Here are a couple of pictures of me going up and down Sunrise lake in
Harrison. My Jeep is a 1997 Tj with the 2.5 l , 32 inch tsl swampers , 1 3/4 BDS spacer kit, Safari snorkel, home built bumpers, roof rack,and rocker guards, electric fan from a Ford 4.7l , K&N air filter, custom dual battery and alternator setup, and a disconnected front sway bar.

This jeep is my daily driver / weekend toy. The best mod I have made is the electric fan conversion I have seemed to gain a little more power.

Also disconnecting the front sway bar is like night and day. Before I would struggle getting up this particular part of the trail and now its a no brain-er.

Ryan Hartwell
Surrey, BC

GM performance 350, sm465/205 twin stick, Edelbrock intake, headman headders, ported and polished heads, "off road" cam, Be Cool rad, chevy 3 ton master cylinder, snorkel, and sealed ignition system, 14 bolt/ 60 front stuffed with 5.13's, both welded to all hell, hydraulic assist and crossover high steer arms, one off external drive flanges, yukon cromo shafts, cromoly rears, spring perches moved and 6" lift springs redrilled for a 99" wheel base, 2" body lift and a little fender trimming clear 44x18.5x16.5 TSL Swampers on eagle alloy 589 wheels, traction bar in the rear and a high angle CV in the front, 6 point cage with RCI seats and 5 points, nearly waterproof dash, and a rear radiator.

Soon to come: Randy's superior u joints, aluminum skid pans fron the oil pan to the rear drive shaft, Staun beadlocks, gas tank relocated up, and trailing arms fabbed to extend the wheel base to 115 ", airbags from a tractor trailer that stroke 30 ", and a set of dingle balls.

Wanting to come: rockwells, 250 shot of nitrous, 51" boggers, 2 speed auto, bruiser chassis...

Denver Fleming
Red Deer, AB

So the YJ has been torn down for two years now, and is quickly coming to completion. I’ve added some tube (around 150 feet of it), and tubed it from the seats back. It now has Dana 60s front and rear – both 35-spline, LockRight front, welded rear with 4-link. Fox air shocks, leafs up front (SOA), 104” wheel base, and full hydro steering with some nice arms. The drive train right now consists of an AMC 360, to a Ford T-18 (6.32 1st gear) to a Chevy 203 case (with the Ford 6-bolt pattern drilled into it, and Ford internals) then to a www.northwestfab.com doubler, to a Chevy 205 with Ford internals. It has the 32-spline outputs front and rear with 1410 yokes.

I need to do a lot of minor things to this, along with getting some tires (42” IROKs or TSLs), some stock Hummer rims, and some motor parts. Not too bad for being 18!

Cam

Hi this is my 2000 Jeep Cherokee (Y2KXJ). It has lift kit, skid plate, bumpers, snorkel, 31” tires... and lots more. This pic was taken on Long Lake in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada. I am just waiting for the snow to melt now... going out on our 1st ride of the year on April 3... hope ya like the pic.

Mike Reid

Here is my submission for truck of the month, It’s my ‘97 Jeep TJ 4.0 sport, it still looks pretty stock, but I’ve added a 4-inch Pro Comp lift, 33-inch mud terrains on Eagle Alloy wheels, underneath it has a newly installed short shaft kit, Detroit locker in the rear and 4.10 gearing.

I’m totally kicking my ass for not buying a Rubicon, could have saved some coin, anyhow, these pics are of the local area, we’ve got some kick ass trails up here, tons of camping, and the whole area is mapped and has cellular service (good thing).

Scott Profit

P.S. there are no shiny pictures, as I am sure you’ll agree it looks best dirty!

Details of our Rubicon (nick name: Angel) as follows:

2003 - Rubicon - patriot blue Power train: 4.0 Engine with K&N Cold Air Intake & Borla Cat Back, auto trans., 4:10 gears. Stock 4:1 t-Case with CV drive shaft, Skyjacker h.d. steering bar. Lift: Skyjacker 8” long arm, Rock Ready Double Flex and 1” body lift. Tires: 36 x 13.5 x 15 IROK Super Swampers. Rims: 10 x 15 Aero Racing beadlocks. Accessories: Warn 8,000 lb. winch / mount and upper grill guard / front & rear rock bumpers. Hi-Lift Jack, (very modified) Outland tailgate cargo rack, Outland seat covers, Cobra CB, Magellan GPS, first aid kit, tool kit, oil & fuel spill recovery kit.

