Custom Rear Quarter Panel Armor and Tube Fenders Jeep Cherokee XJ
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- Опубліковано 7 жов 2024
- Building some custom rear quarter panel guards with built in tube fenders using 10 gauge steel and 1 inch pipe.
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Finally someone showing how to do cool stuff on xj 👍
We like cool stuff, and XJ's. Thanks for watching
just a bit of advice try using painters masking paper for like Lowes or H. Depot etc... because it gives exact curvature and you can feel body lines and it's cheep I'm not trying to take anything away just my 2 cents. Great job. Shane P.
I think you did a very good job especially with what you had for tools pretty hard to do with a grinder
Great job dude!! It's nice to see someone that builds shit the way they want it and not send it out to a fab shop. Keep up the good work and getting mud in the beard!
Thanks man. Appreciate the comment
I like how you use an angle grinder to cut everything out. I do the same
Thanks for posting. Looks good.
Couldn't have come at a better time. I was planning on doing the same. Looks like a fun project. Gonna give it a try in the spring.
Right on man. It was definitely a fun project. Thanks for watching
If you tack a plate to the ends and fill sand your pipe won’t kink and afterwards cut the plate off and boom looks tens better an love video btw nice work
Sweet work man!!! I'm going to try something like this. thanks for the inspiration.
Right on
Wow. Totally inspired me. That was awesome
I want to do the tube fender / flare using uncut fender / quarter wheel openings and original mounting holes for the stock flares. But I think I'm going to use instead of actual nuts and no armor. Thanks for the great videos!
Tube fenders with in cut wells? Do you mind if I ask why?
I'm making some tube doors for my XJ and ran into the same issue with the same bender and pipe. The pipe was to loose in the shoe. Shim up one side of the pipe in the shoe and it will bend perfectly without any kinks. Great build!
That makes sense. I will have to try that
I think you did a great job and it should serve you well . Take care .
Thanks man
Well done buddy!!
Thanks man
How long have you been on youtube? Or how long did it take to break 1000 subs. I’ve just started a couple months ago and at 700 no today. It’s slow goin it seems.
Lol. I had the hardest time on the gas door as well lol. Once the template is good though it’s smooth sailing! I did it with just a grinder too lol
It took us about 6 months to get to 1k. It's a grind for sure but it's a fun hobby
I always enjoy your work. Nice Job
turned out awesome good work sir
Thank you
Should be able to beat on those! looks great! I'm planning on building some front and rear for my full-size Cherokee with the Harbor Freight tubing roller, hoping for that m715 look but reenforced with tube!
That would be cool. I want to make some for the front as well.
hell yea fire
great stuff..but i realise how much better metric is for measurement also
Does the gas filler door still work?
MIssed opportunity, make another extension of tubing that is flat like a step, at the bottom end of your tubes, for access to roof rack.
Hmm I'm trying to visualize what you mean. But I dont have a roof rack and I think these suit my needs
@@MuddyBeards4X4 i did forget to mention earlier, great job! I really like this setup. Yeah if you dont use a roof rack, that wouldnt be a consideration.
Well thanks man appreciate it.
Nice tricks
If you fill your tubing with sand it will keep it from having a kinked look. It comes out looking like it was mandrel bent.
Yes. I have been meaning to try it sometime. A lot of people have suggested that. Thanks for the advice
Solid! But does the gas cap open?
Thanks. And yes it sure does
Muddy Beards 4X4 Awesome! Subbed
My thought for the fuel door was to poke the cardboard with a box cutter, find that gap between teh door and the quarter and use teh box cutter for that.
That would be a good idea.
Would’ve been really nice if you had cut the pipes at a slight angle and and had the flare tapering upwards.should’ve skined the bottom too that gonna be a mud catcher.
Can you open the petrol tank door ?
Cool build but the fuel cap open?
pretty good job overall- however unless your state required the flares to be that wide I personally would have made them narrower, but its your jeep and if it pleases you thats all that matters, good work and original!
+also on your HF bender- Have you tried putting sand inside the tube? cap the end/s with duct tape and fill with sand then bend it- it helps guard against the bending die from crushing the wall of the tube.
Thanks man. And yes I have heard of the sand trick. Never tried it but I think it will be worth trying.
He lives in Washington so they have severe lift laws. Bumper height BS and whatever. I use to live in Salmon Creek Washington and moved back to Oregon because of it. We don't have lift laws like Washington does. We do have to have proper flares and flaps but that's about it. A guy down the street from me daily drives his Powerstroke on 49s and he can easily fit 54s. It's totally legal here but not in Washington. So basically he did what he did with the Jeep flares for multiple reasons.
Nice diy armor came out great. Just a question though, why not just use Nutserts instead of having to bolt them thru the inside of the vehicle?
Thanks man. I kinda wished I used nutserts, but I had the bolts and I think the button head bolts look cool
When you measure and mark out something you can't see [the gas door] ALWAYS ALWAY cut your hole smaller, refit and then trim out larger in one or two steps ..
The hard part is getting the other side to match 🤔
Do you plan on moving your gas tank ?
Let's see you open the gas fill up door
Opens just fine...
Awesome work! If you were to do it over again would you go with the same gage steel?
Yes for the armor for sure. As for the skin I would probably go a little thinner. Easier to work and the strength comes from the pipe
nice job
hey bud I REALLY need one of the MUDDY BEARD 4X4 stickers !!! what do ya think????
I think we should be printing some up soon
If you drive that on salted roads, say goodbye to the body
Looks good! I would have used rivets and save some time
Ya I thought about it, but i wanted to be able to remove them if I wanted to
@@MuddyBeards4X4 Riv-nuts would have allowed both ease of install, and removable
You forgot to leave clearance for the gas door - the forward lower corner of the gas door is blocked by the fender -
Gas door opens just fine..
Nice! Should have used nut serts.
Haha ya that's what a buddy said too. But the bolts are all tight so this will work
Just thinking it would be easier for those hard too reach from the inside, great video!
Absolutely would be.
How exactly did you notch the steel sheet that you used on the xj rear fender. You have inspired me to make a set of rear quarter panel armor for my 05' Jeep WK aka The Tornado
Just with a cut off wheel and angle grinder
Where are you sourcing your metal from? Other than the scrap yard in Tacoma I'm not finding a good place to go. I'm outta Yelm.
I go to interwest in fife.
I'm confused why you didnt run the armor over the taillight
Just dont care for how it looks
It's not about looks, it's about function. Granted XJ trail lights are cheap. But a ticket on the way home from the trail for a busted taillight is not cheap. Which leads the office to look over your rig and find other violations.........
This is trailered to the trail and again I am all about function over looks, but I prefer this design so I went with it. The tube fender is a great rub rail to protect the tail light so far.
How did you trim your rear wheel well????
Cut out and rebuilt the inner fender. I made a video about it on this channel
One down,three more to go....lol....
Ha ya I finished both the rears. Prob make the front fenders in the next couple of months
Dude your first mistake
You washed the xj
Er hosed off
Like number 666..... creepy
Not to detract from your work & showing others how you did it. However your starting angle is obtuse (more than 90° less than 180°) so it is a 140° angle.
I see & hear people saying this in correctly all over on many different builds, trades, etc. but it's not correct. It's bad enough occurring in the field but shouldn't be incorrectly used when teaching, showing, demonstrating, etc.