It didn’t take the owner of this Wrangler long to transform his Jeep into a wicked off-road machine.
Some build projects take years to complete, but this 2007 Jeep Wrangler X went from being a basic stock SUV to a badass off-road rig in just six months. JK-Forum member Andrew William Lee detailed his build-up in a thread in the project section, creating this great-looking Jeep with common upgrades.
The Introduction
When the OP first introduced us to his 2007 Wrangler X, he explained that he purchased his SUV in the middle of 2017 and in about a half-year, he has given his Jeep a unique look and enhanced off-road abilities.
Hello all! I just joined the forum today, and figured I’d make my first post about my own Jeep. I got my 2007 Wrangler X about six months ago and have done my best to build it up in only six months. When I got my Wrangler, it was dead stock, aside from a set of Smittybilt side steps. As a college student, money is tight and I can’t be doing expensive new mods every other week, but I have done my best with the resources I have, and I think I’ve done a pretty good job.
Enough talk. Here she is, the Six Month Build!
This is the rig, well, before it was a rig, in all its stock, bald tire glory.
Of course, he also shared a few pictures of his Jeep when stock.
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