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Author: Matthew Scott

  • SEMA 2013: WARN’s AEV Double Cab Brute

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    WARN has a pretty serious track record of building exciting, purposeful, and totally badass show vehicles. We’ve seen rock crawlers, lifted pickups, and tricked out Jeeps, but this is the first time we’ve seen all three of those combined into one. WARN’s usually show truck is nothing more than a vehicle with a few graphics simply applied and the company’s applicable parts installed, but the WARN AEV Double Cab Brute takes it to the next level. The Brute is a custom-built conversion for the Wrangler Unlimited JK, which stretches the chassis, and adds four full doors and a truck bed to the coil-sprung vehicle. The result, when combined with WARN’s gnarly accessories, is worth taking a closer look at.  (more…)

  • SEMA 2013: Superwinch ROAM – Control Your Winch with Your Smartphone

    SEMA 2013: Superwinch ROAM – Control Your Winch with Your Smartphone

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    When it comes to winches, we’ve seen a lot of advancements in the past few years, but for the most part how you control that winch has remained the same. Sure, we’ve seen wireless winch remotes brought into the marketplace, but other than chopping a cord, there were few advantages. With their new ROAM unit, Superwinch believes they have something revolutionary in the marketplace—and they just might.  (more…)

  • SEMA 2013: Shannon Campbell’s Buggy

    SEMA 2013: Shannon Campbell’s Buggy

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    When it comes to rock-racing, there’s few names more recognizable than Shannon Campbell. There’s no surprise that his vehicle is just as notable. Shannon’s buggy, to say the least, is seriously impressive—to fabricators and home builders, you might even call it a work of art. The devil is in the details, so spend a little bit of time taking a look at what separates this vehicle from the rest. (more…)

  • SEMA 2013: Built-up Jeep Wrangler TJ Rock Crawler

    SEMA 2013: Built-up Jeep Wrangler TJ Rock Crawler

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    While it’s nice to have a look at rock-racers like Shannon Campbell’s, it’s not exactly what we’d call realistic for your average joe. While we know rock-crawling isn’t a cheap activity, there’s certainly vehicles that are a bit more realistic than others. This built-up Jeep Wrangler TJ is one of those, and between the BF Goodrich Krawlers, the Bilstein suspension, and the race-prepped interior, we’re sure it’s fun too.  (more…)

  • SEMA 2013: MLR Racework’s Class 6 Race Truck

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    Who doesn’t love themselves a great SCORE Class 6 race truck? We certainly do, and we know you’ll love a closer look at Matt Lovell’s 2009 Ford Ranger (not that there’s much left of the original truck anyway). With 24 inches of travel up front, and 34 inches of travel in the rear by-way of FOX Racing suspension, we’re curious to see what this truck can do in the desert. For now, we’ll have to settle for some detail shots straight from SEMA 2013.  (more…)

  • SEMA 2013: Rob MacCachren’s TRAXXAS Race Truck

    SEMA 2013: Rob MacCachren’s TRAXXAS Race Truck

    Rob MacCachren's TRAXXAS Race Truck

    Even though you’re probably familiar with TRAXXAS—this isn’t an R/C car—it’s a serious off-road racing machine. Rob MacCachren’s TRAXXAS race truck is one of the more well-used race rigs we’ve seen at SEMA so far. Rob’s truck has 35″ tires, gnarly FOX Racing suspension, and more travel than you probably know what to do with. Check it out here.  (more…)