TJ on 42's (Build Thread) - Page 49

TYphoonXJ · 06-10-2009, 01:13 PM

Truly amazing!

ep191 · 06-29-2009, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by JeepOn49s

I'm not going to take all the credit. Andy walked me into the deep end this build. It started out as a TBI 350 swap with a new frame from the fire wall on 1 tons. Then someone (cough) told me how cool it would be to be on rockwells. Then tha same person talked about front and rear steer. Well. I can't blame it all on Andy as I'm the *** that keeps buying stuff for it but I have had a lot of help along the way. Andy and I worked out some swaping. I scored a jeep for his next build and he is back on board helping with my axles etc. His buggy will be on rocks too so it's a good warm up

I had a guy on pirate keep sending me PM telling me that he liked to work on jeeps and lived in wichita as well. I got to the point where I could sure use the help so I sent the guy a PM back. His name is Mike and he has ended up being a big help as well. He has helped with my cage and other stuff as well and I've helped him with his kitchen cabinets when he decided to yank them out to make room for the biggest fridge god has ever put on this earth

All in all I have had a lot of great help and made some great friends. All I can hope is at the end of this other people will have the knowledge by viewing this tread to take on something of the same scale. I guess you can see where I'm going with this. I have good friends that enjoy the same stuff. Without them there is no way this would have happened.

QFT man.

Without friends I would be nowhere.

**TrailWorthyFab** · 06-29-2009, 12:48 PM

This is hard to post.......... I bought a buggy and I'm about to get my company logo's put on it and a set of our double beadlocks. I am selling off this build as I have 2 VERY small children and want to spend more time with them and less time in the shop. I will be keeping the coilovers, rockwells and 49" Tires and my double beadlocks and this winter the buggy will be front and rear steer rockwells. For those that have followed and wanted to see what it turned out like. Well.......I got 95% of it done

I started with nothing and turned it into a very custom jeep. I just hope that someone will buy it and finish it out the way I was going to. Here are a few pics of my new toy

AlTheKillerr · 06-29-2009, 01:38 PM

awesome new buggy! cant wait to see some trail pics. just curious but what does a buggy similar to that run money wise? you dont have to answer if you dont want

That1guy · 06-29-2009, 02:26 PM

What?! I didnt see that coming.......

shanklyn · 06-29-2009, 02:31 PM

Really great build thread!

Time to celebrate!

**TrailWorthyFab** · 06-29-2009, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by AlTheKiller

awesome new buggy! cant wait to see some trail pics. just curious but what does a buggy similar to that run money wise? you dont have to answer if you dont want

Depends. This one is done up right. 1 tons, double beadlocks, 6 ltr V-8 with auto, doubler, dual brake pedals, coil overs all around. 4 linked, longfield shafts, detroit, Full hydro with highsteer. 46" Tires. If you had to build it. Hands down you would have 30,000 i it. I gave half of that. The market for buggys is soft right now. They are hard to sell because most can't go to the bank and get a loan like you could for a new car etc. For example. I'm selling off my jeep build for only $5,500. With an 8.1 496 ci Vortec motor, 4l80e trans, custom tube frame, custom cage, poison sypder rockers and comp corners, Chris Durham Highline hood. No Axles, wheels, tires, or coilovers. That is a steal but like stated above. The market is soft right now.

AlTheKillerr · 06-29-2009, 03:34 PM

cool thanks for the info. i wouldnt mind selling off my jeep for a buggy if one was found.

also if i had the money and you were in texas i would totally buy your build

**Ripper3494** · 01-04-2011, 06:51 PM

**** just found this tonight and read through the whole thing to see it sold lol anyway thats a sweet lookin buggy anyway, and i envy your fab and building skills dude

MR.CLIFFORD · 01-05-2011, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Ripper3494

**** just found this tonight and read through the whole thing to see it sold lol anyway thats a sweet lookin buggy anyway, and i envy your fab and building skills dude

Todd sold that buggy too and now has a full on KOH Jimmy's 4x4 race buggy.

That1guy · 01-10-2011, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MR.CLIFFORD

Todd sold that buggy too and now has a full on KOH Jimmy's 4x4 race buggy.

He needs to make up his mind.

MR.CLIFFORD · 01-10-2011, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by That1guy

He needs to make up his mind.

I think it is his money. He can do what he wants with it.

UTWeezul · 01-10-2011, 06:45 PM

I think I'd rather have the full on Jimmy's 4x4 race buggy. Going fast is fun too!

**north50** · 01-10-2011, 08:28 PM

The jeep build was interesting but that race buggy is sweeeet.

**TrailWorthyFab** · 01-24-2011, 10:44 PM

The jeep build was cool but after a while and all the time it took and stress it put on my home life I was happy to see it go. I am now 15x the dad that I was then. Having that thing on the lift for that long got to the point that it was hard for me to get excited to go out and wrench on it day in and day out. The sport is changing and I have gone towards the go fast stuff. If anyone knows me in less than a year I might be into postal jeeps

I have changed up things, I love jeeps and I will always have one or if I don't I will always be looking for one. However I am tired of wrenching. BUY IT DON'T BUILD IT. I preach that. Builds are fun if you don't have a wife or kids or a job that takes up all of your free time. But all I did was live for me and it wasn't the right thing for me so I sold the jeep build and have focused on my business.

"That's the rest of the story"

In less than 30 days it will not look like this anymore. I will have a wrap on it with my company logo as well as a wrap on my 40' enclosed race trailer. The trailer will have a picture of me out wheeling the buggy. Should be cool.