I started driving, when I was 12 in a 48 Willys Jeep on my grandmothers farm in the early 60’s. This brings back so many memories. DO NOT, replace that motor with a modern one , like so many are commenting that you should do, leave the GO DEVIL 4 in it . It has that distinctive sound that only a Willys would make. Cudos to you and your buddy for bringing it back!!
Glad I found this! Brings back memories for me too! I remember riding around in dads Willys at the huntin lodge in northern Mich in the early 60's. I think it was a 48 too. Paint was dark blue. We would pour a little gas in the carb and it would always start.
@@BudgetBuildz My father-in-law had one, same color, i think it might have been '52 as well. he had access to water from a stream in a canyon below his property. During droughts, he'd load the truck with 55 gallon drum, go down fill it with water and crawl back up some old fire roads back up to his property. No problems. talk about a blast from the past! They are some tough old trucks.
Great work on a really cool old 4x4. The kids in the back was priceless. Every child needs to ride in the back of a pickup. The fact that it was a classic Jeep pickup, is even better.
My step son and I bought a 56 Willly CJ that had been parked in a backyard for 13 years and still had chains on all 4 wheels from last hunting trip. Paid $750 and towed it home. We took it apart painted it, got the broken frame welded and since he was 14 I took my tractor and built a hills and mudpuddle course behind my house. He and his cousins had hours of fun getting it stuck and unstuck. This video brought back great memories, thank you!
Dude, I would watch a full series on putting this baby back into top shape (restore it like you did the Targa)!!! That Willys is so charming!! I think it's the little jeep that could!
Ha!! you included my favorite part of these videos - those precious children of yours smiling laughing and having a good time with dad and his jalopies!! Another great upload!!
Kids in the truck bed 😲 Pretty much my childhood in a nutshell, yelling at pops to go faster while standing up and holding on to the roll bar. Happy memories.
When you were ready to take it trail cutting, I was freaking out thinking you hadn't put coolant in it yet. Love those old Willys Trucks, keep it going.
Great to see your expertise in action. This was a true "Budget Buildz" classic, with all the right elements, getting a total wreck running, your dad, your kids and everyone having fun and laughing.
Is it me or can you see the smile on that old Willy’s grill being in the woods once again. All the old Jeeps have such personality and soul to them, that I don’t ever think can be replicated in a car again. Keep up the good work!
My grandfather had a 1954 Willy's truck like that. He passed and it sat for years. I got it running and drove around the yard with it when I was 14. It had the Hurricane 226 straight 6. It was much more rotted then yours but still alot of fun. Greatest to see this video brings back memories of my youth. Great to see the kids having fun riding in it.
Utterly fascinating. I’m 78 years old and I can’t think of a guy I have known who wouldn’t have wanted one of these sometimes in his lifetime. My uncle had one of the 2 door station wagon variants during the mid- fifties. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏👏👏👏👏⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
My grandpa used to have a Willys Jeep. It was parked after a long while when I was a kid. I remember spending so much time in my youth just going to the back yard and hanging out in it. This brings back a lot of memories. Glad to hear it run.
Definitely not a Matt's Off-Road Recovery Vehicle yet, but pretty darn good! Gotta love a guy who fails five times and is still smiling. And one who get's it the end through perseverance and a positive attitude. Congratulations! Great video.
Seeing little ones riding in back sure brings back memories of when I was about 40 years younger. You can tell they were enjoying every single second of the ride. As for the two guys in this video: I envy the heck out of them because their doing the exact thing I dream of starting for myself. Having a shop in the country, Rebuilding old antique pick-up trucks, Four-wheel drive especially is a dream I've had since my teenage years.
Absolutely love that you want to take and bring back to life some old forgotten thing... the thing I like the best was the memory building by putting the kids in the back and letting them share in the joy of Resurrection... You are building in the hearts of your children the desire to save things forgotten. God bless...
That was an awesome find on the old jeep. Brings me back to the younger days when a neighbor had an old red 50's something just like yours. They let us take it out in the woods and it was the best thing ever, to this day I still have a jeep (wrangler) and that old jeep inspired me to keep that desire to be able to go trail riding and off roading
My Grandfather had one that he would run the roads in the mountains of North Carolina. He would load us kids up in it and give us a ride to the "Old House" down the hill.... Good memories....
We had a jeep like this back in the day. Use to go back in the woods and cut firewood and load it up. Great memories. Those kids will have good memories as well. Thank you for sharing your journey.
My uncle bought a new Willis in 1952 we used to take it up to Vermont to go hunting it went through a foot of snow with no problem, I think the top speed was around 50 mph but who cared ,nice memories. All the best Michael
Oh my gosh, watching your kids riding in the back of the truck brought back so many memories. Your kids are adorable and life is all about creating memories. You made a good one here.
The broken exhaust manifold bolt was my favorite part. These old engines are fantastic to work on. I've torn down a couple Subaru engines with my buddy about 5 or 6 times. He installed the head gaskets backwards. First start up it poured out like a fountain. Next head gasket we installed, one of the brand new head bolts sheared perfectly flush with the block. It was seriously demoralizing. Many all nighters later it was finally running. Automotive moments like this are why it's fun. Love this video.
The worst part of working on old cars is fixing other people's mistakes you just showed that and persevered through it good job thanks for bringing an old Jeep back and not cutting it up to make a hot rod out of it
Very cool! I have a 61 and a 62 cab only with the original Tornado motor in it which is I am told the first production overhead cam engine. Lots of great history with the Willys Overland! Great job on your videos! You guys have some outstanding wrenching skills!!
