=How to Build a $110,000 ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Jeep + lots more =
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10-20-2014, 08:03 AM
=How to Build a $110,000 ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Jeep + lots more =
How to Build a $110,000 ‘Full Metal Jacket’ Jeep
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By Zach Doell 19 hours ago
Ever since Starwood Motors’ “Full Metal Jacket” Jeep Wrangler Unlimited collided with the Internet, it has been the stuff of legend. Sporting gargantuan size, off-road capability, and knee-quaking visuals, the FMJ Wrangler is in a league of its own but Starwood will build you one … for a price.
In a recent Autofluence feature, the guys walk through the steps taken in turning an ordinary Jeep Wrangler Unlimited into quite possibly the most bellicose non-military Jeep in the world. And it’s extensive.
RELATED: Check out the plucky 2014 Jeep Wrangler ****** Wheeler Edition
The transformation from Jeep JK to Jeep ‘OMG’ takes around 100 man-hours. When it’s complete apparently there isn’t much left untouched. Straight from the factory, each Jeep gets a frame-off full disassembly; body panels are sanded down and repainted with a kevlar-based coating.
Underneath, its guts are gone through with a fine-tooth comb. The Full Metal Jacket sits on new Currie Rock Jock Dana 60 axles in the front and rear, affixed with air lockers, extended-length Rubicon Express control arm upgrade kits, and Synergy Suspension shocks at all four corners. The wheels? Those are 40-inch Nitto Mud Grapplers.
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However, the Wrangler’s 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 stays, good for 285 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque, as does its standard five-speed automatic.
On the outside, Starwood adorns the Full Metal Jacket Jeep with Smittybilt front and rear bumpers, fenders and rock sliders, in addition to its extensive array of lights. The most pronounced of which include a 50-inch Rigid LED light bar mounted over the windscreen and a 10-inch bar bolted above the front bumper. A Warn 1,000 lb. winch also lives out front, just in case you encounter some terrain you can’t crawl over.
RELATED: The 2015 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk is a cutesy entry-level off-roader
That aforementioned price? Yup, about $110,000 – not a slight figure no matter how you cut it. For those among you looking for something a bit less insane though highly tricked out, Starwood stocks some more affordable options. Current inventory shows customized Wranglers from around $35,000 all the way up to $90,000.
RELATED: We hear that Jeep is bringing back the Grand Wagoneer!
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By Zach Doell 19 hours ago Ever since Starwood Motors’ “Full Metal Jacket” Jeep Wrangler Unlimited collided with the Internet, it has been the stuff of legend. Sporting gargantuan size, off-road capability, and knee-quaking visuals, the FMJ Wrangler is in a league of its own but Starwood will build you one … for a price.
In a recent Autofluence feature, the guys walk through the steps taken in turning an ordinary Jeep Wrangler Unlimited into quite possibly the most bellicose non-military Jeep in the world. And it’s extensive.
RELATED: Check out the plucky 2014 Jeep Wrangler ****** Wheeler Edition
The transformation from Jeep JK to Jeep ‘OMG’ takes around 100 man-hours. When it’s complete apparently there isn’t much left untouched. Straight from the factory, each Jeep gets a frame-off full disassembly; body panels are sanded down and repainted with a kevlar-based coating.
Underneath, its guts are gone through with a fine-tooth comb. The Full Metal Jacket sits on new Currie Rock Jock Dana 60 axles in the front and rear, affixed with air lockers, extended-length Rubicon Express control arm upgrade kits, and Synergy Suspension shocks at all four corners. The wheels? Those are 40-inch Nitto Mud Grapplers.
RELATED: Jeep dropped a big ‘ol HEMI V8 in this Jeep Wrangler Apache
However, the Wrangler’s 3.6-liter Pentastar V6 stays, good for 285 horsepower and 260 lb-ft of torque, as does its standard five-speed automatic.