Assortment of toys for the kids to play during down time on the trails!!

This is my wheeling Jeep, I have had it for about 2 1/2 years. ‘99 XJ sport, 4-inch BDS suspension lift, Bushwacker fender flares, 33x12.50 BFG Mud Terrains, custom roof rack, Trail Tuff front bumper, Rhino liner interior, K&N air filter, Power Aid throttle body spacer, Dyno Max cat-back exhaust.

I like to wheel around Blacksburg VA with the Jeep club I am in – the Sinking Creek 4WD Association.

If you put it in will you let me know what issue to look for?

Thanks
Justin Grubb

Here are a few pix of my 406 (BLUE BEAST) taken after the Boxing Day blizzard in N.B. near the camp I’m building. The dozer blade, front lift and rear hyd. hitch/logging boom are my own contraptions. This Mog is very versatile.

Best wishes to you and staff for 2006.

Salutations,
Lorenzo Hache

Hey Al, it’s Steve Kalinocka. I just got the Internet setup at our new house so I thought I’d send you some pictures of our newest 4x4 rigs.

My Samurai is lifted and with new rubber now. I’d like to get lockers and gears but I think I’ll hold off and get Toy axles first.

My brother and I installed his 6-inch lift on his ‘84 4runner (solid-axle) and added some 36-inch Swampers.

My name is Jamie Lasseter, I am from Okotoks Alberta. I have been wheeling Bronco II’s for 3 years now and am very happy with the rig in general. It is currently going under the knife to get the rear springs upgraded, but the rest of the truck remains pretty much stock. The rig is a 1984 Ford Bronco II. Stock carbureted 2.8l V6, 5-speed. Dana 28 front diff and 7.5” welded rear with factory 3:73 gears. 2” rear spring blocks and 1.5” front coil spacers. Custom front and rear bush bumpers, safari roof rack, and snorkel. Running 33x12.50x15 Cooper Discoverer S/T tires (studded for that little extra grip) on 15x8 white spoke wheels.

This truck was truly built on a budget and the whole thing was done for under $1500.00 including the $500.00 for the truck.

My favorite mod has to be the welded rear diff. It gets me through all kinds of trouble, and the kids just love the zebra paint job.

Thank you
Jamie Lasseter aka Lilguy Racing

Stats on Chris Baumgarten’s truck as follows:

1976 Ford F150

428 ci “Big hunk of block”, NP 435 four-speed transmission, NP 205 transfer case, Dana 60 front diff, Dana 70 welded rear diff, custom drive shafts, 44” TSL Boggers, coil spring suspension front and rear, Warn 8000 lbs winch, tilt front clip.

Hey, Here’s my ride, It’ll impress my friends and I every time we hit the bush/pits/trails. Lots of people say how can you take such a good truck through the mud?? I just say, “It makes it through just about every time that’s what makes it a good truck” – they are just jealous!! We go out every weekend and I am usually doing circles around everybody. One time I busted a rear end axle and it took me all the way out of the bush and home with front wheel drive only!! – Thanks GM for rear disk brakes to hold my wheels on when I break axles!!

‘99 GMC SLE Z71 Ext. Cab S.box, ‘01 5.3L V8, K+N filter, 238,000km, 305-70-16 BFG Mud Terrains on not-so-polished Atlas wheels – these are the ticket!!!, 3” body lift, Air bag load assist on rear axle, cranked up torsion bars on front, custom MBRP/Flowmaster exhaust, custom stainless front diff protector.

Jim Burks
Falls, Ontario Canada

Oops I almost fell in, reverse got me out no problem at all. This is on Glendale Road in St. Catharines, Ontario, behind the General Motors plant along the old Welland Canal.

