That is what I am talking about!!!









http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2011/07/jeep-brings-back-wrangler-pickup-with-mopar-kit/1

About Time!!!

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Thats a big solid MEH.

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Also, why is this now making its way around jeep forums when this has been out for quite a while on the interwebs?

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that is a cool loking kit but the thing that i want to know how much it costs

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With enough fabbing, time & $, it's certainly possible.
That being said, it's like boinkin' your sister...just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

5500 for the kit
plus labor.....
Finally! Jeep® Pickup Arrives
by Mike Driehorst
July 14, 2011 10:41 AM

Not exactly, but if you have about $5,500 and some time, you can turn your four-door, Jeep® Wrangler Unlimited into a pickup truck with the new JK-8 Kit.



Taking design cues from the popular Jeep Scrambler CJ-8, the JK-8 Independence kit gives Jeep owners more customization -- and functionality -- options. According to Mopar President/CEO Pietro Gorlier, new Wrangler Unlimited owners "typically spend more than $500 on Mopar accessories. Our new Mopar JK-8 kit answers the call for even more radical customization."



Major parts of the kit include:

* 44-inch by 50-inch steel bed
* inner and outer bedsides constructed from stamped sheet metal
* sport bar extensions, Freedom Panel assemblies
* a removable fiberglass hardtop with a sliding rear window
* two fixed side windows
* fiberglass bulkhead



Our MSRP for the Mopar JK-8 kit is $5,499. The kit, which comes with a three-year/36,000-mile warranty*, is available for ordering through Mopar at Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram dealerships. For ease of purchase, the kit is available as a single part number (77070049) with all hardware and body panels included. (*The warranty covers kit materials and workmanship performed at a Chrysler Group dealership.)


Conversion Process

Two processes are involved in the conversion from a four-door Jeep Wrangler Unlimited to a two-door pickup truck: disassembly and reassembly.



Disassembly

1. First, remove each rear door.
2. Next, for the rear-bumper assembly, the hard top and Freedom Panels are removed, followed by the rear portion of the interior, which includes seats and carpeting.
3. Exterior trim parts are removed and preserved; inner and outer body panels are removed by drilling out the spot welds, which allows the panels to fall away and avoids having to cut into the sheet metal.
4. The rear sport bar is cut away and removed along with B-pillars.



Reassembly

1. The reassembly into a two-door pickup truck begins with installation of the B-pillars, cross member, floor-pan assembly (truck bed), and the inner and outer quarter panels (welding is involved in assembly).
2. Next install the bulkhead reinforcement assembly and sport bar extensions, followed by the installation of the fiberglass bulkhead itself.
3. The kit, with components delivered e-coated, is then prepped for paint.
4. Install the windows to the hard top, which is then installed on the vehicle.
5. Exterior trim parts are then reinstalled.

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So you can have the "look" of the J8 without all the annoying coolness that goes with it and retain your Dodge Caravan power plant. It's a "good buy".

Does it come with fake "VETEC" badges too?

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RL rear bumper, ARB front bumper, Mile Marker winch, Power Tank, Skids by Mopar & Skid Row, RL Super Skink Sliders, 235/85R16 MTR, Air Flow Snorkel, DTT, 4.10 gears, Frankenlift II, Katskin leather, JL Audio stereo, Rosen video.

I saw this today in USA Today, and I was thinkin' "Why is Mopar takin' credit for this? Wasn't this done by AEV, like, several years ago, with their "Brute" conversion?"
Along with a similar note? Jeep Cherokee truck conversions? input/ opinions/ ideas on that?

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ARB bumper, Mopar skids, JCR stage III's, Reese hitch with tractor lights, Champion shackle insert, "homebrew" on board air, 1000 watt inverter

Are you talking about a XJ with the rear cut off?





Most of the time those that combine rear Comanche parts with Cherokees get referring to as "Cheromanches"

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