Picking up where I left off

[mrblaine]

How do you modify the TJ slider to reach wheel well to wheel well?

May have been beneficial to give more than a passing glance at the build thread I deleted, eh?

 

[mrblaine]

They have to come ww2ww, then trim at 45* at the long point in each wheel well. I think that's what he's saying.

Cut and extend and then 45 the ends.

 

[mattcogdell]

May have been beneficial to give more than a passing glance at the build thread I deleted, eh? View attachment 210784View attachment 210785View attachment 210786View attachment 210787

All do respect, is this not a another method of what I asked? A TJ base with an LJ slider cut down. This appears to be a TJ base and TJ slider extended.

Maybe the method I suggested wouldn’t work based on the mounting holes?

 

[mattcogdell]

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This was a rig at Blaine’s house that he built. I believe this shows what Blaine was was talking about with building the slider all the way to the wheel wells but correct me if I’m wrong.

This is my favorite rig Blaine has built.

 

[mrblaine]

All do respect, is this not a another method of what I asked? A TJ base with an LJ slider cut down. This appears to be a TJ base and TJ slider extended.

Maybe the method I suggested wouldn’t work based on the mounting holes?

Sure

 

[mattcogdell]

Sure

My thought was the LJ slider has the extra material needed. Wouldn’t you chop out the excess and weld up at the length needed for the TJ? The photo you posted it shows you added length to the tj slider. What am I not seeing/understanding?

 

[mrblaine]

My thought was the LJ slider has the extra material needed. Wouldn’t you chop out the excess and weld up at the length needed for the TJ? The photo you posted it shows you added length to the tj slider. What am I not seeing/understanding?

What was the premise of my build thread?

 

[mattcogdell]

What was the premise of my build thread?

TJ6, right?

 

[Chris]

In other news, found the color for the wrap and ordered it.

Should look good I think, especially with all the black parts.

https://www.metrorestyling.com/KPMF-Satin-Stealth-Tundra-Vehicle-Wrap-Film-p/k75531.htm

 

[Wildman]

That is kewl.... I'll be watch this as I've thought about doing something like this to mine.

 

[B00mb00m]

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This was a rig at Blaine’s house that he built. I believe this shows what Blaine was was talking about with building the slider all the way to the wheel wells but correct me if I’m wrong.

Man do I love the proportions of that jeep!!

 

[starkey480]

Man do I love the proportions of that jeep!!

It was really the coolest Jeep I’ve ever seen. Could have spent hours looking it over

 

[B00mb00m]

May have been beneficial to give more than a passing glance at the build thread I deleted, eh? View attachment 210784View attachment 210785View attachment 210786View attachment 210787

Did you mimic that bent up cross section with flat bar to extend it? Or did you have an extra rail cut up to use?

 

[mrblaine]

TJ6, right?

Correct. That puts the wheelbase in stock configuration of the typical TJ-6 build at 108". With all due respect, that means you have to extend TJ Unlimited rails and bases which is what the pictures show.

 

[mrblaine]

Did you mimic that bent up cross section with flat bar to extend it? Or did you have an extra rail cut up to use?

I bought 3 TJ Unlimited sliders. I had a backer here from a rig that had been hacked up by a shop and we replaced them with less hacked up versions.

 

[B00mb00m]

I bought 3 TJ Unlimited sliders. I had a backer here from a rig that had been hacked up by a shop and we replaced them with less hacked up versions. View attachment 210884

This is one of those things i wish i never seen. Now that i've seen wheel well to wheel well i dont want anything less.

 

[NashvilleTJ]

Correct. That puts the wheelbase in stock configuration of the typical TJ-6 build at 108". With all due respect, that means you have to extend TJ Unlimited rails and bases which is what the pictures show.

I’ve always liked the proportions of the TJ6 stretch. You wind up with an LJ without the nasty rear overhang.

 

[mrblaine]

I’ve always liked the proportions of the TJ6 stretch. You wind up with an LJ without the nasty rear overhang.

I'm not a fan really. The wheelbase forces you into a larger tire size and I'm not appreciative.

 

[toximus]

Got the rear fender flares off this afternoon, now I'm just waiting on the GenRight Boulder 0" front fenders to complete the no fender flare look. I think this will fair better in the rocks, as I have been pretty close to smacking the flares themselves on rocks and I know they aren't going to bend nicely like plastic will.

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I'm a little jealous of you for not having to run a flare. I've tapped mine more than once and know their life is limited, but no flare would be even worse.

Good to see that you're getting in wheeling practice before Moab!

 

[B00mb00m]

I'm a little jealous of you for not having to run a flare. I've tapped mine more than once and know their life is limited, but no flare would be even worse.

Good to see that you're getting in wheeling practice before Moab!

For legal reasons I assume is what you're saying but I'm jealous that it's dry enough there he doesn't WANT fenders! Even with 4" fenders I get freaking covered in shit from wet forest roads