Complete 2001 Article Index

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(Note: Listed with Month and Page Number)

Technical
Body & Interior
Bottom Dollars-Seat buyer’s guide Oct., 88
Build in Protection-Brakes, roll cages, seat belts, fire extinguishers, bumpers, winches Apr., 56
Rocker Round Up-Rocker panel guard buyer’s guide Dec., 139
Say No to Crack-Polycarbonate windshield May, 61
Spray-In Bedliner-Rhino Lining Mar., 110
Throne Room-Beard seat install Nov., 67

Brakes
Hi-Ho Silverado-Caliper and rotor upgrade for ¾-ton and 1-ton GM trucks May, 100

Drivetrain
Air System Shootout-Six air intake setups Apr., 51
Automatic Trannys for Jeeps-Automatic tranny guide Mar., Jeep Insert, 4
Dana 60-35-spline conversion Sept., 40
Drop-Stick-80-degree CV driveshaft May, 132
Jeep Axle Round-up-Jeep axle info Mar., Jeep Insert, 8
Jeep Cherokee Axle Beef-Ford 8.8 swap June, 32
Late-Model Transfer Case Crawlers-Transfer case info May, 120
No Whackity-Pop-Big shaft for a Dana 300 May, 48
700R4 Tranny Rebuild Dec., 106
Silver Screen Dynatrac Dana 60 Sept., 132
Split Decision-Guide to Jeep t-cases Mar., Jeep Insert, 2
Throttle Proof-14-bolt for ½-tons May, 138
Transfereference-Junkyard transfer case spotter’s guide Aug., 47
Trans Mission-Tranny scrounging tips and tricks Aug., 39
A Trick Fix for Your Sick C6-Jet Performance low-gear C6 rebuild kit July, 28
Twisted Sister-Junkyard axles Aug., 55
Ultimate Drivetrain-Build it or buy it? Oct., 38

Electrical
Dual Battery Upgrade Dec., 86
Feel the Power-Battery charging systems July, 74
Getting Wired-Trailer wiring May, 88

Engine
Absolute Power-Big hp crate engine setups Oct., 108
Back to the Future-GM Vortec 4200 I-6 Jan., 75
Big Power or Lower Gears Nov., 30
B Is for Big Block-351M to 460 big-block swap Aug., 139
Cool Runnings-Building a fan shroud Jan., 105
Cowboy Corvette-How to increase horsepower June, 74
Engine Timing & Towing Feb., 110
Gas Attack-Carburetor shootout Mar., 47
Heat Relief-Dual electric fans for ’88-’98 GM trucks Oct., 115
Motormouth-Junkyard engine spotter’s guide Aug., 31
New Stuff for Drivetrains-New drivetrain parts guide Oct., 42
’90 Chevy Engine Upgrades Dec., 90
101 Chevrolet Engine Upgrades Sept., 120
Power Hungry?-Engine build-up Nov., 40
Power Tune-Dyno-tuning carbs, ignition, air/fuel mix May, 66
Running Hot-Improving a 4x4 cooling system Oct., 32
Spring Break-Diesel upgrades July, 118
Supercharge Your Alternator-140-amp GM alternator upgrade Apr., 75
Toyota Engine Upgrades-Trick your Toyota out July, 71
Your First Engine Swap-Engine swap basics with a Ford 302 June, 66

Exhaust
Dualled Out-Dynomax dual exhaust Apr., 78

Gears/Lockers
Big Power or Lower Gears Nov., 30
Big Truck Tech-Gears, driveshafts July, 44
Carried to Extremes-Lockers, limited slips, spools Aug., 114
Caterpillar Gears-Gears, gear ratios, crawl ratios Nov., 38
Dana 44 Ox Locker July, 36
Full-Time Traction-ARB Air Locker Nov., 106
How Low Can You Go?-Axle gear buyer’s guide Nov., 44
$30.90 Locker-Lincoln locking a 30-spline Jan., 116

Ignition
Ignition Shootout-Four-way ignition system test Oct., 133

Steering
Snake Oil?-Power steering fluid upgrade Aug., 98
Stay in Control-Hard-core steering from Currie Oct., 126
Steering Quickener Aug., 94
Take a Load Off-AGR’s Rock Ram steering system Sept., 104

Suspension
Coils vs. Leaves Dec., 96
Droop, Twist, Flex-Shackle options Nov., 71
Elevation Options GM-IFS lift kit buyer’s guide Mar., 114
Fabtech’s Fall Guy-6-inch ½-ton lift kit Sept., 82
Field of Dreams-New lift products Apr., 91
Flatfender 2001-Leaf springs and shackle install Jan., 108
Great Balls of Fire-8-inch Skyjacker XJ kit install Apr., 123
IFS Delete-ORU’s straight axle conversion Mar., 99
Levitate-Lift kits for Jeeps Mar., Jeep Insert, 10
RCD’s 6-inch Silverado-New lift kit install Apr., 96
Strong-Arm Tactics-Long arm conversion for late ’70s Fords Sept., 51
Tacoma Lift Kit Comparo-Six lifts, one truck Aug., 130
Tacoma On Up-Revtek’s 3-inch Toyota Tacoma lift kit June, 100
Titanic-Tech for SuperDuty Explorer/ProComp Super Duty 6-inch lift Feb., 90
Traction Action-Axlewrap products Nov., 98
Tuff Country Suburban-4-inch suspension lift kit install Apr., 112 Tires & Wheels BFG Tire Test Dec., 102 Domino Effect 37-inch tire experience Aug., 64 Massive Mud Tire Test June, 122 Parnelli Jones Dirt Grip Tire test May, 134

