ol'Jeeps
Dirty Jeeps...Done Dirt Cheap!
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2006
- Location
- Hickory, NC
This rig started as a YJ body on a Dodge truck frame with 12v Cummins, built by No Limit Offroad (notice the stretched hood!) . Rides cut the tub off and added the tube work. I started at Rides at that time, and my first work there was to sheetmetal the exterior.
Next, at Rides, the last of the truck frame and the Cummins were removed and a built 5.3 LS was installed in its place. The rig was shortened and all the sheetmetal was replaced including new interior sheetmetal.
After I left Rides, and started MetalwerX, the buggy came to me at the old shop to have a perimeter bar put along the front hood, installed 16" Fox Coilovers and we lowered the roof 8"!
Most recently, he brought it to the new Metalwerx shop. Said he wanted it to look more like a tube buggy. So, we cut off everything but the previous center cage work. Lowered the interior. Shortened the rear by about a foot, lowered the rig almost 2", added another 2" of up travel, and completely rebuilt all the tube work and sheetmetal interior! Also got a new color!!
Next, at Rides, the last of the truck frame and the Cummins were removed and a built 5.3 LS was installed in its place. The rig was shortened and all the sheetmetal was replaced including new interior sheetmetal.
After I left Rides, and started MetalwerX, the buggy came to me at the old shop to have a perimeter bar put along the front hood, installed 16" Fox Coilovers and we lowered the roof 8"!
Most recently, he brought it to the new Metalwerx shop. Said he wanted it to look more like a tube buggy. So, we cut off everything but the previous center cage work. Lowered the interior. Shortened the rear by about a foot, lowered the rig almost 2", added another 2" of up travel, and completely rebuilt all the tube work and sheetmetal interior! Also got a new color!!
