"How was your day, Dear?"

[XJ4IV]

well having finally gotten the job I have been dreaming about for YEARS I thought id snap a few pics today of what I get to work with and on ... today was a pretty standard day... walk into the shop close your eyes and grab a set of keys and that what your gonna work on today. so without further adieu Im gonna speak 1,000 words without speaking.
on this one I installed a NICE smittybilt security console and a stereo and new speakers all were stealth no antenna nothing in the dash and the speakers were hidden behind the dash.
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG018.jpg
here is a pic of our jeeps for sale
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG019.jpg
and one of a bronco that I believe someone traded in for a jeep... GOOD CALL
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG020.jpg
a 1951 Willys jeep sporting the WARN hubs
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG021.jpg
PTO Winch
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG022-1.jpg
wait a 60 year old dana 44
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG023.jpg
and NO you may NOT save this pic to use as your avatar... it's mine
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG024.jpg
and so is this one
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG025.jpg
Ohhhhh the simple life...
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG026.jpg
Check this rare gem out... this vehicle was a jeep rebirth with a VW drivetrain... and when I say raremost people have more fingers that there are of these things
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG027.jpg
and yeah its air cooled and the motor is in the back... a 1600 cc VW motor
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG028.jpg
and our pride and joy the bosses YJ
Its a big son of a biscuit
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG029.jpg
so you wanna hear the funny thing When I was talking to the boss about some stuff like health benefits and PTO and sick days yada yada yada He said well as we are a little company the only benefits we can offer is our cost plus tax on all parts then later I asked what OUR labor rate is he said $0
we just dont put it before paying customers jeeps...:eek:
I think this is gonna work out JUST fine!:D

[cantab27]

good score scotters.....think yall be happy working there..

[4.3LXJ]

yeah, nice job there. I used to work in a Jeep shop too. It can be fun.

[xj4life2]

All I can say is welcome to my world, its funny how shops can look very similar. its a fun place to work I'm sure but trust me the newness wares off after a while then there just Jeeps lol lol Glad you found what you always wanted to do, its cool when dreams come true.As for the Veep in all my years I've only seen one get more pics of it cus its probably the last of its kind.

[bluedragon436]

Congrats on the Dream Job there Scott!! I would love to find a place like that to work at.. even if only part time... I will probably have to open my own up though, if I am staying up in DE much longer.. Is the boss' YJ still on stock axles.. they look kind of skinny... then again those are some honkin' tires!! I want the Green Wrangler on the second picture...

[Mudderoy]

So keep us up to date on what you've worked on and what did you do to it. :camera: :popcorn:

[OrangeXJ]

Your boss's yj looks real close to the tj I will get when I sell the cj.

[Mudderoy]

http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG029.jpg

What are the specs on this rig?

Axles, tire size?

[BlueXJ]

More info on the VW powered rig. Even I have never seen or heard of one of those, except a VW diesel I saw once in DJ.

[XJ4IV]

On the Veep we are restoring it to have in our showroom as it sits right NOW all she is is a vw motor and a shell, we gotta special order everything!!! I am pretty sure the only thing we are not replacing is the exterior paint due to the "veep" painting making it so original.
as for the bosses rig it has a carbed 360 sitting on waggy 44 front axle and in the back Im not really positive but yes those tires are HONKIN huge 39.5x15.50 Ill snap some more pics of it as we do more work on it but his is more rolling advertisement pretty much cause when you go by it you can ONLY say HOLY CRAP that thing is HUGE! which then makes you read the fencder which is the name of our shop... trust me it worked cause thats how I found it!

as of now the renegade in the bacground thats sittin on jackstands is now under wheels n tires they are waggy 44's front n rear with a wide track conversion detroit trutrac lockers front n rear on 4.10 gears and a 5" suspension lift and he's getting "metalcloak" fender replacements, yesterday we had a father son duo swap lifts on some ford super duty pickups cause dads was a 10" and sons was a 4.5 inch... that was a PITA to do but whatever... the only reason we did the trucks is cause they are very good jeep customers... anyhow thats the update thus far!

[xj4life2]

Found this thought it might be of intrest :
http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/payless4x/veepbrochurepg6.jpg

[prerunner1982]

Nice job... NIce Scrambler.... but that poor Red YJ needs bigger tires.

[DETOURS]

I've owned all of them, including the Bronco.........whats the strap under your bosses rear axle in the YJ???

[Mudderoy]

I've owned all of them, including the Bronco.........whats the strap under your bosses rear axle in the YJ???

