We had some old jeeps in the National guard 67 to 73. Some deadlined. I was in the motor pool. Took parts from one carb etc and got another running. Enjoyed it for awhile till higher ups found out. Took it for themselves. I said it’s deadlined. Ha We heard about that. Bye bye jeep.
Nick, You sound like my father in law. When he went to war they did not put him n the front line, He ws a awesome mechanic and they put him in england keeping the eguipment going. and nick sounds just like art. If things did not go his way he was know to use a few choice words and the odd time he was know to fire somehing across the shop!! lol
Gooood afternoon everybody!!!! The ol’ Willy’s Jeep!!! I remember back in the late 70’s, the guy I worked for at the time had one of these: he bought a conversion kit and dropped a 327 Chevy motor in it. To say it was quick and fast is an UNDERSTATEMENT!!! Love seeing Nick working his magic on whatever is presented to him: great week everyone!!!!
My ;daily' is a Flatfender 'Jeep' (titled as '46 CJ2A) with Kenne Bell equipped Buick / Dauntless 225 'Odd Fire' V6 with MSD, headers, too much carb, Warn overdrive... .
the shaft at the end of the distributor is offset. if you want the timing back you have to pull the oil pump and re index it ( the pump is on the outside and opposite side of engine). 1947 the timing mark is on the back of the flywheel. there is a window and steel circle plate you move to the side.
I thought that be the case, that is, the tab being ever so slightly offset, having experienced the issue myself, I just can’t recall the vehicle. I’ve never seen a timing mark on the back side before; probably done to preserve the mark under combat and/or grueling conditions.
Good afternoon Nick and George, Wow does this bring back some memories for me. I had a 1945 Jeep that I drove in Vietnam. Great little vehicle that got me where I wanted to go and back again. I love the PTO on the rear, very versatile for whatever tasks you needed to perform. This Jeep looks way better than the one I drove, which was completely stock.
@@NicksGarage It was purely by chance that the Jeep was assigned to our squadron. The fact that it was made at the end of WWII was icing on the cake. I was always working on it to keep it running, because if you turned it into the motor pool you might not get it back. Great video George, you are the man!!
In 1993 when the government was closing down military bases in California, Alameda naval air station,D,R,M,O had about Twenty WW2 jeeps.that they crunched with a wrecking ball,I was there, the military couldn't sell off all there junk with so many bases closing. thanks
When I retired from truck driving my wife got me a very rough 1985 JEEP CJ7 with a four banger. First things to go were the oversized tires and 200 pound iron rear bumper. Then i pulled out two tomato crate boxes of rubber hoses, switches and smog control crap. Ripped out all of the wiring and installed a Painless harness. Hardest part to locate was a head for the four cylinder took 6 months but she is back together and runs great. Still tweaking the tranny and frame but otherwise perfect. Man needs a retirement hobby. 1969 while in the 82nd Airborne my assigned jeep with radio equipment was a Kaiser. Ford was supplying all the new M151A1 jeeps. The Kaiser had much thicker metal fenders and body.
Yes we used them, i had a 1965 jeep tuxedo park and i drove it to high school in my senior year, it was fun to drive, Nick knows what to do to get it going...
I was a mechanic in the US Army we changed all Jeeps over to electronic ignition in 1980 Jeeps we're the back bone of the Army I hated to see them be replaced.
Hey Me and you both Brother ...We were with the 5th Infantry Division in 1987 when the whole Division have to turn in our Jeeps and get the HumVees....No one was really happy about. I remember being in a super large field by the depot all you could see was a Division of Jeeps turn in for as far as the eye could see ....I'll never forget that sight . It was an end of an Era in the Army and the Armed Forces...All the best to you Brother & an a long held Salute to you.
Truly the master. Not many can jump from working on vehicles from such a wide timeframe from the 1920’s to the modern computer controlled nightmares and everything in between. As for the Jeep, why switch over to electronic ignition when a properly adjusted set of points work great and it’s not like they are needing to be adjusted very often and have fewer things that can fail.
They’ve already jumped to 12v and changed the grounding. Might as well finnish the upgrades if you can call it that. I’m still on 6v and points in mine. Way it’ll prob stay to.
@@h.r.puffnstuff8705 I agree on the lack of longevity of it where as with points, depending on how much a vehicle is driven the points might need to be adjusted a few times but on something that isn’t driven daily all year they may need adjusting once or maybe not at all
Ahh Monday. You have made Monday just as exciting as Friday. Love the show Nick. My absolute favorite on utube and for that fact anything related to cars on cable TV. Just a quick reminder ill be sending the self addressed envelope this week. Thanks to all that pour their heart and soul into this show,God bless all of you😎
This is the civilian model built after the war years. As a kid in the 60's I remember seeing surplus jeeps running around town all over. Looks like a fun ride!
