I live approximately 15 miles out from where I work. Every day the temperature is 60 or above, and not Raining, I drive the Roxor to work.
Where I live I can drive the Roxor for miles in any direction pretty much staying off Numbered Highways. Rocky is not Street Legal here in Missouri for highway use, and cannot be made street legal without doing a Donor Rebuild using a Jeep with a Title for the donor. I have considered this, but so far I drive pretty much anywhere that I want to as is. An advantage of living in a low population rural area. I also have a farm, and Rocky has the appropriate Reflective Triangle, Flashers, etc required to have Farm Equipment on a Highway. Still better staying off Numbered Highways unless really needing to drive on one.
I am in the process of making Rocky a lot more weather proof. At the moment I am cleaning up a 1988 YJ Jeep Windshield Assembly. This will gain me dual synchronized, two speed Wipers. My installation plan should also seal up the YJ Windshield way better than the Fortress Windshield that is presently on it.
Next up will be Jeep Half Doors, with Wire Frame Uppers. This will require some serious fabrication work, but it should be doable. This is a Two Step Project. First getting the Windshield Installed, then fitting the doors, and closing the sides in.
After that will be a Heater.
Rocky has Truck-Lite Turn Signals, Heavy Bumpers on both ends. The Rear Bumper is a Cecco Farm Bumper. It will pull a trailer with no risk of damaging the Roxor. I have ran 235/85R16 10 Ply Tires on Rocky since brand new. The Dealer roll backed Rocky to the house, and I reloaded the Roxor on my car trailer and went directly to the tire shop and swapped tires. I also have added the Two Piece Hard Cab Rear Bulkhead from Diesel Freak. I really like it and the top half being glass makes it easy to see out of. Little things like swapping out the under seat storage compartment locks for turn knobs. Locks might be great for some, however I am digging out Tow Straps and Soft Shackles frequently and locks are a pain in the tail.
If I were giving advice on building your Roxor, it would be to make a plan on how you want it when completed. If only a Dream at this time. Decide on what you want to add to your Roxor, and then do not do anything that will cause you to need to do a serious redo later as you add things. Think It Out, and do Research before proceeding. This can be as simple as laying out your Planned Rocker Switch's in the dash, not just slapping them in at random as you add things requiring power. An Example might be Lighting. Front Light Bar-Rear Light Bar-Interior Lights all in one row. In the Thought and Research Plan get High Quality Back Lit Switch's, and not cheap junk from the Auto Parts store. You will be much happier down the road doing it right the first time. Doing it right the first time is good advice on most additions to your Roxor.
Bob R
