My New SPOA'd 550

whitemm550 · 15th July 2009, 19:34

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Originally Posted by xtreme power

presenting my new project

this vehicle was purchased on the 5th of july from an army auction
its a 98
registered on the 8th
started work on the 9th and completed her on the 12th early morning for the mahindra great escape rally
shall write a detail report later
work still pending including a roll cage, soft top, etc..etc
shes a dream to drive off the road
my new baby
a preview for all who asked

wow man! i never envy others jeeps, but u got my heart on that one. amazing simply amazing. how much did u pay for the tyres and the snorkel???

bigman · 15th July 2009, 19:36

Looks fantastic. Where is this miracle workshop?

Ardy · 15th July 2009, 19:36

That's a stunner ... One of the best looking jeeps that I have seen ...

Congrats mate.

xtreme power · 15th July 2009, 19:37

this particular vehicle will be present for the goa mahindra great escape

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Originally Posted by bigman

Looks fantastic. Where is this miracle workshop?

my personal garage,
i do this for a living
new mumbai...mumbai

yzfrj · 15th July 2009, 20:37

@xtreme power

Oh Man...! I'm simply blown away.
Looks awesome man. Great job.

More pics and some detailed specs please.

Dumb question : Does all this increased height mean boat like feel ?

whicked wheels · 15th July 2009, 20:54

Allan thats one hell of a job done in 4 days. Just awestruck and hate myself for not visiting your workshop on last friday. Cheers on a fantastic job the jeep looks killer and the paint job great, awasome................. just lost for words, yet awestruck.

khan_sultan · 15th July 2009, 21:31

Allan, to say that the jeep looks killer/awesome would be an uderstatement. Not only it looks great + is very very capable also. In 4 days flat doing this and having attention to detail is commendable.

Kudos, brother..

You are a star.

Ashley Nair · 15th July 2009, 21:46

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The jeep looks awesome,the jeep sure must be better than a tractor offroad.

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Exactly what I felt on seing the Jeep.He looks more comfartable in mud than on road. Excellent paint job and tyres. How did you manage to get that snorkel and what is it's make??

GoSlow · 15th July 2009, 23:33

Allan buddy - your team of workers are too good! Every vehicle I have seen from you is better than the last one!

This one just takes the cake! Ver Very Very well done.

Cheers
Ankit

abheekg · 16th July 2009, 00:47

Isn't this parked at the entrance of Shirish Deodhar's place ?

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Originally Posted by xtreme power

a picture just after spoa work
Attachment 159323

I was around when the work was just completed and the jeep stood on thinner tyres.
The front bumper with the light mountings look awesome. Is it custom made ? If so then can you share the design ?

You must definitely do a complete writeup of this project.
It gives inspiration to mortals like me for our projects.

Keep up the great work buddy and it was a pleasure meeting you in pune.
My gypsy project is progressing slowly but surely. Will update my thread. Seeing your work and the speed at which it was done has left me speechless.

regards,
Dr. Abheek Ghosh

bigman · 16th July 2009, 01:15

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Originally Posted by xtreme power

my personal garage,
i do this for a living
new mumbai...mumbai

If only you was in Punjab/Haryana

. If you can turn around vehicles in 3/4 days then you could have a nice little niche market for renovated 4x4 army disposals. With Mahindra silent on launching any new 4x4 jeep for the Indian market people will look for alternatives.

IronWolf · 16th July 2009, 01:36

Lovely job done. Can we please have details of the SPOA and underbody pics.

What mods were needed to get the SPOA done?

gungeek · 16th July 2009, 02:35

This is really good sir, would love to meet you personally on my next visit to mumbai.

harjeev · 16th July 2009, 05:45

Lovely job Alan!!! Simply outstanding!!!!
I have no words to express my amazement!!!

Samurai · 16th July 2009, 08:24

Wow! What a Jeep... In my 14 months of Jeep ownership I have not been able to do 10% of the work you have done 4 days.

Now I have a real strong reason to attend Goa MGE.

15th July 2009, 19:36	#17
bigman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: NA Posts: 1,225 Thanked: 94 Times	Looks fantastic. Where is this miracle workshop?
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15th July 2009, 19:36	#18
Ardy BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Hyderabad Posts: 614 Thanked: 87 Times View My Garage	That's a stunner ... One of the best looking jeeps that I have seen ... Congrats mate.
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15th July 2009, 20:37	#20
yzfrj BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: who cares Posts: 787 Thanked: 142 Times	@xtreme power Oh Man...! I'm simply blown away. Looks awesome man. Great job. More pics and some detailed specs please. Dumb question : Does all this increased height mean boat like feel ?
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15th July 2009, 20:54	#21
whicked wheels BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: PUNE Posts: 366 Thanked: 83 Times View My Garage	Allan thats one hell of a job done in 4 days. Just awestruck and hate myself for not visiting your workshop on last friday. Cheers on a fantastic job the jeep looks killer and the paint job great, awasome................. just lost for words, yet awestruck.
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15th July 2009, 21:31	#22
khan_sultan Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Noida/Bangalore Posts: 4,932 Thanked: 5,894 Times View My Garage	Allan, to say that the jeep looks killer/awesome would be an uderstatement. Not only it looks great + is very very capable also. In 4 days flat doing this and having attention to detail is commendable. Kudos, brother.. You are a star.
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15th July 2009, 23:33	#24
GoSlow BHPian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Noida Posts: 507 Thanked: 78 Times	What a Jeep!! Allan buddy - your team of workers are too good! Every vehicle I have seen from you is better than the last one! This one just takes the cake! Ver Very Very well done. Cheers Ankit
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16th July 2009, 01:36	#27
IronWolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Benga-loo-ru Posts: 1,569 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Lovely job done. Can we please have details of the SPOA and underbody pics. What mods were needed to get the SPOA done?
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16th July 2009, 02:35	#28
gungeek BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Allahabad Posts: 25 Thanked: 0 Times	This is really good sir, would love to meet you personally on my next visit to mumbai.
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16th July 2009, 05:45	#29
harjeev Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Delhi Posts: 1,899 Thanked: 293 Times View My Garage	Lovely job Alan!!! Simply outstanding!!!! I have no words to express my amazement!!!
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16th July 2009, 08:24	#30
Samurai Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Bangalore/Udupi Posts: 25,948 Thanked: 47,217 Times View My Garage	Wow! What a Jeep... In my 14 months of Jeep ownership I have not been able to do 10% of the work you have done 4 days. Now I have a real strong reason to attend Goa MGE.
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