I thought that is what Indy's whip catches to drag him behind the moving YJ!

[XJ4IV]

you know Im not really sure but its some sort of diff protection, I looked at it the other day and noticed it, it goes from one shock mount to the diff then over to the other shock mount I THINK it might also be a yoke skid... I need to WALK under there and check it out closer

[Mudderoy]

... I need to WALK under there and check it out closer

Hey! Hey! No short jokes please! :rolleye0012:

[4.3LXJ]

Found this thought it might be of intrest :
http://i837.photobucket.com/albums/zz298/payless4x/veepbrochurepg6.jpg

Now if you really want to make a Veep, use some WWII parts and make it 4Wd on low range.

[XJ4IV]

Speaking of WWII does anyone know where I can locate a replica GLASS windshield for a 41 willy's? we have a restoration and thats on the list of hard to find parts!

[bigjim350]

Its flat glass isnt it. Seems like the glass shop could cut you one out.

[XJ4IV]

yes but the gasket is also needed and thats the hard part I suppose cause I was thinking the same thing, also we may go with a lexan windshield to cut costs but thats up to the customer ... there is a glass shop two doors down from us, its a pretty cool location out there we have a body shop across the street a machine shop about 1/2 mile down the street a bedlining place 1/2 mile down as well a metal fabrication store right next door
an auto upholstery shop at the end of the street and lots of other specialty shops all within 1 mile of our shop! and MOST of them we dont even have to drive on a street to get to em!

[4.3LXJ]

Speaking of WWII does anyone know where I can locate a replica GLASS windshield for a 41 willy's? we have a restoration and thats on the list of hard to find parts!

Check Surplus City in Oroville, CA

[LizardRunner]

http://www.kaiserwillys.com/category/f/3185 there's your windshield

http://www.kaiserwillys.com/category/willys-jeep-weatherseals-parts-accessories this is the rubber seal

[ice_cold]

I've owned all of them, including the Bronco.........whats the strap under your bosses rear axle in the YJ???

If I am not mistaken its a cable truss for the axle housing. Though I thought that style was used on race cars not off roaders.

[XJ4IV]

If I am not mistaken its a cable truss for the axle housing. Though I thought that style was used on race cars not off roaders.

well I asked the boss man what all that was and the axle itself is an AMC 20 and the reason for those "straps" is due to the fact that those specific axles had a weak part when they were originally installed on CJ's however THIS particular one came from a 76 waggy which didnt have the weak point in it
but he did this modification for extra assurance on the trail.... apparently the whole axle tube can bend...

[XJ4IV]

ok today we actually had to AC the shop cause yesterday it hit 124 in the shop...
see the ducts in the back ground???
now see the temp...
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG034.jpg
this is what happens when a woman hears a loud noise and doesnt tell the husband for months
( the pattern you see next to the center pin... yeah thats from the pinion)
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG038.jpg
and here is our current pride and joy....
were installing metalcloak fenders... and about 100 other items on this rig
I will post more of our progress as we go but thus far we have installed waggy 44's
shackle reversal and widened the spring mounts more outboard
gears n lockers lift kit driveshafts brakes and new tires n wheels are on the way
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG033.jpg

[MaxxTraxx]

very cool Scott....congrats on the new job!!

[saar]

that looks like one great place to work in...

[XJ4IV]

So I thought id also add a few other aspects of the shop and the store
Look we have our own makeshift RTI ramp!
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG043.jpg
half of our showroom
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG044.jpg
MOST of the showroom
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG045.jpg
the remaining
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG046.jpg
We installed Metalcloak fenders on the Ole CJ yesterday... I gotta admit the rears look pretty good but the fronts are gonna look AWESOME
http://i1133.photobucket.com/albums/m590/XJ4IV/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG042.jpg
Today we are installing the fronts so I should have pics of those for ya'll tonight!

[Mudderoy]

Cool pictures, thanks. I like how they put the protection between the flat flares and the body. There is a TJ here at work that has flat flares but you can see the body below the flares, and it just doesn't look right to me.

[XJ4IV]

theres a few things Id CHANGE about the design of those for the CJ but I gotta see how theyd look on a TJ...I dont think an XJ rear kit will ever be available for a 4 door due to the lack of room for that backing plate.

[Mudderoy]

theres a few things Id CHANGE about the design of those for the CJ but I gotta see how theyd look on a TJ...I dont think an XJ rear kit will ever be available for a 4 door due to the lack of room for that backing plate.

Yeah I was just thinking of the TJ.

[TeXJ]

looking awesome yo!