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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 09:40 PM
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Love that! Makes me want to do it! I think my jeep would look awesome like that! But I don't think I could bring my self to do it... Also I like the exhaust! Might steel that idea from you lol
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 01:00 PM
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Oh snap! I didn't notice the exhaust, now it really looks like a HumVee...nice job on being different.
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Old Oct 11, 2012 | 01:03 PM
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Holy wow! I didn't notice the exhaust either!!!

That's freakin hilarious.

So, where's the snorkel?

Also, when you submerge the Jeep what happens when your bedroom wall gets wet, swells up and turns to mush? Or do you assume you have it sealed well enough to not get wet?
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Old Jun 11, 2013 | 05:36 PM
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Can you put up some side pics with the canvas rear? I like the look just curious at the side profile.
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Old Jun 19, 2013 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by lowrange2
Holy wow! I didn't notice the exhaust either!!!

That's freakin hilarious.

So, where's the snorkel?

Also, when you submerge the Jeep what happens when your bedroom wall gets wet, swells up and turns to mush? Or do you assume you have it sealed well enough to not get wet?
the waterlogged wood helps it float
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Old Jun 22, 2013 | 05:47 PM
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I hope for safety's sake you don't ever roll it.
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Old Jun 22, 2013 | 06:08 PM
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cheap and safe dont mix. leave it stock or do it the right way.
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Old Jun 23, 2013 | 12:56 AM
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I think it look's awesome. But wood?? Yeah.. No!
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Old Jun 23, 2013 | 01:51 AM
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I wanna see more pictures too (side pics, pics of the wood)

EDIT: NEVERMIND Im an idiot...I figured out the wood part.

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Old Jun 23, 2013 | 02:24 PM
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Fwiw I think it LOOKS great, it's just incredibly unsafe and really stressful on the unibody. Pull the wood and let someone redo it in steel the same way and you're really on to something. It does actually look really good and would serve as a good mock up for doing it the right way.
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Old Jun 25, 2013 | 11:16 PM
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iv seen enough xjs on pirate do a chop like that without renforcing it or adding a cage, id feel safe wheeling it to the same point as any other non caged rig.. looks good and I really dig that exhaust, couple hours from me in chillowak the big thing is river trucks so everyone has the super raised exhaust.

oh and more pictures plz

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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 12:20 AM
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Originally Posted by diego94
iv seen enough xjs on pirate do a chop like that without renforcing it or adding a cage, id feel safe wheeling it to the same point as any other non caged rig.. looks good and I really dig that exhaust, couple hours from me in chillowak the big thing is river trucks so everyone has the super raised exhaust.

oh and more pictures plz
ya but on pirate, they use metal.......
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 06:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Demonoid369
ya but on pirate, they use metal.......
wait did I miss what he used for the back? iv seen a few on there who just leave it open
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 06:56 PM
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Originally Posted by diego94
wait did I miss what he used for the back? iv seen a few on there who just leave it open
if they leave it open and dont reinforce it, and wheel it....the unibody will start tearing itself to pieces.
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Old Jun 26, 2013 | 07:15 PM
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Originally Posted by diego94
wait did I miss what he used for the back? iv seen a few on there who just leave it open
He used MDF lol
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