Vigilante 4×4 builds an array of traditional Jeeps based mostly on customized chassis designed to help fashionable mechanicals in addition to powertrains with outputs ranging as much as 1,000 hp.
Primarily based in Johnson Metropolis, Texas, the corporate makes a speciality of Jeeps offered between 1964 and 1991, also known as Full-Dimension Jeeps, and its newest effort is a first-rate instance of what is on supply: a 1988 Jeep Grand Wagoneer packing a supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 Hellcat crate engine with an 807-hp output. That is greater than 5 occasions the SUV’s authentic 144-hp ranking.
The SJ-generation Wagoneer was constructed from 1963 to 1991. Variations constructed from 1988 are right this moment among the many most wanted, as they got here with probably the most options, together with considerably fashionable gadgets equivalent to energy adjustable seats, and these are usually the variations that Vigilante 4×4 makes use of for its builds.
The construct course of begins with sandblasting the unique physique, after which rebuilding it, utilizing authentic components or in some circumstances new components made to appear like the originals. The inside design can be stored largely authentic however in a restored state, together with a recreated model of the unique lengthy shag carpeting.
For the chassis, Vigilante 4×4 swaps its personal design developed utilizing 3D scans of authentic our bodies to make sure correct mounting. And along with the fashionable chassis and powertrain, which is hooked to a 4-speed computerized from Bowler, Vigilante 4×4 additionally installs fashionable suspension and brake {hardware}. Particular gadgets embody Eibach coil-overs with Fox Racing dampers, 6-piston brake calipers, and Dana axles entrance and rear. Vigilante 4×4 additionally matches its personal 17-inch wheels made to appear like an authentic set.
The worth for a automobile of this specification begins at $385,000.
For followers of electrical automobiles, Michigan firm Ghost Storage gives a turnkey EV conversion for the SJ Grand Wagoneer. Like Vigilante 4×4’s automobiles, these provided by Ghost Storage additionally embody a full restoration.
