If your buddy @TKO Fab ever decides to sell the "rollbar" as a kit, put me down for one
I like where this thread is going.
I like where this thread is going.
How to ruin a perfectly good 80 (1 Viewer)
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I detest 80s chopped for no reason but you have great taste making the best of this one. Looking very good. Cheers
dats really nice. is interior authentic?
I'm liking where this is going. What do you plan on using for the soft top?
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Previous owner put the jeep windshield channel on. I'm going to try and incorporate to the eventual soft top build. Cross bars are the same height but slightly higher than the roof line. Wanted the ability to throw kayak or paddle boards up there and have them clear the roof.
Will likely use a local boat upholstery shop to do something custom. Goal is Softopper style with roll up sides and back sections.
At first I was shocked but you have made this into a really nice project. Not my taste but I really like the innovative thinking. You have a very unique LC! I am glad to see your son being introduced at a young age, I am sure he will carry this on for life.
You might as well 3 link it while your at it….. 
tmxmotorsports
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Pretty sweet man.
we have White Knuckle sliders on our '93 80 - they fit
suzuguru
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I definitely like the chopped look for 80's that are primarily used as weekend off-roaders.
Absolutely.
I did this to my hzj105. They were plenty tough.
Droppedofff rock ledges / steps etc onto the RHS rockers many times. You sure feel it through the body, but no damage.
There's a load of structure in the tickets, and where pillars connect. If done right they should be stronger and take a hit without problem
Took me a full weekend of cutting, measuring, welding when i did mine
Ok so not to harp on a thing (while harping on a thing) but...
...how are they attached to the body panels with the rockers cut out?
It's not you, it's me. lol
I've just never seen such a thing in person. And I've seen alot of 'ideas'.
I'm just curious if the structural rigidity comes from their banging against the bottom of the missing rockers or are they are self-sufficient in terms of weight support. Meaning they do not rely on support from any other body part while supporting the weight of the truck.
What are they attached to I guess is my question.
Thanks and I apologize in advance for my ignorance.
And everyone else who is familiar with this sort of slider arrangement can comment how they see fit.
I'll learn it somehow. lol
There are a few members here who have documented this mod and all of them that I can think of did it because they wheel boulders and were looking to maximize ground clearance while maintaining a lower over all CG. I questioned this modification myself back then but they have proven to be a solid option.Ok so not to harp on a thing (while harping on a thing) but...
...how are they attached to the body panels with the rockers cut out?
It's not you, it's me. lol
I've just never seen such a thing in person. And I've seen alot of 'ideas'.
I'm just curious if the structural rigidity comes from their banging against the bottom of the missing rockers or are they are self-sufficient in terms of weight support. Meaning they do not rely on support from any other body part while supporting the weight of the truck.
What are they attached to I guess is my question.
Thanks and I apologize in advance for my ignorance.
And everyone else who is familiar with this sort of slider arrangement can comment how they see fit.
I'll learn it somehow. lol
I did this type of slider welded into rocker on a 1978 Ramcharger years ago and it worked well. All this has me considering welding sliders into the body on my next 80 build up.
Ok so not to harp on a thing (while harping on a thing) but...
...how are they attached to the body panels with the rockers cut out?
It's not you, it's me. lol
I've just never seen such a thing in person. And I've seen alot of 'ideas'.
I'm just curious if the structural rigidity comes from their banging against the bottom of the missing rockers or are they are self-sufficient in terms of weight support. Meaning they do not rely on support from any other body part while supporting the weight of the truck.
What are they attached to I guess is my question.
Thanks and I apologize in advance for my ignorance.
And everyone else who is familiar with this sort of slider arrangement can comment how they see fit.
I'll learn it somehow. lol
The way i did it, I cut away the curved rocker on the outer face. Leave the boxed in structure on the inner face. Look under the car, there's a boxed section where the pinch weld is. I left that in place.
I cut out the door jambs/sills so i could weld the RHS to the body within the rocker, and along the bottom edge beside the pinch weld.
I had to trim some bracing and gussets out where the pillars connect into the rockers. Removing door sills let me fully weld the pillars to the RHS. I stitch welded the RHS along the top edge, and the bottom edge. Then seam welded the door sills back in
Mine were positioned so i had a ¼" gap between the bottom edge of the doors and my RHS.
I used a 1x3" RHS, stitch welded to a 3x3" SHS. I cut and folded the 3x3 in on itself to create a tapered outer bottom edge.
I also drilled through the whole lot to weld tube outriggers in, and included a tube slider for more protection.
My method added a bit of weight, but compared to adding the average slider, i don't think it added a whole lot above that.
I jacked mine up from the tube slider many times
Rough sketch below. Actual body structure is kind of like the sketch. Did this about 10+ years ago, so can't remember the proportions.
I cut ¾" off the pinch weld as well and stitch welded it.
Mine increased clearance to the body very slightly. The biggest gain is, you have armour with no loss of clearance anywhere. No brackets hanging below the frame. No tube passing under the body/rocker
I wanted to maximise the connections I had back into the existing structure. I'm sure others have done it differently
You're replacing the visible, cosmetic, curved outer 1mm thick rocker panel with 3mm thick boxed RHS. Welding it into the body structure.
It's bomb proof.
If dropping a 3 tonne 105 series onto the rocker when sliding off a rock step doesn't move anything, nothing will
Im talking a hard slam that shakes your bones and shakes the whole vehicle
You can see the edge of them here
I lost almost all my pics of this rig
I would do it again on a rig that was getting wheeled hard.
It's a win win IMO
Can be done neatly. Almost no-one noticed mine until it was pointed out, unless they where into built rigs
It's a win win IMO
Can be done neatly. Almost no-one noticed mine until it was pointed out, unless they where into built rigs
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These are done in essentially the same way. Fully welded to the cut sections and reinforced with gussets. Pulled the below photos from the PO.
I have 100% confidence in them and the extra clearance will go a long way. Will be putting them to test at Windrock soon.
Cool to have pics.
Mine was done on a 105 series. It had a little more structure in the rockers. But essentially the same
