On tonight’s episode of Discovery Channel’s hit Monster Garage, a team of Army mechanics turns a WWII Willys jeep into a twin-supercharged 502 Chevy powered tractor-puller. Oh yeah baby!
The host, chopper master builder, and general media personality Jesse James just commented on a distinct difference with this crew: ” Everybody’s just doin’ their jobs. Nobody’s sittin’ on the couch looking at catalogues, or pointing fingers acting like an expert.” Army discipline in action.
Here’s to the crew:
THE DESIGNERS
* Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.
* Joe Eder, multi-engine tractor-pull builder, North Collins, N.Y.
* Keith Kaucher, industrial designer, Kaucher Design Werks, Santa Monica, Calif.
* Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kevin Sargent, utilities operations and maintenance technician, Headquarters Company/1st Engineer Brigade, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
* 2nd Lt. Brian Johnson/2LT, armor officer, 1st Battalion/16th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Knox, Ky.THE BUILDERS
* Jesse James, custom-bike builder/designer, West Coast Choppers, Long Beach, Calif.
* Joe Eder, multi-engine tractor-pull builder, North Collins, N.Y.
* Pfc. Jesse Dugan, wheel vehicle mechanic, D Company/801st Main Support Brigade, Fort Campbell, Ky.
* 2nd Lt. Brian Johnson/2LT, armor officer, 1st Battalion/16th Cavalry Regiment, Fort Knox, Ky.
* Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Morin, light-wheeled vehicle mechanic, Headquarters Company/187 Ordnance Battalion, Fort Jackson, S.C.
* Tim Porter, single-engine tractor-pull builder, Louisberg, Ky.
* Master Sgt. Darrick Preston, mechanical maintenance supervisor, 16th Ordnance Battalion/Aberdeen Proving Ground, Abingdon, Md.
* Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kevin Sargent, utilities operations and maintenance technician, Headquarters Company/1st Engineer Brigade, Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo.
* Spc. Benjamin Smith, metalworker, D Company/801st Mechanical Support Brigade, Fort Campbell, Ky.