Winches
Big Pulling Power Warn’s 15,000-pound winch June, 92
Recovery Tool Shootout Hi-Lift, Black Rat, Warn Winch Aug., 108

Feature Trucks
Chevy/GMC
Diablo Azul-Blue ’63 Chevy C10 Aug., 88
Not Everyone Understands-Olive-drab K5 Blazer Apr., 44
Kryptonite-Red ’72 Chevy pickup June, 110
Leviathan-Greenish ’79 K5 Blazer Aug., 60
Pimping Is Easy-Red/White ’76 Chevy ½-ton flatbed July, 80
Red Bull-Red ’86 GMC Sierra Nov., 102
Rumble Bumble Big Block-Black/Yellow ’85 Chevy with 454 V-8 Feb., 106
Sandblast-Blue ’69 Chevy ½-ton Mar., 44
We Steal a Show Truck-Blue ’80 GMC K25 Sierra Sept., 46

Ford
Extreme Duty-F-350 Jan., 78
The Iceman Silver ’69-Early Ford Bronco Sept., 116
Tools. Mules. Space.-White ’78 F-250 Oct., 24
Ultimate Adventure-Green ’77 Ford Bronco Oct., 63
Ultimate Adventure-White ’71 Ford Bronco Oct., 66
What Ever Bronco Wants-Brown/White ’78 Ford Bronco May, 31

International
International Mint-Mint ’62 Scout Mar., 67

Jeep
It’s Still a Jeep-White and Orange CJ-5 Feb., 44
Three-J-Gold ’81 Jeep CJ-7 June, 138
Ultimate Adventure-Camo ’90 Jeep YJ Oct., 62
Ultimate Adventure-Red ’97 TJ Oct., 64
Ultimate Adventure-White ’86 CJ-7 Oct., 66
Ultimate Adventure-Red ’99 TJ Oct., 68
Ultimate Adventure-Silver ’97 ZJ Oct., 68
Ultimate Adventure-Red ’97 TJ Oct., 70
Ultimate Adventure-Red ’98 TJ Oct., 72
Ultimate Adventure-Blue ’93 YJ Oct., 72
Ultimate Adventure-Green ’97 TJ Oct., 74
Ultimate Adventure-Blue ’97 TJ Extended Oct., 76
Ultimate Adventure-Red ’85 CJ-7 Oct., 76
The Yellow Jacket Chronicles-Yellow ’88 YJ Apr., 70

Sukuki
Ultimate Adventure-'88 Suzuki Samurai Oct., 62

Toyota
Code M.U.D. Orange ’76 Land Cruiser Sept., 102
Rockota 2000 Toyota rock buggy July, 84
Steel Cage Match White ’85 Toyota Xtracab May, 128
¾-Ton Turtle Toyota ’84 Toyota pickup Dec., 126
Ultimate Adventure Black ’85 4Runner Oct., 64
Ultimate Adventure Red ’87 4Runner Oct., 70
Ultimate Adventure Red ’85 4Runner Oct., 74

Action & Events
All About Action-ARCA Series, Cedar City, UT Nov., 58
Big Bloomin’-Bloomsburg 4-Wheel Jamboree Nov., 104
Big Tires?-North Carolina Trail coverage Aug., 105
Camp Jeep Extravaganza-Camp Jeep in Virginia Jan., 52
Camp Jeep Dec., 136
Chattanooga Choo-Choo Terrain-Rosser Rendezvous Mar., 88
Chili Challenge-Las Cruces, NM July, 50
Circus Maximus-ARCA,Johnson Valley June, 142
Fighting Scurvy on the Dry Seas-39th Tierra Del Sol, Salton Sea, CA July, 94
Fun in the Desert-Johnson Valley Feb., 98
Get Some-Action How to be a “hip” off-roader June, 64
Got Game?-Panamint Valley Days, Panamint, CA Apr., 106
Hazel Fun-Fest-4x4 racing and Johnson Valley fun Nov., 120
High Country Rock & Roll-34th Sierra Trek Jan., 38
Let the Games Begin-4-Wheel Jamboree in Lima, OH Sept., 112
Montrose Madness-Montrose, CO, Memorial Day Madness Apr., 74

