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EMAIL TO: [email protected]> VEHICLE (year, make, model)
> OWNER (name, city, state)
> TIRES & WHEELS (size, make, model)
> SUSPENSION (lift, springs, shocks)
> DRIVETRAIN (tranny, transfer case, axles)
> PERFORMANCE (engine mods)
> OTHER MODS
> DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?
> ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE?
> FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT
> ANYTHING TO ADD?VEHICLE: 1966 International Scout 800 Sportop OWNER:
Brent Ingham, Parker, CO TIRES: 265/75R16 Treadwright MT
Claw SUSPENSION: Custom 4-inch-lift Alcan springs, Bilstein
5100 shocks DRIVETRAIN: T-19 wide-ratio, twin-stick Dana 300
T-case, Dana 44 axles, front Yukon locker, rear Lock-Rite locker,
3.73 gears PERFORMANCE: I H 345 V-8, Fitech Go Street 400 - hp
EFI, 4-barrel intake OTHER MODS: Full rollcage, custom bumpers,
winch, LED headlights/taillights, snorkel intake off an Inter-
national tractor, shark paint job DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU
WANT?: It’s constantly been upgraded over the past 25 year s
ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE?: Working windshield defrost
FUNNIEST WHEELING INCIDENT: I ran Slaughterhouse Trail just
west of Denver on seven cylinders and the wrong fuel pumpSHARKEY SCOUT
“OAKLEY FACTORY PILOT”
VEHICLE: 2003 Chevy Silverado 1500HD
OWNER: Bryce Beckstead, Plains, TX TIRES:
35-inch BFGoodrich Baja Champion SUSPEN-
SION: 6-inch Fabtech lift, Bilstein shocks
Powertrain: Stock PERFORMANCE: 6.0L
V-8, Whipple supercharger, custom 4-inch
MagnaFlow exhaust OTHER MODS: Custom
Oakley paint scheme DO E S IT WO R K TH E
WAY YOU WANT?: Works and runs great
ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE?: Upgrade
frontend components, Kryptonite HD parts,
possibly swap the transmission to an Allison
to handle the torque curve better FUNNIEST
WHEELING INCIDENT: Leaving my jobsite
after a good snow, I sprayed mud all over my
coworkers by accident when the supercharg-
er spooled up. I had to buy them breakfast
the next morning.UNLIMITED YJ
VEHICLE: 1995 Jeep YJ OWNER: Sam Lutner,
Hampton, NH TIRES & WHEELS: 35x12.50R
Jet zon Mud Claws, 15x8 steelies SUSPEN-
SION: SOA, Ruff Stuff perches and traction
bar, OEM springs with added rear main leaves,
F-250 front shock towers, MORE rear shock
extensions, Bilstein 5150 shocks DRIVE-
TRAIN: 4L60E transmission, Novak adapter,
NP231 T-case, Advance Adapters SYE, Tom
Wood’s 1350 driveshaf t s, Dana 30 front a xle,
4330 Revolution shafts, Aussie locker, Rid-
dler cover, Ford 8.8 rear axle, Yukon chromoly
C-clip eliminator shafts, Aussie locker, 4.
gears PERFORMANCE: GM 5. 3L V-8, homebrew
military M-35 intake OTHER MODS: Lokar trans
shifter, Savvy T-case cable shifter, Dakota
steering box , MORE high -steer k it , Poison
Spyder front bumper, Superwinch Tiger Shark
9500 winch, Amsteel synthetic line, Smit-
tybilt rear bumper, UCF Belly Up skidplate,
Rugged Ridge fuel tank skid, GenRight trans
crossmember, GenRight corner armor, Bestop
N K top, TJ full hard door s, Monstaliner tub
interior, A to Z cage kit, Rockhard harness
bar, LED lighting, AC-converted onboard air
DOES IT WORK THE WAY YOU WANT?: Loveit ANYTHING YOU WOULD CHANGE?: Future
front-a xle s wap to a Dana 44, 37s, beadlock s
ANYTHING TO ADD?: This is my third Jeep
build. I wanted to do a YJ-to-LJ morph but keep
it leaf-sprung. SOA rides and flexes great.