The Development Of A Rock-Ready 1985 Dodge Ramcharger

Round Five

“Round five was completed by Casper Customs in Idaho. I had to acknowledge my ignorance and let real professionals handle this. Once there the shop fixed my front four-link and installed a full hydraulic steering system. Now that the front end was in place by the four-links and the steering was in order I was ready for Easter Jeep Safari 2011. Or so I thought. This is where I ran into [OFF-ROAD Editor] Jerrod Jones and the Cappa brothers.

“Soon into the trail, the truck had a failure again. Unfortunately I did not replace the power steering pump when changing to full hydraulic as I should have. Everything else had been replaced and I was hoping I could get lucky through the Moab trip with the old pump. I should have learned from my past and known that that was not going to be the case! Oh well.

“That day on Golden Spike, I managed to have a set of jumper cables that another wheeler needed, and I also had the correct bolt for another wheeler, so while some wheelers helped me, I was able to return the favor to other fellow wheelers. That’s what it’s about. All in all a fantastic trip.

“What can I say about Moab? If I have to be broken somewhere, there is not a better place to be in the world.”

We couldn’t have said it better ourselves, Rob! If anyone wants to check out more of Rob’s build, you can find it at www.rme4x4.com/showthread.php?t=53877.