Project Patrol

I have decided to rebuild or replace the engine and basically restore it with some mods. I'm going to go over the frame and body and take the engine, tranny, etc apart to assess the sitch. I want to lift it somewhat (probably the Ironman spring lift and whatever additional lift I can reasonably manage), add some armor (sliders, roll cage system) and fit the largest tires I can reasonably tuck in there.
I may try to get an SD33 diesel engine with 5speed and t-case and do a bio-turbodiesel conversion.
I dropped the oilpan and found that I had indeed thrown a rod. I'm hoping to get a used engine to replace it.

There is an earlier soft top I was looking into that is already hacked up and I may try to get that for the engine and top and use the rest later to build a monster.

I'll be updating this site with my plans and progress.
If you're wondering what happened to the "VerMonster Patrol" plan - read this:
Back to Patrol Plan 'A'
More info coming soon!