CalSgt
Hooked
Okay... I gotta know, WTF is this?
The build/re-build of Gruff
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Okay... I gotta know, WTF is this?
Ddays
Hooked
Thanks Bill!
Thanks Jeff - sorry I missed you last weekend
Lol, you know it! That'd actually be a funny badge
So I had to swap Tcases and he made this doohickey to reach one of the bottom bolts. Lol, I actually forgot to post this pic after the pic you noted
CalSgt
Hooked
I love seeing homemade tools... Your jeep is looking pretty rad, I'm super jealous.
Ddays
Hooked
Thanks bud. Hard to believe how far it's come. If someone told me what this would end up turning into and the shit I would end up doing, I would have laughed my ass off.
DeJkUnlimited
Caught the Bug
Your Jeep is a monster! Congrats on all the recent mods and upgrades!
Elroy231
Active Member
Arrcherr
Caught the Bug
Ddays
Hooked
Thanks guys. Like I said, I still find it amazing where I've ended up with this build. It's been so much fun with all of the different stages. I wish I would have gone to the coilovers sooner - they're just amazing.
Exodus 4x4
New member
Awesome pic bomb! People don’t realize how much work goes into one of these builds, and these pics are just a glimpse.
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Ddays
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That's the truth man. Stopping down almost every day you got to see how much work it really is. The setup took quite a long time as well, getting all of the clearances checked, the bumps at the correct heights, coils set, etc, etc. I capped it at 30 pics but there were about 150 he arranged on the flash drive.
The best part about this was that Matt had never worked on a Jeep before but as you can see, is well versed in fabrication. He took it on himself to watch videos, how-to's etc, etc and he got just as excited with some of the videos as I do. He didn't leave anything at "just good enough" - he made sure it was perfect.
Like these cool little slide keepers for the E-brake cables.
Lol, shhhhh. :dont_tell:
(so far so good)
I'm pretty sure we isolated the cause so now that it's taken care of I don;t anticipate any more issues with Tcases. Plus I'm ordering a new front half of the case so I can rebuild the one I have for a spare :thumb:
Jsouder53
Hooked
Glad to hear it [emoji106]
jdofmemi
Active Member
Great set of progress pictures Jerry. Gruff is really looking good. Can't wait to wheel with you.
Nice to see the progression. I wish I had a lift to make the job easier, but I'm doing it on jack stands. Harbor Fright ones at that.
I'm looking at this and thinking about how much I have left to do, and how little time I have now that I'm back to working 12+ hour days, six days a week.
Nice to see the progression. I wish I had a lift to make the job easier, but I'm doing it on jack stands. Harbor Fright ones at that.
I'm looking at this and thinking about how much I have left to do, and how little time I have now that I'm back to working 12+ hour days, six days a week.
TrainWreck618
Caught the Bug
Looks killer[emoji869]
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Ddays
Hooked
With all that extra loot maybe coilovers? :brows:
Thanks man!
Thanks bud - it's been amazing so far. Can't wait to get out more. The trip out west is gonna be epic
jdofmemi
Active Member
Well, I would love to, but with the last 3 months having almost no billable work, I'm just trying to catch up. I'm already way over my Jeep budget for the year.
High clearance long arms next, and paired with coilovers if I can swing it. Hopefully next year if things go well.