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Hi Jeff, I love the concept - great work. -Dan

I think this was the swap they did of the engine from the Diesel Liberty. Over on the AEV forums Dave has talked at length about it - basically it was a pain in the *** of a swap, and way, way to complex with tons of custom parts and computer trickery. As he said, you want a reliable...

Finally saw your JK in town yesterday. Monday the 10th sitting on Main in front of the new apartments in front of Misbah's place. Looks great ! -Dan

A potential diesel in the liberty is interesting, as I doubt they'll use the 3.0 (too big, more torque than needed). They would have to certify one of the smaller VMs, like the 2.2 How does that make any sense when the 3.0 is already certified for the GC? Surely they just have to drop the same...

The CRD GC and Libery from a few years back are around. We don't currently have a CRD option (other than the new GC coming in 2013) Of course, it was -31F here today, and sunrise was 10am, sunset 4pm. Well past -40F with the windchill. It made snowboarding tricky today. -Dan

I live in the Yukon in Canada, where it makes no different what engine I put in my vehicle. There is no emissions testing. Ever. -Dan

I sure hope so. -Dan

Cool. Do you have some inside info, or just guessing? -Dan

To bump this back to the top - we didn't hear anything about 3.0 conversion kits at SEMA. Damn. This post from burnsville says they did a 3.0 swap into a JK for Crysler, but the engine is too big and complex for it to work well. They think the 2.8 is much better. That was in 2007 though, so I...

I drove from Alaska to Argentina with 31x10.5 r15 on my stock TJ, and I never once wished I had bigger tires. If you plan on long overland journeys, I'd stay away from bigger tires, as they are harder to come by, more expensive (a buddy is looking at paying $375 per tire for 31s in Peru) and...

Jeep CEO Mike Manley has confirmed it for 100% fact. The Grand Cherokee will have the 3.0 Diesel in early 2013 http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/jeep-grand-cherokee-headed-for-detroit-reveal-on-diesel-power/ -Dan

We know the engine passes all the emissions tests, and we know it mates to the 5-speed auto currently in the Wrangler. Even if Jeep don't offer it from the factory in the Wrangler (which I hope like hell they do) we can all-but-gurantee shops will offer the conversion. Recent quotes say Jeep...

More on the Diesel Grand Cherokee: http://www.autoblog.com/2012/12/05/jeep-grand-cherokee-headed-for-detroit-reveal-on-diesel-power/ c'mon Wrangler ! -Dan

Wait for the diesel in early 2013. It's confirmed. http://wardsauto.com/auto-makers/diesel-powered-jeep-will-bow-detroit-show-hit-dealers-q1 -Dan

Hey guys, have an awesome trip ! You'll find Wikioverland the encyclopedia of Overland Travel useful I'm sure. Please take 5 minutes and update anything you notice has changed, like gas prices or border crossing details. Just click "edit" on any section and go for it. Thanks ! -Dan

Mike Manley has just said some stuff about the new Diesel Grand Cherokee coming in early 2013: The whole article is here: http://wardsauto.com/auto-makers/diesel-powered-jeep-will-bow-detroit-show-hit-dealers-q1 Which is great, as it shows he's hearing that we want diesels. Tantalizingly...

A couple of cool quotes from Mike Manley: Which is great, as it shows he's hearing that we want diesels. Tantalizingly close to saying a diesel Wrangler is being considered. -Dan

Good point. I wonder if it would be possible to have the fly "stand-off" the tent so even if the fly is soaked, it doesn't touch the tent. It would probably also be worth putting breathing holes in the fly to try and minimize condensation, like this...

Thanks. I was thinking about some kind of extension too. Like a board that flips up for resting feet on. I have not done the measurements, but I always figured it would be handy if it was the same height at the center console for added width. I'm thinking about how my fold-n-tumble worked in...

I've been thinking exactly the same thing. It might be worth buying some silicon impregnated nylon and making one. -Dan