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Sunrise view out the front door. Worth every penny.

Hoping to finish up the loft walls and ceiling next week when we are out there. 1st floor is 100%. Flooring, paint, lights, ceiling fan, etc. We plan to build a deck off the front next.

I wish the mojave had a 392, but at least the scoop was easy to make functional. No cutting needed. It's 2 pieces snapped together with a little glue. A little parting with a screw driver and it's wide open. The light bar was an added bonus.

Under the back seat works for me?

Unfortunately we didn't get any, after dragging the trailer 600 miles just getting to the property was the only thing on my mind.

The wheeling trips have been great, but we have a JL on 39s and have owned 15+ Jeeps over 3 decades. Therefore presidents day weekend hauling our entire cabin (8200 lbs in the trailer) 600 miles including the 20 miles of washboard dirt roads and building our cabin stands out the most. It's...

It's a large cost for a weaker block that doesn't hold up as well to things like being over heated just to save 50-100lbs. Mopars have never been known to be the lightest vehicles so I'm guessing they gladly sacrificed a small weight savings for the lower cost and better durability. Even Ford...

Stock replacements or tuned? I emailed them for a quote on custom tuned replacements today. I figure with the tires being 50lbs heavier than stock at each corner and the added weight from winch, bumpers, gear, etc and our frequent high speed desert use they could use more compression and...

All midsize trucks are a compromise. The JT got my money for wheeling capability only. To me there's no other reason not to get a full size truck...all of which come with v8 options. They are all better trucks for everything from road trips to towing to hauling. They don't fit on trails so I'm...

Rosters, capacity, "evil features", etc.

Unfortunately I drive a company car and need to keep the CA drivers license for insurance reasons. The AZ ID comes in handy for certain CA regulated purchases though...

You said to figure it out, I pointed out the logical reason why the valley cities pushed for it. They only have control of their local regulations. Not like they could enact smog regulations on other counties (although by leading the way other counties followed suit making the move all the more...

The peninsula is surrounded by water and there's wind blowing across it constantly. Vacaville sits in a valley. Guess where the polluted air settles? Figured out with a little reasoning? The LA basin had brown skies daily in the 80s, and Sacramento wasn't far behind. I'm all for the trail pipe...

Most of the foothill/mountain counties don't participate, at least in Norcal. If I don't register the truck in AZ before the 10 years is up (bought our retirement property there already), I'll register it at my brothers address in the foothills.

I think you can still swap legally if the donor engine comes out of a same model year or newer stellantis product and it passes smog. Stupid that you can't use a new engine, but there is a way. The smog exemption for new vehicles is 10 years, so you've got time if you bought new.

Or register in one of the many CA counties that don't participate in biannual smog checks. Get a PO box in whatever County is nearest to you. Then have them forward your mail wherever you live. Still CA, no residency or insurance issues, and you'll never have to smog it.

They can't build 5.7Ls fast enough to keep up with the demand in all the models they put then back in from what I've read. Assuming the next administration is v8 friendly like this 1 I'd bet the next generation gladiator gets one. Or the Colorado and ranger do and they kill off the gladiator...

Crashing your own aftermarket install won't qualify as the OEM crash testing anyway. If crash testing prohibited manufacturers from building v8 trucks there wouldn't be any. Only a fool thinks they wouldn't sell enough at a $3500 markup to pay for it. Even at a $10k markup they would easily. My...

They are already dented, I vote hammer clearance. Won't look any worse than it does and it's still cleaner than a hole in my opinion.

He's also justifying crash testing the 392 in the Wrangler that was $100k until they released the moab and willys versions this year because of sales vs the gladiator with a base 5.7L option that would sell like hot cakes at $60k as an excuse not to do it. It's made up illogical excuse making...