Hey TJer's
First off all I want to thank @Chris for letting put this build here because technically this is not a TJ
The most common question I get is how much does the Kubota Diesel Swap I'm doing to my TJ cost. That is actually a difficult question to answer because I did a lot of trades and because I did a lot of prototyping for KubotaSwappers, I got the parts much cheaper because I was helping with the R&D. Also I went of the deep end with the doubler transfer case thing and that just skyrocketed the entire build . . . completely.
CHALLENGE: Buy a Wrangler and convert it to a Kubota Diesel engine for a total of $5000.
I will be documenting the entire build on my channel, however I will be finishing my RHD Wrangler first. I will be posting the ads and all the prices for everything I spend on this project so everyone can follow along and see how much I'm spending to get this project done! I think I can do this for $5000 but I might go slightly over, I'm not sure honestly but that is part of the fun! To be complete transparent on the build, I will have three different categories for the budget. Purely Diesel Swap, My Cost and Your Cost. I'll go into the details of those categories later!
One quick note, I will be using my Langmuir Crossfire CNC Plasma Cutting table, so I will be including the price of the metal material I'm using but not the cost of the machine since I already own it.
The Wrangler: I found a 1990 Jeep Wrangler Islander that has been sitting in a temperature controlled storage unit for 10 years. No rust, no top, 107K original miles, and it's a 4.2l carbureted inline six cylinder with a 3-speed automatic on the column with AC. I was the 8th guy in line for the Wrangler and somehow I got it! I bought the Wrangler as-is for $2500 so my budget just got cut in half.
Finally for the name. Moku is Hawaiian for Island, I thought it seemed appropriate since this is an Islander edition Wrangler! Now for some pictures!
Pictures from the ad:
Picture of when I got it home:
And the Wrangler in the shop!
Current Cost:
I've already done a little bit of work on it and I'm working on editing that video now and will upload sometime next week!
Let me know what you think! Again thank you again to @Chris for all the support and allowing me to post this build on here even though it's not a TJ!
Thanks
Grant
First off all I want to thank @Chris for letting put this build here because technically this is not a TJ
The most common question I get is how much does the Kubota Diesel Swap I'm doing to my TJ cost. That is actually a difficult question to answer because I did a lot of trades and because I did a lot of prototyping for KubotaSwappers, I got the parts much cheaper because I was helping with the R&D. Also I went of the deep end with the doubler transfer case thing and that just skyrocketed the entire build . . . completely.
CHALLENGE: Buy a Wrangler and convert it to a Kubota Diesel engine for a total of $5000.
I will be documenting the entire build on my channel, however I will be finishing my RHD Wrangler first. I will be posting the ads and all the prices for everything I spend on this project so everyone can follow along and see how much I'm spending to get this project done! I think I can do this for $5000 but I might go slightly over, I'm not sure honestly but that is part of the fun! To be complete transparent on the build, I will have three different categories for the budget. Purely Diesel Swap, My Cost and Your Cost. I'll go into the details of those categories later!
One quick note, I will be using my Langmuir Crossfire CNC Plasma Cutting table, so I will be including the price of the metal material I'm using but not the cost of the machine since I already own it.
The Wrangler: I found a 1990 Jeep Wrangler Islander that has been sitting in a temperature controlled storage unit for 10 years. No rust, no top, 107K original miles, and it's a 4.2l carbureted inline six cylinder with a 3-speed automatic on the column with AC. I was the 8th guy in line for the Wrangler and somehow I got it! I bought the Wrangler as-is for $2500 so my budget just got cut in half.
Finally for the name. Moku is Hawaiian for Island, I thought it seemed appropriate since this is an Islander edition Wrangler! Now for some pictures!
Pictures from the ad:
Picture of when I got it home:
And the Wrangler in the shop!
Current Cost:
Budget | $5000 |
1990 Wrangler Islander | $2500 |
Remaining Budget | $2500 |
I've already done a little bit of work on it and I'm working on editing that video now and will upload sometime next week!
Let me know what you think! Again thank you again to @Chris for all the support and allowing me to post this build on here even though it's not a TJ!
Thanks
Grant