1991 Suzuki Samurai, 8-inch lift, 34-inch Thornbirds (Female Owned).

Jamie Roy
Niagara Falls

Hi, I am a member of the New Brunswick Jeep club and we were exploring a new trail, I just happen to be the 4th Jeep back and this mud hole seemed to get deeper with every Jeep. Once I was stuck I wasn’t able to get out because the mud was already coming in slowing around the doors. One young brave sole volunteered to hook the tow strap to the bumper and of course I agreed. The boys wanted to rock the Jeep to get a better photo op but I didn’t have the heart to do it.

Call sign of the NB Jeep club is XJACKER (Steven Acker) 1991 XJ, 4.0L, 3”lift, 31” Bridgestone Duelers, front disconnects, front tie rod end skid, Skid Row gas tank skid, transfer case skid, Nates front bumper, rear Lockright locker.

Steven Acker

Hi Al: It's Ben with the Fountain Tire black Jeep, I met you at the Jeep Jamboree in August up at Apex, where we talked about a possible write-up on my Jeep in your magazine. Enclosed are some pictures of it and a description of the mods.

95 Jeep YJ 4.0L 5spd.

Atlas II 4.3:1 transfer case.

Custom High Pinion Dana 44 front axle.

Waggy Dana 44 rear with Dutchman alloy axle shafts.

ARB lockers front & rear with 4.56 gears.

Custom hi-steer with Currie steering box reinforcement brace.

SOA with 1.5in Rubicon express reverse eye springs, wheelbase 96 in.

37x13.50R17 Pro Comp Xterrain tires with 17x10 allied rock-a-thon bead locks.

SMF front, rear bumpers & rocker protection.

SMF custom 6-point roll cage powder coat to gunmetal color.

Mastercraft Rubicon suspension seat with 5-point harness.

Warn 9.5ti winch.

On board air w/York 210 compressor, ARB compressor for the lockers.

6-inch Xenon flares.

HID headlights.

Hand throttle.

Anti-theft removable steering wheel.

All hinges are stainless steel.

Thanks!
Ben

Soon to be on a Canadian trail near you...
Full rebuild from 3 donor trucks and lots of hours of work there's a 3 inch body and 3 inch suspension lift custom built front shock and ball joint extensions to help with front travel.

Steve Osborne
North Bay, ON

• Vehicle was purchased from Paul Safari Components in Queenston Ont.(near Niagara falls).
• After many hours of borrowing ideas from unimog campers I'd seen on the web, I sat down and came up with the general design. A friend Andrew Breithaupt provided me with a 3-d computer mock-up
• I took the basic design to the local machine shop to get an estimate as I don't weld alumin.
• the camper length is 10'...could not be any longer as the spare tire would interfere with the trailer during tight turns and offroading
• the shell is composed of an aluminium exoskeleton with foam core fibreglass panels bonded in place.
• the alum. frame and stainless steel rollcage/roofracks were fabricated by local machine shop Krueger steel. (pretty expensive!)
• everything metal was either alum or stainless steel...I hate rust!
• there are 5 winches: 16000lb warn front,12000lb warn rear, 2x8000lb superwinch side winches ( in the event of a rollover...never used yet), and 10000lb rear winch on the trailer.
• 4 optima gel batteries
• pintle hitch rotates 180 degrees for towing trailer in extreme off road conditions
• tires (6 of them...2spares) are 1100x16 38" Michelin xl. very hard to find
• engine is original 3.5l v8
• custom soft top (which doesn't leak...rare for a rover) and interior carpeting/soundproofing was done by the local Apple Autoglass guys
• racing seats and harnesses were from (I hate to admit) Canadian Tire...they were cheap and comfy.

Sean Stewart DDS

My rig is a stock 1985 Unimog U1300L. It has a 5.7l I-6 diesel, coil sprung 2-link portal axles w/air lockers (19" clearance under the pumpkin), 4w air-assist dual circuit disk brakes, 8 spd air-shift transmission (transmission is mounted approx 2' behind the bellhousing via a shaft for improved weight distribution and ease of service). Tires are michelin XL 14.5R20 (approx 44" diameter). Its also equipped with the "fording" option which pressurizes the entire drivetrain with 2-3psi of air.

Vehicle weight is roughly 10,000lbs, and GVR is 16,500lbs. I've since added a 24v 15,000lb warn winch, a 24-12v 30 amp converter for electronics (GPS, accessory outlets), and a gladhand adaptor w/regulator for running air tools/airing up tires. The only future modification I have planned is a set of XM47 agricultural tires (DOT approved).

