July 2011 Table of Contents

A diesel desert Dodge? Check it out, along with these other stories, in the July 2011 issue.

FEATURES

22 THE RATTLIN' RANGER
 A Solid Ranger With Some Whacky Paint

28 MCMILLIN RACING CHASE TRUCKS
 So Good They Have Competition Calling

40 THE EVERYMAN TRUCK
 A Diesel Desert Dodge

TECHNICAL INSPECTION

34 GRIP WHERE YOU NEED IT
 Putting Traction on Whatever You Want

46 SLOW DOWN YOUR TOW RIG
 SSBC's New 8-Piston Calipers

48 THE MOST HEAVY-DUTY PASSENGER TRUCKS ON EARTH
 Checking Out GM's 1-Ton Contender Versus the Others

50 THE DMZ CURE
 Fixing Broken Toyota Motor Mounts

64 TWO COOL COLD DIESEL MODS
 Better Start Up and Warm Up

EVENTS/ADVENTURE/MISC.

52 SOMETHING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO RAGE AT THE RIVER
 A Trip Turned Bad

PROJECT TRUCKS

36 VIN PLATE RACING, PART 2
 Racing a Full-Bodied Wrangler

56 BUILDING THE BOMBPROOF TH400
 An Auto Tranny That Could Hold Up to Us

66 UPPING AN OLD FORD
 Lifting a '97 Ford F-350

THE REGULARS

8   RANT

10   UNLOADED

12   HARDWARE

16   LONG-TERM UPDATES

18   DESERT DIRT

20  READERS' RIDES

70   KOPYCINSKI'S BRAIN

ON THE COVER:
We met back up with Ian Anderson, an old friend who had recently revamped his Dodge diesel truck, on a recent off-roading trip at the Hungry Valley OHV Park Check out his newest ride on Page 40.