Interestingly enough, the idea of pulling a build together sourcing parts/boards from totalled, used, and new vendors has crossed my mind. With covid house arrest, what else is there to do?
I once considered repainting a car… it was a fleeting desire, like a tattoo and/or a lady of the night… anyway, shop said to do it right it would be between $8-12k with labor to disassemble and mask being the lion’s share. This was a small car too.
id recommend you not do this, and instead...
Aluminum is too soft, and $$$. why would you want that?
update:
“There is an application where steel bumpers may be more advantageous; when you are involved in extreme rock crawling and want to support the weight of the vehicle on the corner of the bumper while you maneuver the rear over the...
I live in (more so around, in epitome suburbia) and am from DC.
1) On purchasing Rubicons; People buy what they want, a lot of the times what they can’t necessarily afford. So what, to each their own.
2)On not taking top off; people do as they please with that which is theirs.
3) On people...
Correct… a big mechanized arm grabs the sheet off the rack/pile, swings it around, and then two welder tack it down.
Id smile knowing they were there. 👍🏼
… because if you don’t get one, then you have nothing to talk about when someone asks you about your JT. :angel:
i agree, seeing something like that in a suburban area does make you scratch your head.