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The way manufacturers (including Jeep), try to duck out of warranty claims on off road vehicles, I can't imagine what they will do once people start thrashing these and sinking them in mud holes.

Nothing like the smell of new rubber! Is this tread design space age or what? Look at the sides of those blocks. I'm going to have to find out what that pattern in the bottom of the void is for.

I was just about to shut down my computer for the night when this image came up on my screensaver rotation. It was from a race in Pahrump, Nevada. I was out in deep silt beds all day. Unfortunately the race course avoided the silt; it was a powerline road and it would have been very dangerous...

I made a nice discovery today. The diaphragm on my welding regulator was leaking. I went to my local Linde welding supply store to see if I could get a rebuild kit. It's only argon but apparently they don't sell kits. You have to send them out. 2 weeks and $75.00. They had new regulators there...

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I added another orphan to the worlds largest collection of potential projects. I could not pass up this $200 Trooper. No engine or transmission but the body is clean. Thinking of making it into a trailer to tow behind my other trooper.

You are missing out on being able to quickly clean up your campsite before you leave.

Great looking Trooper. Everyone wants an ARB bumper.

If you want to be somewhat stealth get a real looking but bogus emblem for the door. Something like hazmat, land survey; make it something boring that criminals would have no interest in. The best one I've seen is a diaper company. Nobody wants to steal dirty diapers.

Unless it's clapped out, buying a sorted out vehicle is beneficial. Some platforms will last for many, many years. When the engine or other drivetrain items wear out, you can rebuild them. That's where some of the value lies. On more modern stuff, you have too many electronic gizmo's. Once they...

I'd love to own a 7.3 with ZF5 combo. I looked for years when I bought mine, but struck out. Had to settle for the 460.

This ain't my first rodeo.

The problem is finding old stuff and that's one of the things I don't like about Ford; adaptability. I like their manual transmissions but not their autos.

Well, looks like I found a solution to my tire woes. I have a new set coming soon. I'm not looking forward to building 6 beadlocks. I know my hands will be buzzing for a day or so. Are there any Ford guys out there that could tell me what bolts up to my ZF 5-speed? I love that transmission, but...

You're in luck, prices on used trucks are predicted to be coming down. Depending on what type of vehicle you are building you might find a build collective. I have heard of these in the vanning and schoolie communities. I wish I could be more help.

Crap! I had one of those but gave it to someone else.

I tried it, didn't even get a spark.

Not sure if this is a real thing, or you're just an instigator Kevin. ?

I have a couple 12 volt, group 31 batteries that were neglected and discharged. I have been trying to restore them using my Ctek MXs 5.0 charger. I did the trick were you hook the bad battery in parallel with a good one to charge. I got one up to 9 volts, and the other to 6, but they won't...

I had a great time at Overland Expo West. Here is an article we did on it. https://offroadbusiness.com/articles.php?postID=89