You’re My Boy, Blue
Vehicle: ’98 Dodge Ram 1500
Owner: Anthony French
Location: Schurz, Nevada
Chassis: Stock
Engine: 318ci V-8 with Pacesetter shortie headers and Flowmaster exhaust, MSD Blaster coil
Drivetrain: Rebuilt Chrysler 9.25
Suspension: 2.5-inch Rough Country Leveling Kit
Steering: Stock
Brakes: Stock
Tires/Wheels: 33-inch Dunlop Mud Rovers on 15x10 steel wheels
Interior: Custom black and grey
Other parts: Sony CD player
Favorite off-road area: “Anywhere me and the infamous Mayhem Motorsports boys can get!”
No Problems
Vehicle: ’10 Polaris RZR
Owner: Andy Schultz
Location: Marcell, Minnesota
Chassis: Stock, Polaris skidplate
Engine: 800cc EFI H.O. twin-cylinder
Drivetrain: Final shaft driven, on-demand AWD
Suspension: Independent double A-arm
Steering: Non-power steering
Brakes: Hydraulic disc with dual bore front calipers, hydraulic disc with dual-piston rear calipers
Tires/Wheels: 26-inch ITP Mud Lite XL tires, 12-inch Black SS wheels
Interior: Bucket seats, sport steering wheels, Oh-shit bar
Other parts: Top speed of 63 mph, 0-35 in 3.9 seconds
Favorite off-road area: Spider Lake ORV Recreational Park in Marcell, Minnesota
Not for Sale
Vehicle: ’84 Jeep CJ-8 Scrambler
Owner: Armando Gaytan
Location: Round Rock, Texas
Chassis: Custom 2x4x3/16-inch steel rectangular tube frame, Bertha high-clearance body mounts from SWAG Off-Road, aluminum 1-inch body spacers,1x1-inch square tubing framework for transmission mount with detachable 1/4-inch steel plate
Engine: AMC 360 replaced the tire inline-six (engine), Flowmaster dual exhaust by Muffin Muffler
Drivetrain: Chevy Dana 60 with Warn hubs, GM 14-Bolt rear, Detroit lockers, two-speed Stak T-case, 5.44:1 ratio gears, 23-spline axles, 1410 yoke, hydro clutch conversion kit from Parts Mike
Suspension: Custom three-link in front and four-link in rear. Fox 2.5x12 coilovers, front sway bar kit from TK1 Racing
Steering: PSC Motorsports hydro assist steering ram and hi-flow P-pump with OE reservoir. Rebuilt, drilled and tapped OE steering box by West Texas Off-Road. Wagoneer pitman arm from BJ’s Off-Road. Borgeson steering shaft assembly.
Brakes: Custom disc brakes and lines all around
Tires/Wheels: 39.5x16.50R17 Pitbull Rocker tires, 17x10 polished aluminum American Eagle wheels
Interior: Corbeau seats, Smittybuilt center console, Auto Meter gauges, Grant steering wheel, Grote dome light
Other parts: Custom eight-point cage by Cactus Custom Metals, 17-gallon RCI fuel tank with dual pickups and plumbing, Optima RedTop battery, Daystar bumpstops, Warn 9500 winch in front with synthetic rope and Warn 8000 winch rear.
Favorite off-road area: Texana Off-Road Ranch and Hidden Falls Adventure Park. Member of Scrambler’s Owners Association and Austin Jeep Exclusive.