Tag Archive: Ian Johnson, off road Smart Car, Smart Car Prerunner, Smart Car Project, spotlight
Smart Runner Build: Ian Johnson Builds An Off Road Smart Car. Yep, We’re Serious…
Ian Johnson has built some pretty cool stuff, and owns some serious off-road machines, so it is a little weird to hear that he owns a Smart Car and digs it. I’m not bagging on a Smart Car, as...
Budget 5.3 Rebuild: Prepping For Twin Turbos For A Long Travel 1960 Chevrolet C10 Prerunner Build!
Ian Johnson has all the fun projects! This latest one is no different. He’s building a bitchin 1960 Chevy C10 pickup into an ultra capable long travel prerunner, and besides getting a late...
LS Swap Tech: How To LS Swap A Jeep JK – The Complete Step By Step Guide With Ian From Big Tire Garage
For the last 65ish years, smart automotive enthusiasts have been V8 swapping cars, trucks, and off road rigs that never came with them. In the 1970s it became popular to throw small block Chevrolets...
Modern Tech With Classic Style: How to modify a Jeep Wrangler Frame for a Scout Body With Ian Johnson’s Big Tire Garage.
For decades, off-roaders have been building new suspension systems under old rigs, and have been doing engine swaps as well. And in the hot rodding world folks have been doing the same thing, but...
A Battery Powered Welder? Does It Really Work? Ian Johnson Does A Full Test of the ESAB Volt Battery Powered Welder
Welders have gotten more and more efficient in the past decade or so, and today you can weld bigger materials for much longer on less voltage. This is because of inverter technology and other trick...