bbusch
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Alright time to include a build thread here on Jeep-Owner.
Below is my rig that I have been building since February of 2003. I bought the rig new in Memphis TN and she is one of the original 8,000 Rubicon's that were built on a trial run. Due to the success and interest it's my understanding Jeep decided to continue making the Rubicon model and of course now it's the most popular Jeep trim line available for the Wrangler. I have traveled cross country in this rig numerous times and have wheeled her from North Carolina to California. In January 2006 I loaded the ole girl up with a few suits, some CD's and toiletries and headed west to CA to start a new job that I was promised. I moved out West leaving my immediate family behind, my loved Black Lab, a home I owned and a new F150 I had just bought to go simple and be one with my Jeep. We found a nice house to rent where she had her own garage and once I began to figure out Tahoe is the place I would like to call home for now on I began looking for a new place to buy and put my place back in Nashville up for sale. While TN will always be home the Nevada/California border has become my new home and for the past almost ten years now I have been loving life in a place that offers some of the best wheeling spots on the planet. To put things in perspective the Rubicon is a mere 40 minutes from my door step to the trail head and Fordyce trail is about 50 minutes from here to the trail head. While I don't get to wheel nearly as often as I would like to I certainly get out some in the summers and enjoy my rig for what she was built to do and that's wheel some of the trails I dreamed about in my younger years while growing up back east. At 35 I now have over 20 years of owning a Jeep under my belt and I'm pretty sure there won't be a time during my life when I will not own a Jeep.
When I started building this rig I had plans to install an Nth Degree suspension setup and started a relationship with Jim and Nicole Frens before moving out west right near where their shop was located in Mound House, NV. In December 2006 Nth installed the remaining suspension among other parts and that has been my setup until recently. While I am moving on to bigger and better things (I hope) she performed well over the years and I will continue to run the Tummy Tucker I installed back in the spring of 2004 (one of the very limited number of flat skids Nth produced). Some of the mods I have completed to date and consider my favorites include the Tummy Tucker as well as the Recaro seats, a custom stereo setup where I built the enclosures myself and of course the classic styling of the 8274 winch that sums up the direction I am going with the build (a classic look that will remain as stock as possible considering the level of mods I have completed). Over the years I have focused the build on details and she only gets better as the years pass on. I have pictures posted below that sort of show the transformation up until this point where she is going through some major changes at the moment. GenRight suspension w/King coil over shocks, Currie Rock Jock 60's, 37" GY MRT./K tires on 17" Hutchinson Beadlocks are some of the major mods she is going through at the moment. While my wallet is growing very thin I wait in anticipation for the day I get to drive her back home where she belongs (rig has been gone for eight months now in the Los Angeles area prepping for install). May 11th is the big day I am taking delivery so I will update this thread with plenty of photos of the custom work and parts. In the final ten day stretch I am growing very excited and hope as I drive home on the 500 mile journey that a smile forms that will take an earth mover to remove. I am still trying to figure out if I'm crazy or what but I have never driven a GenRight completed rig so my first impression will be in my girl. Hope everyone enjoys the build!
Just a baby!
December 2006/January 2007 she grew up on a 4.5" Nth Degree Mobility Lift
In 2010 she got some new parts including OMF wheels, Rock Hard Cage and a Warn 8274 to name a few
And here is how she sat until recently
Over the years I have been updating her more and more and between 2011 and 2013 I focused on getting the interior perfected starting with the stereo and a set of JeePods that I custom built
Custom center console I built in 2011 houses a 10" Alpine SWR T10 subwoofer to go with the Focal speakers throughout
Alpine stereo and amp power the acoustics
As time and budget allowed I moved on to spraying the interior with Line X, added leather Recaro seats among other creature comforts
So last September (2014) I drove her down to Big Bear, CA to start the extensive GenRight build and decided to go with Currie axles along with King coil over shocks and 37 12.50 R17 GY MTR/K tires on Hutchinson Rock Monster beadlock wheels
And here is how she sat until just a few weeks ago when the work actually began
Parts waiting to be installed, picking her up May 11th
Only pic I have of her under the knife, hope to have more once they get things wrapped up next week
Stay tuned for updates!
