About this episode

Tony Crooke interviews Mac Preston and Burto about their automotive journeys and experiences in the 4WD community.

In this episode, Tony is joined by Mac Preston, with a special guest appearance by our good mate, Burto. Mac Preston is one half of the hugely popular TJ AND MAC YouTube channel, the owner of Shed Life, and a familiar face in the Aussie 4WD community. Mac shares how his automotive journey began, growing up with a Dad who was a V8 fanatic, creating a passion for cars that Mac has maintained throughout his life. From starting out with mini trucks and air-bagged Hondas before progressing into building custom 4WDs, he's gone on to create some of the most iconic 4WDs in Australia, including his epic 79 series Land Cruiser - DAD BUS, and more recently his wild custom Chev K Truck. Tony and the boys chat about the challenges and benefits of life as a YouTube content creator, solving the puzzle of technical 4WDing and picking lines, the tracks and trips the boys still want to complete, and some of the new builds coming up on the TJ AND MAC channel. GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH - shop.theouterside.com.au Follow our Socials - IG: www.instagram.com/theoutersidepodcast FB: www.facebook.com/theoutersidepodcast To see more of Mac - IG: www.instagram.com/mac_preston YT…

People in this episode

Host: Tony Crooke

Guest: Mac Preston

Topics covered

• automotive journey
• YouTube content creation
• 4WD community
• custom vehicles
• challenges of off-roading

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TJ AND MAC, Shed Life, The Outer Side

Places: Australia

More episodes of The Outer Side

• #96 - WALK IT OFF AUSTRALIA · July 19, 2026 · 1h 5m
• #95 - JOSH DEEEEE · July 12, 2026 · 1h 1m
• #94 - PETER WOODS · July 5, 2026 · 1h 1m
• #93 - HER JIMNY · June 28, 2026 · 52 min
• #91 - LEE DUNSTAN · June 14, 2026 · 1h 6m

Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the The Outer Side podcast page.