3DB Krawler

Cage has been removed, fully welded , and made its way back home. Ready for the last tie on to the engine cage/ front half.

Thanks @BigSouth for making the trek to Mayberry for couple days and giving me a hand with the heavy lifting. Nice to have a a willing shop hand for a bit.

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Pretty sure money can’t buy this kinda education. Couple days in your shop has my noodle dreaming up all kinds of ideas for down the road. Little fuel and heavy lifting is a small price to pay.
 
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Pretty sure money can’t buy this kinda education. Couple days in your shop has my noodle dreaming up all kinds of ideas for down the road. Little fuel and heavy lifting is a small price to pay.
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Welcome to the addiction.
I warned you...
;)
 
mcutler said:
Cage has been removed, fully welded , and made its way back home. Ready for the last tie on to the engine cage/ front half.

Thanks @BigSouth for making the trek to Mayberry for couple days and giving me a hand with the heavy lifting. Nice to have a a willing shop hand for a bit.

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Very nice. I dont have a jeep and Id like a family version :bounce::bounce2:

You have taken all the measurements from this cage, right? I could see potential buyers for a built cage that they could simply bolt into their jeep.
 
paradisePWoffrd said:
Very nice. I dont have a jeep and Id like a family version :bounce::bounce2:

You have taken all the measurements from this cage, right? I could see potential buyers for a built cage that they could simply bolt into their jeep.
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shit, ain't nobody got time for that! and I'm not setup to operate that way. I do the max amount of custom work with the minimum amout of chinese tools... Anyone that has been to my shop could testify that there's not a lot of fancy tools to get the fancy outcome, just good with my hands, some welders, a handheld plasma, some bending apparatuses, and lots of grinders and such...

If someone wants a bolt in/weld in cage they need to call genright, smittybuilt, poison spyder, motobuilt, etc..

I couldn't and/or wouldn't ever build two just alike, similar but not the same.

Call me if you want something unique, unlike the last...bring me your junk with an open ended due date, cash, and creative freedom....but not until next year sometime- cuz my calender is covered...hood down ass up....


Edit; btw , I don't do gears, I'm not a mechanic, I will do new wiring and plumbing, I won't troubleshoot your mechanical/wiring issues, I won't source and clean your junkyard parts. This is not my primary income (also why you must have an open calender- primary income takes precendence), so until it is... I will be selective on the jobs I take on. Not trying to sound like a dick, just being honest.

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mcutler said:
shit, ain't nobody got time for that! and I'm not setup to operate that way. I do the max amount of custom work with the minimum amout of chinese tools... Anyone that has been to my shop could testify that there's not a lot of fancy tools to get the fancy outcome, just good with my hands, some welders, a handheld plasma, some bending apparatuses, and lots of grinders and such...

If someone wants a bolt in/weld in cage they need to call genright, smittybuilt, poison spyder, motobuilt, etc..

I couldn't and/or wouldn't ever build two just alike, similar but not the same.

Call me if you want something unique, unlike the last...bring me your junk with an open ended due date, cash, and creative freedom....but not until next year sometime- cuz my calender is covered...hood down ass up....


Edit; btw , I don't do gears, I'm not a mechanic, I will do new wiring and plumbing, I won't troubleshoot your mechanical/wiring issues, I won't source and clean your junkyard parts. This is not my primary income (also why you must have an open calender- primary income takes precendence), so until it is... I will be selective on the jobs I take on. Not trying to sound like a dick, just being honest.

matt


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:rockon:HAHA, that is the exact response I expected... :rockon: Maybe should have included more obvious sarcasm in my question.
 
paradisePWoffrd said:
Very nice. I dont have a jeep and Id like a family version :bounce::bounce2:

You have taken all the measurements from this cage, right? I could see potential buyers for a built cage that they could simply bolt into their jeep.
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Put me 2nd in line. Do you take Credit Cards? Free shipping right? And can I get it by this friday?
 
mcutler said:
I couldn't and/or wouldn't ever build two just alike, similar but not the same.

Call me if you want something unique, unlike the last...bring me your junk with an open ended due date, cash, and creative freedom....but not until next year sometime- cuz my calender is covered...hood down ass up....


Edit; btw , I don't do gears, I'm not a mechanic, I will do new wiring and plumbing, I won't troubleshoot your mechanical/wiring issues, I won't source and clean your junkyard parts. This is not my primary income (also why you must have an open calender- primary income takes precendence), so until it is... I will be selective on the jobs I take on. Not trying to sound like a dick, just being honest.

matt


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So one twin gets out of tech in a year, his brother has 3 years of college left..... So you have plenty of time to get caught up......
 
Not much shop time of late.

So I knocked out a small task, with the front bumper.

Working on finishing the tube work on the front half.

And a little brainstorming on console area.

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This might be a dumb question but what’s the purpose of the heim and bushing going from the tube behind the grill to the stinger? Is that just to keep it detachable if need be?

Awesome build by the way!


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usmc42 said:
This might be a dumb question but what’s the purpose of the heim and bushing going from the tube behind the grill to the stinger? Is that just to keep it detachable if need be?

Awesome build by the way!


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Bolt on bumper. Keeps it replaceable, and carry a couple spare suspension/ steering heims. It's not a coincidence that it's a straight line load path to the engine cage and roll cage.

Thanks!

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mcutler said:
Cage has been removed, fully welded , and made its way back home. Ready for the last tie on to the engine cage/ front half.

Thanks @BigSouth for making the trek to Mayberry for couple days and giving me a hand with the heavy lifting. Nice to have a a willing shop hand for a bit.

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If I lived closer I’d be a willing shop hand every day I’m off work just to learn those Jedi tube skills... badass work as usual!
 
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updates?
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Coming soon...

Shop is in full remodel and 5 year shop cleaning, got to the point last week where I was too busy tripping over and moving everyone's parts to make any progress. So all the shelving was purged and tooling has been reorganized... making room for a plasma table that will be arriving next week or so.

3 full builds getting glued together simultaneously. Won't be many days this winter when the stove isn't running hot!


... also heading to the Fabtech Expo next week in Atlanta. Moving forward with expanding tools and knowledge, and making industry connections.

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