Coffee on the battlefield. You guys should have some US ARMY metal canteen cups to sip that coffee from. LOL Wear some Army helmets while working on that Jeep to get the full experience. LOL
I love the Jeep. I have a 77 Jeep CJ7 that was pretty much a barn find. I drug it home, rebuilt every system and now I daily drive it. Let me tell you I love this Jeep, it's a family cruiser.
Nick & crew...greatings from South Carolina. Love the show today. Worked at a Chrysler/Jeep dealership for yrs. Had lots of fun with them & in the military. Tough as NAILS!!!👍 Like the show because its Real... everything isn't fixed after the commercials are over. 😉 This is the behind the scenes stuff only us mechanics know about.😉 Stay real boys,stay safe.✌
I a filipino & American military jeep is a classic iconic transportation like Ford model T though old still new still relevant so artistic technological & never goes out of fashion . Greetings coming from the Philippines 🇵🇭☝️
I had a 1949 CJ-2A, I don't know what others would call it, but to me it was all machine. No computers on it anywhere. Mine was not converted, it was still 6 volt. I never got it in a spot that I couldn't get out of. I still have the maintenance book for it. Everything was designed to be taken apart and fixed. I'd like to have another one.
FYI: Civilian Jeeps were different from military versions. Military can have different plugs and wires with 'armored' wires and screw on terminals. Some might have higher voltage systems to run radios. I actually like points. If they quit, a little filing and they are good to go again. If electronic quits, you are on the side of the road waiting for a tow. Must be nice having those cushy seats!
@@55desotomine Agreed. I’ve set many points with a matchbook cover. Might not be exactly right but will be close enough to get you home. Those old systems will take a lot of abuse and don’t need a computer and special tools to diagnose and fix. Two screw drivers, a crescent wrench and a set of Vice grips will get you close enough till you can get to a real garage.
A 47 2a is a civilian model, however nearlt all of the military parts will fit , and who knows what was used in the past. It was amazing to me what all i found when i redid my early 46 , military gears which were higher than the first civilian gears, and had a floati g rear axle. Dana 25 i think it was... the civilian engines were gear driven valve train, military were chain driven so the cam spun reversed to one another ...
Love these Korean War era Willys. It’s actually pronounced Will is , but anyway you say it these are classic. My dad learned to drive on these in the American base in Argentina NFLD, after the war. Then he signed up and drove them in Korea, with the Pats.
Quite correct. The Korean War era military 'flatfender' was the Willys MC (M38), the Willys MD (M38A1) was introduced in 1952 and became the basis for CJ5 vehicles. 'Civvies' were CJ2 (_Very_ rare early civilian) 'Agri Jeep', CJ2A, CJ3A, then the CJ5... .
Dear sir the main gear shift lever the tallest one is for the gears R, 1, 2, and 3 the middle lever is for 4 wheel drive , high and low and the third lever the smallest one is compound low (All toque and really slow you get of the and walk beside it ) Had many old army jeeps here in Panamá we used to haul Coffee out of the high Mountain Coffee farms. Nice enjoyable video take care and keep up the good work. GRACIAS SEÑOR NICO
When I was growing up in the '60's, my Dad had a 1946 Willy's Jeep. Flathead 4 cylinder, updraft carburetor, 6 volt system, vacuum wipers. It would go anywhere. Great memories!
Nice super clean rig. A friend had one ,it was crusty,rust and fun. It was never on the road,not what Dave wanted it for. His parents had 700 Acres. It was the Jeep for at the house. We sank it in Mud several times. They can go about anywhere but you can’t drive it thru a partially drained pond . They sink in the slit.
Started life as a 6 V positive ground to earth system and now is a 12 V ground to chassis system👍🏻Done this on many an old Jeep myself 👍🏻 Great episode guys! Muscle Cars are sweet but love the history on the Jeep!
Love seeing an ol Jeep like this one . The Jeep line served Our Country very well through the 1940s till about 1987 when the Army went to the HumVees. They are tough as nails and with stood alot of rugged abuse, I help put some that abuse on them . Alot of old Veterans have fond memories of the Jeep. If I remember correctly ours was a M151A1 or 2 back then . A long held Salute to the old Jeep !!!!!
