You guys will never believe what I found.

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Murray
Some of you long time RME'rs might remember my stolen landcruiser thread from three years ago.

http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/showthread.php?t=13571
http://www.rockymountainextreme.com/showthread.php?t=22480

Well, today I found it. I've had my eyes out for it ever since it went missing and finally today while driving on the freeway, out of the corner of my eye I glimpsed a stripped jeep with a ugly roll cage.
This has happened to me a ton of times in the last few years. I analyse ever cruiser I see, nothing ever comes of it. ....Not this time though. So I was driving a work truck to a job site, I had to go, drop it off, get my truck drive back on the freeway, get off and back on again, then take the same ramp from I-15 to I-215 east bound and sure enough, off the freeway in the back of a storage yard, there was my long lost cruiser; striped of all her body parts, wheels replaced by different ones and a hasty coverup paint job but most definataly my cruiser (the cage is so ugly I knew it was it, there's only one roll cage that ugly).
Anyway, it's in the city impound lot now and the police are investigating. I'm not sure what will come of it or what I will do with it since it's pretty well hashed. The interesting thing is that the TPI 350, dual cases, 1 ton axles and such are all still there. The only thing they took was the beat up, bent out of recognition hashed body parts??? :confused: There's so much more to this story but I feel like this thread is long enough so here's a few pics for you guys to check out.

Before they got to it.

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Today
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cruiseroutfit

Cruizah!
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Sandy, Ut
Congrats :cool: Glad its on its way home... I was a bit dazed when you called, but I'll have you know I've dug up your old pics a time or two when a Cruiser has come my way that looked somewhat like yours... never panned out. At least you have a good drivetrain to start with :D
 
Location
Murray
Yeah, thanks Kurt. I figured you had a keen eye out. Thanks for the info. We would have never found that vin. You could barely read it since it had been ground down so much.
 

Herzog

somewhat damaged
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Location
Wydaho
That's just crazy... That was a long time ago. Keep us updated, I'm interested in the story.
 

Badger

I am the Brute squad
Location
South Salt Lake
i actually saw that a few days ago .it was on the right as you headed north up 15 transferring over to 215 east.

that spray bombed yellow cage ( i guess to help hide it like the spray bombed red front) caught my eye .thought it was a chopped up jeep.i only got a quick glance as i was flying by.



one question for you though.since when is a outer hubbed dana 44 1 ton?
 
Location
Murray
one question for you though.since when is a outer hubbed dana 44 1 ton?

I was using the term losely, those details aren't necessary in a thread that's already too long.


That's where I saw it too. Doesn't make sense to spray paint a roll cage BRIGHT ORANGE when you're trying to hide it...
 

Hickey

Burn-barrel enthusiast
Supporting Member
i actually saw that a few days ago .it was on the right as you headed north up 15 transferring over to 215 east.

that spray bombed yellow cage ( i guess to help hide it like the spray bombed red front) caught my eye .thought it was a chopped up jeep.i only got a quick glance as i was flying by.
I saw it too and thought the exact same thing!:eek:
 
Location
Murray
You know, it's a fishy story. The guy working at the self-storage said that a friend of one of the tenants brought it in along with a three place trailer that has one jet ski on it. Sounds fishy to me. Also, he said that the tenant has three storage spaces.
Who has three storage sheds? Makes me think they have a lot of stuff to hide.
 

yellowbronco

Cuts Through Grease !!!
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Moab
I very distinctly remember reading about your stolen Cruiser, waiting a long time for a happy ending, then forgetting about it when no news was to be had...
Glad you got it back!!:D
 
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