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Ultimate Adventure 2007 Jeep Wrangler JK - UAJK

Part 1: How do you build the ultimate Ultimate Adventure Jeep?
By Fred Williams
Photography by Fred Williams, Jim Allen, Bill Norris
2007 Jeep Jk Ua Front Drivers Side
The patient, prepped for surgery we'll show next month.

Old 4X4 Jeep Drivers Side Rick
This is the type of Jeep Editor Rick Pewe is used to-battered, broken, barely running, and as far as he's concerned, perfect. He'll be the guy behind the wheel of the UAJK on Ultimate Adventure so building something he'll be comfortable driving, and proud of, is an important goal.
Jeep Van Passenger Side View
This is the type of Jeep that Tech Editor Fred Williams owns-oddball, ugly, and powered by a diesel engine. Fred is in charge of the buildup so don't be surprised if some of his favorite attributes show up in the UAJK.
Military Jeep Drivers Side Tow
On the other hand Jeep has done some really cool stuff for the military as well. We could always paint the whole thing olive drab green, but has it been overdone? Heck, even Hot Rod magazine is painting their Camaros OD these days, and we hate to be followers.
Custom Jeep Buggy Front View
The guys that built these two Jeeps are assisting in the buildup of the Ultimate Adventure Jeep. Both vehicles are highly modified, and depending on who you ask...
4 Door Custom Jeep Front View Tent Roof
...they may or may not qualify as a Jeep any more. How will their influence affect the final vehicle we'll be wheeling this summer? Stay tuned.
Willys Drivers Side Pink
Jeep has always had some very unique models straight from the factory over the years. Should we build a late-model variant of one of these?
Off Road Jeep Passenger Side View
Of course we're not just talking about paint here. Finding a drivetrain that we can assemble quickly over the next three months, that is reliable in the dirt, and can be easily fixed if anything goes wrong is a priority. Plus a suspension that can take the abuse of a week of wild wheeling, yet still be ready to put in hundreds of miles of highway to the next rock pile, mud hole, or sand dune is a requirement. However we don't want to bore you with the same old Jeep build just rehashed and stuffed in a new body.
Jeep Concept Front View
Plus there is the question, how much is too much? We know that 99 percent of you will never duplicate our buildup here, but at the same time we don't want to get so far out into dreamland that you dismiss our project as stupidity. We want to build the ultimate dream Jeep, the Jeep you'll look at and say "Wow! I want that!" Maybe it's something we wish Jeep would make, but at the same time we're not trying to say that the new JK isn't worthwhile in its own right...
Jeep Jt Front View
...In fact, we chose the Wrangler JK as our 2006 4x4 of the Year because it's pretty darn awesome straight out of the box. It's just that we're 4x4 guys and we just can't leave well enough alone. We've got some ideas, we've given you some clues, but we're still open to any ideas or input you might have. Log onto our Web site at www.4wor.com and post your ideas in the forum section and then come back in 30 days to learn some more of the plan.

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