The Jeep JT Concept
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 8:03 am
I think I prefer the AEV conversion one
but if they build it that would be cool
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 9:37 am
I think I prefer the AEV conversion one
but if they build it that would be cool
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 9:38 am
I'd love this for a toy
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 4:17 pm
JT, inverse of TJ! I guess it has no meaning.
I have a potential buyer in my Father already; He reckons he'd sell his zook and hilux tomorrow for one. Must be diesel and 6spd though.
Looks better than the 4-door wrangler in my opinion, I hope the make it, and sell it in Australia. Hopefully the new ownership of Chrysler will not be detrimental to further development of vehicles like this.
I have a potential buyer in my Father already; He reckons he'd sell his zook and hilux tomorrow for one. Must be diesel and 6spd though.
Looks better than the 4-door wrangler in my opinion, I hope the make it, and sell it in Australia. Hopefully the new ownership of Chrysler will not be detrimental to further development of vehicles like this.
Posted: Thu May 24, 2007 4:23 pm
well the brute is doable. Just buy a diesel JK and AEV's kit and make your own
Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2007 10:13 pm
OMG I want one 
If they bing that out i Aus I will be in line with ash in hand
Matt
If they bing that out i Aus I will be in line with ash in hand
Matt
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 8:39 am
The Brute is not done by Jeep, it is done by AEV (American Expedition Vehicles) and therefor will never to go into mass production however they do sell a kit to convert a TJ into to one of those things for a bout $11000 USD.
The JT (by jeep) is not going into mass production in the states cause they have the biggest market for jeep and from what i understand they only like their pick-up is two sizes, huge and fu@$^g HUGE!!. The JT is a mid size ute. Australia is the second biggest market but we have no say.....well very little, we did get a diesel in the new 2007 wrangler.
id get the Brute over the JT it would be easier to convert to a tray back....i hate style side utes.
The JT (by jeep) is not going into mass production in the states cause they have the biggest market for jeep and from what i understand they only like their pick-up is two sizes, huge and fu@$^g HUGE!!. The JT is a mid size ute. Australia is the second biggest market but we have no say.....well very little, we did get a diesel in the new 2007 wrangler.
id get the Brute over the JT it would be easier to convert to a tray back....i hate style side utes.
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 9:10 am
Stu, you say they do a kit to convert the TJ in the AEV Brute Ute, but that would only work for LWB TJ's, which were never sold in Australia, correct? Or is it a wheel base extension kit too? I have seen photos (on the net) of LWB TJ 2 doors, they actually look alright, just the removable hardtop looked wrong on it.
You gotta get real anoyed with the yanks, they are there own worst enemy. The create something rather good, but wont put it into production because they themselves wont buy it! Wonder why they would bother in the first place? (I guess its like Holden's GTR-X Torana concept back in the early 70's, man this cheeses me off too!).
I think I agree, the brute version is 'nicer', (not just that blue one), but not because It could be built as a trayback; a well built styleside ute can look good, although less practical as both a ute and 4WD.
'ash in hand', matt#73 who or what are you burning?
You gotta get real anoyed with the yanks, they are there own worst enemy. The create something rather good, but wont put it into production because they themselves wont buy it! Wonder why they would bother in the first place? (I guess its like Holden's GTR-X Torana concept back in the early 70's, man this cheeses me off too!).
I think I agree, the brute version is 'nicer', (not just that blue one), but not because It could be built as a trayback; a well built styleside ute can look good, although less practical as both a ute and 4WD.
'ash in hand', matt#73 who or what are you burning?
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:33 am
the Brute kit extends the wheelbase of the SWB TJ. In the current Offroad & Sport Utility mag they are doing a build up of one.
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 10:43 am
The brute and be replicated for minimal cost though.
you'd have to get a half hard top from gr8tops.com, do a cut and shut of the tub. Buy the LWB's TJ Unlimited suspension package, new rear Drive shaft, cut the chassis from the apex of the rear wheel well and fab up new tray and chassis from that point.
too easy
now quick someone hand bags of money to start this project on my TJ.
you'd have to get a half hard top from gr8tops.com, do a cut and shut of the tub. Buy the LWB's TJ Unlimited suspension package, new rear Drive shaft, cut the chassis from the apex of the rear wheel well and fab up new tray and chassis from that point.
too easy
now quick someone hand bags of money to start this project on my TJ.
Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:40 pm
Cool, Most interesting. Don't reckon it would be a cost effective conversion, unless you got a hold of a rear damaged TJ for cheap.
I wonder how hard it would be to get engineered in Australia? The kit might not be so bad, but if you 'DIYed' it, I reckon you'd spend half your time liasing with a DOT certifier.
I wonder how hard it would be to get engineered in Australia? The kit might not be so bad, but if you 'DIYed' it, I reckon you'd spend half your time liasing with a DOT certifier.
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 2:03 pm
I want one
Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:30 pm
Highway-Star wrote:
'ash in hand', matt#73 who or what are you burning?
Me nO tiPE soWe dood
Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:41 pm
If jeep build it and we get it out here, consider me converted 