On the outside, Starwood adorns the Full Metal Jacket Jeep with Smittybilt front and rear bumpers, fenders and rock sliders, in addition to its extensive array of lights. The most pronounced of which include a 50-inch Rigid LED light bar mounted over the windscreen and a 10-inch bar bolted above the front bumper. A Warn 1,000 lb. winch also lives out front, just in case you encounter some terrain you can’t crawl over.
RELATED: The 2015 Jeep Renegade Trailhawk is a cutesy entry-level off-roader
That aforementioned price? Yup, about $110,000 – not a slight figure no matter how you cut it. For those among you looking for something a bit less insane though highly tricked out, Starwood stocks some more affordable options. Current inventory shows customized Wranglers from around $35,000 all the way up to $90,000.
RELATED: We hear that Jeep is bringing back the Grand Wagoneer!
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10-20-2014, 08:05 AM
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10-20-2014, 08:30 AM
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10-20-2014, 12:54 PM
>What do U think of the below coupe ? >do U like it or not ?
200 Coupe Looks Good, But Will It Ever Be Produced?
By Zach Doell 2 hours ago
To answer that question bluntly— no. Today’s automakers are smart, as a result, no company is looking to mass produce a car that won’t give them any sort of sales boost. This rear-wheel drive Chrysler 200 coupe concept might be the perfect example of that.
Although tempting, don’t expect Chrysler to rework its front-drive 200 chassis anytime soon…much less cut two doors out of it. But at least if Chrysler did, we can now say that it would be quite a looker.
PHOTOS: Take a closer look at the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200
Render artist Theophilus Chin plied his craft over the weekend and cooked up this eye-catching interpretation of a new 2015 two-door 200. It certainly pushes all the right buttons.
The car’s standard hood length paired with its long swooping roofline and short rear deck provide it with a bit of a BMW 4-Series meets F-Type Coupe appearance, which ideally isn’t a bad lot to be compared to. The prospect of the 292-horsepower 3.5-liter Pentastar V6 in a lithe two-door certainly wouldn’t find many complaints from Mopar fans either.
Alas, it won’t come to pass. Chrysler axed the 200 Convertible for 2015 due to low sales and high expenses associated with chopping the roof off the 200’s new structure, and a coupe would likely get the same “sorry, no thanks” nod of disapproval. Chrysler also already sells a rear-drive V6-toting model; perhaps you’ve heard of it – the 300. Ah well, we can all hope.
RELATED: How long will it take before the Chrysler 300 SRT gets a Hellcat V8?
By Zach Doell 2 hours ago To answer that question bluntly— no. Today’s automakers are smart, as a result, no company is looking to mass produce a car that won’t give them any sort of sales boost. This rear-wheel drive Chrysler 200 coupe concept might be the perfect example of that.
Although tempting, don’t expect Chrysler to rework its front-drive 200 chassis anytime soon…much less cut two doors out of it. But at least if Chrysler did, we can now say that it would be quite a looker.
PHOTOS: Take a closer look at the all-new 2015 Chrysler 200
Render artist Theophilus Chin plied his craft over the weekend and cooked up this eye-catching interpretation of a new 2015 two-door 200. It certainly pushes all the right buttons.
The car’s standard hood length paired with its long swooping roofline and short rear deck provide it with a bit of a BMW 4-Series meets F-Type Coupe appearance, which ideally isn’t a bad lot to be compared to. The prospect of the 292-horsepower 3.5-liter Pentastar V6 in a lithe two-door certainly wouldn’t find many complaints from Mopar fans either.
Alas, it won’t come to pass. Chrysler axed the 200 Convertible for 2015 due to low sales and high expenses associated with chopping the roof off the 200’s new structure, and a coupe would likely get the same “sorry, no thanks” nod of disapproval. Chrysler also already sells a rear-drive V6-toting model; perhaps you’ve heard of it – the 300. Ah well, we can all hope.
RELATED: How long will it take before the Chrysler 300 SRT gets a Hellcat V8?
Last edited by Space; 10-20-2014 at 12:59 PM.
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