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Old Oct 11, 2013 | 09:42 PM
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Hope all is well and glad to see u back in action
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Old Oct 11, 2013 | 10:03 PM
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WOW. that is all I have to say. That is some INSANE fabrication there buddy. Great job. I have one burning question though as I went through your thread--what are you going to do about all that bare steel? Personally I'd be coating that before even dropping an angine there. Beautiful as it is, that rig wouldn't last one winter here in PA like that! LOL
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Old Oct 11, 2013 | 11:02 PM
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I have two options, currently the frame is removable from the body and I was planning on powder coating it, but I think once i'm finished all fab work, I will disassemble everything and get it bead blasted and use eastwood chassis primer and stain.

primer http://www.eastwood.com/extreme-chassis-black-primer-set.html

stain http://www.eastwood.com/extreme-chasis-black-satin-finish-set.html
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Old Oct 11, 2013 | 11:30 PM
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Wow is all I can say. Subscribed. Amazing work. Definitely gives me inspiration for the future.
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 12:34 AM
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It lives!! He's still building it!!
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Old Oct 12, 2013 | 05:46 AM
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Niiiiice, at first I thought this was going to be a hack job. My hat is off to you, beautiful fab skills sir. I can't wait to see this finished. A video of it crushing rocks will work for me.
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Old Oct 13, 2013 | 06:24 PM
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Beautiful Scribed
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Old Oct 14, 2013 | 12:49 AM
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Originally Posted by raf2379
I have two options, currently the frame is removable from the body and I was planning on powder coating it, but I think once i'm finished all fab work, I will disassemble everything and get it bead blasted and use eastwood chassis primer and stain. primer http://www.eastwood.com/extreme-chas...rimer-set.html stain http://www.eastwood.com/extreme-chas...inish-set.html
definitely will make future welding easier. Awesome build by the way.
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Old Oct 14, 2013 | 01:38 AM
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Beautiful fab skills deffanitly subbed
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Old Oct 14, 2013 | 04:16 PM
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you can take it apart and box it up for me!
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 05:15 PM
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been cold outside so spent a few days in the garage. I finished belly skid and side mini boatsides.


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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 06:56 PM
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I have been long awaiting an update. Nice work its really looking good!
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 08:34 PM
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Looks fricken awesome! How tight is it between the front links and the driveshaft?
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 09:37 PM
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Originally Posted by 616_95xj
Looks fricken awesome! How tight is it between the front links and the driveshaft?


with a drive shaft mocked up, when flexing in all directions its about an inch from bottom or top link. that's with a stock XJ front driveshaft OD.
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Old Dec 9, 2013 | 10:46 PM
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Subed...this thing is awesome
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