Recent content by wathey

So the Jeep is 'done' for now. I am really happy with how it turned out and Jimmy the guy who poured a ton of time into the project made a photo book for me of the restoration. My son and I rebuilt the winch and I spent hours online over the past year sourcing the interior. Our two labs...

Came out of the paint booth today. Have not put the scrambler lettering on the truck but will do that tomorrow and shoot it with clear on the last of 4 layers of clear coat. Unfortunate down side is that something I really didnt mind driving in the woods and scraping bushes down the side just...

So when I tore down the winch I was somewhat surprised by a bent main shaft. When I researched it came back with shock loads likely a snatch strap created extreme torsional load and bent it. When I took the winch off the plate all bolts were tight and plate bolts were tight where it was...

Thanks for the heads up and I appreciate politely pointing out I should support the forum, is there a way to post a survey? Would like to get thoughts on swapping on it the original ss cable with dyneema and what the rest of the membership thinks

Stripping down the winch this weekend. I am not doing a full service given the winch is operating fine just repacking the grease, sanding and painting. It was good to take it apart, a bunch of corrosion on the motor connections over time that would have failed if I had heavy usage on a trail...

The Hammerite seems to be out of production and NOS cans start at 69 a can. Anyone have luck with other brands/colors? TIA

Can someone explain how I can add more than one image at a time? Sorry to be a bother but I can figure it out, the first one I stitched all the images together into one to upload.

This is our 1982 that we have had for about 3 years. I was not thinking this winter was a major refit but addressing some rust turned into a slippery slope and one thing led to another then a repaint was underway... The paint is a darker metallic non-stock blue so we have mixed some custom...

Hi, I have an 1981 with a Jasper replacement 4.2 and I believe a 4.2L head not a 4.0. The engine has the MPI/EFI system and intake manifold from a 4.0. My question is around header options. I did not perform the EFI upgrade and do not have access to the PO who completed the project (2 back)...