
Ian Johnson from Big Tire Garage likes turning Jeeps into serious off-road rigs. And he’s built a lot of them, from the venerable CJ all the way to modern Wranglers. One ride he’s never tackled though, is the classic Willys Jeep Station Wagon.
Until now, of course.
Updated January 11, 2021 with more episodes.
The goal of the Bad Ole Wagon build is to combine the ground-pounding capability of an aggressive off-roader with the cool custom vibe of a hot rod. With that in mind, Ian is spending more time on things like sheetmetal and visual accents.
But make no mistake, this Willys Wagon is going to have mega off-road street…errr…trail cred. It starts with a modified Jeep Wrangler JK frame and ends with an Earth-moving Cummins Diesel engine—with lots of impressive axle, drivetrain, and chassis tweaks in between.
Check out each video in the series using the links below and scroll to the bottom for a photo gallery of Ian’s progress.
You can also catch this build series on Amazon Prime Video.
And stay tuned, because we’ll add more videos each week.
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Watch the Bad Ole Wagon Build on YouTube
Part 1: Introduction
Part 2: Body Mods
Part 3: Modern Updates
Part 4: Frame and Chassis
Part 5: Diesel Power
Part 6: Body Work
Part 7: Custom Touches
Part 8: JK Frame Mods – Coming soon
Part 9: Custom Axles – Coming soon
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Bad Ole Wagon Photo Gallery










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