Tub, engine, transmission and chassis are together again.  This is a little like the Hell Freezes Over Tour....

Everything fits and other than a little sanding...and maybe a little hammer and dolly on the unpainted rear panel, I am pretty pleased with how it looks. 

See you Thursday.

Apologies for the delay in tonight's video. 

Our technology provider has been FUBAR all day and new videos (like tonight's episode) are not playing back for us and many other sites. 

They are telling me the repairs will likely be completed tomorrow. 

Please accept my apologies for the delay!

Murph is in OD. 

I am generally pleased although there are some areas of the floor that make me cringe. 

Let's chalk the feeling up to my OCD. 

Murph is going to look and drive great once everything gets bolted together, but there are a couple of tub areas that may need a little more love - a few deep pits, and maybe a swipe or two with the hammer and the dolly. 

Finding the line between being totally obsessive and doing great work is a difficult balance, but at this point in the game, another couple of hours is nothing and will more be more than made up for with the satisfaction of a job well done.

See you Thursday!

Working hard on Murph's tub.  Fixed a few extra holes on the dash, leaded the rough, pitted floor.....nearing paint!  See ya Thursday.

Turns out that we didn't get Murph's frame as straight as I thought we did.  Mr. Pullup must have been too busy posing!  😂

Check it out.  We partnered with Mr. Archimedes and this was the result.  Full update on Thursday.  See ya then!

We are going to be doing another virtual meetup next Thursday after the show.

Bring your questions, your projects and anything else you want to chat about.

Link:  https://us02web.zoom.us/join

Meeting ID: 885 1797 8832

Looking forward to it!

Mission:  Wild raspberry picking!

Just about any short trip is more enjoyable in the jeep.  If you lived in my community, you would see my jeep out nearly every day for the 8 or so months of the year where the roads are clear.  Whether it is a quick run to the post office or picking up groceries, taking the jeep makes the trip a fun adventure.

Now, there is one driving adventure that I don't enjoy - and that is breaking down.  There is nothing fun about driving around with that pit in your stomach, wondering what is going to break next.  And that my friends, is why I started this channel and why we do what we do at Portrayal.  I want you to enjoy your vehicle as much as I enjoy the jeep and I hope to provide you with the information/tools and a little inspiration to get everything on your vehicle completely squared away.

See you on Thursday - the shop is calling!

We were down in Georgia over the weekend visiting Mr. Pullup, who is teaching music and songwriting at Camp Southern Ground.  He is working his tail off, but having a great time. 

With the East Coast pretty much shut down Sunday due to inclement weather and no prospect of flying home until Tuesday, my bride and I ended up renting a car and driving back to the People's Republic. 

Our journey took us past Camp Toccoa.  #respect

Join us at 8pm tonight on Zoom for a virtual meetup after the new episode goes live.  We are going to be chatting about repairing sheet metal and just talking shop.  We will take questions too.

Here is the link:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81252520695

Spent a great couple of days at the 2023 MVPA Convention in Des Moines, Iowa.   How often do you get to see an M22 Locust "light airborne" tank?  Lots of images and video coming up on Thursday!