sixstringsteve
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- Location
- UT
Actually, I have, and that's definitely one of my top 3 vehicles potential vehicles.
Longtravel Car?
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I think that you are the only one up for the challenge of it, but on powerblock tv (now powernation tv) the did a jetta tdi swap to a suzuki. I bet you could do that to a tracker. That would be my vote. It would "feed the need" to build. and you would knock off the list as well. 
sixstringsteve
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- Location
- UT
Yeah, they do have TDI swap kits for trackers, and I've never had one.
sixstringsteve
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- Location
- UT
I guess I wouldn't want a full longtravel car for DD, but a mid-travel wagon would be sweet.
Most cars have a unibody, and most true 4x4s have a frame. It's hard to lift a unibody and keep it strong.
Most cars have a unibody, and most true 4x4s have a frame. It's hard to lift a unibody and keep it strong.
- Location
- West Bountiful, UT
I have seen a handful of domestic, old-iron muscle cars that have been turned into desert cars... and I LOVE the idea! So badass... I'd love to put one together some day.
First time I ever ran the PET was in a '68 Chevelle. Ran that thing all over the desert. At SPEED.
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carsonc1974
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If and when you do decide to do this, let me know. Ive done a few of them in the past from mild to race ready.
- Location
- Grand Junction, CO
That is a cool build, thanks for sharing. Ours is a 2001 with 146k on it. As cool as I think it would be to build it will most likely get sold in the next month or so. It's hard to justify 2 AWD wagons at the house.
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- Location
- Saratoga Springs, UT
carsonc1974
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that is a sweet Thing! I may be mistaken, but i believe that was a Foddrill build out of Phoenix.
RustEoldtrux
RustEoldtrux
- Location
- Evanston, WY
Ready made for you. VW Offroad.
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
Looks Fiddrill'esque, at least the parts are theirs. We run some of their suspension components on our Class 5 desert car, top shelf stuff. Speaking of which, anyone need a desert car:
http://www.race-dezert.com/classifieds/index.php?ct=orrace&md=details&id=67043
Our next move is hopefully a Tundra
carsonc1974
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Looks Fiddrill'esque, at least the parts are theirs. We run some of their suspension components on our Class 5 desert car, top shelf stuff. Speaking of which, anyone need a desert car:
http://www.race-dezert.com/classifieds/index.php?ct=orrace&md=details&id=67043
Our next move is hopefully a Tundra
I didnt know you were involved with that class 5... thats a pretty sweet car for sure!
- Location
- Sandy, Ut
Yessir, I drive/co-drive as well as wrench on it along with the rest of our team of 6 gents (all RME'ers too as I recall). I've raced the Mint 400, Vegas 2 Reno, Baja 1000, BOR, Ely, etc. It has been an absolute riot and a great car but we are ready for something bigger and faster and given that we are all Toyota guys it makes sense to be in a Tundra or similar. Shopping is underway but we won't get super serious until Matilda sells. If it doesn't sell, it's a few weekends away from being race prepped for a B1K or similar race. About as much fun as you can have in a 2WD car
StormRider
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- Location
- West Jordan
There's also the WK2 Grand Cherokee. Avoid the Overland/Trailhawk editions with the ride height control and you can run 2.5" lift and 32" tires. IFS/IRS, 4x4, 4low, electronic limited slip in some models, and certainly rides nice at 85 mph.
sixstringsteve
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- Location
- UT
Can they ever be driven in 2wd?
StormRider
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- Location
- West Jordan
No, they have a "setting" dial for different terrain/driving styles, one of them is sport mode, 20/80 power split front to back vs 50/50 in all of the other modes. How it works in the transfer case I have no idea
- Location
- Riverton, UT
There's also the WK2 Grand Cherokee. Avoid the Overland/Trailhawk editions with the ride height control and you can run 2.5" lift and 32" tires. IFS/IRS, 4x4, 4low, electronic limited slip in some models, and certainly rides nice at 85 mph.
I like this because it even looks good.