Below is my rig that I have been building since February of 2003. I bought the rig new in Memphis TN and she is one of the original 8,000 Rubicon's that were built on a trial run. Due to the success and interest it's my understanding Jeep decided to continue making the Rubicon model and of course now it's the most popular Jeep trim line available for the Wrangler. I have traveled cross country in this rig numerous times and have wheeled her from North Carolina to California. In January 2006 I loaded the ole girl up with a few suits, some CD's and toiletries and headed west to CA to start a new job that I was promised. I moved out West leaving my immediate family behind, my loved Black Lab, a home I owned and a new F150 I had just bought to go simple and be one with my Jeep. We found a nice house to rent where she had her own garage and once I began to figure out Tahoe is the place I would like to call home for now on I began looking for a new place to buy and put my place back in Nashville up for sale. While TN will always be home the Nevada/California border has become my new home and for the past almost ten years now I have been loving life in a place that offers some of the best wheeling spots on the planet. To put things in perspective the Rubicon is a mere 40 minutes from my door step to the trail head and Fordyce trail is about 50 minutes from here to the trail head. While I don't get to wheel nearly as often as I would like to I certainly get out some in the summers and enjoy my rig for what she was built to do and that's wheel some of the trails I dreamed about in my younger years while growing up back east. At 35 I now have over 20 years of owning a Jeep under my belt and I'm pretty sure there won't be a time during my life when I will not own a Jeep.
When I started building this rig I had plans to install an Nth Degree suspension setup and started a relationship with Jim and Nicole Frens before moving out west right near where their shop was located in Mound House, NV. In December 2006 Nth installed the remaining suspension among other parts and that has been my setup until recently. While I am moving on to bigger and better things (I hope) she performed well over the years and I will continue to run the Tummy Tucker I installed back in the spring of 2004 (one of the very limited number of flat skids Nth produced). Some of the mods I have completed to date and consider my favorites include the Tummy Tucker as well as the Recaro seats, a custom stereo setup where I built the enclosures myself and of course the classic styling of the 8274 winch that sums up the direction I am going with the build (a classic look that will remain as stock as possible considering the level of mods I have completed). Over the years I have focused the build on details and she only gets better as the years pass on. I have pictures posted below that sort of show the transformation up until this point where she is going through some major changes at the moment. GenRight suspension w/King coil over shocks, Currie Rock Jock 60's, 37" GY MRT./K tires on 17" Hutchinson Beadlocks are some of the major mods she is going through at the moment. While my wallet is growing very thin I wait in anticipation for the day I get to drive her back home where she belongs (rig has been gone for eight months now in the Los Angeles area prepping for install). May 11th is the big day I am taking delivery so I will update this thread with plenty of photos of the custom work and parts. In the final ten day stretch I am growing very excited and hope as I drive home on the 500 mile journey that a smile forms that will take an earth mover to remove. I am still trying to figure out if I'm crazy or what but I have never driven a GenRight completed rig so my first impression will be in my girl. Hope everyone enjoys the build!
Just a baby!
December 2006/January 2007 she grew up on a 4.5" Nth Degree Mobility Lift
In 2010 she got some new parts including OMF wheels, Rock Hard Cage and a Warn 8274 to name a few
And here is how she sat until recently
Over the years I have been updating her more and more and between 2011 and 2013 I focused on getting the interior perfected starting with the stereo and a set of JeePods that I custom built
Custom center console I built in 2011 houses a 10" Alpine SWR T10 subwoofer to go with the Focal speakers throughout
Alpine stereo and amp power the acoustics
As time and budget allowed I moved on to spraying the interior with Line X, added leather Recaro seats among other creature comforts
So last September (2014) I drove her down to Big Bear, CA to start the extensive GenRight build and decided to go with Currie axles along with King coil over shocks and 37 12.50 R17 GY MTR/K tires on Hutchinson Rock Monster beadlock wheels
And here is how she sat until just a few weeks ago when the work actually began
Parts waiting to be installed, picking her up May 11th
Only pic I have of her under the knife, hope to have more once they get things wrapped up next week
Stay tuned for updates!
