I’m tired. More tired than I’ve ever been. Turning a rusty hulk of poorly maintained metal into a running, driving…
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You’ve seen the first road test of my 1948 Willys CJ-2A already, but that wasn’t truly the very first time this…
If you’ve been following the tragedy that is my 1948 Willys CJ-2A off-road project, you’ve likely concluded that…
Last night was the big night. I filled up my 1948 Willys CJ-2A with fluids, hooked up a battery, sprayed some…
On Friday, I may or may not have made the claim: “This weekend is it. If I can’t get my 1948 Willys CJ-2A up and…
This weekend is it. If I can’t get my 1948 Willys CJ-2A up and running by Sunday night, all hope is lost. The…
This is bad. I’ve got three weeks to turn a rusty carcass into an off-road beast, and there’s just no way in hell.…
I’ve only got about a month to prepare for my trip from Detroit to Moab’s Easter Jeep Safari, but I’ve still got…
Well, turns out buying a rusted-out 69 year-old barn find Jeep as an off-road project was a major mistake. The car…
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SUV makers these days like to lace their press releases with the words “practical” and “versatile.” But it’s all…
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I just yanked the engine out of my 1948 Willys CJ-2A; here’s a look at the innards of that old cast iron hulk called…
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I recently bought a 1948 Willys CJ-2A Jeep only to learn the transmission had been obliterated by severe corrosion.…
My Willys CJ-2A project has commenced. And while I’ve already shown its copious flaws in my intro post, now it’s…
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Today is the 72nd anniversary of the Normandy Landings, also called D-Day. To commemorate this historic day, I’m…
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This 1944 Willys Jeep in classic US military livery was stolen from the Imperial War Museum in Duxford, England…
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