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Fun Buggy Updates! Fun Buggy Updates!

Posted May 22 2008 04:05 PM by Phred

More tubes on the Tube car!

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Posted May 12 2008 10:58 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

Posted May 9 2008 12:55 PM 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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OUCH!

Living life to the fullest can be expensive

Posted May 9 2008 10:52 AM by Phred

Our big 2008 Land Cruiser is an awesome vehicle. It rides great, the interior comfort is off the hook, and the power is great whether you’re towing, or just cruising the highways or back roads. Unfortunately...

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Bed-Necks

Mad at the safety police

Posted May 7 2008 05:57 PM by Phred

Everybody’s mad these days. Mad that they got a lousy job, mad that gas costs too much, mad that their coffee is cold or their beer is warm.

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Trucks and Tractors

4xFarm and Family Reunion

Posted May 5 2008 04:56 PM by Phred

I was home for a family event and decided to step out on the family discussions and tables of never ending food to go check on my Jeep Forward Control.

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Getting Loaded The Safe Way

Tied Down

Posted May 4 2008 08:08 PM by AM4W

By: Ali Mansour Photography by: Ali Mansour

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Tin Bender Jambo part two

Tin Bender Jambo

Posted April 29 2008 12:27 PM by Phred

I forgot to mention that the trip to the Tin Bender Jambo was also the first run on Clampy with the new 3RZ-FE engine we installed up at Marlin Crawler .

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Tin Bender Jamboree 2008

Bender Jamboree 2008

Posted April 28 2008 07:00 PM by Phred

I spent the weekend in the DIRT!

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Do It Yourself!

Fixing an intake manifold gasket

Posted April 28 2008 06:15 PM by K.McNulty

As our Feature Editor Ali wrote just a few blogs ago, "Just knowing that your knowledge and hard work is what makes your ride tick is a level of pride that only someone with a wrench in his hand can describe." Turning a...

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Fabbing a Roof and Dash for Fun Buggy

Project Fun Buggy Update

Posted April 23 2008 01:58 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

Posted April 21 2008 12:35 PM 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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Don't Lose Touch

Wrench Tales

Posted April 20 2008 06:34 PM by AM4W

By: Ali Mansour Photography by: Ali Mansour

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The Resurrection Has Begun!

The Ultimate Toyota Tacoma

Posted April 18 2008 10:01 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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