You gotta make sure to redo the firing order on the cap If you don't want a historic Post War Jeep to have a firing mishap It's just a shame when the rotor and distributor are not the same Lucky Nick's Garage is ahead of the game It's a 1947 CJ2A but in 1947 it ain't gonna stay Nick is revising the ignition today Modernising a classic to make it more usable in every way Robert and Nick are making sure this classic will be ready to take on tour It's looks it will retain over all terrain but now it's got a brand new electronic brain Changing the ignition is the mission to get this Willys into prime running condition Nick's Garage every Monday For engineering wisdom like this I'd gladly pay Cheers fellas Shout out from London
I put a "mail order" Vietnam Era Jeep together in 1978 at the age of 13. Ordered it out of Car Craft magazine ad. Came in a crate packed in Cosmoline. Had to assemble everything, motor, trans,axels etc. Learned alot from my Father and Grandfather help doing so.
Dr. Nick, that was a blast!, my uncle was in ww2, he saw a lot of action, and he filled in to be General George Patton's driver near the end of the war, he was a good man, and I still miss him.
4 th MOPAR boy from down under love Jeeps own a TJ An have many in the family own a 360 AMC wagon with the T. Flight an many other Jeeps Love the sound of those A MC 360 V8 🇦🇺
Those Jeeps used to arrive on the front line in a crate, the size of the body, and were then assembled on site. Great video. Thanks for posting & Best Regards - Mike
Some did, though a relatively small percentage, ship in TKD (Totally Knocked Down) form. Most left the factory on their own power and were delivered intact.
Back in my mud racing daze I was in the same class as those Jeeps. They never went fast but they are light and always stayed on top of the mud. Me and my 68 Bronco would sink like a rock. Putt, putt, putt and out the other end they'd go.
We had the Vietnam era Jeep , and we had the Dodge 4-Wheel drive pickup truck with no power steering. I remember driving one of the Dodge trucks across a field and up a steep hill full of rocks, and the steering wheel about tore an arm off. The truck had no problem wherever we took them, but the Jeep in winter was an experience.
When I was a kid you could buy military surplus jeeps for cheap, they would come on a pallet and then you had to put it together,a lot of time some parts would be missing so you should get more than one, but they were only good for buggys because they did not have a title so you could not register it for road use my dad had one for hunting
Nick the slot in the oil pump is offset the distributor shaft should be offset also just like the original look at the bottom of the original distributor and you’ll see why it won’t go in
I was in the US Army from 1979 until 1987. The "Jeep" we had was called a M151A2, 1/4 ton. The electronic system on those were 24 volt. The A2 version still had points. In the field with no timing lights, usually one finger width from the oil filter would put you pretty close to being in time. You still had to take the cap off and determine which way the rotor was pointing. The M151A2 was replaced by the Humme Vee. We also had 3/4 ton Dodge pickups that had water proof ignitions. They were all 318 motors.
Hell yeah those old Dodge military power wagons were one tough truck . I had a 68 ex Air force crew cab Dodge power wagon and it was over built compared to the civilian models with drains on everything to drain water out after fording through water and bronze bushings with grease zirks to grease the leaf spring bushings on them where the civilian models had rubber bushings . Those Humvees were designed by a well known off road racer Vick Hickey who worked for GM and built off road race vehicles for guys like Steve McQueen and James Garner who used to race off road at times . I found this out because I had a 78 Chevrolet k5:blazer that had a aftermarket aluminum finned rear 12 bolt rear differential cover that said H/E casted on it and I looked into it found out it was made by Hickey Enterprises that was owned by Vick Hickey who made a lot of off road stuff for GM trucks at first then moved to Dodge and Ford making skid plates roll bars and these aluminum finned differential covers that had drains on them and held more gear oil . When I found mine on my blazer which was at the time my plow truck to plow my driveway I looked and found the exact same one on eBay about 5 years ago and the person selling it wanted 450.00 for it lol . I have since took it off and cleaned it up and it hangs in my garage and have built a much nicer plow truck so the old blazer got stripped of everything I could use for the new truck then off to scrap it went . I tried looking into to see if there were any special build numbers for these Hickey Enterprises built blazers but couldn't find anything on this at all because I thought what if this thing had been purposely built by Hickey Enterprises and sold on a Chevrolet dealer lot which would have made it pretty rare but unfortunately I couldn't find anything at all on the numbers of them made . Vic's been dead for a while but one of his workers actually bought the business and is making differential covers and some off road stuff to this day for the newer trucks now or he did the last time I looked .
Drove a Jeep sometimes while I was in the U.S. army artillery back in the early seventies. Each wire had an aluminum tag on each end with its unique number so a person could look in the tech manuals and rewire with no special training.
