Trails End Automotive LLC

Trails End Automotive LLC We specialize in repairing Jeeps (2006 and older). rust repair
accessory Installs
and more!

Check out the condition of this customer's spark plugs! Don't wait until you experience misfires, and power loss. Come ...
04/05/2026

Check out the condition of this customer's spark plugs! Don't wait until you experience misfires, and power loss. Come see us for routine maintenance and repairs.

I've had the pleasure of working on this 1970 c10 owned by a friend of mine. He's owned it since highschool but life hap...
10/26/2025

I've had the pleasure of working on this 1970 c10 owned by a friend of mine. He's owned it since highschool but life happened and it ended up parked in a garage for several years. He wants to get it back on the road and ready for a cross country trip.

So far we have gone through the entire brake system, installed Holley efi, and reworked the interior which included new locks, weatherstripping, sound deadening and carpet.
The rear axle received new bearings and the driveshaft has been redone with new joints.

Next is to tackle the engine itself. It'll be pulled apart for a quick and dirty reseal and paint job.

08/02/2025

Almost 3 years since we built this 351 for our customer. Just did a check up on it, and as you can hear it's still running great. Love it.

Not only do we enjoy working on the classics, but we love driving them. This time I picked up a 1980 mgb and made the ne...
07/20/2025

Not only do we enjoy working on the classics, but we love driving them. This time I picked up a 1980 mgb and made the nearly 700 mile trip home in it from Texas in a little less than 12 hours.

Yes we love our Jeeps, but we have a soft spot for foreign cars. VW, fiat, mg, Austin healey, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, Volvo, etc we have seen them all.

My personal cj8 scrambler got the old green paint sanded down and budget painted the factory color. In no way is it perf...
07/20/2025

My personal cj8 scrambler got the old green paint sanded down and budget painted the factory color. In no way is it perfect but it helps preserve it for a few more years. Plus the locals love it.

We love our jeeps here at Trails End Automotive.

Customers trailer rewired and ready to go.
07/20/2025

Customers trailer rewired and ready to go.

07/20/2025

1968 Mercedes Benz 230 roars to life after a decade of being left in a garage.

New or old we work on them at Trails End Automotive.

Service call took me to this beautiful Thunderbird. We were able to get the drivers door adjusted and latching again. ...
07/20/2025

Service call took me to this beautiful Thunderbird. We were able to get the drivers door adjusted and latching again. Future work will include rebuilding the factory door hinges to remove the play accumulated over the last 70.yeads.

This 2022 gladiator just received a winch and bumper, 2.5 inch rough country leveling kit and some 33 inch tires on afte...
05/28/2025

This 2022 gladiator just received a winch and bumper, 2.5 inch rough country leveling kit and some 33 inch tires on aftermarket wheels. Much better look than the stock setup.

Yes, this is the same fender. Instead of trying to fit a poor quality aftermarket fender, we saved the original. All n...
03/08/2025

Yes, this is the same fender. Instead of trying to fit a poor quality aftermarket fender, we saved the original. All new metal welded in, the body worked and painted in our shop using duplicolor paint.

This 2000 wrangler is in for some rust repair. We started by attacking rust hidden beneath the forward control arm moun...
03/02/2025

This 2000 wrangler is in for some rust repair. We started by attacking rust hidden beneath the forward control arm mount. Since this is a low mileage 1 owner jeep we wanted to make the repair look as good as we could. We ground down the welds and removed the control arm bracket. Then cut out the rusted frame box tubing. After locating some tubing of the same thickness and dimena3ions we v'd the gaps and welded it in. Finally we reattached the original control arm mount using measurements we had taken earlier.

Next we tackled the drivers fender. These commonly rot out but replacing the fender can be a pain. Plus, aftermarket replacements never fit as well as the original. So we cut out the rot and replaced each layer of metal individually, body worked it, and painted using duplicolor.

Final product coming soon. Or goal is to make these repairs virtually undetectable. Preserving the value of the jeep. Stay tuned for our next post where you can be the judge.

2007 jeep jk restoration. Using fusion 360 we designed patches for the frame featuring all of the original access holes ...
02/09/2025

2007 jeep jk restoration. Using fusion 360 we designed patches for the frame featuring all of the original access holes and inserts. Next we turned them into real pieces using a CNC plasma table. Finally we cut out the rotted metal and flush welded in the replacement pieces. Hard to tell there was ever any rust or a repair. We descaled the frame and coated it with a rust inhibitor. After a new exhaust system this jeep looks like it's a couple years old underneath, not almost 20.

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Ava, IL
62907

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+16187634218

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