VIDEO : MAKING of a LEGEND Part 1 - Let Our Gladiator Transformation Begin

Primo82

Caught the Bug
Thanks for sharing this! Gonna be bad ass.

I know time will really only tell. But any initial thoughts on the ud60s?
 

wayoflife

Administrator
Staff member
It’s a long drive! Hope we get to do the reverse next summer.

If you do, I hope to meet you in person :thumb:

Awesome! Love watching that stuff. Nice music selection too :thumb:

LOL - glad you found the music to be agreeable :D

Mmmmm, I love weld porn in the morning!!!

:cheesy:

Wow. Wish I could weld like that.

You and me both!

Awesome video.The guys at ORE make it look so easy! I'm great at teardown, but I always get hung up on the put together! My wife reminds me of that EVERY weekend!

LOL - too funny. :D

Back East?? What part will you be in?

New England.

great video...looking forward to the next installment (pun intended)...and that dude can weld...

Nice pun :thumb:
 

wayoflife

Administrator
Staff member
almost made me cry that my JK is down, and the JL is at the dealership...i'm in a loaner minivan!!!!
old ladies looking at my like i'm a tasty pork chop :cheesy:

this motivated me to get going on the JL build! :thumb:

:cheesy: Awesome :thumb:

Such a badass build!! Super cool of PSC to hook you up with that MASSIVE box! Hope you guys are in my neck of the woods for the trip! Would be great to see you guys again

Man, that would be great. Timing is really tough though. I was hoping to leave on Monday and take our time but now, we may not be able to leave until Tuesday evening. That'd me we'd have to cannon ball it out there and that would suck. If so, there might be time on the return trip.

Very cool build, especially the PSC install.

What does the shop do with all those OEM parts they take off?

Good stuff gets saved to be sold off later but most ends up going to scrap.

Wow that would be bad ass suds and grabs
And to check out that maniac build

Off to a great start! Mel’s techs are always amazing to watch in action.

Thanks - fun stuff for sure :)

Very awesome! I can’t wait to see the finished product. :)

Chris

More videos coming your way and soon :)

Damn! Major surgery right out of the gate. Cool you get front row in the operating room.

“Paging Dr. Wade... Dr. Wade please report to Bay 3, STAT.”

:cheesy:

Awesome video, that's going to be badass[emoji41]

Thanks!

Thanks for sharing this! Gonna be bad ass.

I know time will really only tell. But any initial thoughts on the ud60s?

So, right off the bat, I'm actually impressed with what I'm seeing especially for a crate axle. The knuckles are massive and made of iron, the ball joints are big, the brakes are massive and the shafts are HUGE. Up front, they're way bigger than what you can get on other crate axles. While their brackets are a lot beefier, they are only robot welded and so the corners aren't wrapped. This is easily fixable by any reputable shop. Also, while I love how big the front shafts are, I would have preferred they came with full circle clips as opposed to c-clips. When it comes to the battle of the crates, Dana really did well with the UD60 and other companies should feel threatened by it.
 

cozdude

Guy with a Red 2-Door
Man, that would be great. Timing is really tough though. I was hoping to leave on Monday and take our time but now, we may not be able to leave until Tuesday evening. That'd me we'd have to cannon ball it out there and that would suck. If so, there might be time on the return trip.

Understood. Well if you have time on the way back shoot me a text or call
 

wayoflife

Administrator
Staff member
Your truck is soooo bitchin! Great video.

Thank you :)

Understood. Well if you have time on the way back shoot me a text or call

Will do :)

Great video! I cannot wait to watch the next one and eventually see it on the rocks!

Thank you and we're working on it :)

Any thoughts on the gearing and 8 speed?

We decided to run 5.38's and so far, I think it's been the right call. :yup:

Looks really good super jealous! Just the price tag of the JT are unreal. Now I really want to see part 2

I won't lie, the JT's are stupid expensive.

Great video! Can’t wait to see it again.

Thanks! How's your build coming along? I saw Randy picked his up today.
 

notnalc68

That dude from Mississippi
Great video. I’m stoked that you two decided to go big right away. It’s super cool that you tested a lot of different products on Jet Li, but I think going all out on the Gladiator was the right choice.

I’m looking forward to seeing it in action!


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Coop

Caught the Bug
Wow! Awesome video!! I like the direction you have chosen for the build!! Go for it!!


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