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Episode 4 is Live!

Video: Four Wheeler eBay Jeepster Project
38595482 Posted July 25 2012 06:16 PM by John Cappa

 Episode 4 of our eBay Jeepster is live! Off Road Evolution preps our 350hp GM Ram Jet 350 crate engine for the chassis! Don't forget to vote for Four Wheeler and Off Road Evolution! The proceeds from the auction of our...

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Episode 3 is live!

Video: Four Wheeler eBay Jeepster Project
42591837 Posted July 24 2012 07:37 AM by John Cappa

 Episode 3 of our eBay Jeepster is live! Off Road Evolution is mocking up the rollcage and we're tossing the factory frame and drivetrain for something more powerful, stronger, and more modern! Don't forget to vote for Four...

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Four Wheeler and Off Road Evolution team up to stomp the competing cars and van

eBay Jeepster Build
38949421 Posted July 18 2012 06:34 AM by John Cappa

 Check out Episode #1 of the eBay Built series. We got our hands and a fairly pristine '70 Jeepster and we are cutting it up for 'wheeling. CLICK HERE to watch the video.

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Drive your old iron to work!

Collector Car Appreciation Day
38345135 Posted July 12 2012 06:38 PM by John Cappa

 Friday, July 13 is Collector Car Appreciation Day! Drive your old 4x4 to work! It just so happens that there is a Hot Rod Magazine relaunch party at my work on the same day. So I plan to nudge my rusty beat-up 4x4 in...

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See the competitors blast through the bog!

Video: 2012 Top Truck Mud Pit!
38223536 Posted July 9 2012 09:19 PM by John Cappa

Check out the compilation of the 2012 Top Truck Champions' Challenge Mud Pit runs put together by Mac's Custom Tie Downs. Guess who supplied the strap to pull the deep-sixed rigs out? CLICK HERE for video.

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Clever Texans and the Tow Test

How To Cheat at TTCC
38723554 Posted June 29 2012 03:44 AM by John Cappa

 Weight is typically king when comes to the tow test. It's a lot harder to stop a freight train than a Mini Cooper. Colin McLemure of Mac's Custom Tie Downs gets the dirt on some secret tips.

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Pulling 36,000 pounds with a Mac's Recovery Strap

Top Truck Champions' Challenge Tow Test Video
38679595 Posted June 25 2012 11:03 PM by John Cappa

 

Cool video of the 2012 TTCC Tow Test using a Mac's Recovery Strap to haul the 36,000-pound cement truck up the hill!



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Paddles?

2012 Top Truck Tires
42103218 Posted June 11 2012 05:29 AM by John Cappa

Everyone showed up yesterday and got all checked in. So I wandered around the camps again. I bumped into Randy Ellis who is for sure the underdog of this event. He'll be sporting a four-banger...

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Making it fit

TTCC 4x4 Trailering
38593006 Posted June 10 2012 09:31 AM by John Cappa

Sometimes you have to make the rig fit. Bret Burton's four-door Wrangler just barely squeezes into his semi trailer. The tire sidewall lugs sorta thump as they rub the trailer wall ...

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Cut to the nubbins

Lightened Super Swamper Bogger
42101112 Posted June 10 2012 04:29 AM by John Cappa

While waiting around for the competitors to show up to TTCC I wandered around camp and looked at a few rigs. Ever wonder how much weight you could carve out of a 44-inch Bogger?

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The CUCV that shouldn't be

My Odd-Ball M1008
38531956 Posted June 6 2012 02:31 AM by John Cappa

Over the weekend I had some time to look over the new-to-me '85 M1008 that I bought a few weeks ago. I knew it had some odd-ball stuff on it but I had no idea how...

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How much do you pay?

Gas Taxed
37600550 Posted June 5 2012 02:14 AM by John Cappa

While pouring nearly $100 into the fuel tank of our '12 Ram Power Wagon long-termer I noticed this little gas tax sticker on the pump. I was paying $4.23 a gallon which likely...

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Extended through June 30

Optima Battery Cash Back!
37599257 Posted June 4 2012 06:41 AM by John Cappa

With the growing interest in OPTIMA Batteries Spring Promotion, the company has decided to extend the campaign through June 30 to ensure all of its customers have a...

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A seasoned driver, two trucks, and a test track

Ram Runner Wallups Ford Raptor in the Desert
38476672 Posted May 30 2012 07:35 PM by John Cappa

Just about everyone has speculated about who would take the crown off-road, the Ram Runner or the Ford Raptor. In this test the Ram Runner came out on top with a 33-second faster lap time.

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Good deal for an old truck

Cheap Jeep J-2000
41963052 Posted May 29 2012 10:17 AM by John Cappa

Jalopnik spotted this '71 Jeep J-2000 for sale in San Jose. $1,800.

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