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Yeah, there wasn't enough of mine that was original that was worth saving. I figured I would give it another life and that would be a good enough tribute!

It's good to see some more old iron on this board!

At some point it just isn't worth dumping THAT much money into the project. The major parts are easy to find, but the small stuff is what is annoying when it fails.....cruise control switches, interior parts, Air conditioning, etc. The truck is still running around every day just fine, it...

I am not much of a full restoration kind of guy, I am more of a experiment and modify kind of guy. The truck is rough enough that I wouldn't spend the money making it all straight and pretty again. One of the big issues with the old dodge trucks is that they are just not that well supported in...

Unless your going to spend the time and money to tune the shocks ( and the rest of the suspension ) the fancy shocks are not the best investment. Your not going to guess correctly on the valving the 1st time, and generally nobody else is either. If you are going to spend the time to test and...

Very neat! I wish we would see more 'odd' garage built developments like this in the US....

My co-driver did a very nice writeup over on my pirate thread for the UA2014 trip. I couldn't get the pics to transfer to here correctly so you have to do there.... http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/jeep-willys/1000503-rango-1942-willys-mb-90.html#post26666082

I'm back home! I survived the trip well. The total mileage was 3148 miles in about 12 days which 4 of where 'trail' days. It was an epic trip of a lifetime, it will take me a few days to recover and start gathering my thoughts.

It's not THAT bad really, but you always hope for less. On this trip I had to reconfigure some gear placement from past trips and I think that moved some weight back in the chassis. It is still very balanced really, but it could always be better. The spare tire alone is 74 lbs of added weight...

Weight... I don't know how accurate these scales are but they should probably be about +/- 20lbs according to the old cert I found in the box.... These where taken without passengers and minus the co-drivers gear. I would say optimistically that would add about 180+125+40ish= 345ish to go...

Thanks. You definitely have to think out of the box to get THAT much stuff into such a small space without it spilling over the sides. I try and think like I am taking a motorcycle instead of a jeep. I generally try and define the amount of space, like picking a bag that fits in a certain spot...

How much stuff do you take on a huge trip that will probably be close to 3000 miles when you have a stock tub flat fender with no trailer....... I will try and do a writeup on some thoughts in a bit.

Not that I know of. Hi-lift has a product that is similar in its ability to lift from the wheel, but I haven't seen anything in the market for the bottle jack style. I would imagine that it would have to be pretty specific to the wheel in order to function properly and not be too cumbersome.

Watching that episode and cringing through the entire thing, I wonder if anyone has ever told those guys about the concept of airing down the tires for proper use off road?!?!?!?!?!?

Thank you very much. It has been a very fun project over the last few years... It's an MB version by Willys, not a GPW :) I wouldn't mind building an all ford version someday just to keep it company.....

My advise.... Ditch the idea of a hi-lift. Sorry, I used them on and off for years, but after seeing too many incidents with them I just can't bring myself to use them anymore. Most vehicles these days don't have appropriate bumpers and/or rocker protection for using them as a jack, so you...

I guess it's about 72 years old now! It has had every kind of transplant surgery you can have. There wasn't much left of the original when I got it over a decade ago. After watching it start to rot away in the retirement field I figured it was time to give it another life. Now it is basically an...

If your trying to do an all dirt crossing of the USA having that modified route could be nice. There are some stretches in this trip where if you got turned around or had to backtrack too many times you might be pushing your fuel capacity. Having a map and a planned route isn't always a bad...

I have heard that they used a slightly modified route for 4 wheel vehicles.....

That camper special posted above is super nice. I have only seen one of those, still 2wd, in real life. I really wish I could just fab full time.....so many ideas, so little time.