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"Prepmech"s matching Cherokee trailer project prompted me to do a quick google image search - couldn't find what I was looking for, but found this site instead. All kinds of clever matching trailers there... [/IMG]

Aha, that's why I had it back in the recesses (crevasses?) of my mind, I actually put a link to a V8 swap in my "minivans musings" thread last year. Spaced that out when I was being told they were total unibodies.

My budget is more or less equal to what I can get out of the sale of my Chalet, and my stubborn idea of hauling along a future used Rokon. I could skip the 2x2 motorcycle for a few years if I found the perfect choice that costs more than I expect. Great van there, T. Low! [/IMG] And yes, 4x4...

Two lightning quick googled links for LPG: http://www.eere.energy.gov/afdc/vehicles/conversions.html http://www.npga.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=623 Don't know who did the conversions for the vans I drove back in the late '80s - early '90s. I think LPG for fleet vehicles is most popular...

Propane (LPG) conversions are another alternative to consider, a bit different different than CNG. The Ford Econoline airport shuttle vans I drove for 6 years were pure propane. We beat those poor things to death, yet the engines held together very well and the mechanic always showed us how...

Musta missed this thread when it first came out - absolutely I scarf up rainwater. More than one apartment neighbor here has wondered why I was putting buckets out my front door under the roof gutter. My tap water tastes fine but it definitely causes brown edges on my plants and tree saplings...

Good additional info on XJ Jeeps (probably most of the mileage figures I see on Consumer Guide err on the high side), truck camper shells (mine was not a good example with its smoked bubbles / 2-pane crank open windows combinations on each side), 4runners & Xterras, and the real consideration...

I think so, this Valley of the Hot isn't fit for man nor beast. Will Tucson be going after English Sparrows next? Might be an easier target to accomplish, grass seed seems to magically sprout everywhere, even the cracks in the freeway...

If clover and grass seeds are small & lightweight, you might have to consider vacuuming out your ventilation system as well. I'm amazed at how my VW spits out random dust and tiny seeds on those few occasions when I crank up the blower to position 4. Also, if the clover & grass seeds are yummy...

Oops. Quick look at the ConsumerGuideAutomotive (my across-the-board comparison web site for many of these), they can get as high as 25 mpg for the 2.5 liter engine, same general dimensions at the others I look at. I'd been thinking they were too brick shaped, thus had bad mileage.

"implements, and monitors OHV projects and activities to assist land management agencies in addressing OHV recreation and management issues." .....Agencies, plural. Tempting, I have maybe 90% of the requirements, but what's a fella to do if you are on the side of responsible OHV use while policy...

I've only glanced at one or two threads here about use & restrictions of off road vehicles in the state, I gathered that somebody in Maricopa County was leaning toward reducing roaming around on dirt roads to knock down the dust problem.... Well, I ran across this classified ad in the Sunday AZ...

From "kcowyo" 's thread - AMC Eagles in post #8 here. Jeep (AMC) drivetrain, right? Hmm, interesting idea. Impressive comparison thingy, I'll pop it into my PC (all my internet stuff is done on this iMac) and see how it works. For me, and maybe others reading this who are wondering about how...

Chip and J.C. - I owned a pickup that came with a shell, and I ditched the shell a week later because the lack of rear visibility drove me nuts. That's just me, others aren't fazed by such a thing. Not saying a 4 door SUV is any great improvement, but their rear side windows are larger. And, a...

I thought so, at first I'd not even considered Suzukis until I saw "jeffryscott"s thread, which is probably as far as I would want to mod an SUV. There's a Grand Vitara in my apt parking lot, short li'l bugger it is... Super quick check of eBay shows several stock 2005 buy-it-nows for $11-$12...

I pursued that a bit, see this thread and also note my brother's (parents' former) Tiger Provan in post #5 there. Ruled out a 4x4 Tiger possibility for not being able to withstand rocky rough roads, but haven't necessarily ruled out an Astro 4x4 conversion with 2-speed transfer case, except they...

'nother one blocked my way up the west side to the Hagerman Tunnel in 1997 (great w side pics at these people's site halfway down the page). Made it easily beyond that water spot in 2001, parked at Ivanhoe Lake and biked the rest of the way up to the RR tunnel - 2nd photo.[/IMG]

Here's where I went wrong: my parents had RVs devoted exclusively to vacationing, after college the most I could afford was tent camping out of my hatchback, and when I finally got extra money a few years ago I bought the first small-ish 4x4 pure RV I could find that was really snazzy. Well...

I hate it when that happens. 3 weeks ago, I could have driven up Arrastra Gulch and saved a mile of walking each way, to the point two switchbacks below the Mayflower Mine - the county road was so side and flat and free of rocks. But right at the beginning of that leg, there was a water section...

Got me diggin' through old photos... 1. Nudist sunbather 2. Bunch of cows. (Herd. Herd! Yeh, I heard of cows...) 3. This wild thing wasn't moving out of the way anytime soon 4. A little "wild" washout is what stops low riding performance hatchbacks dead in their tracks