Started with an 05 Rubicon,Sahara, Unlimited number 009. Then bought a 2012 Chevy 2500 HD that had been totaled. Removed the 6.0 and 6L90 and stripped the entire truck and sold or scrapped every other part of it. Started to just do an engine conversion but after 8 years of full time ski patrolling I found the road salt had eaten my jeep badly from the inside out. So it got disassembled down to the last nut and bolt. Reassembled with out boarded shocks, relocated rear spring perches, all rust removed and sections of the frame reinforced. Applied Lizard Skin sound and heat shielding to entire inside, underside, and firewall. Painted the vehicle inside and out Sunset Orange.
As I was almost getting it done we moved from Utah to Oregon and built and new home and shop. What started out to be a 10 month project is over 2 years in process. Almost ready to start off-roading it. I lost nearly all of my photos in a computer crash late last year. However, the entire process from acquiring the truck to assemble to follow up is documented on the ROF forum.
As I was almost getting it done we moved from Utah to Oregon and built and new home and shop. What started out to be a 10 month project is over 2 years in process. Almost ready to start off-roading it. I lost nearly all of my photos in a computer crash late last year. However, the entire process from acquiring the truck to assemble to follow up is documented on the ROF forum.
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