Zach Canadas spent $200 on a ’68 Jeep Wagoneer tub without any axles or transfer case. His pair of Ben Franklins scored him, however, a Buick 350, transmission, and a pre-smog title—just enough to get his project off to a start.
Zach brought the engine back to life but soon decided that the Chevy TBI 350 and 700-R4 transmission in one of his donor trucks would better suit the Wagoneer, so he swapped them in. Also on the to-do list was a homebuilt NP203/205 doubler, which came together with help from Clayton at Cushman Customs. Zach wheeled for a while with a pair of Chevy 1-ton axles, a three-link suspension setup, Rancho RS9000 shocks, 63-inch leaf springs, and 38-inch Toyo mud-terrains, but he found himself spending too much time repairing damage to the Wagoneer’s frame. Solution? A number of mods, including a boxed frame and rebuilt rear framerails with rectangular tubing.
We met Zach in the California desert where we were introduced to Sally Wag, his trail-dominating, homebuilt creation.
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2022 Summer Safari
NEK Overland led the way into parts of Vermont and a bit of New Hampshire most will never see
This fourdoor Ford foreshadowed late-model Broncos
Ddecades ahead of the '20 four-door Bronco, and even preceding the Ford Explorer and Excursion, came an SUV that could have passed for OEM and was built to answer the call for a three-row people-haulin' off-roader.
JEEP OR BLAZER BUILDING
I was hoping to pick your brain as to a couple of different builds. I have a '19 Jeep Wrangler JL and a '74 Chevy Blazer. I'm a little baffled as to what to focus on. The '74 full convertible Blazer is my dream vehicle. She's been a long build and now I am thinking of focusing my energy on my wife's '19 Jeep JL. I recently joined a Jeep club and have been going off-road with a few guys. I'm shopping around for lift kits. Would you suggest that my time be spent and focused on the Blazer or enjoy the Jeep? I really can't do both.
JEEP BEACH 2022
10 days, 25,000-plus Jeeps, 225,000-plus spectators
TAULER JACK
A new alternative to the old off-road jack
OVERLAND ADVENTURE 2022:
MEET THE PARTICIPANTS 12 outstanding, Mojave-ready over landers
JEEP GRAND CAMPER
This custom 1994 Grand Cherokee and homebuilt trailer were made to go camping
ROCK JUNCTION 2022
4 days, 23 trails, 1 awesome event
DECKED OUT SILVERADO
Is this the ultimate overland accessory for pickups?
SANDTASTIC!
Dangle the opportunity to put the hammer down on more than a dozen square miles of the largest coastal dune complex in the world, add in partying with family and friends at sand camps, spice it up a bit with a variety of motorsport competition and nightly concerts, and it's easy to see why the five-day
