread will be useful to some other yahoo down the road. More pics to come...