Over the years I have owned a number of Jeep CJs, from a CJ5, three CJ7s, and two Scramblers. With the end of the CJ we were introduced to the new YJ Wrangler and as things would have it, two of them eventually made it into my stable. … [Read more...]
My First Hundred Grand
In July 31, 2002 I handed over the keys to my beat-to-death Chevy Cavalier – with a failing clutch and a nasty dent on the hood left by the tail pipe of a Ford pickup at about 22 mph – to a sales lady at the nearby Jeep dealership. What I was getting in return was a handsome red TJ with the X package and a manual transmission. … [Read more...]
Tales of a Texas-Sized Jamboree
I’m often asked, “Why would you pay $265.00 per person, NOT PER JEEP, Per PERSON, to attend a Jeep Jamboree USA® event when you can wheel at thousands of other venues and events around the country for less money?” Thankfully, there are a few hundred thousand people, with combined memories from a number of successful Jeep Jamboree events going back … [Read more...]
History of Jeep
In July 1940, the U.S. military informed automakers that it was looking for a “light reconnaissance vehicle” to replace the Army's motorcycle and modified Ford Model-T vehicles. The Army invited 135 manufacturers to bid on production and developed a lengthy specification list for the vehicle. … [Read more...]
Defender Series Case for Android/iPhone by Otter Box
Like many of you out there, I've recently been bit by the smartphone craze. The functionality and capability of today's smartphones have taken the instant availability of information to a whole new level and with it, a whole market has been created to help protect this investment. … [Read more...]
Jeep D30 to D44 on a Budget
For years many have said that I am running on borrowed time with the front axle in my CJ. The stock D30 has been in my CJ since I got it in 1997 with the only modification since then being the 4:10 gears installed a few years ago. I was told it would never hold up to the abuse it gets but it has never let me down. It was abused for several years … [Read more...]
A Trip to the Maze
“We’ve been planning this for a year, why cancel just because it ‘might’ rain?” That’s what we were thinking as cold, wet weather forecast approached in advance of Offroad Passport’s recent trip to the Maze at Canyonlands National Park. Besides, we had permits to camp at The Dollhouse and special guests who’d flown to Arizona just for this trip. … [Read more...]
Abbas Fahmy’s 1995 Jeep YJ
My ‘95 4.0L engine Wrangler is basically a YJ Wrangler as they know it elsewhere in the world (1987 - 1995), stretched from the 93.4 inches to 103 inches of wheelbase. … [Read more...]
Bushwacker Announces Rebate on Flat Fender Style Flares
Since receiving a SEMA award in 2009 for one of the most innovative new exterior accessories, Bushwacker Flat Style Flares have earned the reputation for being the most rugged, durable and stylish flares for any Jeep Wrangler TJ, JK or Cherokee XJ. … [Read more...]