"Readers Rides"

2005 Submissions

Ben from Dallas, Texas ;Vehicle: 1992 Geo Tracker 4x4, Modifications: 3" Calmini body lift, 31" tires, custom exhaust, some body hacking, P.A. system, custom soft top, camo paint, 1.3 liter I4, stock everything else and could STILL hang with the big boys! Was dubbed the "Mini Mud Monster" .Unfortunately he got flipped a bit.... but we tipped him back over and i drove it home!

Ben H- sends in a pic of his 1971 chevy, it has a 6" lift, 14.5x35x16.5 on 16.5x12 steal rims, it has a chevy 400,  in the proceses of bulding a 383 stroker, 350 turbo trans. np 205 t-case, gm 14 bolt in the rear, and dana 44 up front, and a tube rear bumper puting in a new tranny with fresh rebuild and shift kit, and soon hope to put 37"s on it
 

Karel V- a Dutch fanb of the site sends in a pic of his nissan patrol 2.8 ltr turbo

K Campen shows off his Dad's 79 ford bronco when it was on 37" tsl boggers but now its on 39.5 tsl and a 474 big block ford lockers front and posi rear shift kit 3/4 ton diffs full plush purple and red interior two 12' subs 1500 watt amp clarion head unit and pioneer door speakers and 6x9s we have run cars over go mudding all the time. this picture is in our yard on a pile of cars.

Logan C from Houston, Texas and his Toyota Tacoma

Christophe from France. It is a 1994 Nissan Patrol GR with 16/35x15 boggers soon to be 18x39.5x15 boggers

Eric from North Texas sends in this e-mail and pics ....Here is my 77 CJ-7.  I've owned it since I was 15 years old.  8 years later this is what it looks like now.  It now has a swapped in set of full width chevy axels.  Dana 44 and a 14 bolt, both 4:10 and a rear locker.  Full hydraulic steering, 304 V-8, TF-727 w/ B&M shifter, and a Dana 300.  Holley Truck Avenger Carb, custom tube fenders, rock sliders, full role cage, and 35/16/15 Boggers on 8 lug 15x10 rockcrawlers.  If that cant do it there is an 8274 WARN to help. Stretched the wheel base to 100 inches SOA lift with custom military wrap springs all around for LOTS of flex and electric fans with the four core radiator.  I'm from north texas and one of the best places to go is the Canadian River just north of Amarillo Texas

Shawn from Halifax, N.S. sends in a pic of his ride. Its a 2003 ranger FX4 level II. it is bone stock right now but is  planning on 3" of body lift and 6" of suspension lift plus 35" boggers. and of course various engine mods, all this winter.

Pat Winchester from Bemus Point, NYThis is his 79 F150. It has 9 inches of suspension lift and 3 inches of body lift, made a custom bed shell that can be removed in minutes, 16 gal fuel cell, dana 60 front fabbed into coil suspension, 35 spline outers, warn hubs, locked by lincoln, hydraulic assist w/cross over steering, Rear is a 14 bolt that is locked by detroit, has disc brakes, custom pinion guard, rear will soon be four linked with coilovers. All shafts are brand new 1410 units from Jesse at High Angle Driveline which he did a sweet job on might I add. Motor is a 400 with is 40 over and runs a 272 comp cam, 750 cfm edelbrock. Soon to come will be a 557 W/probe guts. Motor is backed by a np 435 w/ centerforce dual friction clutch, and then an np205 t-case.  Tires and wheels consist of 42 inch swampers on hummer double beadlocks w/ magnesium runflats. Front axles also utilize dually hubs.

