It's a 'Jeep' Thing!" - Army Spec MM550 - Restoration in Bangalore - PHASE 1 COMPLETE

prguru · 22nd March 2010, 17:54

Congrats on the Jeep, I think I am one of the lucky few to have seen this beauty in real. I am guessing it was two weeks back that I happened to spot your Jeep in the bylanes of JC Road ( the road parallel to the main road which is a one way ) when I was looking for a painter there. Thought I will come back and take a picture of the Jeep but when I came back it was gone to my disappointment

hgnishanth · 22nd March 2010, 23:21

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Originally Posted by prguru

Congrats on the Jeep, I think I am one of the lucky few to have seen this beauty in real.

Thanks

Cheers
Nishanth

livyodream · 23rd March 2010, 18:56

Oyee, mind blowing Nishanth...... looks awesomeeee. love it man.
before any other accessory, get this

It's a 'Jeep' Thing!" - Army Spec MM550 - Restoration in Bangalore - PHASE 1 COMPLETE-chilli-lemon.jpg

at the earliest to avoid dhrusti

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What about OTR ? any plans? do let me know. waiting with my cam

hgnishanth · 23rd March 2010, 20:00

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Originally Posted by livyodream

Oyee, mind blowing Nishanth...... looks awesomeeee. love it man.
before any other accessory, get this

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at the earliest to avoid dhrusti

.

What about OTR ? any plans? do let me know. waiting with my cam

hahaha.. thanks Akaash

i think you are right i will have to put up nimbehannu and menasinakaai

Will let u know if any OTR comes up.

Going to meet Viji tomorrow near Solotech, wanna join in?

Nishanth

joshguy · 23rd March 2010, 22:50

Hi Nishant

Thats a superb jeep,Congrats

BTW you added a Alpine to your Jeep

I thought jeeps are not safe.Just kidding !!!

hgnishanth · 24th March 2010, 09:16

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Originally Posted by joshguy

Hi Nishant

Thats a superb jeep,Congrats

BTW you added a Alpine to your Jeep

I thought jeeps are not safe.Just kidding !!!

Thanks,

Its not Alpine. Its "Wannabe" Alpine

haha. It is an imitation, a local one. It cost me just Rs800!

Cheers

Nishanth

livyodream · 24th March 2010, 17:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by hgnishanth

hahaha.. thanks Akaash

i think you are right i will have to put up nimbehannu and menasinakaai

Will let u know if any OTR comes up.

Going to meet Viji tomorrow near Solotech, wanna join in?

Nishanth

oh. saw this now. let me know if there's any meeting plan on sat or Sunday. will definitely come. need a test drive

joshguy · 24th March 2010, 18:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by hgnishanth

Thanks,

Its not Alpine. Its "Wannabe" Alpine

haha. It is an imitation, a local one. It cost me just Rs800!

Cheers

Nishanth

Oh ! you get such systems in the market? Am surprised.

Hows the performance of it

hgnishanth · 24th March 2010, 19:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by joshguy

Oh ! you get such systems in the market? Am surprised.

Hows the performance of it

You get loads of these things here in SP road. i am sure you find lots of them in chennai too.

It has Radio, SD card and USB reader. No CD nothing. but i guess Radio and USBis more than enough. performance So far so good.

Cheers

Nishanth

arun1100 · 24th March 2010, 20:33

Finally saw your JEEP today. I had only seen the pics.. I saw your JEEP from far and immediately recognized it, thanks to the lovely color.!

It was nice meeting you too..

funkykar · 24th March 2010, 20:37

Was glad to see the JEEP and meet Nishanth today near Gullu's. Your ride is simply awesome

hgnishanth · 24th March 2010, 23:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by arun1100

Finally saw your JEEP today. I had only seen the pics.. I saw your JEEP from far and immediately recognized it, thanks to the lovely color.!

It was nice meeting you too..