Jon
Bowmanville, ON

The brown one is a 1983 Ford Ranger XLT, with a 350 small block that is 5 speed and Dana 35 axles, it also has a 3 inch body lift and 31 inch Mickey Thompson Baja belted mud terrain tires and the light brown one is my work in progress.... it has a stock 2.9L engine with an automatic tranny, it also has a 3-inch lift kit and 31" Mickey Thompson Baja Claws on American Racing outlaw rims and an after market step bars and off-road light bar and lights.

Adam McQuiggan
St.Thomas, Ontario

Hi Albert

I’m a faithful subscriber and love your mag. I’ve done a lot of mod’s and am now at an impasse, and would really like your input. But first are a few pics with present set-up.

1994 YJ with 4.5”BDS lift which includes extended shackles and 1” body lift, OME Nitro Charger shocks, 2.5litre, 5 speed manual on 4.10 gears with Dana 30 and Detroit True Trac and the Dana 35c with Detroit locker, running TSL/SX 32x11.5 on 15” x8” rims, Yellow top optima battery, 136 amp alternator, All U-joints have been changed for heavy duty greasables, No tracks bars or sway bars, Warn front bumper with grill guard, HID Shock mounted Halogen Fog lights, IPF H4 Quartz Halogen head lights and warn 95ti winch, PullPal, plus other getting out of trouble accessories.
Now I will officially be putting in Yukon 4.88 gears front and rear, with their front and rear 27spline super shafts, and having welded a brace over my Dana 35c for reinforcement.

André Brassard
Inukjuak, Nunavik,
Qc., J0M 1M0, Canada

1990 Toyota 4Runner 2 door with a rear soft top. It's powered by a Chev 305 small block, which sports an Edelbrock cam, intake, carb, and a Pete Jackson gear drive. There is a 700R4 with a shift kit, which is mated to a Marlin Crawler dual case set-up and All-Pro X-Member with disc driveline E-Brake. For added braking a Chevy 1 ton master cylinder was used and the rear converted to disc brakes. The front is a SAS swap with cross-over steering and 5.29 gears, while the rear is welded with 5.29's and 63" Chevy springs with drop shackles.

It turns 35x15.5x15 cut Swampers on 15x10 steel rims. It also has dual batteries, 1750-watt power inverter, full on board air, Warn winch, and a 16 gal fuel cell.

Dallas Klassen
Winnipeg, Manitoba

1979 Jeep CJ-7, Spring over with 4" rancho rock ready springs. 350 with SM 465 / Twin Stick NP 205. 10 Bolt in the front with Chromoly shafts and Yukon U-Joints, Dana 44 knuckles with high steer and Detroit locker with 4.56 gears. 12 bolt in the back with a full spool and a traction bar. AGR hyd assist front steering. Currently running 39.5" TSL's on wagon wheels with Allied bead locks. RCI buckets and 5 points. I don't care if it's Indoor rock crawling or spring wheeling in the mud/snow as long as there's always a place to go chew it up.

Soon to come: everything I should have done the first time.

Kyle Orriss
Red Deer Alberta

This is my 1990 Toyota 4runner V6 With 5.29’s and a locked rear diff 3inch lift with 33-10.5-15 Super Swamper Bogger’s with custom light bar and custom sound system with a 4-inch jack carrier inside.

Denis
New-brunswick

Mike Resh built his Custom 1/2 cab Land Cruiser from Aqualu aluminum body panels. The truck sports a healthy 400 Chevy small block with a custom 4 link suspension using Bilstien coil over shocks at all four corners. This Kelowna snow machine turns 44 inch Boggers with a rear Dana 60 and a front Dana 44. Like most of the snow machines in Kelowna a huge custom gas tank carries lots of fuel to feed the 400 when shredding the snow.

Here are a few pics of my truck – it is an '85 4Runner with a 7-inch lift. I now have 35x10.5x15 Super Swamper Boggers on it, locked front and rear, a 22re motor with a ported head and upper and lower intake ported as well a Comp Cam and a header, MSD ignition 5.29 gears, custom front and rear bumpers, Marlin Crawler front axles and Birfields.

