JLE21's 2-door Build Thread

[JLE21]

piling up parts, synergy Long arms front and rear with rear stretch bracket kit. Hopefully I'll be installing the front portion of this by the weekend

 

[JLE21]

anyone have any experience cutting their factory front control arm brackets? what works best, a sawzall or grinder with cut off wheel??

 

[JLE21]

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[cozdude]

i would say sawzall for the general cut then clean it up with a grinder. that being said i have not done this and have no experience. just an idea

 

[JLE21]

thanks man! any input is good,. I just wanna prepare for this weekends install, I have zero power tools other than a drill :doh: so I'll be shopping for the necessary tools

 

[hinrichs]

I would agree with steve as well. If you are good with a grinder tho you could use it for the rough cuts and then to smooth everything out. No matter what you do just take your time. Cant wait to see this installed tho as I was looking into the synergy stuff as well.

 

[rubicrawl]

(update)

so I bought some matte black vinyl wrap and decided to wrap my front fenders + part of the hood, and this is what I came up with

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think the evo sticker stands out nicely
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finished result after removing the fender well plastic and painting flat black
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Can you take a pic of your rig from the front with the painted fenders I want to see it looks pretty sweet

 

[bl17z90]

sawzall is literally one of the most usefull tools no matter what you're working on.

 

[JLE21]

finished up the front long arm install last night, it wasn't as difficult as I expected, the most time consuming part was cutting off the factory brackets :icon_crazy:,. heres a couple shots I took

jacked up and removing factory arms



time to cut



new arm bracket installed






and finished :thumb:

 

[hinrichs]

looking good :thumb:

 

[BadApple]

Cant wait to see the rear stretch!!!:bowdown:

 

[LetsGoMuddin]

Cant wait to see the rear stretch!!!:bowdown:

Me too! This is looking great so far! :thumb:

 

[olram30]

looks great! love the evo hood!!

 

[JLE21]

looking good :thumb:

:beer: thanx man cant wait to test it out this weekend

Cant wait to see the rear stretch!!!:bowdown:

:thumb: thats first on my new years to do list, saving up for the coilovers and extended driveshaft

 

[StrizzyChris]

This is looking GREAT!!! :thumb: There are soo many build threads that they are all hard to keep up with and this is my first time looking at yours but DAMN! I am envious of the hood, but cant justify it until another 2 years down the road or so for my build. Lets just hope its popular enough to keep it in production until then :fingerscrossed:

 

[JLE21]

This is looking GREAT!!! :thumb: There are soo many build threads that they are all hard to keep up with and this is my first time looking at yours but DAMN! I am envious of the hood, but cant justify it until another 2 years down the road or so for my build. Lets just hope its popular enough to keep it in production until then :fingerscrossed:

thanx man, I know what u mean, I can think of 100 other possible upgrades I could of done with that cash but I didnt really feel the hit so hard, sold a bunch of old instruments and gear I wasn't using, so it paid for the hood and trip and it was a great excuse to get away from the AZ desert heat, visit ORE shop and cool off at the beach

 

[JLE21]

Did some minor installs this week

Dynatrac Diff cover for the rear and SprintBooster

 

[JLE21]

 

[catahoula]

You my friend have a very BAD ASS JK!:rock:

:beer:

 

[AllAmericanInfidel]

Hey JLE21, curious if your running a winch in the front bumper or not? Do you have a pic from the front without winch? Thanks.