a good shave

[NAILER341]

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[sarah]

way to go dip!?

[JeepJunkie]

where do you get a diff cover for that beast?? looks cool btw

[blkTJ]

That's it?!?!? That's all your gonna say??? What about "grind it 'til it leaks..." ? :yay:

[Dukes69]

That's it?!?!? That's all your gonna say??? What about "grind it 'til it leaks..." ? :yay:

Thats the dumb ass way!! HAHAHAHA

[rick]

I couldn't think of anything nice to say... and then I thought, oh that's a cool pic you posted. How is your 8.8?

[aston]

WTF...never seen anyone do that before, bloody good idea though.

How much clearance do you gain??

Chris L.

[NAILER341]

That's it?!?!? That's all your gonna say??? What about "grind it 'til it leaks..." ? :yay:

i dont want to talk about it.. the wound is still too deep.
lol

How much clearance do you gain??

i'll gain just over an inch.

I couldn't think of anything nice to say... and then I thought, oh that's a cool pic you posted. How is your 8.8?

thanks for sparing me
i'm sure i sould do it the easy way, and just fix the tiny hole, but what fun would that be?
i have always hated that "hook" on the front of the pumpkin, so if there is going to be any welding on it, i may as well reshape the sonofabitch.

where do you get a diff cover for that beast?? looks cool btw

i'll modify the stock one to fit.

it is strange the way theyconstructed this thing... there is about an inch thick of steel toward the front, and back of the pumpkin, but a small slot that is only 1/4" thick. :confused:
anyway, whats done is done... give me all the shit you want, because, when it is all said and done, i'll have a pretty sweet rear end

[sarah]

another great excuse for a mod, erik!!
keep up the good work!

[goodtimes]

Dude, I think you are gonna need some longer axle tubes.



Ok, so how about the rest of the story????

[D4x4Fish]

when it is all said and done, i'll have a pretty sweet rear end

Dude your not my type but I'm sure somebody out there thinks that!

[NAILER341]

Ok, so how about the rest of the story????

well, the story is pretty simple, actually...
if you are familiar with the 8.8, there is a huge lip on the front of the pumpkin that acts as a "hook" in the rocks. i have been hunk up on this thing more times than i can count.
anyway, i proceded to grind down the big ass lip, which is about 1" thick. i quickly found that there is a small pocket that is only 1/4" thick. it barely penetrated this spot.
i'm sure i could easily fix this small thin area by welding a 1/8" or 3/16" plate to the outside of it, but, i am an extremist, and a bit looney. so, i think i will just go ahead, and cut this puppy down as far as i can without having to put the little nub on the bottom. this will gain me just about an inch of clearance.
i know, i know... i am an idiot for not double checking to make sure i could grind as deep as i was before going at it, but for this i made a small thing a friggin' nightmare, and i'll have to live with that

[NAILER341]

Dude your not my type but I'm sure somebody out there thinks that!

why, thanks for the flirtations :yay:

[NAILER341]

well, i have some good progress on this thing. i'll get some pictures up in a bit.

i have the thing out of the jeep, and nicely cleaned up.
i made a gusset to really strengthan this thing up, and welded it in place.
tomorrow if i have enough time, i'll get the bottom of the pumpkin shaved flat.
so far so good.
if this thing works out the way i have plannned, it will be a great improvement. it may work out that my dumb ass "grind it til it bleeds" might just be a blessing in disguise
pics to come.

[NAILER341]

here are some pictures.


here is one for your humor.. the boo boo.



the gussets.



now she's beefed up and ready to be sliced open, and have the bottom lip removed.