In my quest to bigger tires there are several items that have to be changed on my 2015 Jeep Wrangler JK – Willys Edition. One of those items is the stock tire carrier. The stock carrier will not support a 35″ tire. From my measurements anything over a 33″ tire will not fit and a…
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We’re on YouTube!
New Jeep. New Platform. So I got a 2015 Jeep Wrangler JK Willy’s Edition. It’s yellow and needs some upgrades, which I’ll be doing over the coming months. The wife convinced me to post a video… that is actually just one big blooper. I’d explain but you can watch. Don’t worry, I’ll try to make…
Day 15: Little Helper is Back
Tonight after work I headed out to the shop to tinker with the Jeep a bit more not really having anything specific in mind to try to accomplish. A few minutes later my son showed up and wanted to help out. I don’t think he expected the task he was assigned. I handed him a…
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…
Day 12: Grinding and Welding
Welcome back to the party! Today has been an absolutely FANTASTIC day. So many things going on, lots of progress, and lots of energy being poured into the Jeep. Hmm… where to start… First off, I have been diligent about sourcing and picking up raw materials in preparation for today for the last week. You…
Day 11: Tub Cleanup
Today my wife and I set in on removing the side steps and plastic moldings along the bottom of the tub so we could explore those rust areas and see how bad this tub really is. I imagine it will still be way better than my old tub that is rusted in every floor, both…
Day 9: Prepping for Parts Run
Wow! Where has the time gone? The days have been flying by and while I’m making progress there never seems to be enough time to get enough work completed to really satisfy my drive. As I mentioned in my previous post my wife has been helping me source parts for the Jeep. I have a…
Day 8: A little help
Tonight my 11-year-old son asked if he could come out and help me with the Jeep so I invited him to come on. He hasn’t ever really been exposed to this type of work (not that I have either, but I do know what a wrench is and how to use it). It’ll be a…
Day 7: A problem that is no problem
This evening after work I finally decided to tackle the gas tank problem. When I bought the Jeep I was told it had a leak at the gas tank and the seller couldn’t tell me where. He had cranked the engine and we looked at the tank and right beside the exhaust there was what…