Here's Exactly How Much My 1948 Jeep Off-Road Project Cost
Oh god. This is going to be bad. After my “budget build” 1948 Willys Jeep, dubbed Project Slow Devil, turned from a…
How The 2017 Ford Raptor Saved Me From Looking Like A Total Jackass In Moab
Okay, so the 2017 Ford Raptor showed its compromises when I used it as a long-distance towing vehicle. But the…
How My Rusty 1948 Farm Jeep Challenged $50,000 Wranglers On The Trails Of Moab
From day one, all cards were all stacked against this idea. Pretty much every major mechanical part on this 1948 Willys…
My 1948 Jeep Is Home After Conquering 1300 Miles And The Trails Of Moab
Upon my arrival in Michigan yesterday, I poured myself out of the driver’s seat of the 2017 Ford Raptor tow vehicle…
I Fixed My 1948 Jeep And Now I'm Off-Roading In The Promised Land
After the tragic incident in rural Kansas that claimed my fiber camshaft timing gear, I had to tow the little CJ-2A the…
I Finally Figured Out Why My 1948 Jeep Died
My 1948 Willys—nicknamed Project Slow Devil—has been dead since its engine lost all compression on a rural Kansas road.…
I Still Don't Know What's Wrong With My 1948 Jeep After Wrenching All Day In A Walmart Parking Lot
As darkness fell on the Walmart parking lot in Goodland, Kansas, my coworker Freddy and I couldn’t stop scratching our…
My 1948 Jeep Finally Died After 1,300 Miles Of Glory
I never expected my 1948 Willys CJ-2A to make it 1,300 miles; the thing started out as a pile of rusty garbage, and if…
My 1948 Jeep Off-Road Project Made It 1,000 Miles To Kansas
My Willys CJ-2A farm Jeep—a junker whose rust brought me to the brink of insanity, and arguably beyond—continues to…
My 1948 Farm Jeep Made It 300 Miles To Indiana
With its seemingly endless mechanical and electrical faults, I was convinced my 1948 Willys CJ-2A off-road project had…
My 1948 Jeep Off-Road Project Broke Down 10 Miles Into My Journey
A few minutes after writing this post about the commencement of my 1,800 mile journey to Moab, my 1948 Willys CJ-2A…
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We're Off! My 1948 Farm Jeep Begins The 1,800-Mile Journey to Moab
I’m tired. More tired than I’ve ever been. Turning a rusty hulk of poorly maintained metal into a running, driving…
The Very First Test Drive Of My 1948 Jeep Project Was A Giant Mudfest
You’ve seen the first road test of my 1948 Willys CJ-2A already, but that wasn’t truly the very first time this Willys…
My 1948 Jeep Project's First Road Test Was Exhilarating
God. Just look at that thing. It looks like an actual vehicle, and not just a rotten carcass about to return back to…
My 1948 Jeep Off-Road Project Will Actually Move Under Its Own Power This Weekend
I never thought I’d say this, but my dilapidated 1948 Willys CJ-2A is going to actually propel itself down a road.
I Almost Got Into A Rumble At The Junkyard Over Some Used Tires
Posting yesterday’s episode of David Dissects made me recall an incident during our week of filming at the junkyard: a…
My 1948 Jeep Off-Road Project Is Finally Showing Signs Of Life
If you’ve been following the tragedy that is my 1948 Willys CJ-2A off-road project, you’ve likely concluded that it’s a…