Unique Concepts "Bruiser"

[BigRedFord04]

we got the chassis in today. for the low low price of $6000 you can have one too. its gonna be a 5 seater, two up front, bench in the back. things going in it i know for sure are unimog axles w/ custom hubs to run 8x6.5 rims, 49" IROKs, an AtlasII and a $550 jeep hood w/ a hole facing rearward for heat expulsion. i thought i heard LS1 but havent seen it yet....heard rumors its a $15,000 crate motor. i'll keep y'all updated as it progresses....i nominated myself as official photographer (go figure ) and snapped a few today of the bare chassis. pic 3 you can see the 49"s.

to get an idea of what the completed ones look like cruise www.poisonspydercustoms.com

pics: http://www.texasoffroad.net/galleries/lonestar/album117

the tall guy on the left is JB Lattimer, the owner and the other guy is Chuck, who will be doing most of the fabrication.

[uglyota]

look at the welds and tell us what you think
Take lots of pics of those axles!

[AgDieseler]

Nice tack welds. Those little dots in the center look like patented PSC porous inclusions. But then again, I may be looking too deep into it.

[uglyota]

and they're not even pretty!

[stx4wheeler]

its that fancy logo that drives up the price not the workmanship guys, come on it all about the bling these days!!!!

[BMFScout]

I heard Troy likes their welding

[BigRedFord04]

yeah....we noticed the welds before we even took it off the truck. not really impressed. i'll get a closeup today. what's the story w/ troy?

[uglyota]

Bedwetter made an ass out of himself on pirate b!tching about how crappy psc's work was and how welds were cracked and it was a piece of junk, but never backed it up with any pictures...then the crossmember holding the links on the Jeep ripped off

[chevsu]

you would think after the thread on pirate they would learn how to weld.

[uglyota]

the guy (clifton?) never budged an inch...he defended his technique against all kinds of people with all kinds of certifications saying that it sucked

for $6k it should be TIGed Cr-Mo

[Graystroke]

I'm no expert, I have had a class in weld design and testing. Any time you can hang a finger nail on the joint...not good.
very poor penetration. I gues they have mud dobbers in Colorado as well. It's not like that weld is critical or anything...it only supports the weight of the vehicle and the coil-over...

[BigRedFord04]

they got the motor and tranny set in place today for mocking up mounts. i was wrong. non-production GM crate motor. cast block "hecho en mexico", ram jet w/ a 4L80E behind it. also took some closeups of the welds for y'all.

now, i would like to make a polite request that any further comments about the welding be done in another thread not in public view for the sake of not turning this into another Xtreme Off-Road incident. Its not our work, but it is our shop, and my job. i think we're all pretty much of the same opinion.

more pics are up:

[agjohn02]

i like that engine selection better. no rock crawler should have $15,000 in the engine. its just unecessary. how are they gonna control the tranny?

[BigRedFord04]

shift linkage?

[agjohn02]

shift linkage?

is that a "i dont know how they're gonna control the E part of 4L80E", or is that a "i dont know that the E part of 4L80E means electronic" kind of sarcasm?