poorboy

looks like your a great dad!

Red82

Thanks man. I love my kids. They're amazing. Here's one of Ainsley waving during the parade.

dukie564

now i get your screen name

Red82

Had a good time today. Went with Hanpton Roads Jeep Club to Starr Motors for an afternoon of wheelin on their course.







All I've got of myself are these poser shots. Start has one sweet KK on 42s.







Good times. I need to bump stop! Lol

Red82

Well the Battle Wagin has fallen on hard times. I've got this incredibly loud clack clack clack going on and started blowing white smoke out the tail pipe. So she's stuck at work until I can get her towed home. Hopefully I didn't blow a rod and it's just some balance issues.

MA-HALF-E

That stinks. Hope it's just a minor thing.

TwoXJS

Hey, man, been following your build and I'm lovin' it! Took your idea of bedlining my rockers and lower doors, but messed up somehow....Probably lack of primer. And planning. Gotta get it off and start over, the right way! Did you ever find out what grounded the 'Wagon?

no rdplz

Couple of us in HRJC decided to give RED82 a little surprise today. Basically his Jeep has been down due to some sort of knocking that's coming from the motor and it's just been sitting there waiting to be worked on. Michael (red) is a pretty busy guy, but he's a great guy, always helping others out and spending time with his family like a good husband and father should. So we decided to help him out without him knowing it. He was pretty surprised when we showed up to "steal" his Jeep and start working on it.

Getting the winch remote so we could get it on the trailer:


Loaded up and ready go:


And this is what we found after pulling the valve cover and draining the oil:



So we starting getting things prepped to possibly pull the engine:


We've got it down to just needing to pull the head to see what the full damage is and then we'll go from there.

Outlaw Star

Great deal guys! Keep us posted cause Mike deserves this.

no rdplz

And here's what we found...




Here's the rest of that #4 piston


Head is shot. The piston went sideways and chaos ensued. Time for a new engine Michael. Thankfully we already have a lead on one due to us suspecting the motor was shot. We were hoping the tear down would have better results, but...well, it didn't. Oh well. It's still fun tearing an engine apart.

88whitecomanche

That's awesome!!!!
Even though the engine is shot...I would've done the same to help a fellow jeeper and friend as well...
Good luck guys

Red82

Definitely time for a whole new motor. But at least we know where to go from here. Thank you sooo much for all your help.

no rdplz

You bet. But, at least you get to learn how to install a motor now!

Red82

And for those wondering. This is what it sounded like when I stopped driving it.

Red82

Here's where she sits for now.



We've got a 2000 we are going to pull the motor from and throw my head on if the machine shop says it's ok. Then we will part it out and junk the body since it's rusted out.

So if you're looking for a complete front clip and fenders let me know.