Wow Nick that's a beauty of a vehicle. I love all the cars and trucks that you get in. It must be great to be you. You have busted your butt to get into the position your in. Hard work pays off. Your a inspiration to me.
We amateur car mechanics run into fitment and other problems from parts that are supposed to fit, or which are supposed to be compatible with other parts, but which aren't.. So its a morale boost when we see that the pro tuners run into the same problems too. They have to work through the problems the same as we do, with the caveat that its not that we're bad mechanics, its just that the parts aren't always designed to be correctly compatible. How many times I've been thankful that I didn't have a 10-lb sledge hammer in my garage to "make it fit."
My uncle had one of these in his farm. As teenagers we tried to break it with 4 wheel drive in Low clutch dumps! We were never to break anything on it! It was dark green color.
The slot is slightly curved of the bottom of the distributor shaft. The fix is take out the roll pin and turn it 180. Drove me crazy on a 1200 vw motor.
Giasou Nikola, Great video this ild skool Jeep suites you whilst cruising the neighborhood, something Barry Newman would drive if he had too. Great to see you are having fun as you deserve. Your number 1 Fan in Australia Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤
Hi Nick, Robert & others that was one mean ride Nick and you looked the part driving down the road with no windshield. I knew you would make it go Nick. Mathew has one beaut ride, thanks and stay well all till next time.
Shaft and rotor in the distributor were not the same as the electronic unit. For that reason, firing order was redone on the cap.
We had some old jeeps in the National guard 67 to 73. Some deadlined. I was in the motor pool. Took parts from one carb etc and got another running. Enjoyed it for awhile till higher ups found out. Took it for themselves. I said it’s deadlined. Ha We heard about that. Bye bye jeep.
Nick I just got an answer notice I won something from you I know it's a scammer thought you aught to know .
(👉Nicks _Garage) If you see this it is a scam DO NOT REPLY.
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@@loganjohnson3589 Nick addressed that very concern on his Community page.
Willy’s Jeep’s are still the Best looking Jeeps !
Awesome little buggy, be excellent toy, all the best to you all
Nick, You sound like my father in law. When he went to war they did not put him n the front line, He ws a awesome mechanic and they put him in england keeping the eguipment going. and nick sounds just like art. If things did not go his way he was know to use a few choice words and the odd time he was know to fire somehing across the shop!! lol
Man oh man is that cool. Willys CJ. Wow
We love our CJ2a TOO!
I was lucky enough to drive a Willy's
As a kid ...plowed snow running on 2 cylinders...thx to 4 low
Great vehicle
Gooood afternoon everybody!!!! The ol’ Willy’s Jeep!!! I remember back in the late 70’s, the guy I worked for at the time had one of these: he bought a conversion kit and dropped a 327 Chevy motor in it. To say it was quick and fast is an UNDERSTATEMENT!!! Love seeing Nick working his magic on whatever is presented to him: great week everyone!!!!
My ;daily' is a Flatfender 'Jeep' (titled as '46 CJ2A) with Kenne Bell equipped Buick / Dauntless 225 'Odd Fire' V6 with MSD, headers, too much carb, Warn overdrive... .
Man those old Willys never had cushy seats like that .
The WW2 'Jeeps' had canvas seats stuffed with horsehair which quickly matted down.
I love jeep ❤🎉
the shaft at the end of the distributor is offset. if you want the timing back you have to pull the oil pump and re index it ( the pump is on the outside and opposite side of engine). 1947 the timing mark is on the back of the flywheel. there is a window and steel circle plate you move to the side.
I thought that be the case, that is, the tab being ever so slightly offset, having experienced the issue myself, I just can’t recall the vehicle. I’ve never seen a timing mark on the back side before; probably done to preserve the mark under combat and/or grueling conditions.
That’s a nice job your customer did restoring that unit,just walked in the door from working on my Willy.
Good afternoon Nick and George, Wow does this bring back some memories for me. I had a 1945 Jeep that I drove in Vietnam. Great little vehicle that got me where I wanted to go and back again. I love the PTO on the rear, very versatile for whatever tasks you needed to perform. This Jeep looks way better than the one I drove, which was completely stock.
Wow Eugene! You sure have a great list of vehicles that you have experienced.
@@NicksGarage It was purely by chance that the Jeep was assigned to our squadron. The fact that it was made at the end of WWII was icing on the cake. I was always working on it to keep it running, because if you turned it into the motor pool you might not get it back. Great video George, you are the man!!
In 1993 when the government was closing down military bases in California, Alameda naval air station,D,R,M,O had about Twenty WW2 jeeps.that they crunched with a wrecking ball,I was there, the military couldn't sell off all there junk with so many bases closing. thanks
Did you receive the charger yet mr. castles?
