It’s pretty cool to see this truck on the street rather than rusting away behind someone’s shop. I’d assume that as far as making it ‘street legal’ is concerned, it wouldn’t be much different than registering a kit car in most states. Checklist: Headlights, taillights, brake lights, turn signals, windshield wiper, and…

It almost looks like the addition of the panel for the lower aftermarket gauge cluster near the center of the dash created a fitment issue with what should be a kick panel above the passenger side footwell. I wonder if the wires are exposed simply because the builder didn’t finish the work when the pieces didn’t match…

Nice research work! Had the seller included this info, I’d have voted NP. Regarding the modifications, since I’m no longer 17, I’d free up cargo space by removing a significant portion of the obnoxious sound system. It’s also unfortunate to see the previous owner has hacked up the less common “panel delivery” sides…

That would be a ‘solid’ solution and as I type this response, I’m sure someone in the aftermarket world is casting housings for mirrors to be mounted there. It still doesn’t answer my puzzlement as to why Jeep wouldn’t be forced by their legal team to include this ‘accessory’ with every new vehicle. Obviously, it…

That’s true. I was using the fact that I’ve seen many people use motorcycle mirrors mounted to the top hinge location on JKs. Dual recessed tongue and groove (not sure if that is the correct engineering speak for this application) style hanger mounts with a clamp tensioner on the mirror base housing would probably be…

I was thinking more along the lines of including two brackets that use the top hinge mounts when the doors are removed. They could have a small recessed hook near the top of the door jam and conform to the body lines. Heck, it would probably be easier to just include manually adjustable mirrors already attached to…

They seem to have thought of everything except for a place to relocate the stock side mirrors. I feel like they missed a solid opportunity to come up with a fairly easy system for re-mounting the stock mirrors off of the doors, even if it meant sacrificing the use of the electronic mirror adjustments while relocated.…

Maybe so, but how many swap ready GT40 5.0 engines and 8.8" rear ends equipped with disc brakes were turned to tangled cubes of scrap in the process?

Fair point, but actually..... She picked out a ‘16 dealer loaner with less than 8k miles. They knocked off a substantial margin below invoice and it was several thousand less than comparable A3s on autotrader. They already had ‘17 loaners in use and the car had sat for a few months and the sales manager was willing to…

+1 star for Nardo Grey

My wife and I recently purchased a new A3 with Quattro as her daily. I suggested that we order a beautiful Nardo Grey example. She, instead, chose one off the dealer lot in Glacier White Metallic. Although she would have preferred the Nardo Grey as well, it was hard to protest her reasoning that…

David Tracy is to Jeeps as the Pope is to the Catholic church. - Arguably, both are bat shit crazy but, no doubt, experts in their own right. While the Pope is busy rescuing souls from eternal damnation, Tracy is busy saving rust pocked 4.0L’s and XJs from an immoral resurrection in the form of dumpsters and…

It shoots flames from its exhaust. Which is good. Not enough cars do that from the factory.

I’m patiently waiting on the Wrangler based truck launch and reviews. At the moment, the diesel Colorado ZR2 is looking like the right fit for my needs/wants, but I’d like to see the Jeep offering (hopefully in diesel form) before taking the leap. I’d also be willing to bet that the resale value on the Jeep will…

exocet. Exocet.. EXOCET!!!

A great candidate for either a low buck Exocet build or a pre-patina’ed off-road battle Miata.

NA = NP

Yea.. that’s cool, but what about the Manx in the garage?

Looks like a Saturn Aura to me..

Those back swept headlights match, the taillight horizontal split matches in one of the rear shots and the rear marker light is contained in the housing of the tail lights. The profile and wheel arches also look very close to a match.

though I haven’t decided what I think about that beltline running along the doors in that top photo.

The reality is that these are sold to people like my mother - that are, in reality, not or no longer ‘car people’. There was a time when she sacrificed convenience for fun and drove a new 240SX when my sister and I were still in car seats.

At age 60, she now drives a gargantuan and lethargic Buick Enclave just in case…

solid point. It says that the system plugs into the OBD port via a USB cable. I’m assuming that it re-flashes the computer with a new map unlocking this feature. Would be a bummer to have to leave it plugged in all the time if you’re using the ODB port for a handheld tuner, gauges, etc.

I’d be willing to bet that the…