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Okay, you've had a good chance to look at the competitors' vehicles, and read our interviews with the drivers. There's only a week to go before TTC XIX tees off, and competitors and alternates are busy wrenching away on their rigs all over North America.
So who do you think has the right stuff this year? Whose machine will reign supreme? #3 Mike Keller, Milwaukie, Oregon, 1976 Ford F-350
Engine: 460ci Ford V-8
Transmission: Ford C6 automatic
Transfer case: NP205, Klune-V
Axles, f/r: Dana 60/Dana 70
Traction aids, f/r: ARB Air Locker/ARB Air Locker
Ratio: 5.13:1
Suspension, f/r: Four-link, King coilovers and bumpstops/four-link, King coilovers and bumpstops
Tires: 44-in Interco Boggers
Special features: Howe hydraulic steering, chromoly axleshafts, Yukon Super Joint U-joints, Dedenbear knuckles, Wilwood brakes, High Angle 40-degree driveshafts, dual Warn winches
Driver experience: 25 years  #1 Tony Montalto, Shelton, Washington, 1981 Ford Bronco
Engine: 460ci Ford V-8
Transmission: Ford C6 automatic
Transfer case: NP205
Axles, f/r: Rockwell 2 1/2-ton/Rockwell 2 1/2-ton
Traction aids, f/r: Yukon Grizzly locker/spool
Ratio: 6.72:1
Suspension, f/r: Leaf springs/leaf springs
Tires: 49-in Interco IROKs
Special features: Holley Truck Avenger carburetor, twin-stick T-case shifters, rear shackle flip, rollcage, beadlock wheels, Mile Marker 12,000-lb winch
Driver experience: 10 years #17 Jeff Seely, Sexsmith, Alberta, Canada, 1969 Chevrolet Suburban
Engine: 502ci GM V-8
Transmission: GM TH400 automatic
Transfer case: Divorced NP205
Axles, f/r: Dana 60/GM 14-bolt
Traction aids, f/r: Detroit Locker/Detroit Locker
Ratio: 5.13:1
Suspension, f/r: 52-in leaf springs/radius arm, coil springs
Tires: 44-in Interco Boggers
Special features: Full hydraulic steering, high steer with double-ended ram beadlocked wheels
Driver experience: 15 years #2 Tim Dallner, Sebringville, Ontario, Canada, 1994 Chevy S-10
Engine: 355ci Chevy V-8
Transmission: GM TH350 automatic
Transfer case: NP203/205 doubler
Axles, f/r: Rockwell 2 1/2-ton/Rockwell 2 1/2-ton
Traction aids, f/r: Detroit Locker/Detroit Locker
Ratio: 6.72:1
Suspension, f/r: Four-link with ORI struts/four-link with ORI struts
Tires: 46-in agriculturals
Special features: Dart II heads, forged piston rods, 11:1 compression, tube chassis, rear-mounted radiator, front and rear winches, snorkel
Driver experience: 15 years  #10 Steven Montpas, Roseburg, Oregon, 1949 Willys Pickup
Engine: 350ci Chevy V-8
Transmission: NP465 automatic
Transfer case: NP205
Axles, f/r: Dana 60/GM 14-bolt
Traction aids, f/r: Welded/welded
Ratio: 4.56:1
Suspension, f/r: Custom double leaf-springs/custom double leaf-springs, triangle three-link
Tires: 47-in Interco Super Swamper LTBs
Special features: Edelbrock 650cfm carburetor with offroad kit, performance camshaft, headers, rear-mount radiator, 25-gallon fuel tank, 35-spline outers, Warn Premium hubs, Hummer double beadlock wheels, disc brakes, hydraulic steering, front and rear Warn winches
Driver experience: 13 years  Alternate:#44 John Retzloff, Covelo, California, 1977 GMC K-15
Engine: Propane-injected 454ci ChevyV-8
Transmission: GM SM465 manual
Transfer case: Custom doubled NP205s
Axles, f/r: Dana 60, relocated 5 inches forward/GM 14-bolt
Traction aids, f/r: Ox Locker/Detroit Locker
Ratio: 4.88:1
Suspension, f/r: 53-in springs, overload leaf/63-in springs, overload leaf, dropped spring hangers
Tires: 53x16R20 government-surplus Goodyear
Special features: Warn 9500ti winch, PSC hydro steering, WFO Concepts Hy-Steer, ORD steering box, bed narrowed #11 Shane Vizenor, Fisher, Minnesota, 2009 "Lil Nasty" Buggy
