The "Mach 5" buildup

greg slade

greg slade

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timberlake
Here is a few pics of a very slow summer/fall/winter long buildup for next season, may be a trail rig to replace Herbie or just maybe next years race rig. we shall see........

it is/going to be a 03 TJ 4.0 5 speed low mileage rollover victim
d30 chromoed w/ ARB locker
8.8 welded 488 gears
35s or 36s
COLD AC
full cage and softop
1" body mount replacement
flat belly
rubi front springs
acos adjustable spacers/airbumps
upgrade all the control arms
rear 5" stretch w/ gen right tank and maybe 4 link air shocks
a shitload of smittybuilt steel protection cut and modified
homebuilt highline to start and narrowe bumpers
warn 9.5 Ti and a bunch of skidplating

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looks good. I wish I could start over and go highline vs. lift.
 
been a while and we are getting back to this project so a little update.

front axle is together with chromos, tube seals, WJ knuckles and big brakes and high steer.

I put Rubi coils with ACOS PRO adjustable spacers up front with air bumps and 1.75 spacers out back for now............4 link rear with ORIs coming soon.

its sitting on the new general Grabbers 35 12.50 15 and ghetto rims with stauns coming soon!

still have a BIG pile of parts to install.....gen right crawler tank, 8.8, ARBs, finish the cage work and work out the interior to fit the suspension seats and a ARB fridge freezer, and stereo system.

on to the pics
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a little bling for the front suspension
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sitting next to a tj on 37s with a LA and a stretch
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we test fit the wheels today that resemble those and they would not clear the bigger brakes at all....so wheels are still not chosen

i got Lizard at mastercraft seeign what he can do about some bright red retina burning seats

i spoke with Brent at Crazy 8 about getting the decals made soon. hopefully I will have it on the trail before the season ends or maybe at DPG for the final run.
 
Ummm.......all bolt on.......... Not!
There is plenty of building left to do on this rig. The highline job is far from bolt on. As is the stretch job that's in the works. But quite a bit will be off the shelf parts to keep it easy to find replacements. Much like the Herbie Jeep. Im using most of the same build designs on this one in an effort to increase the reliabilty of this driver/rig. I have always wanted a rig with AC.
 
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