The term “Holy Grail” seems to have lost its luster as it is so commonly used. However, here, we have the most perfect application for the term. And we sincerely mean it.
2004 AEV Brute Hemi for sale on AEV’s Forum

Year: 2004
Model: AEV Brute
Engine: HEMI conversion
Mileage: 75,000?
Price: $70,000 obo
I purchased this vehicle June of 2014 with 72,000 miles on it from the original owner and began the conversion process August 2014. Conversion was completed April 2015 with 75,000 miles. Throughout the process anything and everything that showed any indication of wear was replaced with OEM Mopar parts. I won’t go into listing everything but I do have all the receipts that will go along with the jeep, what I will say is that the only items on the exterior that were not replaced were the chrome headlamp bezels and a hard molding on the full doors. Everything else is new including hardware.
I would say that this is an above average build and that the end product shows. The shop I chose to do the conversion specializes in hot rods and car restorations and although I asked for an OEM quality paint job they put $4500 worth of product on it including 5 coats of clear. AEV claims that an average build time is around 60 hours. The shop I used had 40 hours just in finish sanding, cutting and polishing.
Here is a rundown on what I have installed.
AEV 5.7 Hemi Conversion performed by AEV
AEV Brute Conversion Kit
AEV Highline Conversion Kit
AEV Brute rocker guards cut to fit the highline kit
AEV rear bumper guards
AEV Pintler Bead lock wheels with custom silver finish
LineX coated bed
Lizard Skin Coated inner tub and inner hardtop
Mopar Rust inhibitor applied to all holes and cavities then the bottoms were undercoated.
Adams Driveshaft new longer rear driveshaft with upgraded 1350 joints.
Terraflex 2 low kit. Adds 2WD Low range option to the transfer case.
Mopar rock crawler front bumper
Warn 9.5CTI winch with synthetic rope in the front
Warn VR8000 winch with synthetic rope in the back
Custom billet anodized AEV fairlead in rear.
IPF headlights with fat boy bulbs
IPF Rally 3000 driving lights in front bumper
Nth Degree Mobility 4.5” lift consisting of springs, upper and lower control arms front/rear
Fox 2.0 shocks all around including steering stabilizer.
Nth Degree lightening sway bar disconnects
Nth Degree Tummy tucker skid plate
Nth Degree diff sliders front and rear
AEV nodular iron diff cover front and rear
ORO U turn steering system with
Genright extended range aluminum fuel tank with integrated skid plate.
ORO rock light system consisting of 12 LED light pods controlled by a factor fog light switch in the lower dash.
12VoltGuy.com winch control panel installed in the lower dash opening for the front winch
Mopar ambient light kit, several selectable colors with low/high settings that illuminate the foot wells.
LED light strips installed in place of the foot well lights along with LED bulbs in the sound pods.
Mopar RB1 factory navigation setup
Mopar Trail Guide portable Nav unit/GPS installed on the upper radio bezel (factory accessory)
Mopar Satellite Radio kit
Factory Home link setup out of a 2015 Cherokee graphed into the upper windshield surround.
Factory USB hardwired terminal installed in the lower bezel in place of one of the cigarette outlets.
Heated seats with stitches installed in the lower bezel.
Katzkin Leather interior with AEV logo on the upper back of the seat.
Factory paint matched half hard doors with new inner dark slate door panels and all new hardware.
Borla XR1 Exhaust
Black Magic Big Brake kit (Master Cylinder, Rotors, Calipers, Pads,)
Teraflex stainless brake lines front and rear
The following mechanical items were replaced during the conversion because something was either leaking or I was already in there, so why not. All of these parts were new OEM Mopar parts and there are zero leaks on this jeep.
Heater core
AC evaporator
AC accumulator
Rear pinion seal
Rear pads and rotor
Engine Idler pulley
Aluminum radiator was pulled and resealed right before I bought it.
This is an amazing Jeep and I believe the only Inca Gold Brute out there. The only reason I’m considering selling it is to free up funds to move on to another project.
Looking to get $70K best offer

The Hemi is a welcomed upgrade. To the underpowered inline six. I can’t imagine how much fun the HEMI would be to whip around.

The interior presents really well too. I understand the quality of work and the asking price. But I would feel terrible taking this off road.