09/04/2026
2020 Jeep Gladiator
I love the back story on vehicles & how they came to be. Like this one.
I'm fortunate to be able to work with some great people & their phenomenal vehicles. This one is over-the-top.
Bill & Jen purchased this Gladiator new, drove it for a few years until eventually the engine checked out.
Here's where the build happens.
Their Gladiator made the trip to America's Most Wanted (AMW). The company is located in Michigan & takes your average Jeep & turns them into the most hard-core, powerful Jeeps anywhere.
Under the hood sits a Demon 170 crate engine tuned for E85 fuel putting out 1025HP & 970 ft/lbs of torque. With an engine like this a stout transmission is a must. An 8-HP95 transmission easily handles the power. The Atlas twin stick transfer case gets the power to the ground.
Stock axles would never hold up, so in their place is a Dynatrac 1-ton Dana 80 in the rear & a Dana 60 in the front with hydraulic assist steering. The custom long travel suspension looks & works incredible. The 40" Nitto Grapplers mounted on beadlocks look badass on it as well.
AMW bobbed the bed 10" and added a 20 gallon auxiliary fuel tank.
Bill took me for a ride in this thing a couple weeks ago. This thing will burn the 40's like nothing, the power of this Jeep is nuts!
Bill & Jen wanted me to give it my touch to get it looking even better.
After spending quite a bit of time washing (lots of burnt rubber for some reason 😆) plus the usual bugs, dirt, tree sap, etc. it was time to get the paint handled.
Cutting and polishing had the metallic orange looking great. Covering it with Cquartz Finest Reserve ceramic coating really made it glow.
The plastic trim was coated along with the front & rear off road bumpers.
All glass was polished & coated.
Wheels cleaned, aluminum bead lock rings were hand polished. All 5 (spare in the bed) wheels coated.
After spending some time having fun in the Michigan sand dunes, the interior needed attention. Cleaned all the sand & other dirt out of it, coated the carpet & conditioned the leather.
Now after some fun this will be much easier to clean. Plus it looks 👌
America's Most Wanted handled the performance, Dan's Auto Detailing handled the detailing & ceramic coating.
Want results like this? Contact me to get yours handled.
