Crawlercreations build thread finally!

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Drivers side is done! Went twice as fast as the passengers side! I put the doors back on to see my seat fitment...it is comfy! Still have to narrow the grill, tailgate, windshield, windshield frame, build new bumpers, build a new core support, build new rock sliders and build my new cage! A lot to do but I am just taking it one day at a time...going to be worth it in the end!
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Doesn't get any cooler than that! Are you going to make a tube front sides and core support to hang your fenders, grill, etc. like Dnewman's?
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Entourage wrote:Doesn't get any cooler than that! Are you going to make a tube front sides and core support to hang your fenders, grill, etc. like Dnewman's?


I will be building a tube front core support and sides to hang the front clip. It will be tied into the frame and cage as well through the firewall.
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Nice!! How much did you take out of each side?? You are working very fast!

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Jesus_man wrote:Nice!! How much did you take out of each side?? You are working very fast!

J.D.


I took 5 inches off each side. It is going pretty smoothly! I still have a long way to go but I am hoping to be done or very close by Christmas.
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I have been welding on mine for 18 months and you take out 10" in a weekend and weld it back together, congratulations on a great build!
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Thats awsome! Cant believe you did it that fast. Cant wait to see the final outcome!

Thanks for the cage and bumper!
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I got a little more done today. Not a lot but it looks like it! I loosely installed the front clip after narrowing and got one of my new rock sliders installed.
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Keep in mind, these are stock early bronco axles with no wheel spacers on standard 3.5" backspace wheels in a 9" wide flavor. Looks like full widths plus to me but allows me to fit in tight places easily!
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SWEEEEET!!!!

Hurry up would ya!
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Very cool. I'd be curious to know how much weight your truck is losing by going with the narrower body, sliders, cage, etc. I bet it'll drop your CG down a bit.
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Crawler that is amazing and you are hauling ass, get it done by Christmas and you can break it in snow wheeling!
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WOW!!! Damn fine job dude!! I did it the lazy way and paid Alpine Off Road to narrow mine!!
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No updates, just shocked that it has been 3 years to the date since I drove my bronco for the first time after narrowing it!
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Still cool! But I do think you need to put the icing on the cake so to speak!
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