Savage Build Thread

M_Savage

M_Savage

Caught the Bug
Alright guys. This is going to be a slow and steady build for me I'm on a pretty strict budget as well as still having monthly payments.

I bought my 2009 JK Wrangler Rubicon last November. the day I picked her up:
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And this is pretty much what she looks like now:
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I hope you guys will enjoy what I do when I do it even though there will be long periods of time between.
In addition to sharing my Jeep build and keeping you updated; I would like to use my build thread as a way of getting advise for future mods that I will be considering so that I can determine which will be the best fit for me.
 
olram30 said:
slow and steady wins the race. what future plans do you have in mind?
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I got three things in mind; and i got a little bit of money saved up for one right now but I cannot figure out what to spend it on since I can't get all 3 :(
1. Winch- Either WARN Zeon 10-S or just the WARN Zeon 10 (without synthetic rope)
2. Tire Carrier- AEV tire carrier only
3 Sports Cage- thinking OR Fab, Rock Hard, or Poison Spider.
 
M_Savage said:
I got three things in mind; and i got a little bit of money saved up for one right now but I cannot figure out what to spend it on since I can't get all 3 :(
1. Winch- Either WARN Zeon 10-S or just the WARN Zeon 10 (without synthetic rope)
2. Tire Carrier- AEV tire carrier only
3 Sports Cage- thinking OR Fab, Rock Hard, or Poison Spider.
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yeah, i really want the zeon 10s and aev tire carrier for our white jeep and i would like the rock hard cage for mine. does or fab still make a roll cage? nice list of mods to start!
 
I fully understand your slow build. I recently retired and then bought a 14 JK 3 months ago. My build will be slow too on my pensions. Just need to be more accurate with my purchases.

Keep us posted on your progress

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Do it slowly and do it right the first time, that way you spend less in the long run


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Yup, it's a marathon not a sprint. Take your time and do your homework. Looks great as is tho :thumb:
 
olram30 said:
yeah, i really want the zeon 10s and aev tire carrier for our white jeep and i would like the rock hard cage for mine. does or fab still make a roll cage? nice list of mods to start!
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Thank you! and i was wondering the same thing about OR Fab. I couldn't find it on their website but i was able to find one on another site: bytortruck.com. I was just thinking OR Fab really because of Eddies write up and there is a video on YouTube that shows how to install it.
 
ok guys so i am going to be purchasing a Rock Hard sports cage here in the next couple days or so. but i am also thinking about a Winch. I am looking at getting the WARN Zeon 10-S Winch but am wondering if it is worth the extra money and get the WARN winch with the air compressor; like the PowerPlant 9.5 Thermometric. or just save the money and get ARB on board air?
 
M_Savage said:
ok guys so i am going to be purchasing a Rock Hard sports cage here in the next couple days or so. but i am also thinking about a Winch. I am looking at getting the WARN Zeon 10-S Winch but am wondering if it is worth the extra money and get the WARN winch with the air compressor; like the PowerPlant 9.5 Thermometric. or just save the money and get ARB on board air?
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Probably depends on how much you plan to use it. Also, not sure how user friendly it is if you ever decide to put air lockers on. I'm sure it could do the job, but it might be easier to have a dedicated compressor for that. I'd search other people's build threads for who else is running one and get their feedback too.
 
I just picked up a set of stock fenders and got them all tapped off and ready for cutting. But dummy me left my dremel at my parents house in Salt Lake City:doh:
Now hopefully this will give me an oportunity to meet some WayaLife guys/girls around my area.. I am wondering if there is anyone in or around the Santa Monica area that has a dremel that i can come by and use/hang with for the day? :yup:

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Winch

Picked up a new-to-me winch. It is a XD9000i with masterpull synthetic line, they guy also gave me the steal cable. it was also approved by my cat.
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Finally got a Dremel and started cutting my stock fenders. But getting home from work at 6pm doesn't allow a lot of time before running out of sunlight.
i got all four trimmed, just got to take my ugly Bushwacker Pocket fenders off tomorrow and trim up the support then i should be looking good!
 
Jeepmed said:
cant wait to see them on.
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because of how early it is starting to get dark now i have been running out of light. I was actually able to finish it up last night but it was too hard to take pictures. so i will be posting them up later tonight when i get home from work! :rock: Im pretty stoked to check it out because i couldn't really tell how it looked in the dark last night.
 
So I was finally able to get some pictures of my fender chop in the daylight. Here it is. I was going for the wayalife style; I think it just looks so clean. What do u think?

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I also took off the rear bumper. Can't decide if I should leave it on or take it off. So I would like to know some of your guys opinion.
Here it is on:
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Here it is off:
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