Humvee-Style Slant-Back XJ Cherokee Build
A Cherokee Forum Member Adds Some Humvee-Style Flair to His Jeep
While our favorite off-roaders are certainly Jeeps, we’d be lying if we said we didn’t harbor some respect and admiration for the Hummer, at least in its original military specification. Seen in many different configurations, one of the best-looking options is the slant-back body style. One Cherokee Forum member decided this would be a good look for his XJ Cherokee. So he set about converting his Jeep to a slant-back style.
Forum member jbwright23 started by cutting off his rear hatch area, before fabricating a simple slant-back body section out of 14-gauge sheet metal. Once finished, it was welded in place and finished in flat black. The finished product is a cool concept, but many forum members think it looks rushed and unfinished. Several offered solutions for how a second attempt could be improved.
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Jbwright23’s original concept was to use the area to house a roll cage and a fuel cell. However, several posters commented that the slant-back created a large blind spot, and reduces the Cherokee’s utility. A removable slant-back section with a hatch would have been more useful. Even jbwright23 now says he might try something similar on his next attempt.
Another point of contention is the lack of reinforcement, causing the center of the slant-back to sag. Once again, a hatch would have helped, especially one with a reinforced lid, perhaps with a window to see behind the driver. Then again, if the entire section was removable, the Cherokee could be converted into a Wrangler-style convertible with relative ease. No blind spot problems then!
While the execution was not without its flaws, the idea is an interesting one. And we hope jbwright learned enough from this exercise to improve on his future efforts.
