Daddy got a new toy - Jeep RUBICON

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Old 09-03-2006, 07:17 PM
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Default Daddy got a new toy - Jeep RUBICON

Going to hang on to this one , deleted my other post trying to update the pics , thanks for the previous props though!




My past jeeps I got rid of.
00 TJ Sport


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Old 09-03-2006, 07:20 PM
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Thought you were getting a yellow
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Originally Posted by 1slow01Z71
Thought you were getting a yellow
no it was the Impact Orange I considered, it's an ugly color, plain non-metallic, looks like a pumpkin. Wish they would have made it a metallic but this one had more features anyway, including the satellite radio.
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nice, do they make those in hard tops?
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Originally Posted by SSilverSSurfer
nice, do they make those in hard tops?
Yes they do, thinking about ordering one next month, they're about $1800, freaking expensive, depends on what the custom SuperVic setup for PEPE ends up costing from LME.
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Brett, more junk to fix!!!!!! J/K very nice, my engine blew up in the vette last night!!!!
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Congrats on the jeep.

Time to slap some protection on her and hit some trails. Just keep the rubber side down.
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Very nice brett! Now Pepe is a weekend warrior!
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My friend has one of those with a 5" lift and a set of wheels and tires. It's pretty sweet. Yours is too.
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Nice Jeep man, you always talk about your Jeep days
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Did you get the lockers with it? Auto or manual? Nice looking either way!!
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Originally Posted by INVISIBLEZ
Brett, more junk to fix!!!!!! J/K very nice, my engine blew up in the vette last night!!!!
no kidding man, man sorry to hear about your vette, so are you stranded out of state now? You ended up driving it up there right?

Originally Posted by chadtx01
Congrats on the jeep. Time to slap some protection on her and hit some trails. Just keep the rubber side down.
Thank you sir! I've been coming up with my 1st mods list and hands down Fabtech's Longarm 8" suspension with a 2" body lift, 37" Boggers & some rockcrawling rims will be the first to happen, down the road though, PEPE's my priority right now.

Originally Posted by Mike TexaSS
Very nice brett! Now Pepe is a weekend warrior!
Thanks man, she's definitely my weekend warrior now. Hated losing my lil Toyota Camry, but my son is really happy to have a nice car now, plus it was my excuse to get a DDriver.

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Nice Jeep man, you always talk about your Jeep days
Thanks Niel, I truly miss the offroading days, wouldn't have been such a big deal had I kept my past Jeeps normal but once you go to the dark side it's just standard issue to mod em! Look forward to having two fun hobbies now

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Did you get the lockers with it? Auto or manual? Nice looking either way!!
Thanks, well the Rubicons come standard w/Dana 44s & TruLoc airlockers and mines manual, hate automatics.

Originally Posted by -Ross-
My friend has one of those with a 5" lift and a set of wheels and tires. It's pretty sweet. Yours is too.
Did he do a suspension & bodylift? Just curious, I'll void my warranty if I do anything beyond 2" suspension and 2" body....don't really care but still. They quoted me roughly $3k to do a 2"susp/2" bodylift...I almost fell out of my chair because thats not over $400 in parts. The Fabtech 8" suspension goes for $1,700 but it has top track links front/rear along with the LCA's.

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Originally Posted by BRETTINATOR

Look forward to having two money pits

thats more like it
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Ive been with my friend to Gilmer Tx before and had a blast in his Jeep. He has a mid 90s from Canada. Hes got a rear locker and wench and mud terrains on it, what was cool was I drove his dads original unrestored 50s ****** jeep. Talk about a real experience all 85hp and no power steering and 5 inch wide tires.....Heres a link

http://www.texasmotorizedtrails.com/ohvareas/barnwell/
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No Brett, I'm in town. I'll have a LS6 shortblock in it by the weekend.
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man, you had some NICE jeeps
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Originally Posted by BRETTINATOR
Did he do a suspension & bodylift? Just curious, I'll void my warranty if I do anything beyond 2" suspension and 2" body....don't really care but still. They quoted me roughly $3k to do a 2"susp/2" bodylift...I almost fell out of my chair because thats not over $400 in parts. The Fabtech 8" suspension goes for $1,700 but it has top track links front/rear along with the LCA's.
I'm not sure of his exact setup, but I'll find out and let you know.
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Congrats Brett, very nice looking. Is Pepe running again? I'll give ya a shout later this week.
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Looks good!!!!
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Pepe is alive!!! And well.



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