@@josephf593
The 500 is still at Nick's.
When I retired from truck driving my wife got me a very rough 1985 JEEP CJ7 with a four banger. First things to go were the oversized tires and 200 pound iron rear bumper. Then i pulled out two tomato crate boxes of rubber hoses, switches and smog control crap. Ripped out all of the wiring and installed a Painless harness. Hardest part to locate was a head for the four cylinder took 6 months but she is back together and runs great. Still tweaking the tranny and frame but otherwise perfect. Man needs a retirement hobby.
1969 while in the 82nd Airborne my assigned jeep with radio equipment was a Kaiser. Ford was supplying all the new M151A1 jeeps. The Kaiser had much thicker metal fenders and body.
Thanks for the input.
Nick, I loved the smile on your face while driving a piece of history!
Yes we used them, i had a 1965 jeep tuxedo park and i drove it to high school in my senior year, it was fun to drive, Nick knows what to do to get it going...
An original Tux is worth serious dough these days.
I was a mechanic in the US Army we changed all Jeeps over to electronic ignition in 1980 Jeeps we're the back bone of the Army I hated to see them be replaced.
Hey Me and you both Brother ...We were with the 5th Infantry Division in 1987 when the whole Division have to turn in our Jeeps and get the HumVees....No one was really happy about. I remember being in a super large field by the depot all you could see was a Division of Jeeps turn in for as far as the eye could see ....I'll never forget that sight . It was an end of an Era in the Army and the Armed Forces...All the best to you Brother & an a long held Salute to you.
Truly the master. Not many can jump from working on vehicles from such a wide timeframe from the 1920’s to the modern computer controlled nightmares and everything in between. As for the Jeep, why switch over to electronic ignition when a properly adjusted set of points work great and it’s not like they are needing to be adjusted very often and have fewer things that can fail.
They’ve already jumped to 12v and changed the grounding. Might as well finnish the upgrades if you can call it that.
I’m still on 6v and points in mine.
Way it’ll prob stay to.
@@h.r.puffnstuff8705 Personally I don’t consider going electronic ignition an upgrade.
@@todddenio3200 it’s nice when it works. I bet it don’t live 24 months. My 70 year old points distributer keeps chugging along.
@@h.r.puffnstuff8705 I agree on the lack of longevity of it where as with points, depending on how much a vehicle is driven the points might need to be adjusted a few times but on something that isn’t driven daily all year they may need adjusting once or maybe not at all
From 6 packs to jeep Willis,you never fail to make it interesting
Awesome Jeep, Nick!
Love this Jeep! Workhorse is accurate!
Ahh Monday. You have made Monday just as exciting as Friday. Love the show Nick. My absolute favorite on utube and for that fact anything related to cars on cable TV. Just a quick reminder ill be sending the self addressed envelope this week. Thanks to all that pour their heart and soul into this show,God bless all of you😎
This Willy’s brought on a flood of memories!! Pretty Cool Nick.
Cool old Jeep! I learned to drive in a friends 1945 Jeep back in the '50's. Good memories!
Nick looks like a General with his driver, good stuff..
Awesome little Jeep looks like a lot of fun to rebuild one of them keep them coming and see you Friday
The fact it's all black and red, not in war camouflage paint, is so cool.
This is the civilian model built after the war years. As a kid in the 60's I remember seeing surplus jeeps running around town all over. Looks like a fun ride!
@@TNitroH I drive a restored late WW2 Willys MB.
It's like driving a 4WD roller skate. Fun, indeed!
Coffee on the battlefield. You guys should have some US ARMY metal canteen cups to sip that coffee from. LOL Wear some Army helmets while working on that Jeep to get the full experience. LOL
LOL.
It's a Civilian Jeep (CJ).
I love the Jeep. I have a 77 Jeep CJ7 that was pretty much a barn find. I drug it home, rebuilt every system and now I daily drive it. Let me tell you I love this Jeep, it's a family cruiser.
Really nice Jeep
Nick & crew...greatings from South Carolina. Love the show today. Worked at a Chrysler/Jeep dealership for yrs. Had lots of fun with them & in the military. Tough as NAILS!!!👍 Like the show because its Real... everything isn't fixed after the commercials are over. 😉 This is the behind the scenes stuff only us mechanics know about.😉 Stay real boys,stay safe.✌
Mine was red. Used it for everything on the farm.
