Project: "The Grun Wald"
 

Here's the story of my jeep. I bought her with no real intentions of wheeling her hard. It looked pretty, had nice rims, and i was 16. Didn't know nuthin about working on no cars, and at that time didn't really care. That changed.

Came with a 4.5 rough country lift and 32/10.5 BFG KMs that sat on 17x8 mamba M4's.. she was the ultimate mall crawler.. She turned out to be pretty useful on the trails too ;)

Here's how she sat... maaaan was she a beaut
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Was during this trip that i was thrown more heavily into the world of 4x4
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That night i found out the use of sway bar discos (which i didn't have) and why it was nice to have an adjustable trac bar that had nice new bushings that could be greased (which i didnt have either.. hmm). Bought the trac bar and installed that... she rode better, whoda thunk right? Next i prepared this jobby for the quadratec jeep show (which is where i got my sway bar disconnects)
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all nice and clean and waxed. freshly painted axles and bumpers, black ice hanging from the mirror.. mmm she was living the good life

after a few more trips out and a chance run in with a post got me thinking... it's a jeep. It deserves to be off pavement. it's going to get dirty and scratched.. still treat her well, but dont be afraid to drive wherever your heart desires.
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With sway bars disconnected I set out to figure out how exactly do they work.. my question had been answered
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I wanted a more rugged look. So i sought out the best bumper money could buy.. kind of. How does the best looking bumper made of tube steel home made in PA sound? a little better.
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still had some left over ugly fender
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so it turned into this (see it trimmed more to the line of the bumper?)
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This is how she sat for months. Kind of dirty, looking like it was going out of style
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Till i got tired of getting stuck like this (sorry for the undies)
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So i bought myself a smitty built xrc8 :D had to get a winch plate mounted to that. Looked kind of like this ----
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painted her up--
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BAM with a winch --
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Since then i've made my trip to Rausch and haven't even gotten to try the winch out yet.. :(
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... not even on this guy :((
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This is the most recent "poser shot" I have of her
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Just got me some new tires/rims and flares. Ordered an aussie locker too! Pics of tires/rims will be on soon. Flare pics will come soon enough as well (install and all).. when i get the aussie i'll post pics of that install

Looks awesome good job on it

thanks man

i like the color and for some reason the wheels too. get it dirty and change the oil she'll keep running for a good long while :)

Had it for about a year and since im 10 mins away form my high school, i barely put any miles on. Sadly, i replaced the wheels but i did like how the originals look.. Mambas are nice, just wish they weren't an awkward size

You sir need more recent pics

I'll get to it! right after i do my psych project :) ..which im holding off on till the last possible minute