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LS-Swapped, Off-Road Ready Lamborghini "Jumpacan" Gets New Lambo Doors

Some members of the automotive community take the expression "Built, Not Bought!" very seriously. Like these Oregon enthusiasts who have decided to shock the world with their unusual Lamborghini build, which looks ready for any kind of apocalypse or desert-like climate the world is ready to have us go through. If only Immortan Joe would have lived to get to drive this thing in the pursuit of Max...
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Photo: B is for build
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We know, it's kind of hard to lose sight of reality when you're looking at a project like this one. We're talking about a salvaged Lamborghini Huracan with one goal in mind. That of being something none of its predecessors have ever been: a true off-road, jumping, howling, stomach-churning beast of a vehicle. The project has started for several months now, and is in a rather advanced state of development.

The host of the B is for Build YouTube show, Chris, has decided to go for a more budget-friendly power unit, so obviously an LS swap was the first choice in mind. He might even be using a twin-turbo setup later on after other more pressing issues are being addressed. We all know that a Huracan can go fast on the road, or around the racetrack, as long as there's some form of asphalt in contact with the four wheels.

But should any War Boys start chasing you in one in the desert, you're in a whole lot of trouble. But with the new Jumpacan (as it was called considering its future capabilities), you should be safe to even have a go at a Dakar Rally. Well, at least it does look like that. And with the newest video from this series, we also learn that the car was just currently fitted with Lambo doors.

"The cost of Lamborghini stuff...while we're staying away from so much Lamborghini OEM stuff on this build, that door cost me $4,000 and its not even a complete door, there's no handle, no latching mechanism, there's no window, no nothing, just the door shell, and it's damaged, it's got a dent right here, and some denting running down here, and it still cost $4,000 which is insane. But that's the cost of Lambo life."

So yes, the challenges of building such a special car are not just engineering related, but financially related as well. Still, it feels quite refreshing to see people take on such enormous challenges and build something from the ground up in a way no one or few people would have dared to attempt. Should everything add up well, it would really be interesting to see this car pitched against the likes of a Trophy Truck.

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About the author: Dragos Chitulescu
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The things Dragos enjoys the most in life are, in no particular order: cars, motorcycles, diecast cars, and drifting. He's seen (and driven) many vehicles since he started his writing career back in 2009, but his garage currently houses a 1991 Mazda RX-7 FC3S Turbo II and a 1999 Suzuki SV650-S.
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