I a filipino & American military jeep is a classic iconic transportation like Ford model T though old still new still relevant so artistic technological & never goes out of fashion . Greetings coming from the Philippines 🇵🇭☝️
I just put aftermarket fenders, core support and headlights on my 2000 Dakota. Nothing got broken or thrown, but it was very close! Real PITA!!
I had a 1949 CJ-2A, I don't know what others would call it, but to me it was all machine. No computers on it anywhere. Mine was not converted, it was still 6 volt. I never got it in a spot that I couldn't get out of. I still have the maintenance book for it. Everything was designed to be taken apart and fixed. I'd like to have another one.
Do it!
Hey Nick, it's the one and only Willy's Jeep. Nothing more, nothing less. Classic.
FYI: Civilian Jeeps were different from military versions. Military can have different plugs and wires with 'armored' wires and screw on terminals. Some might have higher voltage systems to run radios. I actually like points. If they quit, a little filing and they are good to go again. If electronic quits, you are on the side of the road waiting for a tow. Must be nice having those cushy seats!
Thanks for the information! Matt is looking for some more original seats. 👍
The condenser failing is what kills the points, always replace both. But yes, I love points, I'd rather ride than walk, electronic will make you walk.
@@55desotomine Agreed. I’ve set many points with a matchbook cover. Might not be exactly right but will be close enough to get you home. Those old systems will take a lot of abuse and don’t need a computer and special tools to diagnose and fix. Two screw drivers, a crescent wrench and a set of Vice grips will get you close enough till you can get to a real garage.
@@NicksGarage tell Matt to check the cj2a page on the net. Many knowledgable guys there. He can find original parts and repros as well.
A 47 2a is a civilian model, however nearlt all of the military parts will fit , and who knows what was used in the past. It was amazing to me what all i found when i redid my early 46 , military gears which were higher than the first civilian gears, and had a floati g rear axle. Dana 25 i think it was... the civilian engines were gear driven valve train, military were chain driven so the cam spun reversed to one another ...
Love these Korean War era Willys. It’s actually pronounced Will is , but anyway you say it these are classic. My dad learned to drive on these in the American base in Argentina NFLD, after the war. Then he signed up and drove them in Korea, with the Pats.
Quite correct.
The Korean War era military 'flatfender' was the Willys MC (M38), the Willys MD (M38A1) was introduced in 1952 and became the basis for CJ5 vehicles.
'Civvies' were CJ2 (_Very_ rare early civilian) 'Agri Jeep', CJ2A, CJ3A, then the CJ5... .
Nick's garage is very fun channel love this guy
Dear sir the main gear shift lever the tallest one is for the gears R, 1, 2, and 3 the middle lever is for 4 wheel drive , high and low and the third lever the smallest one is compound low (All toque and really slow you get of the and walk beside it ) Had many old army jeeps here in Panamá we used to haul Coffee out of the high Mountain Coffee farms. Nice enjoyable video take care and keep up the good work. GRACIAS SEÑOR NICO
When I was growing up in the '60's, my Dad had a 1946 Willy's Jeep. Flathead 4 cylinder, updraft carburetor, 6 volt system, vacuum wipers. It would go anywhere. Great memories!
"Updraft carb"? Are you sure? Doesn't sound like a stock setup!
@@Cougracer67 My thought, exactly.
Awesome! Need some goggles or shades Nick. Thanks guys!
Windshield down, goggles and a grin.
That's my Willys mode.
Nice super clean rig. A friend had one ,it was crusty,rust and fun. It was never on the road,not what Dave wanted it for. His parents had 700 Acres. It was the Jeep for at the house. We sank it in Mud several times. They can go about anywhere but you can’t drive it thru a partially drained pond . They sink in the slit.
Started life as a 6 V positive ground to earth system and now is a 12 V ground to chassis system👍🏻Done this on many an old Jeep myself 👍🏻 Great episode guys! Muscle Cars are sweet but love the history on the Jeep!
These were all negative ground systems
Love seeing an ol Jeep like this one . The Jeep line served Our Country very well through the 1940s till about 1987 when the Army went to the HumVees. They are tough as nails and with stood alot of rugged abuse, I help put some that abuse on them . Alot of old Veterans have fond memories of the Jeep. If I remember correctly ours was a M151A1 or 2 back then . A long held Salute to the old Jeep !!!!!
Thanks Sarge! We thought you might enjoy this one.
@@NicksGarage You are very correct George...1000000% Big Wave and Smile to yall .
The M151 'M.U.T.T.' (Multi Use Tactical Truck) was a Ford design, most were built by AM General.
The cj is actually geared lower than the military ( mb, gpw's) 5:88 and 5:38 if i recall. There is also an overdrive unit available as well.
