Project Sitting Bull

49willys

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I've been watching a lot of builds over the years, I built the "Vandal" last year (a soul killer). Project "Sitting Bull" is going to be very similar. "He laugh, we laugh, then we kill him." Built a nice 6.4 Hemi Jeep AEV style with a few touches, customer drove it for a month, didn't want it anymore, we bought it back. Then sold it again, I now have to reproduce a lot of the custom "Vandal" pieces. On Monday things get interesting. I will try to post new pictures every few days.
 
Typical Monday morning, things go sideways or even backwards, Project Sitting Bull took off like a lead balloon. Of coarse there is a jeep broken down somewhere, happens to be a parking lot full where I work, (not all of them, just a few, others half way put together). Switched out the 50" light bar and wiring, tore the fenders off, started assembling the wheels and tires, decided it was close enough to quitting time, and left, after pulling in 6 different vehicles to work on. After spending 30 minutes trying to figure out how to link my iphone to a my laptop, with a toddler trying to help, given up on photos tonight. Hopefully get it figured out tomorrow and get some new pictures of this project up.
 
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Figured out I don't know crap about modern computers, toddler did help. Before you bust my balls, this is not wheel and tire section, and yes new factory batteries are junk. Hopefully I'll get something done tomorrow!
 
The holidays and other projects have put me behind.
 

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Finally making progress, getting the Rock Krawler suspension going, new coil over towers, new control arms, and brackets. Been playing with the bender on the front stinger. Finished up the Metal Cloak fenders, armor, and front bumper. Installed the Rigid grill and light bar. It was time to open the Mopar 60's and start cutting off the coil buckets, shock mounts, and the extra control arm bracket.
 
Sounds like a serious build sheet. Why did you go with Mopar 60s if you're cutting off so many of the factory brackets?
 
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I like using the 60's, high pinion, 1/4 brackets everywhere, electric lockers (works well with the rubicon controls), great big axle tubes (no reason to truss). The reason for removing the brackets is for Rock Krawler 5.5 long arm with coil overs, the shock brackets are replaced with different ones to allow proper flex in the suspension. One of the drawbacks is the diameter of the tubes, takes a lot of time to fit new brackets.
 
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After a lot of grinding, fitting, drilling, measuring, and only about thirty minutes of welding. The rear axle is in, plumbed and wired. The front is ready to go in after the new PSC steering box. Tomorrow is fun with exhaust, calling in a favor from a friend to to get it right the first time. Hopefully driving it in about a week.
 
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