News
May 4, 2018
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TLT to Publish New Monthly Column on Off-Road.Com
The Chop Shop is a new series of articles all about tools related to fabrication. Expect detailed product comparisons and reviews, interviews with professional fabricators and discussions about fabrication techniques, as well as tips about how to work around limited resources. We want to help enthusiasts achieve professional results at home.
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May 4, 2018
UPDATED
Advance Adapters Announces Plans for a 4-Speed Atlas
That's right. Advance Adapters has announced plans to produce a 4-speed version of their Atlas transfer-case.
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May 4, 2018
UPDATED
New Fox Racing Shox Website Launched
It's a major overhaul and a big improvement.
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May 4, 2018
UPDATED
Atlas is Reinstalled in the Tacoma
We've reindexed the Atlas to 3-degrees from horizontal and gained a ton of break-over clearance. The bottom of the transfer-case actually sits 3/4" above the bottom of the framerails. Check out the pictures...
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May 4, 2018
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Helicopter Crash at MDR Race leaves 3 People Injured
We don't have any details regarding the accident, but one of the passengers is in critical contdition, suffering from severe burns. No information is available about the other two occupants. Find out how you can help...
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May 4, 2018
UPDATED
Forums Contribute to Tacoma Rollcage Design
We recently posted some pictures of our plans for the rollcage that we're building for our long-travel Tacoma on Race-DeZert.com and DeZertRangers.com. See how they've influenced our project...
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May 4, 2018
UPDATED
Long-Travel Tacoma Rollcage is Finally Coming Together
Check out the pictures. It doesn't look like we've made much progress yet, but getting it stripped down to this point has already been a lot of work. We're finalizing our plans right now and hope to have everything finished-up within the next month.
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Recent Articles
3.4L V6 Tacoma Engine Conversion
The 1st generation Toyota 4Runner (‘84-89) was one of the all-time, best-styled, most functional SUV’s ever made. It was almost a perfect formula: a rugged chassis and dependable drivetrain components, two doors, four seats and a removable hardtop. The only thing missing was an engine.
Milwaukee V28 Cordless Powertools Product Review
It’s a good idea to look at the full range of compatible tools when you’re shopping for any cordless power-tool because you don’t want to have to buy different batteries and charging systems for any additional cordless tools that you may buy in the future. I didn’t have a chance to do any comparison-shopping before ordering these tools, but a quick Internet search confirmed that Milwaukee’s V28 tools were light-years ahead of most other cordless power-tools.
JMR Tubing Notcher Product Review
It’s a shame that the JMR tubing notcher has to be labeled a holesaw notcher, because it’s NOTHING like the cheap holesaw notchers that most of you are probably familiar with. In fact, forget that you’ve ever seen a holesaw notcher before. As an exercise in design, the JMR tubing notcher is a complete success. The craftsmanship and quality is evident in every feature and detail.
JD2 Model 4 Tubing Bender: Part 2
Picking up where “our last tube bending article left off, let’s install a die-set. All JD2’s dies are labeled with the diameter and the centerline radius....
JD2 Model 4 Tubing Bender: Part 1
This is the first installment in a series of tube bending-related articles that we’ll be publishing in The Chop Shop over the coming months. Just like the welding articles, we’re going to cover the basics and then move into the more technical stuff. Let’s start by taking a look at different tube bending methods and types of equipment.