Since selling my '04 Cobra a year ago, Jan '09, I haven't been active on the forums much. I sold my Cobra since it wasn't a practical DD here in northern va, plus it had 90k miles on it when I sold it. Put 70k miles on that car, all fun. No issues with it, just wasn't practical for me as a DD. LOVED that car, and am currently holding out for a '10 or newer GT500. I sold a bunch or Ford stock in Jan and shopping for one. Hoping to buy in the next year, moving to NY soon for a job and plan to buy one after settling in.
Well onto what I've been up to over the past year. I sold the Cobra and bought a brand new '08 Jeep JK Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. Stickered for $35k and I walk3d out the door, with a lifetime max care bumper to bumper warranty, for $29k. Fully loaded with every option except auto trans, got the 6 speed manual. Gotta love the down economy at the time and the prices dealers were taking. Figured I'd take advantage of that, and get back into a Jeep, one with useable space at that.
Day I bought it.
The mods began after about 3 months of trying to convince myself I could leave a vehicle alone. After accepting that couldn't be done I added the following over the next 3 or 4 months.
Just the beginning
Teraflex 3" LCG longarm lift, 18"x9.5" Poison Spyder Customs spyderlock beadlocks, 35x12.50 Nitto Mud Grapplers, Mopar Offroad front bumper, LoD Gen2 rear bumper and tire carrier, Solid D44 armored diff covers, Yukon 5.13 gears, Hella 500 lights, and Seat Glovers neoprene seat covers. It does AWESOME offroad, flexes really good.
Looking at doing Offroad Evolution 14" King Coilovers next, and a 6.1L Hemi swap with an AEV kit. Rock crawling is a FUN hobby but can't wait to get another Mustang and do both.
Well onto what I've been up to over the past year. I sold the Cobra and bought a brand new '08 Jeep JK Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon. Stickered for $35k and I walk3d out the door, with a lifetime max care bumper to bumper warranty, for $29k. Fully loaded with every option except auto trans, got the 6 speed manual. Gotta love the down economy at the time and the prices dealers were taking. Figured I'd take advantage of that, and get back into a Jeep, one with useable space at that.
Day I bought it.
The mods began after about 3 months of trying to convince myself I could leave a vehicle alone. After accepting that couldn't be done I added the following over the next 3 or 4 months.
Just the beginning
Teraflex 3" LCG longarm lift, 18"x9.5" Poison Spyder Customs spyderlock beadlocks, 35x12.50 Nitto Mud Grapplers, Mopar Offroad front bumper, LoD Gen2 rear bumper and tire carrier, Solid D44 armored diff covers, Yukon 5.13 gears, Hella 500 lights, and Seat Glovers neoprene seat covers. It does AWESOME offroad, flexes really good.
Looking at doing Offroad Evolution 14" King Coilovers next, and a 6.1L Hemi swap with an AEV kit. Rock crawling is a FUN hobby but can't wait to get another Mustang and do both.
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