Mudstock 2001-Potosi, MO event coverage Nov., 82
Oh Canada-Vancouver, BC, Rock Crawl Mar., 60
Outback Challenge-Australian Outback Challenge Nov., 92
The Party Animal-Moab 2001 Jeep Safari Aug., 78
Restification Celebration-EBR celebrates early Bronco’s 35th, Johnson Valley, CA Sept., 74
Rubicon Adventure-Road trip to the Rubicon Jan., 88
Summit Truckfest-Summit Racing’s Truckfest, OH Feb., 120
Sunrise to Sunset Squared-Utah Wheeling May, 113
Tough Enough at WWV-West Virginia wheeling Oct., 44
23rd Paris-Dakar Race June, 88
Ultimate Adventure-Pacific Northwest wheeling Oct., 46
UROC-Vernal, UT Dec., 132
Vermont Jambo-4-Wheel Jamboree Dec., 120
Wheelin’ with the Maniacs-Overland Jeepers of Maine, snow run May, 54

Guides and Miscellaneous
Axle-Centric-Axle buyer’s guide June, 42
Best of the Best-10 4x4s we’d steal to wheel June, 116
Best of Whoops-Crazy reader antics in their 4x4s Apr., 30
Build It to Break-Preparation for trail breaks Mar., 54

Build It or Bury It Mud-building tips Sept., 96
Clutch Parts Source Guide Jan., 84
Fixes Without Tools Mar., 36
Fixing Common Breakage On-trail repair tips Mar., 40
Foreign Invasion Products, gadgets from AustraliaNov., 86
Fundamentals What to take on the trail Dec., 80
Garage-Built Heroes Dec., 35
Geriatrics-Old Iron parts guide July, 108
Gifts We’d Love to Get-Gifts for under $50 Jan., 58
Go Wheeling for $2,001-Where to find rigs, parts, and off-road stuff Jan., 26
Homegrown How-tos Dec., 86
Hot Rod Parts for Your 4x4 Nov., 76
New Hummer H2-Sneak preview of the new H2 Nov., 115
On-Board Air System-Installing air on a YJ/TJ Jan., 94
150 Places to Wheel-Areas to off-road Sept., 32
Resurrection-Restoration resources guide July, 98
Safety Rules!-Safe trail tips May, 42
Salvaging a Gas Tank Feb., 122
10 Best Modifications-Guide to cool mods Feb., 52
10 Trends We’ve Seen-Guide to building cool rigs Sept., 36
300 Reasons to Wheel-Entertaining guide to off-roading Sept., 22
Top 10-Editors pick the top 10 trucks of 2001 Dec., 60
Top Trail Fixes Dec., 73
Tough Trucks-How to build one Dec., 50
Tow & Stow-Towbar info and buyer’s guide May, 79

Toyota Trail Builders Guide-Axles, transfer cases, suspension, steering, body July, 62
Trailer or Towbar-Pros and cons for trailer/towbars May, 92
Trick Trail Tools-What tools you should take Mar., 27
Trouble-Free Towing-Cool stuff for easy trailering May, 74
2001 Upgrades-Parts and stuff for under $2001 Jan., 30
Unobtainium-Cool, high-end axle components June, 40
Whatcha Lookin’ At -Guide to SEMA’s new products Mar., 104
What’s Hot for 2001-Building trends Jan., 22
Driving Education- 4x4 Driving Techniques Off-road driving tips Feb., 26
Extraction Tactics-Winching, driving, recovery info May, 34
Impossible Obstacles-You can drive hard obstacles June, 54
Maneuvering Through Mud, Rocks & Hills-Driving tips Sept., 88
Tow Pro-Safe towing guide May, 83
We Roll You Over-What to do when you roll Apr., 41

Projects and Test Vehicles
A New Jeep With a New Name-Liberty intro Feb., 83
Rock Truggy, Part 1-Fabricated Toyota/buggy frame, rear suspension Feb., 114
Rock Truggy, Part 2-Cockpit, steering, axles, front suspension Mar., 92
Rock Truggy, Part 3-Interior, fuel cell, skidplates, driveshafts, disc brakes Apr., 64
Toyota Tundra Wrap-up-2000 4x4 of the Year test winner Mar., 80
Two-By Four, Part 3-Drivelines, transfer case, shifting, coils July, 88
2001 4x4 of the Year-Chevy Silverado LT2500HD Extended Cab, Ford F-150 SuperCrew, Ford Explorer Sport Trac, GMC Sierra 2500HD Extended Cab, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Mitsubishi Montero, Nissan Frontier Crew Cab Feb., 59
Ultimate A-1, Part 1-Ultimate Adventure A-1 concept, frame Aug., 124
Ultimate A-1, Part 2-Drivetrain Sept., 64
Ultimate A-1, Part 3-Suspension, fuel system, bodywork, steering, brakes, paint, tires, wheels, electrical Oct., 94
Ultimate A-1, Part 4-What we learned Dec., 112

Special Sections
Family Camping Guide Fall 2001-Winter wilderness basics, vehicle winterization, where to get gear guide Nov. insert
Family Camping Guide Spring 2001-Summer vehicle prep, airgun challenge, camping electronics, dutch oven cooking July insert
Inside the CORR Pro-4 Champ Rob MacCachren’s F-150 race truck Jan., 67
Jeep Builder’s Guide-Axle tips, transfer case gearing, new lifts, auto tranny guide Mar. insert
2001 4-Wheel Jamboree Guide-Mud racing, Rock Fest Challenge, tough truck racing, show ’n’ shine May insert