Quote:

Originally Posted by funkykar

Was glad to see the JEEP and meet Nishanth today near Gullu's. Your ride is simply awesome

Thanks Arun/Kartik

It was nice meeting u guys too. Sorry for rushing off so fast. Do you guys stay near Gullu's? We should meet up sometime.

Cheers

Nishanth

lugnut · 2nd April 2010, 20:10

Hi Nishanth,

Brilliant restoration !! - I liked the project management approach for your Jeep build :-)
Can you give us an idea of the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), for the restoration + registration ?

Many thanks

Spyder · 2nd April 2010, 21:15

Dear Nishanth,

This is a fantastic thread - I particularly enjoyed the pictures where you were helping prepare parts of the jeep. Having gone through a recent re-build myself, I know the time, effort and dedication which goes into it - but it is all worth the labor of love. You have a wonderful vehicle now and wishing you many happy journeys. Will love to see it in person when I am next in Bangalore.

Cheers,
Spyder

hgnishanth · 3rd April 2010, 11:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spyder

Dear Nishanth,

This is a fantastic thread - I particularly enjoyed the pictures where you were helping prepare parts of the jeep. Having gone through a recent re-build myself, I know the time, effort and dedication which goes into it - but it is all worth the labor of love. You have a wonderful vehicle now and wishing you many happy journeys. Will love to see it in person when I am next in Bangalore.

Cheers,
Spyder

Thanks spyder, hope to catch up with you next time.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lugnut

Hi Nishanth,

Brilliant restoration !! - I liked the project management approach for your Jeep build :-)
Can you give us an idea of the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), for the restoration + registration ?

Many thanks

Thanks lugnut

TCO still under calculation. After the rebuild very busy with many other works. Will try and finish it soon and post it up.

Cheers

Nishanth

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prguru BHPian Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Bangalore Posts: 179 Thanked: 92 Times	Congrats on the Jeep, I think I am one of the lucky few to have seen this beauty in real. I am guessing it was two weeks back that I happened to spot your Jeep in the bylanes of JC Road ( the road parallel to the main road which is a one way ) when I was looking for a painter there. Thought I will come back and take a picture of the Jeep but when I came back it was gone to my disappointment
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livyodream BHPian Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: blr-manipal Posts: 597 Thanked: 245 Times	Oyee, mind blowing Nishanth...... looks awesomeeee. love it man. before any other accessory, get this at the earliest to avoid dhrusti . What about OTR ? any plans? do let me know. waiting with my cam
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joshguy BANNED Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,379 Thanked: 110 Times	Hi Nishant Thats a superb jeep,Congrats BTW you added a Alpine to your Jeep I thought jeeps are not safe.Just kidding !!!
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arun1100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,154 Thanked: 6,224 Times View My Garage	Finally saw your JEEP today. I had only seen the pics.. I saw your JEEP from far and immediately recognized it, thanks to the lovely color.! It was nice meeting you too..
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funkykar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 2,686 Thanked: 6,884 Times View My Garage	Was glad to see the JEEP and meet Nishanth today near Gullu's. Your ride is simply awesome
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2nd April 2010, 20:10	#238
lugnut BHPian Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Mumbai Posts: 138 Thanked: 58 Times	Hi Nishanth, Brilliant restoration !! - I liked the project management approach for your Jeep build :-) Can you give us an idea of the TCO (Total Cost of Ownership), for the restoration + registration ? Many thanks
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2nd April 2010, 21:15	#239
Spyder BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 78 Thanked: 53 Times View My Garage	Fantastic re-build Dear Nishanth, This is a fantastic thread - I particularly enjoyed the pictures where you were helping prepare parts of the jeep. Having gone through a recent re-build myself, I know the time, effort and dedication which goes into it - but it is all worth the labor of love. You have a wonderful vehicle now and wishing you many happy journeys. Will love to see it in person when I am next in Bangalore. Cheers, Spyder
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