KJ Bobtail

[ENBr]

Another Land rover inspired modification idea. For the more extreme and daring modder, has anyone bobtailed a KJ, as with range rovers? Chopped the chassis shorter, so it becomes a 2 door, and perhaps shorten the rear overhang. And a lift, solid axles, and knobbly tyres. Damn it'd look good.

Cheers!

 

[Dave]

I guess I'm sheltered. I never heard of that before.

Interesting idea though.

 

[ENBr]

Do a google search for bobtailed range rover, or range rover bobtail or even substitute rangie for range rover. Should give you a few pics. They look really cool, one lives nearby us.

 

[frikki]

Is this a UK thing?

 

[ENBr]

Its a land rover thing care of the barmy brits

 

[Corwyyn]

OMG, this one looks like a Yugo on steroids:

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[valvestem]

Another Land rover inspired modification idea. For the more extreme and daring modder, has anyone bobtailed a KJ, as with range rovers? Chopped the chassis shorter, so it becomes a 2 door, and perhaps shorten the rear overhang. And a lift, solid axles, and knobbly tyres. Damn it'd look good.

Cheers!

In most US states this would probable be illegal. Sort of when people turned old station wagons into pickups when the bodies rusted out.

 

[Blue KJ in PA]

I think it has been done and at the same time the made it a convertible

 

[JJsKJ]

I think it has been done and at the same time the made it a convertible

Yes, IIRC, it was two years ago at SEMA. It was a funky blue/white urban camo job that was two doors w/ removable top. Or was it the all blue one and the camo one was a 2 door hordtop? hmmm....... so much for IIRC?!

 

[CRD4Liberty]

Looks to me like our KJ are pretty close to that way already. If you look at the rear wheel to bumper distance and not the rooflines that are way different, it doesn't look like anything more than a Rock Liz rear bumper is needed to get the same thing.

 

[Blue KJ in PA]

Took a while but I found it...I had spelled convertible correctly when I searched...LOL


http://www.lostkjs.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=14052&highlight=iirc++door+hardtop+sema

 

[jeepgirl0385]

Wow...that convertible is pretty neat...I dunno if I would buy it though...I am not big into the convertible thing. However, I think a 2 door, short wheelbase KJ would look pretty cool.

 

[ENBr]

Hmm, not really a bobtail, more of a ragtop. Still about the same length though?

 

[ENBr]

Well, I've had time - so I've photoshopped my KJ into a bobtail. Don't bother commenting on the image quality or my editing - I really couldn't be bothered: see what you think...

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Although I think the Rangie looks better as a bobtail.

 

[JeepJeepster]

Well, I've had time - so I've photoshopped my KJ into a bobtail. Don't bother commenting on the image quality or my editing - I really couldn't be bothered: see what you think...

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Although I think the Rangie looks better as a bobtail.

HAHA, that crazy.

That would be dangerous to drive though. Would probably flip like no other. :-k

 

[ENBr]

lol - its an artists impression...

 

[jerbacher]

Man, that thing looks hillarious!! Isn't the KJ wheelbase short enough already?!

 

[ENBr]

It does look comical, but I was thinking more on the lines of:

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with a KJ body

 

[kjpilot]

Probably be better off buying a Suzuki Samurai. You can do more with their suspension as well.

 

[kjpilot]

#-o I just noticed the door & rear quarter panel on the Rangie. Where the door & qtr meet, they are square, that makes the Rangie mod much easier.

On the KJ, the rear door wraps around the rear wheel, so they are not square. IF you did this, you'd have to cut apart & weld together the front & rear doors. My bet is that would look much worse than the photoshop job O

the KJ is probably too round & curvy to make the bobtail work right.