Next will be one of their high-steer conversions and a custom-made transmission cross member.

Les Braden

Hi! This is my friend Michel’s Land Cruiser. He has restored it from the frame up. It took him two years and many headaches but it is finally on the road. It has a stock six-cylinder and 41-inch tires on a custom lift. It also has hard and soft tops, a Warn winch and home-made bumpers that are super tough. It goes everywhere!

We live in the Slocan Valley. He is a faithful reader of your magazine, I remember when you guys first started, he was stoked to finally be able to buy a Canadian magazine. Thanks for doing such a great job.

Take care,
Steph

Unfortunately this little power truck (sponsored by McCoolz Performance) isn’t equipped for the rocks but rooster tails fly when it hits the mud. Our somewhat little 1985 Toyota is packed with 40 x 17 Gumbo Mudders, a 350 engine with 300 horse heads, aluminum intake and Holley carb, this truck is made for the mud! Ever since we put the rad, battery and fuel cell in the back it has never worked better.

Seemed like everyone was a little hesitant to get their truck dirty until we ripped through it, that is how we ended up with a special award of first to try everything and tied first for the longest distance through the mud hole (of course we may have incidentally dug the hole a little deeper to make it that much harder for the little guys – oops). I guess it helps that we practice often throughout the summer in our own mud holes behind the farm.

Bryan & Alexis
Trenton, Ontario

Here is another creation from www.toontoys.ca.

Jason’s (AKA Rusty Runner) 1990 4Runner has been a continuing project. The Modifications to date are: Solid Axle Swap using Land Cruiser springs, Dodge coils in the rear, OTT Steering, 4:56 gears, Locked rear, 35” Boggers, bobbed 9”, and a custom soft top.

Next for this project is bumpers and onboard air. Or maybe some rear suspension tweaking.

We’ll see.

Hi, here's a couple pics of my '84 Yota. It has a new 22R under the hood, 39.5x13.5 IROKs, 2" wheel spacers, 5:29 gears, locked front and rear, Hooker header and exhaust and custom bumpers. I only used a 4" lift and did some fender trimming so that the truck would have a lower center of gravity. My future plans are to install high steer and a much-needed winch.

Thanks,
Andre Gagnon
Cochrane, Alberta

This is my 1999 F250 Super Duty with a 8" Pro Comp lift and 40" tires I live in Drayton Valley Alberta and love your mag. I spend my weeks working my nights upgrading my truck and my weekends playing in the mud snow and rain.

Charles Coutu

This shot is from our camping trip in Bancroft, Ontario in September 2006. It is our yearly excursion without the wives.

Dan’s Jeep (With Winch)
4.5" RE (Mostly)
Power Trax Locker in rear
Warn Transformer Winch Bumper and skids
8500 lbs winch
Home Made Roof Rack (Tire Carrier)
31/11.5/15 LTB's (Just put on)
Stainless Header
TBS
K&N
DynoMax Cat
Lots of tow points
And a bunch of other do-dads.

Jim’s Jeep (No Winch)
3.5” Skyjacker
Power Trax Locker in rear
31 inch BFG Mt’s
Stainless Header
Cam
K&N induct
Gibson Cat Back

Dan Schlichte

Hi. My name is Doug from Brampton Ontario. I wanted to send you pictures of my XJ. It’s a 01. I bought in 2006 and did a 3-inch lift and Rubicon rims and tires. I would love to see it in an upcoming issue.

Thanks,
Doug

Just wanted to say that you guys have a great magazine and I look forward to each new issue. I've attached pictures of my own trail rig - I borrowed a lot from the Australian Toyotas in trying to develop more of an "exploration" vehicle as opposed to a hardcore rock-crawler/pit bogger. The specs are below:

2000 SR5 4Runner: TRD supercharger; full Underdog Racing Development fuel and timing management system; custom exhaust; ARB Air locker in the rear; Yakima rack and accessories; ARB Sahara bumper with PIIA fogs; Bushwacker flares; Warn 9000 lb winch; full T/C skid plates; Stubbs Rock Sliders; OME springs and shocks; K/C Daylighters; front and rear rack-mounted flood-lights; IC-V8000 VHF and FT-857 HF radios, cb and scanner radios; Alpine IVA-D300; RAM Computer and CamCorder mounts; StreetPilot 2610 GPS; 285/75/16 BFG M/T's with A/R Outlaw II's; Optima yellow-top; custom cargo-box.

