How To Make Your Mechanic QUIT!! (Ultimate Hemi Jeep Saga Cont'd!)

The ultimate hemi Jeep build is still underway, as we FINALLY (maybe) decide the direction we want to go! The problem is, the new off road suspension means a lot of changes with the original plans for the Jeep build! Luckily, Chris loves to fabricate just as much as Kevin loves to think up crazy ideas!
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[@LiteBrite]

PSA - Chris did not, in fact, quit. Luckily he actually really enjoys fabricating & problem solving just as much as Kevin enjoys coming up with wild & crazy ideas. They’re a match made in heaven. ❤ And for anyone who hasn’t been paying attention, and wanted to ask about Bec - she’s gone. There was no future for Bec on the channel. She was an apprentice, has taken what she’s learned and now has a good paying job where she might have a potential future. We’re no longer taking in any outside builds. We will be focusing on our own personal builds which was always the original plan. Unfortunately while taking in customer builds ALL of our vehicles got neglected and that ultimately wasn’t acceptable. We need our vehicles functioning to successfully run our business & livelihood, and can’t afford for them to take the lowest priority. So we went back to the original plan of just having Chris as our friend and personal fabricator. Bec was never in the original plans, and although we tried to adapt to make it work with 2 people, it didn’t end up working out. So now we’re back to the original plan, which is more beneficial all around (for the business, for Chris, and for Bec). We opened our home to her for a free place to live for 2 years, gave her one of our cars to drive during the year her Jeep was on our lift, she traveled with us on all-expense-paid trips around the country, got to learn from Chris’s life-long experience in our shop while getting paid a salary (and she & Chris kept 100% of profits from outside builds), and we gave her 4+ months notice of this change. As that time has now come and gone, she’s taken the priceless knowledge she learned from Chris & put it towards her future. 🤙

[@thedetroiters]

We miss Bec though.... definitely sounds like a sour departure.

[@darkenfly32]

⁠@@thedetroiterssour indeed

[@ryansremark6983]

This looks like a bad end to a potential new channel. Bec and Chris had the build side which a lot of ppl started showing more interest in. To bad would’ve love to see the LJ build.

[@mikemullay5622]

I will miss seeing Bec on this channel. I certainly wish her the best in whatever direction she goes in next.

[@LiteBrite]

Honestly, everything was amicable (or so we thought) until we recently received messages regarding what was being said about us privately to others. But the facts above remain. Whatever Bec says, we do hope she’s successful in whatever career she chooses & is able to apply the knowledge Chris taught her. But we also know we went above and beyond on our end, despite whatever is being told to people privately. ❤️ This will be the last video we address this issue on, however, as we prefer not to invite negativity into our lives or onto our channel.

[@coddiwomplecolster7329]

Chris is an absolute legend, a wizard of twiddly, welding, and widgets. We're not worthy!

[@LiteBrite]

He’s the absolute GOAT

[@StormbornJKU]

It’s obviously a ton of work for Chris, but going over the top all the way beyond what anybody else has done is absolutely the answer. The step child is going to be even more badass then it’s ever been before!!!

[@bobklittich5710]

Way to “Hang in there Chris!” I learn so much from your work. I watch your videos at least twice to catch the little things that were done. Each time my quality of work goes up. Thanks!

[@elcaminowoodworks8535]

Whew! I'm glad he didn't quit. I've turned many a wrench into and throughout the night with Chris. He has ALWAYS been and always will be the guy that can figure it out. It's been great to catch up with him and watch him make Kevin's dreams into reality. Keep it up, I'll keep watching.

[@LiteBrite]

He’s definitely priceless. ❤️ And honestly like a brother at this point!

[@elcaminowoodworks8535]

@@LiteBrite He does be like that. Glad he got to where he is with you. He seems happy to be there with y'all.

[@logicgates7732]

Chris is a good sport for this “quick” change. Time and effort goes into designing and chris takes a lot of ownership in his work and to swallow his plan and forge a new plan on a whim, takes a lot of patience and dedication.

