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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 05:47 AM
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Where is Racine? I am in Cleveland.
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Old Dec 17, 2011 | 10:51 AM
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Where is Racine? I am in Cleveland.
Ah you are 3 1/2 hours from me. I'm in the lift boot looking thing right on the Ohio river. About a 30 minutes Southeast of Athens Ohio. Down in Big Buck Country.
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Old Dec 20, 2011 | 07:14 PM
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Got an old bed from a short bed Ford truck. Cutting and modifying it for the back of the Jeep.
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Old Dec 22, 2011 | 03:00 AM
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Nice chop
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Old Dec 26, 2011 | 05:28 PM
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Originally Posted by 99 Purple XJ
Nice chop
Thank you. Much more to come. Keep checking back as I am posting the pics as the work is done. Just like Call of the Wildman, LIVE ACTION! LOL!
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Old Dec 26, 2011 | 06:25 PM
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Good lord thing thing is nuts!!!!
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Old Dec 27, 2011 | 07:22 PM
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Good lord thing thing is nuts!!!!
Yeah I'm hoping it's gonna be a one of a kind when complete. I want it to be sick!!!
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 02:52 PM
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it looks awesome man! I wanted to do a GC, but i found my XJ for so cheap i couldnt pass it up. I will def be following your build!
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 03:55 PM
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Nice chop man. Same exact process I was gonna do with my 97 GC however I was gonna extend the rear quarters and make a 6ft bed
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 05:51 PM
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it looks awesome man! I wanted to do a GC, but i found my XJ for so cheap i couldnt pass it up. I will def be following your build!
Cheap is great. I got this one from a towing company and the owner signed the title over to me. I got it free. Better than the blue light special at Kmart. LOL.
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Old Dec 29, 2011 | 05:53 PM
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Nice chop man. Same exact process I was gonna do with my 97 GC however I was gonna extend the rear quarters and make a 6ft bed
Wow! 6' bed? Were you planning on extending the drive shaft and all to move the wheel base back? Man I thought we had our work cut out for us.
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 11:18 PM
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nice build looks really good cant wait to see it lifted
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Old Dec 30, 2011 | 11:23 PM
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nice build looks really good cant wait to see it lifted
Cool Thanks. Stay tuned! will have more pics to post soon.
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You guys are doing an awesome job. i know how good you feel when desighn and build something. then see it come to life. its like giving birth man style.... wait.... sniffle...snifle... ok im good. excelent job. it really looks badazz.
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Old Jan 2, 2012 | 08:15 PM
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You guys are doing an awesome job. i know how good you feel when desighn and build something. then see it come to life. its like giving birth man style.... wait.... sniffle...snifle... ok im good. excelent job. it really looks badazz.
Lmbo! Thanks for the encouragement. Always nice to have good feedback to keep it rolling. I need to get some more pics added just been really busy.
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