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Old Aug 4, 2017 | 07:50 PM
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Expensive yes, worth it? From what I've heard totally. I'll just work some over time for my Jeep parts lol
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Old Aug 4, 2017 | 10:20 PM
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^^^ I used to be able to say that. We're fully staffed now and OT has been renamed Kaiser Soze.

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Old Aug 7, 2017 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
^^^ I used to be able to say that. We're fully staffed now and OT has been renamed Kaiser Soze.
Just find ways to get them fired. Only the strong control the OT
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Old Aug 9, 2017 | 10:36 PM
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lol.... Nah, after the hellacious amount of overtime I've endured for about the past 7 years straight, I'll take the break. Wifey is looking for a job soon anyway.
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
lol.... Nah, after the hellacious amount of overtime I've endured for about the past 7 years straight, I'll take the break. Wifey is looking for a job soon anyway.
Nice, you look that great woman in the eyes and you tell her "you go make ma Jeep money beach!" Works every time I swear, learned it from Reddit.
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Old Aug 14, 2017 | 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by unidentifiedbomb
Nice, you look that great woman in the eyes and you tell her "you go make ma Jeep money beach!" Works every time I swear, learned it from Reddit.
I'm already workin' on it
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Originally Posted by Basslicks
I'm already workin' on it
Speaking about work, I should start working on my Jeep again...
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Originally Posted by unidentifiedbomb
Speaking about work, I should start working on my Jeep again...
Yeah, WTF, over?
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Old Aug 16, 2017 | 04:28 PM
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So call me naive, I thought the BW shackles should offer much more flex than say RE boomerangs. But talking to someone who owns them it is to my understanding they mostly just relieve excess stress on parts and don't destroy bushings but flex isn't much more if any compared to the same length shackle. So i'll keep up with others I know Doove just installed his on his Jeep so depending on how he likes it I'll go with RE or similar.
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Old Nov 8, 2017 | 08:57 AM
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Update!
So on 10/21/17 I married my best friend and got the Jeep started since the last little event I went to for the wedding. Was amazing and couldn't have asked for anything else, feel like the luckiest man alive.
My friend oldmanblue#2 was there and took my Jeep to his house that night for us to start working on it again.
Forward to yesterday and we worked to get one of the stiffeners burnt in and the other side prepped. Got the rough cuts for the gussets made, need to grind them down to fit perfectly. Happy to be back at it again though, maybe try to hit RC before the 2018 if possible.
Also I'm going to be selling my rear bumper and carrier if anyone in the DE area is interested, will be posted on FB and the classifieds here.


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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 09:52 AM
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So pay day was today.... I was an adult and spent some of it on my Jeep!
Ordered IRO's DIY rear bumper and their D30 C Gusset tabs. Figured the gussets are cheap insurance and don't cost much. Now someone buy my current rear bumper!
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 02:37 PM
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Will my 35 make it fall off?
I would have already bought it but I had to use that money
to buy Thule roof racks today for my tent.
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Old Nov 9, 2017 | 05:02 PM
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I don't know if I would trust 35s on it. Maybe if it were ATs on aluminum wheels.
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Originally Posted by unidentifiedbomb
Update!
So on 10/21/17 I married my best friend and got the Jeep started since the last little event I went to for the wedding. Was amazing and couldn't have asked for anything else, feel like the luckiest man alive.
My friend oldmanblue#2 was there and took my Jeep to his house that night for us to start working on it again.
Forward to yesterday and we worked to get one of the stiffeners burnt in and the other side prepped. Got the rough cuts for the gussets made, need to grind them down to fit perfectly. Happy to be back at it again though, maybe try to hit RC before the 2018 if possible.
Also I'm going to be selling my rear bumper and carrier if anyone in the DE area is interested, will be posted on FB and the classifieds here.


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Congrats on the wedding!

Originally Posted by unidentifiedbomb
So pay day was today.... I was an adult and spent some of it on my Jeep!
Ordered IRO's DIY rear bumper and their D30 C Gusset tabs. Figured the gussets are cheap insurance and don't cost much. Now someone buy my current rear bumper!
Uhm.... dibs? I've been looking for one of those for.... well since I've had the Jeep! Don't know if you wanna ship it to 34472 though.
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Old Nov 11, 2017 | 06:28 PM
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Thank you!
You pay for shipping and figure out how to get it down there plus what i'm asking lol and you got yourself a deal!
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