Your Porsche deserves more than a mechanic.
JP Werks: The Midwest's Premier Air-Cooled Specialist
Your Porsche deserves more than a mechanic.
JP Werks: The Midwest's Premier Air-Cooled Specialist
About JP Werks
My Journey
Take a few minutes to watch this documentary about JP Werks and the story behind our business and see why we've been committed to Porsches for generations.
My story
I’m Daniel Journey, a Porsche mechanic and Kansas City area native. I’ve been in various parts of the country over the last 10 years wrenching on old Porsches. I recently came home to reopen the Porsche shop my father started in 1986 –JP Werks.
The Porsche Journey: Goldie
Our customer Eric Grant brought his beautiful 1976 911 Targa into my shop in January 2024. The car hadn't run in 5 years. We put together a plan, and in a few months we got it running better than ever. Check out the video he produced about his trip through the Colorado mountains just a few months later.
The Porsche Journey: The Fox
Our customer WC Fox has owned his beautiful and powerful 1979 Porsche 930 Turbo since the early 1990s. He grew up as a barefoot surfer/car enthusiast in California, but recently moved to Missouri where he's traded in sandy shores for winding Missouri roads.
My Focus
I specialize in air-cooled, vintage Porsches and can handle the most in-depth projects. All of the specialized engine machining required to rebuild air-cooled engines is done right here at the shop, including cylinder head work and engine case-line boring.
My Background
I started out working for my dad's shop and, by the time I was a teen, was capable of doing major repairs on 944s. I received a 4-year degree in automotive restoration from McPherson College. I spent time training and working on some of the most significant cars in the world at a concours restoration shop where I serviced and rebuilt Porsche giants like the 911R, RS, RSR, 550, 904, 906 and 910. I’m excited to be back home and feel so fortunate to continue the legacy of my father, Mark Journey.