Dirt Every Day Extra

Road trips are a blast, and road tripping in a rockcrawler is a super blast. You can yell at your friend, you’re cold, and you don’t go very fast. This time on Dirt Every Day Extra, Fred Williams and Dave Chappelle discuss road trips and why Idaho is great.

Clampy is Fred Williams’ Toyota rockcrawler. Toyotas are super reliable and always start. Unless, of course, they don’t because they’ve been sitting too long and the fuel pump died. Get a behind-the-scenes look at what it was like to start Clampy on this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra.

After driving the Dynatrac Jeep JL Wrangler, Fred Williams decided to take Tony Carvallo (from Dynatrac) for a ride in his 1972 Wagoneer to show off how well it rides. Plus, on this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, the two get into a discussion on how the Wagoneer of yesteryear compares to the new Jeeps of today.

On this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, Fred Williams takes Dynatrac’s Jeep JL for a test drive to try out its new EnduroSport suspension kit. Along with Williams is Tony Carvallo from Dynatrac and formerly from Jeep. The two discuss the suspension and how the current emissions requirements resulted in certain features to the new Wrangler.

Watch two knuckleheads play with a Jeep and make a TV show on this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra!

Flatfender Jeeps are not very large, so putting an automatic transmission in one is not easy but it is possible. On this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, Fred Williams tells you the recipe for success when trying to go auto in a short Jeep.

Fred Williams has owned this big Cummins-powered Jeep Wrangler for years and even took his mom four-wheeling in it. But it’s been sitting for a few years so it’s time for a Dirt Every Day Extra update to get you up to date on what this Jeep has been doing and what it needs next.

These new Jeeps are popping up everywhere. On this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, the Dirt Heads got their grubby hands on one and will give you a little walk-around review. The new JL Wrangler has lots of changes from the older JK Wrangler, and Fred Williams and Dave Chappelle point them out to you.

Fred Williams and Dave Chappelle take a brand-new Jeep for a test drive. This new Jeep Wrangler has a twin-turbo 2.0L engine that is the talk of the town, and the Dirt Heads are headed out to see just how cool it is. It’s not very often that these two get to drive new 4x4s, so you’re sure to like their review of this little Rubicon Jeep on this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra.

We found a V-6-powered CJ-5 at Mawdco in northern Idaho that we totally fell in love with. This time on Dirt Every Day Extra, Ben Millward, the owner of Mawdco, schools us on the various types of CJ-5s and why this one in particular is so special for his family.

Ben Millward has had a 1970 International Scout 800A since he started driving, and it’s really cool. Over the years, Millward and his dad did a few upgrades to make it work better, but it’s also not overly built. If you like Scouts, you’ll love this one and this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra.

Not every part Mawdco sells is used. In fact, we just found a rebuilt military axle still in its crate! Mawdco has big and little 4x4 parts, and the axle we show you on this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra will end up in a project vehicle in an upcoming Dirt Every Day.

We often get asked if any of our project trucks are for sale. On this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, Dave Chappelle and Fred Williams discuss what projects they’re getting rid of, and what projects they’d like to bring home.

Mawdco is an amazing off-road parts yard with 45 years’ worth of parts accumulation, and we found some stuff that we need for a future build. If you’re looking for parts for your classic 4x4, you should drop Mawdco a line. On this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, you’ll see we found a great lightweight front axle as an example of some of Mawdco’s goods.

Did you know that in 1971 Jeep offered a special Wagoneer with top-of-the-line amenities? On this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, Ben Millward of Mawdco educates Fred Williams and Dave Chappelle about the special 1414X Wagoneer package and what it includes.

While walking around Mawdco, Fred Williams, Dave Chappelle, and owner Ben Millward come across a ’70s-era ¾-ton International Harvester Travelall and Williams falls in love. On this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, you’ll hear how this cool, old family trickster has racked up more than 500,000 miles and is still ready for more adventure.

It seems that most of the off-road market is moving toward link suspensions for solid-axle 4x4s, but are leaf springs really bad? This time on Dirt Every Day Extra, Dave Chappelle and Fred Williams voice their opinions on whether leaf springs are good or bad, and also why we don’t get new mini-trucks from the OEMs anymore.

Are you building a classic 4x4 and looking for parts? While walking around Mawdco, Fred Williams, Dave Chappelle, and owner Ben Millward found tons of great old parts for older American 4x4s. On this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, they talk about the drivetrain in a 1973 Jeep frame.

Ever wanted to build a Scout? On this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, Fred Williams and Dave Chappelle are walking around the yard at Mawdco in Oldtown, Idaho, with owner Ben Millward. They found an old Scout and had Millward tell them the story behind it.

Fred Williams and Dave Chappelle are walking around Mawdco, an off-road shop and junkyard in northern Idaho with the owner, Ben Millward. On this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, they show you just one of the many really cool trucks that are available from Mawdco for your next project built.

This time on Dirt Every Day Extra, when a viewer asks about what upgrades he should do to his Chevy 6.2L diesel, both Fred Williams and Dave Chappelle have to break the news to this viewer. And then another viewer wants to know what upgraded axle he can bolt into his XJ.

Dirt Every Day was originally an everyday road trip where Rick Péwé and David Freiburger rescued a Jeep of some sort and drove it home hitting dirt daily. But do you know what the very first Jeep was that they took on the everyday road trip? We’ll tell you on this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra!

Our viewers are awesome, and they have some fun and wacky ideas. On this episode of Dirt Every Day Extra, we try and help them answer some nagging questions they have.