MB/GPW were 4:88, 'Civvies' and M38, M38A1 were 5:38.
Awesome, Nick, you never fail to entertain me 👍
You gotta make sure to redo the firing order on the cap If you don't want a historic Post War Jeep to have a firing mishap It's just a shame when the rotor and distributor are not the same Lucky Nick's Garage is ahead of the game It's a 1947 CJ2A but in 1947 it ain't gonna stay Nick is revising the ignition today Modernising a classic to make it more usable in every way Robert and Nick are making sure this classic will be ready to take on tour It's looks it will retain over all terrain but now it's got a brand new electronic brain Changing the ignition is the mission to get this Willys into prime running condition Nick's Garage every Monday For engineering wisdom like this I'd gladly pay Cheers fellas Shout out from London
I put a "mail order" Vietnam Era Jeep together in 1978 at the age of 13. Ordered it out of Car Craft magazine ad. Came in a crate packed in Cosmoline. Had to assemble everything, motor, trans,axels etc. Learned alot from my Father and Grandfather help doing so.
Back in the day they swore louder then you Nick.
Dr. Nick, that was a blast!, my uncle was in ww2, he saw a lot of action, and he filled in to be General George Patton's driver near the end of the war, he was a good man, and I still miss him.
George Patton always referred to the Willys and Ford 1/4 ton vehicles (G503)) as "Peeps" and to the larger Dodge WC vehicles as 'Jeeps'.
Awesome show Nick👌😎👌
4 th MOPAR boy from down under love Jeeps own a TJ An have many in the family own a 360 AMC wagon with the T. Flight an many other Jeeps Love the sound of those A MC 360 V8 🇦🇺
Once you have been bitten by the Jeep bug.. 👍
Amen I love my 401 also.
Very nice to see a real Jeep.
Learned and earned confidence on these.
Very cool Nick! That is one unique ride. It must feel like riding a motorcycle with the wind in your face!
No helmet required.
Can't have too much coffee when working on vehicles!
You got that right!
Nick the smile on your face says it all .Who say's you need a lot of horse power to have fun A .
Extra nice Jeep. I was on Google Earth and saw you were close to that prison. Be careful near there.
I enjoy what you have going on.
Those Jeeps used to arrive on the front line in a crate, the size of the body, and were then assembled on site. Great video. Thanks for posting & Best Regards - Mike
Some did, though a relatively small percentage, ship in TKD (Totally Knocked Down) form. Most left the factory on their own power and were delivered intact.
Evenin Mr Nick!! Have a Great week!!
Thanks! You too!
Back in my mud racing daze I was in the same class as those Jeeps. They never went fast but they are light and always stayed on top of the mud. Me and my 68 Bronco would sink like a rock. Putt, putt, putt and out the other end they'd go.
Try an old flat fendered Willys with hopped up Buick 225 Odd Fire V6.
Guy's, that was a GREAT video! What a unique vehicle! Bill from Linglestown, Pennsylvania
We had the Vietnam era Jeep , and we had the Dodge 4-Wheel drive pickup truck with no power steering. I remember driving one of the Dodge trucks across a field and up a steep hill full of rocks, and the steering wheel about tore an arm off. The truck had no problem wherever we took them, but the Jeep in winter was an experience.
Amazing..nice to see it again on raods.
Thank you for your efforts to it .
That grille is a 45-46 grille as determined by the corcran brown marker lights...
The solex carb isnt an original peice either.
When I was a kid you could buy military surplus jeeps for cheap, they would come on a pallet and then you had to put it together,a lot of time some parts would be missing so you should get more than one, but they were only good for buggys because they did not have a title so you could not register it for road use my dad had one for hunting
Nick the slot in the oil pump is offset the distributor shaft should be offset also just like the original look at the bottom of the original distributor and you’ll see why it won’t go in
Sweet ride!
What a cool vehicle, I love the red on black. That thing will outlive an apocalypse, we’ll see how the teslas do!
I learned to drive in a '47 Willys exactly like this, flat-head 4 and all.
I was in the US Army from 1979 until 1987. The "Jeep" we had was called a M151A2, 1/4 ton. The electronic system on those were 24 volt. The A2 version still had points. In the field with no timing lights, usually one finger width from the oil filter would put you pretty close to being in time. You still had to take the cap off and determine which way the rotor was pointing. The M151A2 was replaced by the Humme Vee. We also had 3/4 ton Dodge pickups that had water proof ignitions. They were all 318 motors.
