4x4 & Off Road Project Vehicles

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1949 2WD Willys Pickup - Wicked Willys: Part 5

Verne Simons January 14, 2015

Wicked Willys is a big project, but nearly every week, we are lining up parts and knocking them... » Read More

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1988 Chevy Blazer - Bug-Out Blazer: Part 2

Ben Battles January 12, 2015

Your ½-ton axles were never designed for the shock loads applied by the combination of a big... » Read More

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1999 Jeep Cherokee XJ - Disposable Hero: Part 2

Ali Mansour January 9, 2015

This month, we are knocking off some of the easier tasks from the check list. Don’t get us... » Read More

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Jeep Flatfender - Garage Project GPW: Part 1

John Cappa December 31, 2014

Unfortunately, the newest flatfender frame you can find will be nearly 50 years old. Rust,... » Read More

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1998 Dodge Ram 2500 - Dirt & Haul: Part 1

Verne Simons December 19, 2014

Sometimes you find what you want when you didn’t even know you were looking for it. Such is... » Read More

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1949 2WD Willys Pickup - Wicked Willys: Part 4

Verne Simons December 15, 2014

We will forge ahead and keep on Jeeping. This time in Part 4 of Wicked Willys, we add a few... » Read More

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Hopping Up An AMC 360 V-8 - The Hunt For Power: Part 2

Verne Simons December 11, 2014

We (and by that, we means me) screwed up royally and rounded a few lobes off the Edelbrock cam... » Read More

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1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee - A Grand For A Few Grand

Rob Peterson December 10, 2014

The goal for my build was simple: Get the 4WD working, lift the vehicle to fit the Falken tires,... » Read More

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1999 Jeep Grand Cherokee - 3K, 3Day WJ

Ali Mansour December 9, 2014

The premise is simple. Take a more-or-less stock Jeep, a three-day weekend, and modify it as... » Read More

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1988 Chevy Blazer - Bug-Out Blazer

Ben Battles December 8, 2014

Enter the ’73-’91 Blazer: No matter the year, solid axles, stout drivetrain components,... » Read More

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1975 International Harvester 150 - Budget Buster

Verne Simons December 5, 2014

Should I start with a nonrunning, last-year-built, International Harvester heavy half-ton that... » Read More

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1993 Chevy S-10 - Cheap Truck S-10

Fred Williams December 3, 2014

I cut and chopped and welded and bolted the dime truck into a little off-roader, but would my... » Read More

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2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited - Grand Score: part 3

Ben Battles November 21, 2014

If attempting to create a Swiss Army knife vehicle, the best you can do is to eliminate... » Read More

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1999 Jeep Cherokee - Disposable Hero: Part 1

Ali Mansour November 18, 2014

Upon arrival, we saw that the ’99 Jeep XJ was in a pretty sad state of affairs. The interior... » Read More

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1989 Chevy Blazer - 14-Day Blazer: Part 2

Trenton McGee November 18, 2014

Last month we introduced the 14-Day Blazer, the mini-project we purchased shortly before... » Read More

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1997 Jeep Wrangler - Mayhem To Moab: Part 5

Fred Williams November 11, 2014

Our little TJ, Tube-Sock, is all done. It was built in just a few weeks and made it to Moab,... » Read More

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1990 Dodge Truck - Ultimate Tug-Truck: Part 6

Fred Williams November 6, 2014

This year’s UA truck started as a 2WD Dodge diesel airplane tug used as a military tractor to... » Read More

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1985 GM M1008 - GI Gyp: Part 7

John Cappa October 29, 2014

Bumpstops are an often overlooked, yet important integral part of your 4x4’s suspension.... » Read More

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2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited - Grand Score: Part 2

Ben Battles October 20, 2014

With a mindset of backcountry self-sufficiency continuing to steer our direction, we set out to... » Read More

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