[@garrymatthews4430]

Chris is just a magic mechanic and someone you cannot do without

[@LiteBrite]

💯

[@dhrracer]

I hope Kevin and Brittany have considered where they would be without Chris and pay him well. It should be at least 33% of what revenue Lite Brite generates.

[@LiteBrite]

We’d just be where we were before we offered Chris a job & invited him to live with us - using our favorite shops around the country. 🙂 Chris, however, is amazing & priceless. But don’t worry, he’s taken very well care of (and he and Kev are like brothers). 🤙

[@angushoover8670]

HOPEFULLY NOT like brothers, otherwise, y'all might end up on some type of Jerry Springer show or 48 hours... LOL

[@jeremywolfe5483]

I do miss the Chris and Beck team. Did I miss an episode where they talked about her leaving? 😢

[@Infinitiwpb]

"I'm going to spend the rest of the night cleaning." Good man! You know someone's a pro when they spend the time 🤙

[@LiteBrite]

He always respects his work space! 😊

[@dob1662]

Well Brittany and Chris you both enjoy Kevin's endless plans for the Step Child, Chris you have the patience of a saint, but god help you when the Unimog hits the shop 🤦‍♀🤣😂🤣😂

[@4x4_travel]

Fantastic job Chris! I wish I had the confidence and knowledge that you have to do this type of work. I really enjoy your explanations along the way.

[@PokyPops]

You guys are SO LUCKY to have Chris. I love watching him work!

[@MrBillsfishin]

Chris you are a magician. That last picture of the flex on the Step Child is next level. Thank you for giving us such amazing content and for being you. I appreciate you sir.

[@roderickhance2088]

Chris, you are the craftiest, on the fly, problem solving, metal forming, mastermind with TONS of patience…hahaha Keep up the great work, can’t wait to see what else Kevin throws at you and how the step child turns out!

[@davidhorting1613]

Chris. You’re absolutely amazing in your skills and design capabilities!💪👍. Lifelong fabrication and fair machinist here, but your experience is amazing. Love what you do, and always saving your ideas 💡

[@iscarran]

At millions of dollars it’s still not enough!!!!! Chris is simply a wizard. I usually watch videos for straight entertainment, I watch his build videos to be put in awe of his ingenuity. Truly a legend. Thank you Chris for sharing your gift with us.

[@Zomar777]

Chris has absolute Mad skills, awesome work on redoing the frame. He knows his stuff on vehicles for sure.

[@rickaccurso]

The vision to see something and put it into action the way Chris does is amazing but never mind his vision also Kevin's. I've never seen a better fab guy. Keep up the good work and can't wait to see the finished product.

[@steveryan7168]

Another great video. Chris is awesome to watch his work and listen to his explanations.

[@danielcolantuono9824]

Wow you do some awesome work Chris I can’t wait to see you get it finished

[@edwardsimmons3721]

Great work with the fabrication and explanation. So much work to hit the trails and destroy.

[@clintlamrouex9866]

Awesome video Ari. Can't wait to see what you do to Riot next. Awesome to see your jeep go through stages. Shows growth and confidence. 💪

[@douglasmorton6121]

Very nice work Chris!!! Awesome to watch!!! Stay Safe Folks!!!

[@christopheralvarado9257]

The thought and talent that went into getting that axle to articulate and look killer. Is very impressive. 👍

[@jeremiahmoss6015]

Show me the way Chris of the Jeep Jedi. Just gettin into the Jeep thing and just came across yall. Up here in N. Utah with my 2007 Rubicon that i just got. Thanks for the fab worknits amazing.

[@gregellingson7584]

Everyone needs a Chris!

[@backwoodstherapy]

The Step Child is turning into a ship of Theseus situation. Eventually you'll have enough parts out there that came off the original Step Child that, if someone wanted to, they could rebuild the original. 😂 Happy to see the build coming along. Hoping one day my own JL can at least play on the same trails, even if it can't take take the same obstacles and lines.

