April 2021
Cody Clifford Is Living The Dream
Andrew’s Backyard Build
Adding A 3.5-Inch Lift On Diesel Jeep Gladiator
Flashy Versus Sleeper
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So in this great debate, which is more important to you? This thought crossed my mind when I was traveling last summer. I stopped for a quick bite to eat and as I was heading into the restaurant I noticed a lifted RAM truck; blame it on my day job. It had a great-looking customized grille, oversized tires on 24-inch wheels and some other exterior upgrades. She was a real beauty and after a quick peek I instantly ditched my plan to eat. I just had to know more about this truck.
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From budget to over-the-top, there are a lot of ways to get into overlanding. One of the common objectives with overlanding is to be self-sufficient, haul everything you need and the kitchen sink—gear, extra fuel, food sleeping quarters and supplies—to get off the grid for an extended period of time. On one end of the spectrum you can load up a clapped out s#!tbox with camping gear and some food, water and fuel for an adventure. On the other end of the spectrum you can spend a $1M plus on an F550 EarthRoamer with every creature comfort, amenity and offroad capability. There’s no one right way to do it. It all depends on your budget and needs, but it should be said it’s accessible to everyone to get out and do it. We’ve had this thought that a service truck would make a great platform to start from; it’s built tough, has tons of storage, they are readily available and it’s fairly cheap to pick one up used. Well the fellas over at BDS had a similar thought, to build an overlander based around a service truck, except for them that trick was a new 2020 Ford F350 CCLB diesel and, well, from the looks of it this wasn’t exactly a cheap build.
For Cody Clifford of Victorville, Calif., building an impressive show truck has always been a pipe dream. His main focus in life is taking care of his small family and providing for them the best he can. Anything else would be second in priority.
But Cody has always had a love for diesel trucks.
The owner of this high-output common rail Cummins truck may call it a backyard build, but it’s way more than that. This blue one-ton truck has a ton of upgrades on it, so many might think the truck has already made its way into the big leagues. Andrew Daddario, who serves diligently in the U.S. Air Force, originally is from central Pennsylvania but now lives in West Haven, Utah, a northern suburb of Salt Lake City.
“I enlisted in the Air Force right out of high school in 2015, and the West Haven area is my duty station,” he says. Andrew has owned this 5.9L 2004 Dodge RAM 3500 for just about two years now. It’s a well-traveled machine, given that it has more than 300,000 miles on it. However, it’s very impressive and still clearly plenty able to sport a show-quality status and appearance despite its age. To add to the “wow” factor, Andrew did all of the work on the truck himself!
The suspension on Alan’s Jeep is Metalcloak’s top-of-the-line kit, featuring patented technology not available anywhere else that truly gives the premium off-road performance he deserves. The innovative kit was installed by technician Jordan Johnson at PowerTech Diesel in Idaho Falls with some help from Alan himself as well as other technicians in the shop.
When people see Taylor Teets get out of her 1995 Ford F350, they sometimes say, “There is no way you drive that.” Taylor simply responds, “Yeah, I drive that.”
Hailing from Biglerville, Pa., Taylor brings as much passion to diesel trucks as anyone and loves to prove wrong the haters who might dare doubt her. She knows her stuff, thanks to getting into the car scene at a young age. Taylor’s grandpa played a large role in raising her and showed her the ropes through his work as a mechanic.
“I was always with him in the garage, working on cars and trucks,” Taylor explained. “I got into it and then I took more of a liking to trucks than anything so that’s what really got me into diesels.” When Taylor turned 18 she decided it was time to find herself a diesel truck.
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