5.2 Magnum Swap Part 21: It Lives!

Welcome to part 21 of our 5.2 magnum swap, follow along as we swap a 5.2 magnum from a 1993 ZJ into our 2004 4.0 TTB WJ. The last 5 months have lead up to this moment. After a few frantic and long days in the shop we were finally able to start it up […]

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5.2 Magnum Swap Part 17: A Real Firewall

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Ever since the initial cage was built back in 2008 our firewall has been questionable. There were multiple holes left from the heat and A/C, cabin vents, and a number of other small wires and accessories we had removed. We added to the problem when we tied the engine cage into the main cage. But with nothing to burn and plenty of space to route wires we haven't been too worried about it.

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Halloween 2014

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Halloween is normally the first trip of the winter. Summer is typically too hot for any real desert trips so we devote our summers to building and upgrades. This summer, along with switching from 33’s to 35’s, building a new rear tire carrier and bumper, and raising the ride height about an inch we completed […]

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New Dash

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Building a new dash is something we have been excited about for a while but we have always preferred performance over looks and the center mounted stock gauges and small Garmin GPS had been doing the trick until now. With the recent suspension upgrades and shock tuning we have been driving faster and covering more […]

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