Engine: 502ci Chevy V-8
Transmission: PTC TH400 with manual valve body
Transfer case: Atlas 2-spd 4.3:1
Axles, f/r: Rockwell 2 1/2-ton/Rockwell 2 1/2-ton
Traction aids, f/r: Ouverson locker/Ouverson locker
Ratio: 6.72:1
Suspension, f/r: Four-link, 14-in King coilovers/four-link, 14-in King coilovers
Tires: 47-in Interco Super Swamper LTBs
Special features: Ouverson axleshafts, Ouverson pinion braces, PSC steering components, rear steering, separate power steering pumps for front and rear axles, Derale coolers for transmission and power steering, 1410 U-joints, High Angle driveshafts, Currie antisway bars, dual winches
Driver experience: N/A  #8 Josh Hall, Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada, Suzuki Samurai Buggy
Engine: 6.0L Chevy V-8
Transmission: GM TH350 automatic
Transfer case: Atlas 2-spd 4.3:1
Axles, f/r: Rockwell 2 1/2-ton/Rockwell 2 1/2-ton
Traction aids, f/r: Welded/welded
Ratio: 6.72:1
Suspension, f/r: Four-link, Sway-A-Way air shocks and bumpstops/four-link, Sway-A-Way air shocks and bumpstops
Tires: 47-in Interco Super Swamper LTBs
Special features: Nitrous injection (150hp), Kevko baffled oilpan, Walbro fuel pump, Griffin aluminum radiator, Art Carr shifter, Surplus Centre double-ended steering ram, modified transmission, Ouverson Engineering axleshafts, 1410 U-joints, rear steering, beadlock wheels, Warn winch
Driver experience: 12 years  #12 Brooke Spencer, Sagle, Idaho, 2009 FJ40 Buggy
Engine: 440ci Chrysler V-8
Transmission: Chrysler Torquflite 727
Transfer case: NP205, Klune-V Goliath
Axles, f/r: Rockwell 2 1/2-ton/Rockwell 2 1/2-ton
Traction aids, f/r: Yukon Grizzly locker/spool
Ratio: 6.72:1
Suspension, f/r: Four-link, 2.5 Sway-A-Way coilovers, Fox bumpstops/four-link, 2.5 Sway-A-Way coilovers, Fox bumpstops
Tires: 46-in Mickey Thompson Baja Claws
Special features: Propane-powered, DOM chassis, Warn 8274 winch
Driver experience: 5 years  #33 Corey Timson, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2010 Blue Torch Fabworks YJ Buggy
Engine: 8.1L GM V-8
Transmission: GM TH400 automatic
Transfer case: Stak Monster Box 3-spd
Axles, f/r: Shortened Rockwell 2 1/2-ton/shortened Rockwell 2 1/2-ton
Traction aids, f/r: Ouverson locker/Ouverson locker
Ratio: 6.72:1
Suspension, f/r: Triangulated four-link, 16-in Fox coilovers/traiangulated four-link, 16-in Fox coilovers
Tires: 49-in Interco IROKs
Special features: Warn 9.5ti winch in front, 3,500-lb winch in rear, Ouverson 6-piston-caliper brake kit, 47-spline Ouverson axleshafts, PSC hydro four-wheel steering, Stazworks double beadlocks, dual Optima RedTops, custom fuel cell
Driver experience: 14 years  #40 Alex Sanders, Salem, Arkansas, 2008 Chevy Buggy
Engine: 350ci Chevy V-8
Transmission: GM SM465 manual
Transfer case: NP205
Axles, f/r: Rockwell 2 1/2-ton/Rockwell 2 1/2-ton
Traction aids, f/r: Welded spiders/welded spiders
Ratio: 6.72:1
Suspension, f/r: "Custom grader ball"/leaf springs
Tires: "46s"
Special features: Warn 8,000-lb winch in front, 15,000-lb winch in rear, full hydro steering, 30-degree carb adapter "to prevent flooding"
Driver experience: 11 years Alternate: #29 Brian Whitford, Oakley, California, 2010 Any 7 Offroad Buggy Engine: 302ci Ford V-8
Transmission: Ford C4 automatic
Transfer case: Atlas II
Axles, f/r: Dana 60/Dana 60
Traction aids, f/r: Detroit Locker/spool
Ratio: 5.13:1
Suspension, f/r: Four-link, coilovers/four-link
Tires: 39-in BFGoodrich Krawlers
Special features: None noted
Driver experience: 15 years
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