[@tinyspoonzjoffroad8038]

Chris, you’re brain is the powerhouse of all the builds, we all need a Chris

[@abqcrutch]

Living your best lives! Great work Chris!

[@jrbrumley9334]

Once again Chris, GREAT JOB!!! They are certainly lucky to have you in their corner. J.R.

[@jefferyadams3227]

This is what makes Lite Brite awsome... Great Video

[@timf6916]

GREAT JOB, Love working for a wishy washy Guy. I love the 3 Bs.

[@raystevens687]

Thanks Chris for doing such a great job 👏

[@LonnieHutchinson90]

Chris you killed it on the fabrication! Looks sick!

[@ChuckReynolds]

Those frame pockets are a thing of beauty... just crazy fab... love it. Chris is amazing.

[@NoSleepTilGitmo]

Great work, Chris, keep on keepin on . . . you rock!

[@iscarran]

Also, got to give credit where credit is due. Chris is amazing, but it really is the team that makes this channel. The edits, content, and story lines. I realize a lot of this is fly by the seat of your pants but you alls constant push for making vehicles that do things they weren’t intended to do is what makes watching fun.

[@elg1514]

Amazing work, Chris! A lot of work but it's coming around.

[@joshuawhittred-eo6kn]

From what I've heard and seen it caters to both shock and spring in the 1 piece and I believe the reservoir is mounted at centre of vehicle.

[@madmikecustomrcrockcrawlers]

Lite Brite Nation is blessed to have a master mechanic like Chris. Broke the mold with you Chris.

[@LiteBrite]

💯

[@kenmarapese9085]

Chris is amazing, that was a lot to deal with. Digging the Stepchilds journey!

[@billmccullough2323]

As far as I know, Chris is the only person on the planet that can make Kevin's dreams for the build come true AND tolerate his BS!!!!! Way to go Chris!!!! You are an amazing problem solver that is very capable of being a thinker and a doer!!

[@sdechc_jku2900]

Chris… you are an amazing fab’er! I’d love to one day be just half as good as you are 🙏🏼 🙇🏻‍♂️ amazing work bro!

[@scottgarber7363]

Gonna be a killer ride. Can’t wait to see it in action!

[@pamelaschilling9464]

It's amazing how Kevin can figure all those mods and fabrication out. The step child is gonna be one badass jeep

[@hankfox4170]

Hey Chris! Way to adapt dude! With the kind of ride hight this is gong to have, make sure you move the seats back slightly to accommodate the parachutes they'll be using when they get out of the StepChild.

[@richsmith3120]

Chris the wizard! Happy Trails to all at LBN!

[@Blackandblueoffroad]

Kevin you have the best mechanic in the world. I wonder what was really said off camera.😮 Chris your amazing wish I got to work with ya.

[@jasonburger3085]

Business is business .. To be successful you gotta make moves and sometimes it involves trimming the fat to run a lean machine .. You guys are awesome .. haters will hate .. Stay true and keep smiling !

[@MtnMoto]

Chris: "There's no way we're bending this axle!" Kev: "Hold my beer!"

[@luckypenney116]

Gotta love being a good ways into a project and the good idea fairy shows up.😂 way to handle it like a champ Chris!

[@Bennett-xo6iu]

My god Chris is a mad fucking genius Jesus christ... I almost got a headache with him calculating the numbers and what not my god he's awsome...

[@joeym2675]

You the Man Chris!!! Making it great!!! Just remember the Stepchild wouldn’t be The Stepchild Without Chris!!! And I’ve gotta admit you guys know how to sell a video with just the thumbnail!!!!! 🤔 Use Your Most Beautiful Asset And It Just Pulls Ya Right In!! No Offense Kevin! But Brittany Is REALLY HOT IN THOSE PICTURES!!! But of course you already know that! 👌😉

[@boltactionshooter]

I would not hesitate to cut the tub and install towers. Run 14" ORIs on my JK all around and it is amazing on cross country drives and in the rocks. My ORIs F&R are both mounted on top of the axles housing with NOTHING below the axles tubes all the way around.

