Author Topic: any body else wanna make a Brute?  (Read 3962 times)

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swatsniper1s1k

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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2009, 04:25:32 PM »
jeffy, i wasn't planning on doing the work myself lol. i was just gonna say get this and have some shop make it. the j8 is badass, and i wish we could get our hands on them as civilians, but jeep owners never get that lucky :'(

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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #16 on: April 03, 2009, 04:39:52 PM »
jeffy, i wasn't planning on doing the work myself lol. i was just gonna say get this and have some shop make it. the j8 is badass, and i wish we could get our hands on them as civilians, but jeep owners never get that lucky :'(
If it's a Fleet vehicle, then you might be able to get a J8 ordered.
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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #17 on: April 03, 2009, 05:03:23 PM »
wouldn't it be nice to get a couple j8's ordered through the squad and turn around and buy them off the squad?


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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #19 on: April 04, 2009, 06:46:30 PM »
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/NEW-DANA-60-FRONT-REAR-AXLES-ARB-AIR-LOCKERS_W0QQitemZ110368134633QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item110368134633&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245&_trkparms=65%3A3|39%3A1|240%3A1318

And in California  :whistle:
Those are CUCV 1008 Civilian Utility Combat Vehicle's.  That's a 1.25T GMC.  The problem being that those are WIDE axles. Not to mention the front D60 is passenger side drop.
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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2009, 02:10:53 PM »
 There's a top you can get to put on the Unlimited to make it look like a "Brute" .... kinda.

Jesse-James

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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2009, 02:18:10 PM »
Not to mention the front D60 is passenger side drop.

That's just a good reason to upgrade to a Twin stick'd D300.

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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #22 on: April 05, 2009, 02:44:58 PM »
There's a top you can get to put on the Unlimited to make it look like a "Brute" .... kinda.
Too bad it's only available for TJ's.  I wouldn't mind having one for my YJ.  CJ-8 half-cabs are getting hard to come by.
That's just a good reason to upgrade to a Twin stick'd D300.
Then I'd have to swap the transmission and then figure out how to get the VSS signal.  Not to mention, I'd rather not have a D300.
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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #23 on: April 07, 2009, 07:53:54 AM »
Are you talking about that hardtop that's like half a hard top?

TrailsLessTaken

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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #24 on: April 07, 2009, 08:32:27 AM »
Are you talking about that hardtop that's like half a hard top?

Yes

I had found one a while ago out in Maine but the guy wouldnt ship it, and I wasnt going to drive all the way out there to pick it up

Rocko

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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #25 on: April 07, 2009, 08:42:17 AM »
In the new JP Mag theres an ad for a top like that. And according to said ad they have it for Yj's too.

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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #26 on: April 07, 2009, 12:54:20 PM »
In the new JP Mag theres an ad for a top like that. And according to said ad they have it for Yj's too.
Ah, cool!  It looks like you're right!

http://www.gr8tops.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=67

Hmm, that CJ body from Aguala with the truck bed looks interesting.  You could make your own Brute that way.  Still have to stretch the frame though.
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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #27 on: April 08, 2009, 08:28:48 AM »
Not just gr8tops but Black Mountain Suspension has them half top hard top too!


and heres the link:http://www.blackmountainsuspension.com/products.htm
Basically it's a halftop hardtop and bulkhead. Together it will run you $1,595.00

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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #28 on: April 08, 2009, 04:49:36 PM »
Not just gr8tops but Black Mountain Suspension has them half top hard top too!


and heres the link:http://www.blackmountainsuspension.com/products.htm
Basically it's a halftop hardtop and bulkhead. Together it will run you $1,595.00
Hmm, I do like the smooth look better.  The only problem I see is figuring out how to do a cage.  I also wish I had a longer tub like the Unlimited.  The mini bed on a SWB looks weird.
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Re: any body else wanna make a Brute?
« Reply #29 on: April 08, 2009, 05:22:00 PM »
The only problem I see is figuring out how to do a cage. 

Two separate cages, one inside/one out, my buddy did it on his scrambler.