Bear Necessities
Even this curious young black bear
knows a sweet Jeep when he sees one.
Derek Blackwell from Bedford, Indiana,
sent in his 20 0 5 Jeep Wrangler TJ. Derek
is a returning Jeep Shots submitter; six
years ago we published his ride, and since
then there have been several upgrades,
including a beautiful wife, two children,
35-inch tires, a rear axle swap, and new
gears and driveshafts.
70 Jp jpmagazine.com OCTOBER 2019
By Traci Clark
[email protected]JEEP SHOTS
Land Down Under
Tony C as tellano from Melb ourne,
Australia, sent in his recently restored
1989 Jeep Grand Wagoneer. In 1989,
Jeep Aus tralia impor ted only 26 of these
wagons to convert to righthand drive.
Tony refreshed the AMC 360 V-8 engine,
paint, wood trim panels, and interior. He
tells us it’s a real cool cruiser and gets tons
of looks wherever he goes.
Hammer Down
After a recent motor vehicle accident
c aused some signif ic ant damage to
Whitewater, Michigan, resident Jenni
Arnold ’s 2011 Jeep JKU, she decided to
rebuild it and make it different, so she went
with the DV8 Hammer truck conversion. The
original Dana 30 front axle was swapped out
for a Rubicon Dana 44, and old rear and new
front are swung by a 5.5-inch Rock Krawler
suspension with 3.1 Falcon shocks. Battle
Born b eadloc k wheels hold on to 37- inch
Terra Raider M/T tires.Messin’ With Sasquatch
Newberry, Florida, is home to Barry
Smith and his 1999 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
TJ known as “SPV” (Sasquatch Pursuit
Vehicle). Smith says under the hood is
a 6.0L V-8 that has been tinkered with a
bit. T hat is bac ked by an A X15 f ive - speed
manual transmission and an NP231 trans-
fer case. SPV sits on 35-inch Goodyear
MT/ R tires, with a Dana 3 0 Spar t an loc ked
front and Dana 35 Detroit locked rear.
Providing clearance is a 6-inch Rough
Country long-arm lift kit.