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BEAST - Building a 6.1 Hemi Powered JKU on 43's

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Old 09-10-2014, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by hlax2525
This thing is an absolute monster, love all the innovative ideas I'm seeing that aren't usually associated with the jk, but with buggies or crawlers
Thank you! In hindsight, obviously, this has been like a "ship in a bottle" build. We ended up building a buggy/crawler inside the body of a JK - not an easy task! I'm thinking that next time it will be much cheaper to just build the ultra-4 race car straight away. Still, we now have an amazing chase/recovery vehicle that will be good in the Baja races, KOH, or anywhere in between.
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Super nice ride, man. Looks like a lot of fun. I especially like that custom coil over hood work.
Old 09-11-2014, 06:32 PM
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Originally Posted by justinstoffregen
Super nice ride, man. Looks like a lot of fun. I especially like that custom coil over hood work.
Thanks!

Jen at HigherGround cleaned up the rear tub area and added a separate fuse panel for all the lights and add-ones, such as the fuel pump, fans, winches, air compressors, etc.
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Old 09-19-2014, 04:40 PM
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Matt from the HGFab crew spent some time on Beast's hood today cleaning up all the ugly cuts to fit the shocks. The hood is off and Matt is going to work:
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Old 09-19-2014, 04:42 PM
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More hood pics:
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Wow Matt, looks great; we are almost ready for paint:
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Old 09-19-2014, 04:51 PM
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Wait a minute - who put that there?!:
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Old 09-19-2014, 05:48 PM
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Originally Posted by CALIJK
Wait a minute - who put that there?!:
Wait how will that work with the dirt and mud?
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Great looking rig! I really like what did with the rear 👍
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This Jeep is amazing. It is so ridiculously cool I can't even be jealous. It seems like science fiction. Great job with this.. Beast.


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