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Looks like you've got a lot of work ahead, I hope you enjoy it!

Coming along nicely, I like what you're doing! Thanks for the video

HI. I subscribed for two reasons, I have had a lifelong love affair with early Jeeps and I'm curious to see where this project is going. Thanks in advance for taking us along. Also, its cool you have a friend who actually knows the proper pronunciation for Willys! Since you are debating how to proceed, thought I'd toss a few thoughts out there.. If your only real objective is overcoming boredom, then a frame off total restoration or custom build would keep you busy for a long time, but what then? I have owned a couple of pristine restorations and found them to be the opposite of fun, I couldn't enjoy a vehicle that I cringed every time a speck of dust fell on it. If I were doing this, I would look at it as a long term "play as you go" project. If you have a title to transfer into your name and don't live where vehicles must be inspected, I would start with the bare minimum, making sure the brakes and steering are in good shape then find a cheap bolt in engine and used tranny (yours is rusted way beyond being cost effective to fix) and just drive and wheel it for awhile. Pick away at the bodywork and fixing/ upgrading things as you go. As for the small block Chevy, while it is arguably the best all around V8 engine for swapping, the stock tranny and front axle assembly are way too light duty to handle the power it produces and axle upgrades get very expensive real quick. Of course its your project so do what makes you happy, I'm just saying as a guy who has owned and enjoyed the same CJ2A for over 50 years that if you keep driving and upgrading as you go (and yes there will be times of doing frame off work) this jeep will keep you from boredom for the rest of your life.Good luck and thanks for starting this channel!

I’ve been working on a 55 too. It’s fun seeing the project. Keep up the vids!

If you do contact them, I would appreciate you telling them Morgan from alaska sent you this information. Clint is the owner of the major business an most likely will remember my name. That is my hope anyway.

I am a seventy four year old guy who was a mechanic. I too watch quite a bit of youtube, and so if your serious on fixing it up, C& C equipment youtube channel has a separate channel/ division where they sell those jeep bodies, every part and piece or whole vehicle minus running gear/engine. Not real sure as to that either as you can look up their channel, a family ran business that repairs heavy equipment and in the family, a man called Uncle Scott handles sales of jeep parts/pieces. Very helpful in seeing old rigs get back to the road again or as just show pieces. If your handy with a mig and a plasma cutter, lots of this can be just repaired to work again. I did fab work for over fifty years myself and would love to see what this turns into. Most start something and then lose interest so they go to a scrap yard. I do hope your interest is in trying your best to make something out of it besides a flower pot holder

Kaiser Willys is going to be your bast friend they sell everything you need for your restoration

Actually, it’s an easy restoration. Enjoy!

Does it have the original spiders ?😂

That's a good total off the frame restoration project