Author: DPVJosh

Hey guys, Josh here. Looking back at some of the older projects in the shop, I realized I never really gave the NP203 transfer case its fair shake on the blog. If you’ve spent any time around 70s-era half-ton or three-quarter-ton trucks, you’ve likely encountered this cast-iron beast. At first glance, it’s easy to focus…

Looking back at our past projects, there’s one piece of hardware that consistently stands out as the backbone of a solid rig: the New Process 205. I’ve spent a lot of hours with this 140lb lump of cast iron on my workbench, and even though this video is from a little while back, the lessons…

By Josh Man, I’m still buzzing from our latest podcast episode. Alex and I have been friends for over 30 years, and if there’s one thing we’ve spent a lot of time doing together, it’s wrenching in less-than-ideal conditions. We’ve done it all: gravel driveways, rainy roadsides, and tiny sheds where you have to step…

You know that feeling when you have a terrible idea, but the math just makes too much sense to ignore? That’s pretty much the foundation of Alex’s and my entire friendship. In this week’s episode of the Days of Pain and Victory Podcast, we tackled a topic that I know tempts every budget-minded gearhead scrolling…

There’s a difference between being reckless and being relentlessly determined, and our friend Tyler Bolland is the perfect example of the latter. He’s one of the smartest guys we know—an ex-military aviation mechanic who applies that same “failure is not an option” precision to a garage build. But he’s also got enough grit to take…

We finally did it. We took the families, the rigs, and a whole lot of anxiety to the Rubicon Trail. If you’ve been following the channel, you know the formula: Pain and Victory. And let me tell you, the Rubicon served up a double portion of both. This wasn’t just a wheeling trip; it was…

There is a specific lie we all tell our wives—and honestly, ourselves: “I just need one more weekend, and then the Jeep is finally done.” We know it’s not true. They know it’s not true. But we say it anyway. In Episode 19 of the DPV Podcast, Alex and I tackled this delusion head-on. We…

Title: Married to the Madness: My Wife’s Honest Take on the “Car Guy” Life Josh here. While Alex is off wearing mouse ears and eating overpriced churros at Disney, I decided to upgrade my co-host situation significantly. Usually, you tune in to hear two idiots arguing about rust and bad wiring. But this week, things…

If you’ve been following Days of Pain and Victory for any length of time, you know that we have a bit of a sickness. It’s not just that we like old cars—it’s that we like rescuing them. We call it the Revive and Drive. It’s a time-honored tradition for gearheads: you find a rig that…