Trevor AKA MidgetInaBox- sends in some updated pics of his 98 Z71 with a 6.5 turbo diesel, bf goodrich mud terrains, front brushguard, He has now installed a 6" procomp lift, 33x12.5x15 boggers with american racing rinms a winch bumper and a Warn , M12000,
 

Dave from Williams Lake, BC sends in pics of his 1987S-15 Jimmy with 503,000 km. It has a stock 2.8l V6, K&N air filter, mod exhaust. Other mods are 3" body lift, 31x10.5" tires on 15x7" crome rims. The jimmy erned the name Ice Breaker last fall. My rig and I are a part of the LAKECITY OFF ROAD REDNECKS. He say " This little rig has always competed with big rigs "

Michael E. from Cayuta, NY sends in a couple of pics of his 1987 muddy carlo that is sitting atop a shortened suburban frame. it has a 350 in it ,turbo 350 and np 208 transfer case. 40" gumbo monster mudder tires. 12 bolt rear and 10 bolt front end. going to all 1 ton rears as we speak and another 6 inches of lift. He says it will be the tallest Monte Carlo I've ever seen

Ruis from Portugal sends in some pics of his 1982 BJ40, 4.2L 15B-FT turbo diesel engine with 200HP and 400Nm of (with upgrades, of coarse), 35x12,5R15 Wrangler MT/R on 15x10 Outlaw rims, Warn HS9500I, ARB lockers front and rear with on board air, 4” lift, Black Diamond shocks, new seats, extra lights hydraulic assisted steering,4 disk brakes, customized front bumper and some other goodies torque

Aaron from Bloomfield, Indiana sends in some pics of his rig . He tells us " I have Ford rear shocks, Chevy front shocks with ford shock towers. Jeep Wrangler front springs. Front brake lines from a Toyota Camry and a Geo Tracker 3rd member with a locker in a Samurai front end so it has 4.62 gears along with a 4.1 transfer, gas tank from a dune buggy, Chevy 88 amp alternator on the stock Samurai engine. I live in the town where the Hi-Lift jack is made so the doors made from old paint racks from Hi-Lift. Tires are 32x10.50 TSL's on 9 inch rims. The rear is so light that I only have about 1.5 - 2 lbs of air and don't need bead locks. The front has about 8lbs in them. The rear suspension is home made quadraliptic and includes a welded Geo Tracker rear end with 1 ton Chevy springs and bars from a 3-pt hitch of a farm tractor. Has a front hitch receiver and a removable winch.  Mix it all together will a little Allis-Chalmers orange and that's what you get. "The Official Jeep Recovery Vehicle".

Ryan from Prince George ,BC sends in his 69 C-10 It has 38.5 SXs , 6 inch suspension, 3 inch body. Running a 350ci , into a SM465, NP205, Dana 44 front and a 12 bolt rear 3.73 gears. Dual electric fans, 850 edelbrock quadrajet, edelbrock intake, shaved and polished heads, 10:1 pistons ,comp cam.In the future 1 ton running gear and lockers nice and simple

Paul M from Hamilton, Ont,shows us his 95 suzuki sidekick 6"lift 31"x12.50" boggers,9000lb winch calmini front/rear bumpers,skid plates,lockright rear locker,midland c.b.

David S from Michigan shows us his 1979 bronco with 400 engine , c6 trans, 205 transfer case , 4:56 gears , Detroit locker rear Detroit true track front , 6" suspension lift 35" boggers and custom built front bumper 

Greg from Granby ,Conneticut- 1987 S-10 Blazer, 3 inch trail master lift with 33x12.50 Mud Kings. Kc lights and light bar.

Kyle from Cocoa, Florida shows us his rig.A1990 ss 454 chevy. the original motor is bored .30 over pushing about 500 horse.it has all auto meter gauges racing bucket seats custom 4 link king dual coilover shocks 44 inch boogers custom roll cage. Soon to come is a 840 cu big block with a 1071 blower, winches and custom bumpers front and rear 4 kc daylighters.

Luc from Quebec sends in a pic of his 89 Toyota 4x4 Pick up. Specs- Twin radiator,11 inch lift, 38.5x15/15 Boggers on Outlaw rims 15/10, Custom built bumpers, Front axle swap, 7" Toyota diff, Dana 60 locked rear, 350, 700R4 tranny, NP241 T case, 8000lbs Warn, FRame cut back 2 feet.He's thinking about going 4 link rear with Kings .

