[-sean-]

are those LED's sunken into your front fenders (red TJ)?

edit* now that is attention to detail... be ready for the PM on-slot on how you did that!

[imbezol]

Who knew an LJ could make that color look so sexy? That looks like a heck of a fun project to do . Can't wait to see how it ends up!

[Gunkel]

Yes, LED bolt lights welded up inside the tubes, also did the 3rd brake light on the rear stinger, and the reverse lights..

[Bennettj13]

Originally Posted by Gunkel

I had originally planed on keeping it orange (I liked the uniqueness of the orange) however I kept seeing the new green jk's running around town, needless to say the green "grew" on me...

There is nothing quite like the look of an Impact Orange Jeep all shined up in the sun.



But I'll submit and say that if it's not Impact Orange, at least you picked another nice color. Crawled and subscribed to the thread. Keep those posts comin!

[Gunkel]

Bennett, nice looking jeep! Are those gen right a-post guards?

[Bennettj13]

Thank you. And they will be. I got them shortly after I got the Pumpkinator so I didn't beat the paint to crap at the Badlands in Attica (lots of tight trails, PLENTY of pinstriping, and me out there wheeling with paper plates!). All the black on the windshield frame, and the rockers are those Tuff Stuff (I think that was the name of it) thick vinyl stickers. They did their job for a while, the long pillar stickers have come off from doing 80 from here to CO and back. I planned on keeping the rocker stickers there to A) cover the paint scratches from people climbing into and kicking the side of the Jeep, and B) possibly using them as a sort of gasket when finally build my Jeep up and throw my rockers on when I get back from the Gulf. After seeing one girl who came out with us crush the passenger pillar in pretty good, I understood why they make them out of metal. Lessons learned (at someone elses expense for once).

[-sean-]

wife just walked by and says...

ooh, you should have bought yours in THAT COLOR!

[Grubbi]

Awesome job! One heck of a transformation!

[Gunkel]

Picked up a set of good Beard seats this morning for $150 from craigslist, and did a little more sanding on the roll bar...

[Gunkel]

Also, a few pics of the engine compartment...

[fr0st_m0nkey]

Awesome build. You seem to be really good at this, everything looks like it's been done right!

[BigMookalook]

I like that Green so much I'm gonna cry. Love it.

[kolten493]

man i absolutley love your jeep and the attention to detail you put in to your jeeps, also to help you out on your tube fenders decision, if your up to cuttin on that pretty paint . Genright just came out with a highline tube fender that they put on a stock YJ and cleared 40's. but since you already bought your lift and tires you will probly want regular tube fenders, i have the PSC and I like them alot, super solid, but I would look into genright's boulder series too, they look awesome.
again, amazing build

kolten

[mrblaine]

Originally Posted by Gunkel

Next the jeep sat for awhile, I needed to find a donor vehicle for a dash, harness, etc. I scoured craigslist, ebay, the local papers, many calls to the junk yards, all to no avail. Then one day a couple of weeks ago my friends that own the junk called and told me about a wreck that they just got in, man was I lucky! Light roll so the dash, airbags, harness, seats, etc. were all intact! So, brought it back to the shop, stripped everything that I needed, and the next thing you know I am up and running!

I rarely see anything anymore that impresses me very much, but you are phenomenally outstanding in your execution and work ethic. I doubt anyone knows just how much effort goes into making something turn out that nice.

I suspect you do a bit more than manage, eh?

[nwoods]

Just curious, how much have you spent on donor vehicles to rebuild this beautiful rig?