just thought i'd show off mine a bit...
my dad had an old '77 jeep cherokee chief that broke down and sat in a field for quite a while... he was about to the point of hauling it to the crusher when i piped up and asked if he'd just give it to me... it was purchased by his car dealership and the title basically dissolved at the same time as the dealership did... so i had a jeep with not title... and no way to get the title... not without alot of work... so i hatched the plan to get the state of wyoming to issue me a new VIN... use enough donor parts and change the vehicle enough that the original vin would no longer pertain. i had just finished paying off my '92 dodge standard cab, and with the recent addition to my family i really needed a back seat... so i took a week, and merged the two vehicles... 3 VIN inspections, an envelope full of paperwork, and 2 weeks later the state issued me a new vin and an estimated value of the vehicle... so in the space of a month i had taken two vehicles and created one monstrosity unlike much any other vehicle within several hundred miles... fortunately i had use of several welders, an overhead crane, and most any other metalworking tool i could need... i fabricated my own body mounts, and pedal brackets along with a slew of other brackets for the clutch reservior, radiator, air filter housing and toyota bucket seats... i found a fuel tank in a buddy's back yard that fit perfectly between the rails behind the axle, and am now installing an onboard air system...
my dad had an old '77 jeep cherokee chief that broke down and sat in a field for quite a while... he was about to the point of hauling it to the crusher when i piped up and asked if he'd just give it to me... it was purchased by his car dealership and the title basically dissolved at the same time as the dealership did... so i had a jeep with not title... and no way to get the title... not without alot of work... so i hatched the plan to get the state of wyoming to issue me a new VIN... use enough donor parts and change the vehicle enough that the original vin would no longer pertain. i had just finished paying off my '92 dodge standard cab, and with the recent addition to my family i really needed a back seat... so i took a week, and merged the two vehicles... 3 VIN inspections, an envelope full of paperwork, and 2 weeks later the state issued me a new vin and an estimated value of the vehicle... so in the space of a month i had taken two vehicles and created one monstrosity unlike much any other vehicle within several hundred miles... fortunately i had use of several welders, an overhead crane, and most any other metalworking tool i could need... i fabricated my own body mounts, and pedal brackets along with a slew of other brackets for the clutch reservior, radiator, air filter housing and toyota bucket seats... i found a fuel tank in a buddy's back yard that fit perfectly between the rails behind the axle, and am now installing an onboard air system...
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