Today we’re stripping paint. Yep, good old-fashioned manual labor. I tried to strip the paint with a chemical stripper, but I either bought the wrong kind or it wasn’t very good. Either way that left me with chasing alternatives and everyone loves to “do it the hard way” so that’s where we landed. The results…
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They Fit! New Wheels & Tires on Jeep JK
Today I got new 35″ tires mounted on new wheels for my 2015 Jeep Wrangler JK Willys edition. They look FANTASTIC. Details on the parts: 315/70r17 BFGoodrich KM3 (M/T) Tires (34.38″ x 12″ actual dimensions) Method Racing NV 305 rims with 4.75″ backspacing 2″ spacer lift w/ Shocks (Skyjacker) Aftermarket Tire Carrier (Rugged Ridge Spartacus…
Day 22: I love Swag
HAPPY NEW YEAR! Now that the new site is live and complete with color scheme and flashy logo I decided to head on over to my favorite custom novelty shop and order up some new Sweatshirts, T-Shirts, stickers, and even a new iPhone case. I really like the new look. I love novelty type items…
Day 21: New Site Design & Logo
I’ve been extremely busy at work lately and haven’t had much time to work on the Jeep, but I have managed to squirrel away a few hours to make some simple updates to this site. I have updated the design to use a cleaner look and most importantly I finally settled on a logo design. …
Day 17: First Exterior Patch Complete
After a long hard day of welding, grinding, refitting, cutting, more welding, and more grinding I have successfully finished my first exterior patch. This patch I started earlier this week and it took a loooonnnngggg time to get the panels fitted in just right. I had to patch the floor and the exterior rocker panel…
Day 16: Wow, I’m getting better at this
Tonight, more on a whim, I headed out to the shop and decided to explore the rust on the passenger side floor just in front of the door. I knew it had a hole that went through the floor, but as I explored around I realized it also had eaten the metal on the exterior…
Day 14: Banging it out
Today I’m taking it easy. It’s been a busy weekend and I’ve had lots of success so I’m not going to push my luck much further. My task for the day is straightening out the rear passenger-side panel. This panel wraps around the rear corner and connects the rear valence to the rear fender. I…
Day 13: More Grinding and Welding
Well, I’m back at it. Today I worked a while on finishing up the remaining patch under the rollbar. This one is on the floor behind the passenger’s seat. I started out with the cardboard drawing and trimmed it to shape. Then I traced it onto the metal and used the cutting wheel on the…