Happy Halloween!

I hope everyone had a great Halloween! While there hasn’t been anything to update with the Jeep lately, I was able to pull it out and set it up for Halloween yesterday guarding my neighbor’s crashed UFO. The unfortunate Civil Defense soldier manning the crash sight seems to have gotten on the bad side of the aliens. The Ammo Crate Radio on the hood was pumping out classic 1950s Sci-Fi movie themes during the evening. Even the new 1940 Ford Deluxe project got in on the Halloween spirit with another unfortunate victim of the aliens! Continue reading “Happy Halloween 2023!”

Two Jeeps at the Lyon Air Museum 'Military Vehicle Event' in Orange County, CA

Two Jeeps at the Lyon Air Museum 'Military Vehicle Event' in Orange County, CAMilitary Vehicle Event and Tire Gauge!

A few weekends ago Lyon Air Museum hosted their second Military Vehicle event and I took the Jeep out to the event! A full recap of the event is included in this update. And then a look at a wartime Jeep Tire Pressure Gauge with a comparison to another wartime tire gauge.

Continue reading “Military Vehicle Event and Tire Gauge!”

Two WACs and a Jeep! Corona Halloween Event 2020

Two WACs and a Jeep! Corona Halloween Event 2020GPW Axle work begins & Halloween Event!

Finally, after nearly 10 months, the 1943 GPW axles I’ve been slowly restoring to replace the CJ axles currently on the Jeep are starting to be put back together! After several weeks of issues getting the ring and pinions set, both axles are finally set! Now to put them together. This week, I started work on the rear axle first, with everything from adding the drum bearings to setting the brakes!

Continue reading “GPW Axle work continues & Halloween Event!”

Wartime Jeep Axle

Wartime Jeep AxleDriving, small adjustments, and Wartime Axles!

It’s been a lot of fun driving the Jeep around the neighborhood the last week, and little projects continue to improve the Jeep! Plus, I get a pair of wartime Jeep axles!

Continue reading “Driving, small adjustments, and Wartime Axles!”