XJ Interior Rack

[EKXJ87]

Well I finally resolved my cooling issue ( just returned back to the OEM cooling system) and decided to finish my interior rack.
I stole the idea from a JK rack that Dutch has on his rig. So now I'm able to store all tools, recovery item, parts alond with 4-qts oil,2-qts tranny, 1-qt power steering and a gallon of antifreeze without loosing cargo space. Ran up to Chinn lake last week and everthing stayed in place and the jeep ran cool.

[The StRanger]

Very Nice !!

[Java]

awesome!! :thumb:

[theluke19]

That's a good looking setup - can you shoot a few more pictures?

[Cr33p3r]

Nice, I noticed your using the taillight mounting holes for your swing out, did you mount taillights on the swing out?

[EKXJ87]

Thanks, I'll try and get more detailed pics of the interior rack, and yes I relocated the light to the rear swing rack which is also tied to the cage for support.

[xaza]

Yeah I really like that rear bumper. You did an awesome job on that beast Steve. I can honestly say that as nice as his truck looks, it is still better in person.

[Fatboris]

You did an awesome job on that rack! Very cool!

[JFjeld]

Harbor Freight has those cargo racks on sale for $70 right now. They're winch-mount but I know several Jeep owners that have modified them for the interior of the Jeep:
http://www.harborfreight.com/500-lb-capacity-deluxe-cargo-carrier-66983.html

[glacierpaul]

Yeah I really like that rear bumper. You did an awesome job on that beast Steve. I can honestly say that as nice as his truck looks, it is still better in person.

Couldn't have said it better! I thought it couldn't get better, good job on that Steve!!

[EKXJ87]

Thanks Cliff!
That Harbor Freight rack (55"W x 19-1/2"D x 4-1/8"H) is really close to the one I built (41"W x 17-1/2"D x 5-3/4" ) had I known I would have used their's and cut 14" off and been done sooner!
Lucas here are a few more picks, the rack is 1" tubing its hinged on the rear with a 4-5" slot inorder for the rack to be slid back and drops 8" to gain access to the bags. I sure that drilling into the cage for the pins might have not been the best design but I dont think its going to weaking anything.

[CS79bronco]

I really like this. Thinking about planning one in my Bronco over a sleeping area. I would probably weld tabs onto the cage for the pins & make the forward side of the rack higher to ensure no flying projectiles when jamming on the brakes going downhill or worst case a crash. Is there any change in COG, enough to tell anyway?

[Shane]

Nice Rack!

[EKXJ87]

Thanks, COG feels the same although I do need to get the XJ weighted and would love to find a place to check the weight at all four corner for distribution. Tabs for all 4 corners is the right things to do for sure! I just got lasy and hate welding inside.
Looking forward to seeing what you come up with for the Bronco.

[Kevin]

Very cool

[Shadowmaker]

That is awesome! Great looking XJ!

Sometimes the simplest stuff on that XJ engine keeps it running well.