[@jackieray2965]

Chris you are the man you are great at what you do

[@kenschmitt7064]

Chris you have the patience of a saint! With all this mock-up and tear down that Kevin want I can see why you walked away for a few. You are the Jeep Gandhi. 🤣😂

[@marvellousmarvin]

Awesome job Chris 👍

[@michaelcanto6175]

As always, Chris you're Awesome!

[@adrian137777]

Chris, you do some awesome work.

[@muddylobster3258]

Chris Rocks! Only thing that would make it better would be more Bec too!

[@thomasleonard9685]

Ehhhh. Chris has good mojo. If he’s not a genuine good man then he deserves the next 15 best actor offers. Learned a lot (that I’ll never actually use) watching him

[@jamesfcookjr]

Kevin, your project is becoming a snowball it’s just gonna keep on going and going never ending😳🤯😬🤪🤩🤙🏽👍🏼❤️😃

[@trjnsd6874]

Ideas: All it takes is time, skills and money! Old Star Trek proverb, "The more complicated the plumbing the easier it is to plug up the drain." (Engineer Cmdr Montgomery Scott). StepChild is (was) so supremely capable; just how far should you go with it? And will she still keep her good on road manners? Chris IS a genius! LiteBriteNationGoingWhereNoJeepHasGoneBefore!

[@gregmanzolillo8666]

you guys should consider investing in a langmuir systems cnc plasma table. i have the crossfire pro and while learning fusion360 made me a little slower up front, it was worth the investment in the end. it was 3k or so not factoring plasma cutter

[@bendmacmanufacturing2744]

Good-morning guys and gals, Boy Britany what a month full !

[@mattlong_4896]

Crushing it Chris!

[@jamesfcookjr]

Kevin, you might have to do a mini tub in the rear to clear on articulation🤔😊

[@jdshaw2751]

That's some amazing work Chris! I am almost curious how much it would cost to have Chris do a similar job on a 94 YJ.

[@adventuresbyknight9348]

Chris is a Beast in the angles!

[@Bleda2002]

Chris is by far my favorite fabricator on youtube. Wish onx had given chris the 15k challenge for the UA challenge.

[@thomasleonard9685]

He’s kinda different than the others. Might say a step above a couple of the OnX folks in terms of looks and strength/ cleanliness of his work. Dirt lifestyle finishes his work pretty well. The others are more shade tree and the look doesn’t matter as much. Dirt Nate and Chris would be a helllll of a team.

[@taz58]

Just found this channel this is awesome

[@jasonjones8492]

Could feel ur pain Chris,took it like a champ though.Just the way things be sometimes !lol💪🏻

[@deantac]

@LiteBrite I see different rear axle flanges on the 80 looks like those are double spline axles.

[@DanSomethingOrOther]

It's a good thing Chris doesn't get attached to his work, being able to pivot that quickly and give up on all that hard work just to start all over again is a quality all onto itself. With that said, the Step Child is already looking more bad ass - that 80 on the back is insane and makes everything else look like a chicken bone ready to break . Ahahahaha

[@ArizonaKid]

Chris has lots of patience, cuz anyone else would of really left lol Kevin is pain in the ass lol

[@wolf28b]

LMFAO🤣

[@t.o.f.t.s.]

So cool to meet you all in person T Jeepers Jamboree. Now, to fix my busted Window😅. (told the wife a 🐻 tried to get in. way cooler story than the aux fuel can hitting a rock and pushing in the window😅😅😅) At this point, Chris should just make the Step Child a tube frame chassis with jeep body😁

[@LiteBrite]

Great meeting you as well! 😁🤙

[@timburns5025]

Looking great!

[@DownNDirty_OffRoad]

Chris is FAR more than a mechanic, he is a fabrication wizard!!😎 Thanks for figuring this all out for everyone else wanting to do the same!!💪 Not sure I would say Kevin isn't going to bend that axel!?!?😆

[@LiteBrite]

If we bend that axle, there’s bigger problems with the Jeep. 😅

[@DownNDirty_OffRoad]

@@LiteBrite 🤣

[@chitwoodtaxidermy]

Chris you have the patience of Job!!

