|
Probably premature, but... Poster: kastein Vehicle: 1991 Jeep Comanche Goal: bulletproof does-everything machine (general utility, rock crawling, rally raiding, snow plowing, wannabe go-fast, winter DD, salvage/recovery/repair vehicle) Difficulty: oh god who even knows Costs: $800 for the truck two years ago, around $2k-2500 into repairs and upgrades so far, likely another $2k when all's said and done, $8k+ into the gas tank to put things in perspective a bit Before:  Currently:  Vehicle: 1988 Jeep Comanche Goal: fastish V8 street truck, summer DD Difficulty: 3 different factory service manual sets open to the wiring diagrams, plus a welder Costs: $500 for the truck, $500 for the engine/manual trans/transfer case/rearend/big brake conversion parts after parting out the donor and doing some trading, $300 interior and exterior facelift donor Vehicle: 1958 Kaiser Jeep M54A2 Goal: haul anything, anywhere, "tow vehicle" for the 1991 Comanche but minus the trailer Difficulty: easy, except for weight of parts Costs: $2500 for the truck, $400 in fuel to drive it home, $1400 for tires, $600 for rims (not yet purchased), $900 approx. spent on repair parts so far Before:  Currently:  Link: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3527505
|
#
¿
Jan 10, 2013 07:38
|
|
|
|
| # ¿ May 6, 2024 23:07 |
|