Thanks again for putting out a very professional magazine dedicated to the Canadian off-highway enthusiast.

James Ludwar
Calgary, Alberta

Hi my name is Kyle I live Terrace BC Canada I am 15 I have a 1978 dodge power wagon short box it has a healthy 440 big block, 727 trans, 3/4 ton Dana 44 front axle and a 14 bolt form a Chevy van. It has 4:10 gears and it sits on 44x15x18.5 Gateway Gumbo Monster Mudders it has about 12 inches of lift 8 of them come from some beastly shackle hangers and 4 from a body lift.
I would love if you could put my truck in the reader’s rides thanks a lot.

Kyle Cobbs

I had the guys at safari off road in Nixa, Missouri put it all together. It has a Warn 9500 hp winch on it, Warn bumper, 3-inch Revtek lift and KC HID lights on it as well. I had the top painted at the Toyota dealer in Springfield. I currently live in Nixa, Missouri as well.

Matthew Wojciechowski

Specs:
2002 Jeep TJ sport
4.0L
5 Speed
D30/D44 with 4.56's ARB's
RE 4.5" Long Arm
Lots of skids
33" GY MTR's
OBA with tank
Cage

This year it should be getting a new bumper, M8000 winch, and probably some Alloys shafts..Pic was taken on Whompum Trail in Paragon Adventure Park, Hazelton , PA

Randy Burke
Truro, Nova Scotia

D44's 5:13 Air locked F/R - 39.5"x13.5" Interco IROKs - In cab adjustable air system for 4 corner independent control - 9000lb Warn winch - 8" Rubicon Express tri- link long arm kit with 2" Spring spacers - Factory "JEEP" rock bumpers, rock rails & roof light bar - 4.5L stroker 250HP and 400+fpt - factory 6 speed and 4.1:1 T-case. Soon to have: custom tube fenders, full Poison Spider cage, stinger bumper and a lot of fun in April at "Moab Easter Jeep Jam"

Robert Frew
Red Deer

Hi guys, 1990 Jeep YJ 2.5 ltr. 5-speed, 5.5-in of lift on 33s. Photo taken at ’06 jamboree in Bobcaygeon On. Thanks...

Terry Watts

Hello 4WD, here are some pictures of my rig. Due to life's priorities, I had to wait until my 40th birthday when my wife finally bought me this first jeep. A Jeep 401 that gets its oomph from a truck avenger carb, which sits on top of Edelbrock intake+cam, and mated to a TH400 now powers it. The transfer case is a solid, dependable BW1339, which runs power to a front D44 with a TruTrac and a rear D44 locked by an Aussie. The gearing is original Jeep 3.54's. I have ProComp shocks all around. I am now running 35" Xterrains, which have been great. I use it as my 2nd car, driven almost daily and off roaded almost weekly.
Keep up the great magazine from a fellow Okanagan wheeler!

Tom Kamann

My ride is a 1993 Toyota 4.3 Runner. It started out as an ugly forest green 4 cylinder 5 speed with " girly" stock 215/75r15 A/T's.

A 2" body lift and some bushwacker flares made room for the 33" cooper STT's, and 15x8 black rock crawler wheels it runs now. The 22re was replaced with a tbi 4.3L. Custom front and rear bush bumpers and a splash of silver paint.

This is my daily driver, with over 300 km on it, and can also be found wheelin' with the Calgary Nissan and import off-road club. (cn4xc.com).

See you on the trails
Tracy Lasseter

Hey Albert,
I am the proud builder of this CJ. I am sure you get these all the time, so I will be brief.

Might be a good jeep for your mag article. (Entitled: 37 year old computer guy builds Jeep in his garage with no building experience)

All the mods were done by reading your articles and your supported vendors web sites and reading other's blogs. If I can do it, anyone can, with a little patience (and a eBay purchased welder).
350 TBI
4:1 tera low
reverse shackle
lift, 35's 456's Detroit, full cage, gauges,
2005 jeep seats integrated in cage.
Many other options

Regards,
Wayne Schlosser