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[BCJC]

hi there BC explorer, i live on the west coast of vancouver island, and if you are ever out here, feel free to contact me. i'm planning a trip up the mainland enroute to prince rupert and the queen charlottes this spring, and may call on your experience for route reccomendations! cheers

 

[bigreen505]

Okay, that is cool.

Welcome to ExPo :26_34_3:

 

[Brett M]

Welcome to the board! I like that rack in the back of your XJ. Just gave me ideas to do in mine

 

[mountainpete]

Welcome to the board BC

 

[BC Explorer]

hi there BC explorer, i live on the west coast of vancouver island, and if you are ever out here, feel free to contact me. i'm planning a trip up the mainland enroute to prince rupert and the queen charlottes this spring, and may call on your experience for route reccomendations! cheers

Sorry for the late reply, ya no problem.
We will be back in that area again and could meet up with you.
We have a trip planned for the Arctic next year so I'm pushing to get all the mods finished before we go.
I'll be gone another trip mid Oct. which will be a bit cold but, were we are going are natural hot springs.

 

[BC Explorer]

Okay, that is cool.

Welcome to ExPo :26_34_3:

The rack in the back cost me a total of $ 2.00.
The rack is built out of scrap steel and powder coated at a buddies shop.
The original rack was to be made out of one piece aluminum sheet and punch out on our punch press machine and then bent and welded which would have been way less work.
Everything we do is first designed in Solid Works.
The front bumper was also fabbed.

 

[robert j. yates]

Nice Jeep and nice rack. Where is your spare tire? I put a mild build on my daughters XJ and frankly, a good solution for the spare seems to involve finding a good compromise more than anything else.

 

[DakarTJ]

Welcom to the Expo.:arabia:

 

[Ga Yota 4x4]

Nice rig! Looks like your well ahead on the game already.

 

[BC Explorer]

Nice Jeep and nice rack. Where is your spare tire? I put a mild build on my daughters XJ and frankly, a good solution for the spare seems to involve finding a good compromise more than anything else.

I put the spare for now on the roof rack, it was on the rear but, I nearly ripped it off by hanging it up on a steep incline.
I normally don't climb up logs but, this gives and idea how the tire would hit the ground.
As it was the hinge is in the ground.

Here it is on the back mounted on a factory Jeep tire carrier which goes through bushings like crap through a goose. I building a new bumper and mounting thr tire back there again but, this time higher up.