The build/re-build of Gruff

jdofmemi said:
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.
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Oh yeah, that sucks for sure. I'm fortunate that I didn't come to a total halt but was still down considerably. Gotta admit that I couldn't have started this at a worse time, but being that
I began in December what the hell ya gonna do. Had to finish it up. Now that it's all coming back open things are getting back to normal....
 
SOB that looks so good!

I've pretty much given up on house hunting in Utah... so damn expensive for not much!! :doh:

So i'm looking at your build and my JK and getting bad ideas :cheesy:

And then there's also Rubicat still for sale ( I think)
 
jeeeep said:
SOB that looks so good!

I've pretty much given up on house hunting in Utah... so damn expensive for not much!! :doh:

So i'm looking at your build and my JK and getting bad ideas :cheesy:

And then there's also Rubicat still for sale ( I think)
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Thanks! Lol, just let me know if you need any more encouragement :brows:
Rubicat for $45k. Start adding shit up and you blow right past that number pretty quick.
 
Couple little housekeeping items. My bumps ended up being a little wide and were hitting the very edge of the home-made puck pads so I ordered up 4" dia x 2" hi aluminum "pucks" online & drilled them out. Shouldn;t be any worry about missing them now.

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Also threw in the rear inner liners. Hated throwing them away so I cleaned them up & trimmed for the air bump access.

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wjtstudios said:
Those bumps turned out great!


2015 JKUR AEV JK350
1985 CJ8 Scrambler
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Thanks. I think Jeff may need to do this as well. His are offset but not sure if his were off as much as mine were.

MericaMade said:
Nice, I like the offset you did.

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Thanks. I probably could have gotten away with 3" dia but the 4" centered them pretty well.

Andy5160 said:
I like the rear liners looks good


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Yeah, kinda glad I did it now. Plus I wasn't in a big hurry to mask everything off and spray it black.
 
Ddays said:
Couple little housekeeping items. My bumps ended up being a little wide and were hitting the very edge of the home-made puck pads so I ordered up 4" dia x 2" hi aluminum "pucks" online & drilled them out. Shouldn;t be any worry about missing them now.

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Also threw in the rear inner liners. Hated throwing them away so I cleaned them up & trimmed for the air bump access.

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I guess it looks pretty OK. Kind of thinking those drilled out aluminum bumps don’t look right. Maybe just throw them my way and call it good? I mean that’s what friends are for right?
 
Weebz said:
I guess it looks pretty OK. Kind of thinking those drilled out aluminum bumps don’t look right. Maybe just throw them my way and call it good? I mean that’s what friends are for right?
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What time do you want to pick them up?:idontknow:
 
jdofmemi said:
That is looking good!

Good idea on the oversized bumps.
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Thanks Jer!

WJCO said:
Nothing wrong with custom bump pads. Looks good.
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Thanks!

Weebz said:
I’ll just grab them on our way to Moab!!!!
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I'll have the Monster or beer ready depending on when you get here.

Elroy231 said:
I enjoy seeing the finishing touches that go into these big builds. It's cool to see all the small detail things come together. Gruff is bad ass !

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Thanks! Funny because I enjoy the same. I remember looking at the builds when I joined thinking there's no way I'd ever do one of these but damn, here it is. And I love seeing how other people do things and how stuff gets made. One of the biggest attractions to this site initially was how much real world knowledge is here, starting with Eddies videos that got me hooked in the first place :thumb:
 
Totally understand what you mean. As I thumb thru some of these threads I'm amazed at the talent I come across. Critical thinking and problem solving at its finest level is what can be found. I'm voting Wayalife on this years ballot!!

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Cooper took back the square tire they sold me and gave me a new round one.

I don't know if it's the 40's being a class C sidewall (13.50/37's are E) or the Trail Ready wheels, but these are way easier to mount than my Chamber Pros were.
It popped right into the tire.

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