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Old 02-02-2012, 01:08 PM
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That's going to be sick when it's done, can't wait to see it completed!!!!
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That thing is Krazy Kool man!!
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Originally Posted by builtnotbought89'
Nice work man! I'm also doving mine, but I took on the mind numbing task of welding all my sheet metal... I also narrowed a MJ tailgate to though! PITA haha My build is in my sig
I checked out your build. Lookin good! I like the narrowed MJ gate, thats pretty tight.
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Originally Posted by 1ABrian
that latch design is sweet. Practical and effective....just what you need for an off road rig
Thanx! I may add some small keeper chains to the pins eventually, I did that to a trailer I use to have because they never failed to disappear.
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Well heres a part of the build I have been putting off, because quite frankly I wasn't sure how to deal with it. When I pinched the sides, the location of the stock gas filler neck was not going to work. So here is the solution I finally came up with. I removed the factory filler neck and moved it up to the top of the bed on the driver side, I know I could have bought a fancy new cap from jegs or summit but Im cheap. I don't have the lines hooked up yet but I do not anticipate any clearance issues. I have a couple of old military jerry cans that I carry when I'm wheelin and with set up refueling on the trail will be a breeze
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I finished up a few little things I needed to weld and tore the whole thing down for paint tonight.
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Originally Posted by gram
I checked out your build. Lookin good! I like the narrowed MJ gate, thats pretty tight.
Thanks, ya the tailgate was a pain! Never heard it called "pinched" before??? I'm also trying to get her ready for paint. Lol
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Well i finished painting every thing and droped the frame in and bolted it up. I still have to cut a couple of pieces of tubing so I can attach the frame to the roll cage.
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nice build are you going to tie the roll cage in with that tailgate frame
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Sub'd! Awesome build
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Originally Posted by dug_543
nice build are you going to tie the roll cage in with that tailgate frame
Yes the roll cage is now welded to the cage. It is also attached to the back of the jeep by four 1/2 bolts. I ran two of the bolts thru the leaf spring buckets to strengthen them up.
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Sweet!! Two thumbs up!
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Originally Posted by Gstang117
Sub'd! Awesome build
Thanx!
Old 02-23-2012, 09:24 PM
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Originally Posted by gram
Thanx!
No problem man, now I just hope I don't get busted for being on CF at work lol. Looked up your thread as soon as we got done talking.
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glad you tied it all together


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