Hell yeah those old Dodge military power wagons were one tough truck . I had a 68 ex Air force crew cab Dodge power wagon and it was over built compared to the civilian models with drains on everything to drain water out after fording through water and bronze bushings with grease zirks to grease the leaf spring bushings on them where the civilian models had rubber bushings . Those Humvees were designed by a well known off road racer Vick Hickey who worked for GM and built off road race vehicles for guys like Steve McQueen and James Garner who used to race off road at times . I found this out because I had a 78 Chevrolet k5:blazer that had a aftermarket aluminum finned rear 12 bolt rear differential cover that said H/E casted on it and I looked into it found out it was made by Hickey Enterprises that was owned by Vick Hickey who made a lot of off road stuff for GM trucks at first then moved to Dodge and Ford making skid plates roll bars and these aluminum finned differential covers that had drains on them and held more gear oil . When I found mine on my blazer which was at the time my plow truck to plow my driveway I looked and found the exact same one on eBay about 5 years ago and the person selling it wanted 450.00 for it lol . I have since took it off and cleaned it up and it hangs in my garage and have built a much nicer plow truck so the old blazer got stripped of everything I could use for the new truck then off to scrap it went . I tried looking into to see if there were any special build numbers for these Hickey Enterprises built blazers but couldn't find anything on this at all because I thought what if this thing had been purposely built by Hickey Enterprises and sold on a Chevrolet dealer lot which would have made it pretty rare but unfortunately I couldn't find anything at all on the numbers of them made . Vic's been dead for a while but one of his workers actually bought the business and is making differential covers and some off road stuff to this day for the newer trucks now or he did the last time I looked .
Sold my 46 a few years ago. Loved that jeep. Boat loads of fun. Those pertronix units are pretty reliable but can be a nuisance to setup...
Cool vehicle.
Drove a Jeep sometimes while I was in the U.S. army artillery back in the early seventies. Each wire had an aluminum tag on each end with its unique number so a person could look in the tech manuals and rewire with no special training.
If I owned it i'd have just stayed with the points. They're not that much trouble.
Nick, you need goggles!
that is a very cool jeep 🚙
Wow Nick that's a beauty of a vehicle. I love all the cars and trucks that you get in. It must be great to be you. You have busted your butt to get into the position your in. Hard work pays off. Your a inspiration to me.
Great content thanks for sharing
Awesome old Jeep! Thanks for sharing Nick!
Good morning from Adelaide Australia. Yasoo Palikari
Good morning, Steve! Thanks for joining us.🇨🇦🇦🇺🇬🇷
I owned a 47 once always liked the willys,there tough little fellers...Cool Episode
We amateur car mechanics run into fitment and other problems from parts that are supposed to fit, or which are supposed to be compatible with other parts, but which aren't.. So its a morale boost when we see that the pro tuners run into the same problems too. They have to work through the problems the same as we do, with the caveat that its not that we're bad mechanics, its just that the parts aren't always designed to be correctly compatible. How many times I've been thankful that I didn't have a 10-lb sledge hammer in my garage to "make it fit."
Fantastic ride along in such an important part of history. First time seeing one with a PTO accessory. Nick has a new hairstyle now.😋
The Warn overdrive unit installs in the PTO output of the T18 transfer case.
It's a great upgrade.
My uncle had one of these in his farm. As teenagers we tried to break it with 4 wheel drive in Low clutch dumps! We were never to break anything on it! It was dark green color.
Nick sure loves his coffee! ☕🤗
The slot is slightly curved of the bottom of the distributor shaft. The fix is take out the roll pin and turn it 180. Drove me crazy on a 1200 vw motor.
Beautiful JEEP ! --- Thanks Nick for sharing this awesome video ! 👍✌
Ah yes, "Jeep".. the embodiment of utilitarian vehicle.
Giasou Nikola,
Great video this ild skool Jeep suites you whilst cruising the neighborhood, something Barry Newman would drive if he had too.
Great to see you are having fun as you deserve.
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Louis Kats from Melbourne Australia ☺ 👍 ❤
I can tell nick loves jazz music 🎷
Perfect utility vehicle.. My parents friends had them.
AWESOME! What a great restoration of machine so critical to our history. Thanks for the vid!
That really looks nice!great color combo!
Very nice build
Hi Nick, Robert & others that was one mean ride Nick and you looked the part driving down the road with no windshield. I knew you would make it go Nick. Mathew has one beaut ride, thanks and stay well all till next time.
Really surprised, you could not figure out the indexing on the rotor shaft.
Keep measuring. You will find out why.
Very cool, an amazing vehicle even today. I learned to drive standard on one...
Because there is a wedge on the slot of the shaft. it only goes in one way!
Thanks Nick.