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Slee Sliders
slee sliders Posted May 12 2008 09:58 PM by Phred

 I had to go shoot a feature of a crazy expedition truck this past weekend, and rather than hike up the trail I figured I'd take the '08 Land Cruiser wheeling.             ...

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Clampy Antics
Tire Smoking Toyota
clampy Posted May 9 2008 11:55 AM by Phred

 Before we headed to Johnson Valley for the trail abuse of my old Clampy truck we did some scientific testing of the new 3RZfe 4-cylinder engine.

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Fabbing a Roof and Dash for Fun Buggy
Project Fun Buggy Update
roof Posted April 23 2008 12:58 PM by Phred

 Last night I built a roof for my buggy out of 1/8-inch aluminum. 

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Tube car Tubes
Project Fun Buggy Fuel Plumbing
parked buggy Posted April 21 2008 11:35 AM by Phred

 The weekend came and went and the Fun Buggy got some more parts installed while at Poly Performance .  This weekend we made some brackets to install the Mastercraft seat belt I-bolts to out of 3/16-inch plate.

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The Resurrection Has Begun!
The Ultimate Toyota Tacoma
ultimate tacoma Posted April 18 2008 09:01 AM by K.McNulty

 Our well-beaten Ultimate Adventure Tacoma’s reconstruction is finally underway. I’ve spent the last week in the shop cutting, welding, and shaping sheetmetal.

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Fun Buggy Valve Cover Mods
Project Fun Buggy - Valve Cover Mods
before Posted April 15 2008 04:53 PM by Phred

 Sometimes as you’re creeping up on the end of a build you realize that your five pound 4x4 still needs to fit an extra 10 pounds of stuff.

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Fun Buggy: Rear End Work
Project Fun Buggy Rear End Work
rear link mounts Posted April 10 2008 10:22 AM by Phred

 Every day we get a little closer to the Fun buggy being done...

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More work on the buggy every day.
Project Fun Buggy Update
fun buggy 1 Posted April 7 2008 11:12 AM by Phred

 In the rear I made 1/8-inch aluminum panels to protect the produce drawer from rocks that might get thrown up by the 42-inch tires, and to also hide the wires that will run to the tail lights. The panels are mounted on...

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More Fun Buggy Fab
Project Fun Buggy Nearing Completion
storage drawer Posted April 2 2008 08:54 AM by Phred

 The fun buggy has been ignored for a month...

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Muddies on the Cruiser
Wheeling Luxury
Muddies on the Cruiser Posted March 6 2008 04:14 PM by Phred

 33-inch tires on the '08 Cruiser

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Sneak Peak of My Cheap Axles
Jeep JK Rubicon Crate Axles
axle Posted February 22 2008 04:40 PM by K.McNulty

 In the April ’08 issue of Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road, you may have noticed I rounded up front and rear Jeep Rubicon JK axles.

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Warm Weather Fun Buggy Fab
Fun Buggy progress
it's sitting on tires, and soon ready to run Posted February 11 2008 11:25 AM by Phred

  Buggy work makes us happy.

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Resurrecting the Ultimate Tacoma
Resurrection of an Ultimate Adventure Vehicle
UA Taco Posted February 11 2008 10:17 AM by K.McNulty

 I really enjoy a challenge, so imagine my chagrin when I was told my new company trail vehicle was a UA vehicle that had been beaten to death and left for dead. Ahhhh, how cool! I still see the beauty in the beast, and at...

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MORE CLAMPY POWER SWAP
MORE CLAMPY PROGRESS
Clampy with it's new 3RZ Posted January 22 2008 05:31 PM by Phred

  Frame repair and tranny upgrades  

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Clampy Gutted
Clampy Gutted
poor clampy is getting a re-do Posted January 4 2008 11:14 AM by Phred

           New guts for Clampster

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