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Subscribing. And I was surprised to see you didn't buy a manual if you were looking for the cheapest Jeep you could find, but I suppose that's because you wanted the Auto for racing?
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Subscribing. And I was surprised to see you didn't buy a manual if you were looking for the cheapest Jeep you could find, but I suppose that's because you wanted the Auto for racing?
Yes, the requirements (for me) was 2dr automatic with 3.6ltr.
 
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Made a little bit of progress.... Tube for cage is bent (I'll get pics of that later), fuel tank out and half doors hung.

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Very cool.

Watching KotH videos is something i enjoy doing when im lounging around.

Would love to see it in person one days.

Good luck on the build and good luck in the race
 
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Very cool.

Watching KotH videos is something i enjoy doing when im lounging around.

Would love to see it in person one days.

Good luck on the build and good luck in the race
Thank you. Not only will this JL race in the entire season next year, you can also find it at EJS, Offroad Expo and SEMA.
 

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Cool project. How do you think your end result will differ from your JK? How much of that is you just wanting to do something different, vs "lesson learned" from the JK? What impact will starting with a JL have on the project as it's in process, and with the final result? Did you see more potential with the JL as a platform, or did you just want to do another Wrangler and figured might as well use the new one?
 

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Very cool Bill! Will it be at SEMA this year or next? I'll be out there 31 - 4th if you're in town!

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Bring that thing to one of the Bonneville Offroad Racing events in Northern Utah/Nevada if it doesn't conflict with another race (specifically the Jackpot, NV one in July). Bunch of guys from Washington came down this year.
 

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Very cool Bill! Will it be at SEMA this year or next? I'll be out there 31 - 4th if you're in town!

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The JK was supposed to be there this year but catastrophic failure changed that....lol. The JL will be there next year though. ;)

I will be there this year as well and will definitely hook up with you!
 
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Cool project. How do you think your end result will differ from your JK? How much of that is you just wanting to do something different, vs "lesson learned" from the JK? What impact will starting with a JL have on the project as it's in process, and with the final result? Did you see more potential with the JL as a platform, or did you just want to do another Wrangler and figured might as well use the new one?
The JK performed fantastic and we just got home from the Ultra4 National Championship where we had the car to beat. Unfortunately we broke during the prelim after going from 6th to 2nd in less than 2 laps of a 6 lap race and broke while trying to pass for the lead going over the rock section in front of the grandstands.

We will take what we have learned with the JK and make improvements on the JL. The setup will be similar but we are going for a lighter finished product. Combined that with the 8spd transmission and it should be pretty darn fast. We always had plans to build a 2nd car, just didn't think this would be it. Another reason for going with a JL is to promote our sponsor's products. We were very successful in doing that with the JK and will carry over the momentum with the JL.
 
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Bring that thing to one of the Bonneville Offroad Racing events in Northern Utah/Nevada if it doesn't conflict with another race (specifically the Jackpot, NV one in July). Bunch of guys from Washington came down this year.
We will look into this. Thank you for the heads up.

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Show us east coast guys some love will ya. Cool to see it in person
We are based in Washington State and would love to be able to check out the East Coast, unfortunately we all have real jobs and are not able to make it to every event....lol. Who knows though, maybe someday.... ;)
 
 



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