Why I've disappeared lately - Lots of pics

[3Hummers]

Great pictures. Sounds like a successful trip.

 

[High Five H2]

suddenly I'm considering a career change. too bad I don't know anything about metal fab.

 

[3Hummers]

It could always be a hobby........

 

[SayeBrandt]

Figured you guys might want to see some pics of what I've been up to lately. My h3 has been set on the backburner while we finish up our two SEMA builds. Pretty in-depth builds, so they've consumed most of my time (like all of it). Didn't even go home Thursday night... Feel like I've been on a different planet or something. Just read about the Oregon shooting and Russia attacking Syria this evening. Had no idea...
This is the first night I've had to catch up online, so I've been dumping pics from my phone to my photobucket account.


For the offroad build, we chose to use a 2012 Jeep JK8 that we already had. JK8 is a 4dr Wrangler that has been converted into a 2dr pickup. Pretty cool rig, and I had some different ideas for it. My goal is to be functional. Something that a LOT of SEMA builds lack.
So, I spec'd out the following gear for it:

- Custom bed rack setup
- Lots of overland gear
- Armor
- Rockjock Dana 60 axles (5.13 gears and ARBs)
- 5.5" Rockkrawler Long-Arm suspension (with their big 3.0 coilovers)
- Ripp Stg2 supercharger
- Rigid LED lights
- Fridge/Freezer
- Onboard generator
- Onboard air
- Rhinolined interior/bed/underside
- Powdercoated frame/suspension/wheels/rack...ect
- 17x9 Enduro Beadlocks (very nice quality wheels BTW)
- 40" Nitto Trailgrapplers


Entire build started out on the computer. Tons of time coming up with an initial design. Once we had that, sent it out to the companies we were interested in using, and ended up getting almost everything sponsored. Actually had companies fighting to give us parts to use. Rigid Industries liked it so much that they are putting it in their booth. :thumbs:




Here was the initial rendering/design:









And here's how the rig sat as of 2wks ago!












So yeah, lots of work. Here are my design pics:





















And here's how it sat as of today!

What brand are those lights on your roof? They look very nice.

 

[adventr]

Thanks, all the lights on the jeep are Rigid LEDs. Pretty impressed with those round lights on the top. I like their output much better than the typical lightbar that most people run.

 

[RamRod]

I'd trade my T for that jeep.... Not something I would have thought myself ever saying

Great work?


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