LOL. Yeah I am excited about modin the Hummy out with everything. I am ready to start but plan on doing everything over the course of about a year. I am a firm believer that HP is better to be there when you need it rather than not. You don't have to use it to appreciate it. Having to climb out of a hole at 3mph with the weight of the vehicle as your opposing force, is easier done with 330hp than 230hp and all that wonderful torque. I don't mind breaking her so I can fix her and make her better for next time. I agree about the suspension, been looking into what is best and still haven't made up my mind what I want. I could use some good recommends from experienced crawlers.
As for safety, the roll cage will be needed where I plan on offroading on our farm. If I roll her, no big deal. Roll her back over, fire her up and continue on. I need to keep in mind more than just rock crawling where we go. There are creeks, hills, hollars, cliffs, rocks, mud paths and more. Hummy has been off road many times, but never where I wanted to go because the mods needed to make it and return weren't there yet. I am in the process of buying a daily driver and will convert hummy into a full time toy to modify and play with and see just what I can do with her on the farm. Lockers, brush guards, winch, and more are on my list of mods.
Thanks.