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Re: Jeep Ranchero-kee
« Reply #30 on: November 17, 2011, 10:18:39 AM »
hmmm, fooled me, lol, when I googled 4 door j truck, a number of them came up, I figured it was factory,   :occasion14:.
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Re: Jeep Ranchero-kee
« Reply #31 on: November 17, 2011, 10:21:29 AM »
Quote from: shaggimo on November 17, 2011, 10:18:39 AM
hmmm, fooled me, lol, when I googled 4 door j truck, a number of them came up, I figured it was factory,   :occasion14:.

Yeah, I found lots of pics...but they all looked fabricated...some of them really well...but after some digging on the forums the photos were posted on I saw they were built and couldn't find any info on production 4 door J Trucks.
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Re: Jeep Ranchero-kee
« Reply #32 on: November 17, 2011, 11:40:54 AM »
Unlike IH and the others, Jeep didn't build a crew cab
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Re: Jeep Ranchero-kee
« Reply #33 on: November 17, 2011, 02:23:27 PM »
It was aftermarket like a limo or 4dr bronc
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Re: Jeep Ranchero-kee
« Reply #34 on: December 28, 2011, 05:25:59 PM »
Got passed on I-80 by an interesting AMC today....

Sorry for the picture quality.  I had my good camera, but these are taken thru the Saturn window going somewhere between 45 and 70 mph.  I think he knew I was taking pictures, and was messing with me-kept changing lanes.








Actually I had to slow to about 45 mpg, so it could catch me.  Looks to be pretty well made.  Looks like he cut the top of a back hatch to make the back window.  I liked it a lot. 

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Re: Jeep Ranchero-kee
« Reply #35 on: December 28, 2011, 06:09:12 PM »
Just to keep yall informed - the shape of the top of the MJ Comanche cab and the shape of the top of the XJ Cherokee roof-lines DO NOT match up easily, and much fabrication and patchwork time will be spent there. Believe me, I wanted to build one with my MJ, but decided it was best to not cut up my really clean truck just for a tiny XJ back seat and have to shorten the bed or live with a ridiculously long but narrow vehicle. The proportions wouldn't be right unless it was lifted and sat on tires on the order of 37's. It just looks goofy near stock ride height or slightly lifted. The 2dr XJ mini truck(red one, first page of thread) is one of my favorite custom XJs.

And too bad there were no factory 4dr J-trucks, or an Eagle El-Camino.
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Re: Jeep Ranchero-kee
« Reply #36 on: December 28, 2011, 08:21:34 PM »
I would drive the one I saw. It's made from an amc-designed xj too. Can't imagine how useful that bed would be though
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Re: Jeep Ranchero-kee
« Reply #37 on: December 29, 2011, 10:15:25 AM »
That white one does look like a lot of effort went into making it look good, nice spot Brandon!  :occasion14:
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Re: Jeep Ranchero-kee
« Reply #38 on: December 29, 2011, 09:23:15 PM »
Quote from: shaggimo on December 29, 2011, 10:15:25 AM
That white one does look like a lot of effort went into making it look good, nice spot Brandon!  :occasion14:
Yes, and it looks like the guy is from my neck of the woods!
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Re: Jeep Ranchero-kee
« Reply #39 on: December 29, 2011, 11:02:48 PM »
Quote from: rollguy on December 29, 2011, 09:23:15 PM
Quote from: shaggimo on December 29, 2011, 10:15:25 AM
That white one does look like a lot of effort went into making it look good, nice spot Brandon!  :occasion14:
Yes, and it looks like the guy is from my neck of the woods!

Yeah definitely well-built.  Cross country trek attests to that.
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Re: Jeep Ranchero-kee
« Reply #40 on: December 29, 2011, 11:28:11 PM »
Didn't mean any offense to Pepper or any of the other cross-country Eagles out there. 
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