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oldcj5guy · 04-12-2008, 10:11 PM

I am actually in the middle of putting a grand wag together for a round the country trip this summer. We're going to be on the road for about 4 weeks for a shakedown run. Next summer we are heading to Alaska for 4 months.
Wag is getting a major rebuild. Not going to be anything like original. It will have a Norcold freezer onboard as well as several upgrades to the system. I'll start a build thread here when I get some more momentum going again.

OlympicYJ · 04-12-2008, 10:39 PM

Very cool. I think this is a great forum to have.

Get some good mud tires that perform well in mudd if you plan on doing any wheeling in Alaska. Also get a tire that doesn't chunk the tread blocks. The roads are tough on tires. Cooper STT's are popular up here and work well in snow and mud.

I'm currently going to college at Fairbanks but I'm from Washington and towed my Jeep up. I've done a little wheeling and taken two trips to Anchorage and wound up taking a chunk out of a tread block on my last trip. As an example of how good the STT's work I pulled a toyota 4runner up a a snowy hill. I was in reverse.

Good luck on your build, looking forward to it.

Black Bart · 04-13-2008, 11:27 AM

Sweet forum. I used to really enjoy the Turtle Expedition in Fourwheeler.
I love rock crawling, and mud bogging, but the allure and adventure of expedition travel has always thrilled me.

dieselcruiserhead · 04-26-2008, 12:11 PM

There is excellent info over on the www.expeditionportal.com site along with some decent reviews of friedges etc from www.overlandjournal.com. The only thing is these guys are less fabrication / custom oriented. The big thing is build strong and reliable, as little aftermarket/hard to find parts as possible, and that should be it. I **love** old Waggies, I owned a '69 with a Buick 350/TH400 that had many a trip to Baja in it as a surf vehicle. Cheers, Andre

oldcj5guy · 04-30-2008, 08:17 PM

I probably spend most of my online time over on the portal.

04-12-2008, 10:11 PM	#1 (permalink)
oldcj5guy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Member # 95145 Posts: 16	Finally a forum for me I am actually in the middle of putting a grand wag together for a round the country trip this summer. We're going to be on the road for about 4 weeks for a shakedown run. Next summer we are heading to Alaska for 4 months. Wag is getting a major rebuild. Not going to be anything like original. It will have a Norcold freezer onboard as well as several upgrades to the system. I'll start a build thread here when I get some more momentum going again.

04-12-2008, 10:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
OlympicYJ Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Member # 110099 Location: Montesano, WA Posts: 46	Very cool. I think this is a great forum to have. Get some good mud tires that perform well in mudd if you plan on doing any wheeling in Alaska. Also get a tire that doesn't chunk the tread blocks. The roads are tough on tires. Cooper STT's are popular up here and work well in snow and mud. I'm currently going to college at Fairbanks but I'm from Washington and towed my Jeep up. I've done a little wheeling and taken two trips to Anchorage and wound up taking a chunk out of a tread block on my last trip. As an example of how good the STT's work I pulled a toyota 4runner up a a snowy hill. I was in reverse. Good luck on your build, looking forward to it. __________________ Screaming Squirrels looking for the slick and nasty! 93 YJ Warn 8274, 31X10.5x15 cooper STT

04-13-2008, 11:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
Black Bart Registered User Join Date: May 2005 Member # 47569 Location: Mountainair, New Mexico Posts: 15	Sweet forum. I used to really enjoy the Turtle Expedition in Fourwheeler. I love rock crawling, and mud bogging, but the allure and adventure of expedition travel has always thrilled me. __________________ "God help us, we're in the hands of engineers!"- Ian Malcom Chrome draws sniper fire.- Black Bart Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing. Conan the Cimmerian- The Tower of the Elephant

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04-26-2008, 12:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
dieselcruiserhead Registered User Join Date: Jul 2002 Member # 12758 Location: Park City, UT Posts: 4,651	There is excellent info over on the www.expeditionportal.com site along with some decent reviews of friedges etc from www.overlandjournal.com. The only thing is these guys are less fabrication / custom oriented. The big thing is build strong and reliable, as little aftermarket/hard to find parts as possible, and that should be it. I love old Waggies, I owned a '69 with a Buick 350/TH400 that had many a trip to Baja in it as a surf vehicle. Cheers, Andre

04-30-2008, 08:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
oldcj5guy Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Member # 95145 Posts: 16	I probably spend most of my online time over on the portal.