The building of Bison
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wjtstudios
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I’m struggling a bit on how much I can chop out of the rear wheel wells.
The silver line is what I think I need cut on the front side of the well.
This silver line is the rear cut line.
Both will eliminate a couple body welds. Can anyone post of a picture of what those cuts look like after. Just a bit spooked to cut into the Jeep this much.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
The silver line is what I think I need cut on the front side of the well.
This silver line is the rear cut line.
Both will eliminate a couple body welds. Can anyone post of a picture of what those cuts look like after. Just a bit spooked to cut into the Jeep this much.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
TrainWreck618
Caught the Bug
Depending how much lift you have you will need to cut a lot more. I’m sitting at 3.5” and cut at least another 1”
You need to cut into the foam
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You need to cut into the foam
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Ddays
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Check this out :thumb:
https://wayalife.com/showthread.php/46567-HEMMED-the-SEAMS-RUBICAT-Trimmed-to-Fit-40-s
https://wayalife.com/showthread.php/46567-HEMMED-the-SEAMS-RUBICAT-Trimmed-to-Fit-40-s
wjtstudios
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I’m sitting at 4.5”. I really did not want to get into the foam. I’m assuming the foam and body at the front part of the well.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
wjtstudios
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Thank you, I forgot about that thread. That helped a ton.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
TrainWreck618
Caught the Bug
Your sitting higher so it may not be an issue, but I wouldn’t worry about cutting more. I didn’t cut enough when I first did mine and it left some marks in the tires, no big deal, I just cut a bunch more. I haven’t seen any issues, and would not be concerned with cutting more
Edit: I’ll take some photos tomorrow afternoon if I remember and post them
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wjtstudios
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Thank you. I’ll be work focused for the next couple days getting caught up. I’ll probably do the chop over the weekend.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
Ddays
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Axles on the way?
wjtstudios
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A couple weeks out. Need to have most things sorted when they do.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
wjtstudios
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What do you guys think about these cuts, enough?? I tried to get them as close to what I could see in Eddie’s cut of Rubicat.
Front cut.
Rear cut.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
Front cut.
Rear cut.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
wjtstudios
Hooked
Here’s the damage
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
Bullwinckle
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Looks good to me. [emoji106] If there’s any excessive rubbing you can always cut a little more off later.
JKbrick
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Andy5160
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wjtstudios
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That’s kinda my thought. You can always cut more, but it’s slot harder putting it back on if I cut too much.
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
OverlanderJK
Resident Smartass
Put the tires on and then cut. Take it out and where it runs cut more. You’ll never get it right just by guessing even before you have the 40’s.
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wjtstudios
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I templated out a 39.75” arch and mounted it 5” above center point of axle. I had 1/2” or more to all the cuts. The rock hard rails were within a 1/4” and the AEV water tank was into the tire arch by a 1/2” which I suspected. I feel pretty good about it, but until everything is mounted up, I agree, I won’t know for sure.
So I will foam and then paint and this side is done. Can you paint directly onto the foam once it’s cured or do I need to apply something over it?
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
wjtstudios
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Thank god for gloves or I’d have lost a finger. [emoji23]
2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler