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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Gorillaxj
Surprised I am just finding this now... Nice build! I like everything you have done, starting my cage soon. I like how you did your roof.
thanks!
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 12:28 PM
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Originally Posted by SGT ABN XJ
Love the cage, your jeep looks great.. I miss riding in the swamp down there in florida...
thanks, this thing hasn't seen to much swamp time
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by N20jeep

they projeced light fine, but the glare off the hood actually made night visibility worse. it wasn't very bad wjen the jeep was black, but with the tan hood it was terrible.

they are no longer mounted there
Alright. Yeah I was thinking about mounting 2 on the Hood.
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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 06:14 PM
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I love how the cage turned out. Nice jeep.
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Old Nov 4, 2012 | 10:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Hillenbrand
I love how the cage turned out. Nice jeep.
appreciate it!
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Old Nov 4, 2012 | 10:25 AM
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so, i also ended up putting the jeep on a scale on the way down to Jeeptoberfest.

with me, my girlfriend, gear, spare parts, doors on, and half a tank of gas the jeep tipped the scales at 4320 lbs.
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Old Nov 4, 2012 | 01:25 PM
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Good work! I like mad projects
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Old Nov 6, 2012 | 07:05 PM
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looks good man!
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 09:45 AM
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You're jeeps getting away, for a while there I felt pretty close.. but now you're pulling away, at an accelerating rate. =(
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 12:27 PM
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my cage is about done. how much of a change in the CG,specially off camber did you notice?
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by DIRTRIDER
Good work! I like mad projects
Originally Posted by jbetit
looks good man!
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Originally Posted by cherokee_ftw_5
You're jeeps getting away, for a while there I felt pretty close.. but now you're pulling away, at an accelerating rate. =(
haha
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 03:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Domaas
my cage is about done. how much of a change in the CG,specially off camber did you notice?
honestly, the weekend I finished it I wheeled it at jeeptoberfest and then at some rock quarrys, and it didn't make enough of a difference for me to even notice

but I am relatively low and wide.
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Old Nov 7, 2012 | 07:19 PM
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few more pictures i ran across.

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Old Nov 8, 2012 | 12:50 AM
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Originally Posted by N20jeep
honestly, the weekend I finished it I wheeled it at jeeptoberfest and then at some rock quarrys, and it didn't make enough of a difference for me to even notice

but I am relatively low and wide.

good to hear, was a little concerned about my decison to go exo
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Old Nov 8, 2012 | 09:10 AM
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I'm so jealous that you guys have the ability to hit a trail/obstacle course like that! =/ I live out in North Dakota and there is NO wheeling out here. Compromise for good economy.
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