So I'm not really sure how to couch this because on the one hand I love what the Gladiator represents and how it could be employed but on the other I am also coming to terms with how much it doesn't fit with my plan, at least in its current and forseeable designs.
Using a simple single day trip...
This beast runs in my circles and it has a secret, under the body its a International Scout with a 345. Trick little beast for sure.
So lets see, find a 2d wrangler with fire damage, a gladiator with a smashed nose, a charger/challenger that went to cars and coffee with mustangs and...
She's got every overloaded land yacht beat by a country mile I guess. Hard to get less bloated than this build. And with independent suspension, a completely green renewable powertrain and zero emissions controls it's raw horsepower at it's finest plus comanding road vision and leather...
So fellow plowmen, in attempting to organanazize the garage over the last few days to start making ready for future adventures now that rough country decided to ship the one remaining part of a project. Well... I had the opportunity to put all my beacons in one place.
Long story short I've had...
So some things in my life are swirling around and I may find myself living in the rig. All good things though.
I am looking for some good feedback on a 1 man most conditions RTT. Getting setup as a field tech with per diem for lodging which can amount to a lot if you can live lean. Nature...
So, I'm looking to get some insight into the decked system on the gladiator and what the real world experience is. They have a heap of marketing that makes it look like the answer to all problems and this is all well and good but of course it's always gonna work because they chose what to put...
Step 1, rent trailer.
Step 2, procure mulch, 5yd
Step 3, be honest about what you can and cannot do
Step 4, Borrow buddys truck
Step 5, decline to mention this to uhaul
While it is very tempting to say it's only a short distance and I'll go slow, it's also very easy to snap an axle shaft or...
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/jeep-gladiator-dually-rider-is-a-392-vessel-148691.html
A slammed and bagged dualie 6.4L gladiator. Sadly it appears the front axle had to go to get that frame on the road look.
So it is a dualie with no diesel, no culvert pipe stacks and no Dumbo's...
So... anyone whos spent time around me knows I'd rather old school, I like a MBR with wood furniture, my jeeps with 7" H4 lamps and nothing stops hydraulics.
So... this may come as a shock.
One of my vendors just cranked out a line of LED replacement bulbs with some impressive quoted...
https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/road-tests/a33758286/2020-jeep-gladiator-mojave-review/
So it isn't the warm and fuzzy press the gladiator is used to but to be fair it isn't that far off the mark.
The article does however miss a very important fact: that hood is where it's at.
So...
Who out there on LI would like to meet up out on Smith Point over Labor Day weekend?
Park in a pack, look tough, you know the deal. In this new and interesting time this is obviously not as easy as it once was but it's out doors with enough space so social bubbles don't need to break...
Mind as well get us in the mood right?
Okay so now that that is sorted out.
I'm in the middle of adding an old school cobra 29 wsnwst to the rig. Highway company and some fun for the boys.
"The plan" is to mount twin 102 whips on balls centered up on the rear wheel arch. Now I'm not...
50 years ago man went to the moon in one of the greatest endeavors ever undertaken. 41 years ago, a gaggle of CJ-7’s ran bottom to top of the Americas with only 5 flats and 1 busted axle. I ask you, who pulled off the greater miracle?
To all of us who yearn to go beyond and push further, to...
So it’s 95 today and sunny. As I’m sure most of you can attest, time to take the doors off and/or the top(s).
Buddy needs to be acclimated to driving in a peeled Jeep and since we had an appointment, off we went.
Between the high speed cruise snooze and basking in the AC I think she’s got the...
So I've managed to address nearly all the issues put forth by the comptroller in terms of car seats fitting, adults fitting, adults fitting behind other adults and this is all well and good but there is the matter of the dogs and where they would go.
Right now for short no luggage hops they go...
For everyone wondering what the bottom line numbers are on a gladiator, Costco has provided. See the attached. Helpful to know what 7% under invoice means now, $3,009.72 on a base no options rubicon.
I was surprised to see mopar dealer options included like splash guards and body graphics...
So one of the things that I've been very interested in with the Gladiator is the oppertunity to fit a flat bed/deck or tray back as the aussies call them. A good way to clean up departure angle and haul more stuff. Having owned a ram with a U-body I can attest to the handiness of a big flat...