Nate's crappy 93 XJ

Nate's crappy 93 XJ "Snowflake/Ice Princess"

Owners Name & City- Nate, West Jordan, UT


Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- Stripped-down 1993 Jeep Cherokee Country buggy thingy


Engine- 4.0L, HD motor mounts


Transmission- Aisin Warner 4-Speed auto, gear selection switches, big tranny cooler


T-Case- NP231, stock


Axles - HP Dana 30 front w/4.88 gears, Aussie locker, Torq-Masters Chromo shafts with JK joints
-Chrysler 8.25 rear w/4.88 gears, Aussie locker, Riddler diff cover, shaved a bit


Suspension- 3" coils + 2" spacers in the front w/custom 3-link mid-arm, center limit strap, hockey puck bumpstop extensions; stock leaf packs in the rear with additional springs added (7 total) + lift shackles, homebuilt traction bar


Wheels and Tires- 35x12.5r17 Maxxis short course stickies on Raceline Beadlocks


Winch- Guys pulling on a strap usually does it


Favorite Trails- Hell's Revenge, The Maze, Green Day, Nasty Half, Sliplock, Pritchett


Other- Cut in half; power steering cooler; Custom heim steering & tracbar; JCR skid plate; RCI Race cell with Walbro pickups; LED rock lights; Unibody stiffeners; custom boat-sides & bumpers

 

[smartass_kid]

did you add more snowflakes to make up for the ones on your tailgate?

 

[N-Smooth]

did you add more snowflakes to make up for the ones on your tailgate?

Sadly, no... those snowflakes will be lost forever. They will be missed but at least I still have some on the cowl.

 

[blznnp]

So are you registered as ohv now? Or are you waiting to do atv

 

[N-Smooth]

So are you registered as ohv now? Or are you waiting to do atv

I registered it as an OHV before WOTR but will change it to street legal atv when that whole thing gets finalized

 

[skippy]

I keep waiting for the windshield to come out of this thing.....

 

[N-Smooth]

I keep waiting for the windshield to come out of this thing.....

Well then you'll want to spot me into a hard roll next time we go wheeling cause it's not coming out unless it's broken. I love having a windshield because it stops me from making a complete meal out of dust when I'm on the trails. Yes, I definitely still snack on some dust here and there but it's not too bad.

 

[skippy]

I can probably arrange that!

 

[wheelewagon]

Well then you'll want to spot me into a hard roll next time we go wheeling cause it's not coming out unless it's broken. I love having a windshield because it stops me from making a complete meal out of dust when I'm on the trails. Yes, I definitely still snack on some dust here and there but it's not too bad.

We were trying on double sammy

 

[N-Smooth]

We were trying on double sammy

Well that little flop didnt even phase me. Luckily I suck at building cages and so my cage is miles away from the windshield lol

 

[wheelewagon]

I did notice the crack in your windshield after that. Was it already there though?

 

[N-Smooth]

I did notice the crack in your windshield after that. Was it already there though?

Yeah that one was from when it was my dd- I had a bunch of snow on the bottom of the windshield with my defrost on high and it cracked the windshield.

 

[N-Smooth]

Lost another 43 pounds today for a new total of 417 pounds lost. I will be adding some weight with tube but yeah...

More pics later

 

[blznnp]

That picture is no good, sheet metal, got to show a bigger picture so we can see where you are going with this

 

[N-Smooth]

It's not much to look at cause there's so much left to do. It will probably look cool when I'm done.

 

[blznnp]

I like it, once I get some decent body damage I will be doing something similar to mine.

 

[N-Smooth]

Thanks. It will look quite a bit different when it's done. That top tube makes it look funky right now but it will be cut shorter and I'll have angled tubes going to the back.

 

[N-Smooth]

Got a couple more tubes in place and it's really starting to take shape. I like it.

 

[N-Smooth]

Got the cage done besides a handful of gussets and one tube to put under my harness bar.



And a little fun. Ignore the awesome red cage. We built that one too after learning from all the mistakes we made on mine the first go.

 

[N-Smooth]

I ordered 10 of these little gussets when Ruffstuff was blowing them out about a year ago. I love them.

I also put one on the back of each if my 3 roof spreader bars


It's crazy how prepared I feel for EJS considering how last year we were still finishing my cage after midnight the day of EJS!

 

[N-Smooth]

Tough crowd. If only I had a Toyota, more people would comment

On a positive note, I'll be heading to EJS a week from today. Woooooo! Not that much left to do.