October 7, 2017
Willys Jeep: Porkchop’s Body Damage
A video showing Porkchop’s chassis and body damage due to a rear-end collision I had not been aware of.
The Dr. is in…
Tag Archives : Willys Jeep
October 7, 2017
May 30, 2017
Willys Jeep: Porkchop and Badger’s New Workshop
A pictorial of the workshop for Porkchop and Badger.
May 6, 2017
Willys Jeep: Porkchop Emergency Brake and Body Mount Surprises
Trying to do some work on Porkchop reveals surprises. Which, of course, is no surprise.
May 4, 2017
Pictorial: Geeks With Jeeps 2017
Select photos from the 3rd Annual Geeks with Jeeps week in Moab, UT.
March 22, 2016
Willys Jeep: Operation Porkchop
You ever see those makeover shows where a team of highly capable people come and work on a project that turn out to be real before-and-after showstoppers? Shows like Overhaulin’, and such. This past weekend, I had my own version of the “A-Team” show up and put Porkchop into working order. And it was jaw-dropping – not to mention humbling…
March 17, 2016
Willys Jeep: Engine Bay Paint (Pictorial)
Quick and dirty pictorial of the painting of Porkchop’s Engine Bay. With the issues surrounding the electrical, I figured I’d take the opportunity to repaint while the wires and several other pieces were out of the way.
Willys Jeep: Badger Mockups and Brake Lines
This is really just a quick blog with some photos to show a little progress (very little). I’ve been mocking up the steering and the brake lines to make sure that everything fits before I tighten everything together. A couple of things that I would love to have some advice on, however, are the proper placement for brake lines and…
Geeks with Jeeps Week in Moab, Utah (Pictorial)
I’m going to be posting some of these on my 500px account, which will require more work because of keyword tagging, etc. But for now I thought I’d simply post the main photos here (there are over 100, so take your time. No, I didn’t take Porkchop or Badger (they’re not ready for travel anywhere, and even if they were…
Pleasanton Auto Show (Pictorial)
Yesterday my wife asked me if we could go to an auto show this weekend. Yeah, I know – she’s a keeper! Here are some of the pictures that I took of some of the cars (there were over 3000 there, many were for sale! It’s amazing that I actually didn’t walk away with something! I tweeted some of the…
Willys Jeep: Badger’s Steering Requires Advice
This weekend was frustrating. So frustrating that I had to send out this tweet: Badger 5, J and the Wife 1. One tough cookie. #WillysJeep — J Metz (@drjmetz) March 15, 2015 When my wife and I went out to work on Badger over the weekend, it seemed that we got stymied every step along the way. What’s worse, it’s…