shudda up... EBP
your on this site more than I'am... posting more than me too. hummm, I think we should have a little EBP get together versus the Non-EBP people and see just how you guys would do back in the seat of a stocker. *(of course you'd have to provide your own.)
For once i made a choice to start with a platform i'm comfortable with, where the rig will function and do more than i expected it to do and then wheel it in stock form until i see where i need to make improvements. sure i could've bought or put together a buggy for this price of the Rubi, but thats not what i wanted... i like driving the jeep daily. i like being able to go places in it and find the trails everywhere that i can wheel on. not truck and trailering all over the place, it's nice to have a rig that you can do that in. sure right now i can't go hit the rocks or tackle some trails i'm used to running but it's alot of fun opening the doorway to everything else. drives up to the mountains, fishing by the lake, camping and of course wheeling.
your living inside a box, your the one that is limited and you made it that way, i can go almost anywheres and thensome. as the build continues it will just get better for what the Rubi can and will do. You say spoken like a true web wheeler... i'm not too worried about body damage or etc, just think it would be cool to minimize the amount i know it will take over the years. having some line x in the areas of the tub will lesson the need for touch up paint to keep the rusty scratches down to a minimum. thats all i'm shooting for here. but thanks for your positive input... now go find yourself a rock.