It appears the guys at Poison Spyder Works have done what they do best yet again with “Crispy,” one of their latest project vehicles. Larry McRae, president of PSC, is shown in the “>video above reporting on the build’s progress, which comes equipped with a set of RockJock 70 axles from our good friends at Currie Enterprises.

Note the two expended fire extinguishers. Photo: Poison Spyder

As it sits, Crispy has been in the works for six months, and started as a bone-stock Wrangler Rubicon. It was originally purchased from a company friend whose misfortune provided a daunting challenge: building a race car from a burnt husk

Years before its purchase, the Jeep had caught on fire while being driven home from a King Of the Hammers (KOH) race. The flames burned most the Jeep to a near-useless crisp (only part of the tub and the frame remained). Nonetheless, it was purchased by the shop and set aside for the future.

Fast forward to today: The company sold its primary KOH race vehicle this year, leaving them without a viable entry to take to the 2014 race. However, nothing was going to get in the way of the fellas making it to the Johnson Valley, California event.

The Currie RockJock 70 front axle sitting pretty, ready to get welded into place in the new Crispy frame.

Project Crispy, six months into the build at the time of this report, has come a long way thanks to the dedication at the shop. McRae adores his “race car in Jeep’s clothing,” and can’t wait to see it reach completion.

Powered by an LS3 V8 and breathing through a custom exhaust system made by Magnaflow, Crispy puts power to the dirt via an Advance Adapters Atlas transfer case, Culhane Racing Turbo 400 transmission, J.E. Reel driveline and, of course, a sturdy duo of Currie Rock Jock 70s–using Detroit Lockers with 5.38 gears–that deliver terrific, reliable power to the wheels.

We spoke to Dusty Sharp, marketing director for PSC, who shared with us the benefits of the Currie-made axles: “RockJocks are what we use in everything we build.”

“They’ve got one of the highest ground clearances in the business, and that’s not all. Currie’s design also shares the same setup as that of the Dana 70, making it possible for us to interchange with a lot of parts out there in the aftermarket.” The same also goes for the company’s RockJock 60s, which the build team uses on some of its other vehicles.

With competition expected to be heavy and the course its ever-unforgiving self, Poison Spyder Customs has a bit more to go before its Jeep can pass muster. But with so many fantastic parts and a committed team behind the project, we at Off Road Xtreme like to think “Crispy” should be renamed “Crusader”!

To see more about Currie’s RockJock axles, check out its website, as well as the company’s YouTube and Facebook pages. And to keep up with Project Crispy, we invite you to check out Poison Spyder Customs’ website and YouTube page for up-to-date information on its latest and greatest.