Onto Renewal

The Jeep was towed away today - the first leg of its journey to refurbishment. There's been a lot of web work and phone calling before this trip however. Greg has been surfing parts sites, calling parts stores and mechanics for the best advice as how to accomplish the goal - the goal being - Get the Jeep into safe running condition and make it comfortable for passengers while preserving the fabulous character and uniqueness it's acquired over the years. In short - the inside is being redone - the outside is staying pretty much the same.

A man in our ward is a commercial mechanic - works on forklifts. Low and behold - a Willys Jeep has the workings of a forklift! (pretty much anyway). He towed the Jeep to his home this morning. First he removed the windshield and the seats - he'll just be working under the hood.

Greg and Ryan, with some of Ryan's friends along, went out to various shops and found some necessary parts as well as picked out upholstery color - the seats will be green, close to the original color.

Brother-in-law Scott has been a fountain of information regarding best places to go for materials and restoration services. Ryan is amazed at how he can know where all these shops are, just off the top of his head, especially since they're in obscure out of the way places. But Scott loves to restore cars - he's done it many, many times.

Right now Greg is on the phone with a Jeep supplier in Illinois talking about mirrors. What do you know - Greg has a hobby!