Test all limits in the Nissan Navara
Test all limits in the Nissan Navara

Built-up Bandit

VEHICLE: Jeep Wrangler

BUILT BY: Starwood Motors

7 litre HEMI Stroker engine with a 2.9L Whipple supercharger has been dropped into the Wrangler.

 

Jeep Wrangler
It pushes out upward of 522KW.

 

CUSTOM BODY MODS: 36′” Frame extension, fully boxed framerail extensions and cross members for added stability and rigidity, reworked cab enclosure and Freedom Top (fully functional), sheet metal rear bulkhead, long bed pickup box with sheet metal outers, sheet metal rear tailgate designed to accept most aftermarket JK bumpers, and OEM or aftermarket fender flares.

 

SUSPENSION AND AXLES:
– Lift: TeraFlex Long Arm, 6″ to 12″ adjustable, components in Bronze Burst powdercoat
– Shocks: Fox Racing, Factory Series Reservoir
– Front: Synergy Suspension Rear Extended Shock/ Coil Over Custom Shock Towers
– Rear: Synergy Suspension Rear Extended Shock/ Coil Over Mount Kit
– Dual Steering Stabilizer: Fox ATS “thru-the-thru”
– Currie Anti Rock sway bars in Bronze Burst powdercoat
– Ford 9” full floating axles in Bronze Burst powdercoat
– 5.38:1 Gears

 

Jeep Wrangler
The Bandit’s fitted wit a set of Nitto Mud Grappler 40 x 22 tyres.

 

ENGINE: 7.0 Hemi, forged internals, 2.9L Whipple Supercharger, custom exhaust w/black tip, powdercoated engine components, rebuilt/fortified transmission, and Fore Innovations hi-output fuel system supporting up to 1,200 HP.

 

Like this article?

Share on Facebook
Share on Twitter
Share on Linkdin
Share on Pinterest

You might also like

No need to reinvent the wheel

The competition within the bakkie market has been spiking recently, with the introduction of the all-new Ford Ranger and the imminent arrival of the Volkswagen Amarok. Toyota’s answer to this renewed onslaught on its rule of the bakkie roost comes in the form of the formidable Hilux GR-S. Anton Willemse Jnr recently put it through its paces.

Read More »

Ready to humble

There was great excitement when Jeep revealed the Gladiator for the first time in 2018. The first units rolled off the assembly line in 2020 and caused an even bigger stir thanks to a ruggedly attractive design, a plethora of standard features, and great performance, both on the road and off the beaten track. Here in South Africa, the Gladiator was finally launched in June 2022. ANTON WILLEMSE SNR recently put it to the test.

Read More »

Like a Bat out of hell

Meat Loaf’s 1977 hit song could just as well have been written about the new Ford Ranger Raptor. ANTON WILLEMSE SNR insists that this is probably the craziest and most fun vehicle he has ever driven, and that it might be a while before we see anything similar on the roads.

“Well, I can see myself tearing up the road, faster than any other boy has ever gone.”
– Meat Loaf, Bat out of Hell

Read More »