For our first Monster Garage episode, Avants member Bill Ritchie brings us a project that proves these builds almost never go according to plan. His wife’s 1985 CJ-7 went from a "simple" blown engine to a decades-long project involving engine swaps, axle swaps, bad shops, good shops, questionable friends, good friends, multi-state travel, abandoned parts, an LS, and a lot more money than anyone wants to spend.
We also get into his other builds and his wonderfully all-over-the-place car history, including an incredible Defender rock crawler, Honda S2000, Porsche GT3, Porsche Turbo S, Lotus Emira, Hyundai Ioniq 5 N, and an Audi R8 that only made it half way across the Atlantic.
If you’ve ever looked at a project car and thought, “I can do that,” this episode is for you.
As always, don't just get there. Enjoy the drive.
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