Bobby's Motor Service

08/05/2025

Just as a follow-up. I closed after a couple years. The challenge of locating parts for uncommen (ish) 50 year old vehicles was interesting as was the work but the physical effort on my almost 70 yr old chassic was problematic.

02/20/2024

Winter up here in the northern part on New York State. I spent some time finalizing the CJ 5 project. The clutch release bearing I installed (it came with the Novak Adapter kit) was making a whining noise and had to be replaced. The customer also request a modifications to the side steps.

The 1946 Jeep CJ2a project has reached completion (wiring is done) and the vehicle will be headed to a body shop.

12/01/2022

Really dove into the deep end with Jeff's 1976 Jeep CJ5 project over the last few weeks! There is a video posted on YouTube showing the progress........

The first video in a series of restoring a 1976 CJ5 Jeep. In this video Bob removes the dashboard and the engine. Follow along as this restoration unfolds.

10/29/2022

Hello Facebook world! I moved to another location inside the building where I am working. I cleaned the area and set things up and hung tarps to contain the heat so I can work over the winter. Work has continued on the 1946 Jeep CJ2A, the chassis and frame are almost complete and the preliminary steps of setting the new body (called a “tub” in Jeep circles) has begun. While this has been going on I started taking the body off the next project a 1976 Jeep CJ5. Here are a few images of the new area and the projects.....

09/27/2022

The military Jeep project is coming to a conclusion hopefully tomorrow. Soon we will be getting on to another fun project and the owner wants to see his vehicle online!

09/05/2022

Good morning FB world. The customer with the Military Jeep has reconsidered having his vehicle featured here. This business always obtains prior approval before posting images or stories regarding customer's vehicles and if (in instances like this) the customer requested removal then it will be taken down.

08/27/2022

Nico drove the 1971 International 1 Ton pick-up for about 60 miles and a brake induced pull to the right. We drove it together and decided to meet at the shop and take the right front brake drum off. The brake shoes and assembly were fine so.....

Here is the thought process:

Symptom.... uneven braking after brake job.

Customers symptom confirmed.

Theory... new front brake shoes didn't seat evenly in the original brake drums.

Hypothesis.. Brake shoes and hardware are all fine and appear to be as installed. Brake drums don't turn particularly smoothly on either front wheel so turning (resurfacing) the drums is required.

The slight amount of play in the steering linkage seems to compound the problem.

Both front brake drums were resurfaced, the wheel bearing grease and seals were replaced at no cost to Nico.

08/17/2022

I met Tom and his wife at the Concours car show in Clayton and he contacted me about setting the valves on his Porsche 356 "Speedster" built in California on a VW Beetle chassis. It is a really great looking vehicle with all new components and he wanted to follow the builders recommendation regarding checking the valves at around 300 miles..... (Spoiler alert the exhaust valves were slightly tight after seating in!) Bobby's Motor Service also helped with "high stop / turn signal" wiring on his beautiful 1949 Chevy Pick-up.