[@raystevens687]

Hay Kevin how about cutting out a Section of brace and add a piece back in when you get the weith you want that way you have double the Strength 💪.

[@michaeldurling793]

Atta boy Chris, you the Man

[@gilbertarnold8666]

Great video thank you!

[@dougharris6424]

Chris is amazing!!!

[@rockysuperstar1]

Chris nice job . I have learned a lot from you . The best thing I have learned . Not to get into ROCK CLIMBING :-))

[@jeffcombs8237]

Tough break Chris. You is tha man though.

[@TJ_and_The_Mity_200]

Hey guys WHERE'S BEC, WE MISSSSS YOU BEC love from The Land Down Under 😘 😘 😘

[@LiteBrite]

She’s gone. Check the pinned comment. 😊

[@jeffro8373]

I've felt like that before . Yeah, ok, I hear ya, probably so....... Nope 🏍️💨💨💨 🤣 great video guys ❤️❤️💯🤙

[@scottcroberts]

We need to double what Chris is making ;)

[@MikeSTGL]

Wow , lots of work !

[@Minnesota_Vance]

Holy f*ck! What a pain! Good thing Chris is a master. Also, good thing he isn't prone to violence, Kevin. Dang! This is going to be quite the upgrade.

[@RocklanderUSA]

I wish Chris could build my JLUR up into where it deserves to be: ❤ u all!

[@NANKEL1]

Chris I think you should get a swip card and lock for the doorways so Kevin cant get access and you can get on with your work😆😆

[@donashcraft8617]

Chris is a saint.

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

10:00 - Arrh, yeah, Kevin, that not been correct since, well, basically since crash standards became a thing. The frames are assembled on a jig in the factory, by robot welding machines, the tollerences are finer then the human eye can percieve, and certainly more then anything assembled on a jig by humans can be. They are in fact measured by lasers in that process, every frame is in fact more identical then we humans could tell. I'd go so far to say that the frame as it rolled out of the factory would have been a perfect easy fit for the gear you've all welded in here. Until you bounce it off boulders on a trail :)

[@brainyhead1]

That 80 THO! 💯💯💯

[@phillipcraggs6202]

Chris=GOAT

[@LiteBrite]

💯

[@tylerbuhite5432]

Chris you deserve many cookies lol . Gold as always :) . Hope to see you at the Great Smokey Jeep Invasion.

[@LiteBrite]

We’ll be there! 😁🤙

[@jalilburdeen8698]

Awesome as always guys. Couple questions. Why not go full hydro steering? Also I know bilstein is a sponsor but for your rear suspension ORI definitely seems like the solution. Why not those?

[@LiteBrite]

Hydro would unfortunately mean losing steering wheel functions & Tazer, plus not great for a daily driver. And wait til you see what we have planned for suspension. 😁

[@jalilburdeen8698]

​@@LiteBriteThanks!

[@mattreeves696]

That was soooo awsome what you three did for Bec 100,000,000 good karma points for all of you im sure love the stepchild 3.0 build one of my favorites so far hope the demon child is enjoying its new parents 😂😆

[@johnwelch3938]

What about bec what is going on

[@mattreeves696]

@@johnwelch3938 they were paying her with outside projects and that got in the way of taking care of Brittany and her husbands personal vehicles so they are not doing any outside work anymore and Bec moved on to other employment

[@trjnsd6874]

14th. Yard needed some work after thunderstorm....

[@joshuawhittred-eo6kn]

Have you ever tried liquid springs? Or do you know much about them. I'm based in Australia so I don't think we have suppliers or even much info about the product. Do they make something applicable for the stepchild application?

[@J.Young808]

During the intro when Keven was talking about cutting stuff off the “80”, I though you guys had come over from the Dark Side and got a Toyota Land Cruiser 80 series. 😢 Only to realize you are still over there and you were talking about the Dynatrac axle. Yes I know Keven started in an LC 80