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Old Jun 5, 2024 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by That Jeep Guy XJMJ
Love the progress! On the exhaust point - will the exhaust come out the back or side/elsewhere?
It's going to come out toward the side but still in front of the firewall. The body and chassis lay flat on the ground so no room to run anything under it lol.
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Old Nov 7, 2024 | 06:36 PM
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Hey how’s it going with this one? Very curious as it’s so out of the ordinary.
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Old Nov 8, 2024 | 05:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Nodak1
Hey how’s it going with this one? Very curious as it’s so out of the ordinary.
It's moving a little slow at the moment. Have a customers car in being built that takes priority. But it does roll now, and I sat the doors on it to see what it looks like with more body metal on it haha


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Old Nov 9, 2024 | 10:37 AM
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Bad ****ing ***
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Old Nov 12, 2024 | 10:02 AM
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That is going to be so sick
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Old Nov 12, 2024 | 10:26 AM
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Look how they massacred my boy

:O look how they rebuilt my boy!!
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Old Dec 18, 2024 | 04:38 PM
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Haven't gotten to much more done but I did get the permanent motor mount made for the right side and the steering box is now mounted and hooked to the column. Also added some reinforcement to the vertical tube the shocks and radiator are mounted to. Clear coated the right side lower control arm and painted that corner of the frame so I don't have to remove the suspension again to do it later. Also got the front shocks and headlights mounted. Ignore the mess of wires lol we are in the middle of insulating another section of the shop and doing some rearranging/organizing.








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Old Feb 2, 2025 | 10:47 PM
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Made a little more progress since my last post. Still moving slower then I would like but progress is progress lol mounted the trans cooler and made lines for it, made the new manifold for the A/C compressor to use it as my air compressor for the air ride, got the exhaust made, and a handful of other small things all on the front end trying to get it all completed.







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Old Mar 2, 2025 | 07:35 PM
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Getting some more done here and there. Need more time to get on this thing for more then a hour or two in the evening's

Starting on wire tucking the engine
Starting on wire tucking the engine

Getting the firewall made and mounting the fuel pressure regulator and oil catch can.
Getting the firewall made and mounting the fuel pressure regulator and oil catch can.
Getting more of the body put together
Getting more of the body put together

All my door hinges and my hood hinges are gonna be chains. Yes it has a hood! Haha its about 8
All my door hinges and my hood hinges are gonna be chains. Yes it has a hood! Haha its about 8" long and thats where all my electronics will be.


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Old Jul 12, 2025 | 09:44 AM
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This is just amazing. I can't wait to see more progress. You sir, are very talented.
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Old Nov 11, 2025 | 07:12 AM
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Originally Posted by XJ2MTNS
This is just amazing. I can't wait to see more progress. You sir, are very talented.
Thanks! Im finishing up a customers car ive been building so I should be back on this in a few weeks! Finally lol.
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Old Jan 8, 2026 | 04:36 PM
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Brakes? Awww you sissy!
Just kidding, get back on it when you can, I'm still keeping up on this build
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