Jim's Garage #20

crawlin85cj · Dec 20, 2011

We got a little project of evolution brewing over in NC. After being a Jeep guy for 11 years and several versions I decided the Jeep needed to be recycled into a 4 seat buggy. After climbing all over Sommertime's #17 4 seater I called up Jim and set it all in motion. I blew the Jeep apart to use a few of its parts.

This is the Jeep after its final rebuild before KOH 2009

#17. I still blame this build for the pain it has caused my checkbook.

After not too much time he had a chassis bent and welded up

I went to work building a new from axle. I used the Solid outers from my existing 60 but moved them to a Spidertrax housing with a Mega HI9 center.

A quick call netted me a Super14 rear built and shipped to Jim

Draco · Dec 20, 2011

WOW!

Specs on that 14?

crawlin85cj · Dec 21, 2011

Draco said:
WOW!

Specs on that 14?

Solid 14T drop out. Ruff Stuff housing. Solid outers. ARB with 5.38 gears.

More to come on the build.

crawlin85cj · Dec 21, 2011

Chassis is back from powder coat

Jim took it to Will at Mid Carolina Line-X for some floor treatment.

Full bump before teardown

crawlin85cj · Dec 21, 2011

Front fender bars.

Warn Powerplant

Twisted Stitch hooked me up with some kick ass seats

BFG 42" Krawler beside a 39" Krawler

wizzo · Dec 21, 2011

anybody else not seeing these pics?

alli85 · Dec 21, 2011

Yea, that thing is sex on wheels! Does Jim's Garage have a web site?

B.DRAKE · Dec 21, 2011

Yea I can see em! This thing is sexyy!!!!!

jwilson645 · Dec 21, 2011

wizzo said:
anybody else not seeing these pics?

I can't see them either. Looks like they were uploaded via tapatalk. Maybe you have to have that app to see them? :dunno:

crawlin85cj · Dec 21, 2011

I don't know what's up with the pics. Never seemed to be an issue before.

Fuel cell with an ATL trap door sump and in tank pump.

Beginning of the dash

475hp TKES LS1 found its new home.

skipnrocks · Dec 21, 2011

Whats the details on that gps? does it accept cameras? is it water proof?

crawlin85cj · Dec 21, 2011

alli85 said:
Yea, that thing is sex on wheels! Does Jim's Garage have a web site?

No website. He has a decent sized photobucket collection of his work. I can get you his contact info if you want to get some info.

crawlin85cj · Dec 21, 2011

skipnrocks said:
Whats the details on that gps? does it accept cameras? is it water proof?

It is the Lowrance HDS-5M, same setup I run in my U4 car just smaller. They are waterproof but I'm not sure about a camera interface.

skipnrocks · Dec 21, 2011

cool does it do city streets and trails?

crawlin85cj · Dec 21, 2011

City streets are in the factory software. Trails can be downloaded via SD card and stored on the hard drive if someone has charted them. I have all of Johnson Valley and most of Clayton, OK in mine. It's pretty simple to do, just takes few seconds to enter the name.