Clinton from Oakharbor WA.The 1953 Willys has a 1970 1 ton chevrolet 350 4 bolt main with the Holley avenger offroad carb, accel super coil / distributer, 2 1/4" shackles, 33"x12.50 Xterrain procomp tires AVM lockers and the rest is stock 1953  CJ3B.
 

Leslie sends in a pic of her 1990 Ford FS Bronco..It's pretty much a stock V8 351 engine with some 33" BFG all terrains..She's working on it though and got big plans.. an 8 inch lift w/ 40"x16" tires, and a flowmaster exhaust system. She's super stoked on it cause she'll be the only girl in town rocking around in such an awesome ride!

Pal Bleskiv from Norway sends in pics of his rig It is based on a 87 Sammy with 37" MT/R, 10" rims w/beadlocks, Volvo 306 7:1 portal axles, 4-link & 3-link, 2,3 litre engine, automatic tranny, 3-stick 4:1 Suzuki transfer, hydro steering. He tells us- "I race in the Pro Modified class, and so far I made Norwegian Champion twice, Nordic champion and 2.place in European championship :-) . My goal is that one day you can wreck my car on 1sane, like I wreck yours :-D "... Love your rig Pal!!!!.. Check out his website at 3D RACING

                        
 

Albert from Prince George, BC sends us pics of his 91 Exploder, 4.0L w hooker headers & snorkeled K&N intake, Built A4LD tranny, stock tcase, 2001 ranger springs in the front (approx 8" lift), custom front cross member, rear springs built at local shop, front-78-79 F150 D44 w 4.88s rear-88 F150 8.8 w 4.88s, 15" travel procomp shocks, f250 shock mounts, custom front and rear bumpers, custom rockers, custom chrome removal, did some work to it but still mostly stock...

Josh from Farminnton, NH sends in pics of his 1999 Ford Ranger with a 4.0L V6. K&N FIPK Gen II intake, no cats magnaflow exhaust with 4.5'' Ractive tips. I have a 3'' Custom Cowel Hood. A 3'' Performance accessories body lift installed in it, 33'' TSL Thornbirds on stock rims :(. I got Euro Tail lights, JBA headers, hurst short throw shifter. Whellen Strobe lights (6 @ 90watts aka very bright), underbody white neon lights. And yes as the place says, it is NOT4MUD. Its a show truck, i also go to stereo competitons, i got three 1st place trophys and ive gone to 2 shows. Stereo was 157.42db in the cab. Single 12'' Power Bass sub with a Cadence Amp (1900w @ 2ohm and 2800 @ 1ohm burps), Memphis speakers, and kenwood deck. All installed by Sounds That Pound in Dover NH. Todds Touch also helped me out with all the accessories.................Hmmmmm..maybe we can convince him to try some wheeling :)

Kevin G. from the Atlantic region sends in pics of his 1997 Blazer.4.3 lier engine ( soon to be built 395 ci).89F350 high pinion Kingpin style Dana 60 front-513's. Dual Steering stabalizer.78 GM 14 Bolt rear w/Detroit,513's,disc brakes. Custom front and rear driveshafts. Bilstein 5150's (4), dual in front-single in rear.HGeavy front/rear leaf springs w/ custom shackles and bracket to frit frame. 2" Body Lift. Slip yoke eliminator for t-case.16.5x14 weld typhoons. Custom trannt- t-case mount.46" Mickey Thompson Claws. Pioneer and Kicker sound system. New cowl induction hood.

Matthew B. of SE Tennessee sends in some shots of hid '84 Nissan 720 Beater. Stock 2.4, 5spd trans and all running gear with 4.11 front and rear. 4" Body Lift and stock height suspension with 33" Swamper Thornbirds on 8" Co-op steel wheels. Very soon mods are SAS with Toyota front end and hopefully around 8"s of suspension lift and 36"+ Boggers. Considering also a 4.3 Swap with 350 Turbo trans