Hi from uk guys just finished watching and you need to go bk to 13:35 in video and av seen you happy to drive some vehicle but man 13:35 your face that truck maan I felt that from over the pond bro great to see her just ""pickup"" where she left off ( like wat a did there ""pickup😂💪👍 arghaha thank you for this was great thank you (defo still frame that 13:35 tho makes a great picture👍👍
That was awesome, my brother had a Willy's Jeep Identical to that one back around 1974 in Oklahoma, same color also, he took it out on the farm one day after a storm had past, he buried it in the mud and stripped out the transfer case, I was very young at that time but you defiantly brought back some nice memories, those Willy' were built on Military standards and in the day there were built to last, such a simple vehicle but built strong, nick names were the Little Mules, thank you so much for sharing this.
New subscriber and I really enjoyed seeing the old Willys come back to life… Good to get your kiddo’s in the video also. Twenty years from now they’ll cherish these saved moments.
So cool to see this ol' girl coming back. I absolutely love old technology. Sure it ain't fast or have power this and that but a person with basic skills can work on it. And that's how it was meant to be. That's something I'd like to see make a comeback. Society could use a dose of good old fashioned know how, like our Grandfathers had. Good Job.
Mr. Larry, YOU speak my mind better than me. things like sealed bearings are ok, and maybe a defroster too, but everything else should have been left untouched by tech.
My Grandfather had one of these, and he gave us kids rides thru the pastures just like your kids. This was over 50 years ago, so this Willy's brings back fond memories. Thanks.
Really fun that you figured this tough nut out and got it operational again. In 12 days I will be 61 years old. There were trucks like this all over the place when I was a young lad. Very seldom see a Willys any more. Thanks for not giving up on this one. Really awesome to see it moving under it's own power. You are SO lucky to have those beautiful children!!
Wow! In 1971-2 I bought a 1953 Willys PU. Flat-head 6 cyl. three speed (2 ranges L/H) selectable 2/4 wheel drive for $500. What a wonderful, idiosyncratic machine. Top speed 55 mph. It had a spotlight which came in handy as the headlights would randomly turn off at night on the highway. No fuel gauge, 5 gal. Jerry can in the bed for when it sputtered out. Could pull a rhinoceros out of quicksand. Some bright guy mounted an electric fuel pump over the exhaust pipe to make sure we suffered intermittent vapor-lock, but I loved it. Still fondly remembered. :-)
I enjoyed that. My Grandpa was a rural mail carrier and had the full cab suburban one for his route. This was in the 40s, 50s. He used to take me on his route sometimes. That and this video was a wonderful treat for me. Thank you. I'm a subscriber now!
Hey Michael, love watching the channel, always keen for the next one! I think the Willys is great, a real classic, and whilst I know you showed us how rotten it was underneath I do think that this car is a real classic and could be worth more time and a bit more in-depth restoration to return it to the road, a bit like the 911. Keep em coming buddy 👍
Great job, a lot of people would give up if there was a problem with the engine, but you did great. Maybe it would be good to reinforce the frame a bit so that it doesn't twist too much in the terrain.
Valve timing alone was enough to keep it from getting good compression. Cylinder head cleanup only just helped it run smooth. Your gearhead logic is spot on for engine troubleshooting. I would have used the same sequence of troubleshooting as the most likely next thing to check. Love to see this old flathead sing again.
With a generator, your charging system can be either negative or positive ground, it doesn't matter, as long as you POLARIZE the generator. If the generator has no residual magnetism, it won't charge properly. If you're going to cut trails, you need the 3 point hitch and PTO options on back, so you can pull a "bush hog" around with you 😎
That makes sense! I was considering do this to my Nash, before just going with an alternator and vaguely remember that. Thanks for the info! That sounds like a plan 😀
My old VW 6v generator required a hot wire from the battery + to the body of the generator momentarily while it was running . Just arc it a second and watch the volt meter go positive. Nifty Truck , you are one persistent mechanic!
And clean the regulator contacts and adjust them. It will run and start on 6 volts just fine when it is back in tune just fine . 6 volt worked for the military around the world in WW2 , be it heat or cold ,the battery cables I suspect or not original as they look too skinny , 6 volt requires much thicker cables than 12 volt
It always amazes me how these old pieces of American iron, no matter how battered, neglected, abused and abandoned over decades still want to live. If that beast was mine I'd be doing a full resto on it to bring her back to factory new - so much potential. And that sweet engine sound is priceless.
Good Seeing You Guys Back At It, That Willy’s Jeep’s A Neat Project, Maybe Go Through That Engine Or Worse Case Scenario, If It’s Too Far Gone, Get A GM 350 Or LS For It..
My grandpa had over 19 vehicles in his backyard when I was a kid. I always wanted to fix up a 61 ford pick up and a 79 camero he had but he could never be bothered with doing something like that with me. In the end it all got scraped in 08 and 09 I have a couple of emblems now. Fixing up that Willy’s is something I dreamed of doing when I was a kid. Thank you for making these videos
I got a 51 IH pickup which engine had been seized since 72 because they had run it with the water pump out, and it was more than seized- pistons were melted and the rings were twisted in the cans. Your startup brought back many memories. Oh the celebration when it finally started!
With so many channels, I forgot that you were tinkering on this one. I as a kid have memories of riding in the back of a truck. We were our own enemy as we would hang over the sides as far as we could and never fall out but once my brother had stood up to stretch his legs from being crouched down so long and dad was just rolling along but he swerves a bit to miss a hole in the road and caught him just right sending him right 0ver the side. And this is the best as we convince him to stand up and pee over the top of the cab into dads windshield. My buddy and I standing off to one side, we knew what come next as he tried to do this and he had pee all over him. He was soaked good cause it started coming back but he couldn't make it shut off. Under pressure and mad, he swung at my buddy and went over the side of the rig. Now he is really mad and we are laughing and dad figures it out and it makes him laugh too. Those were good times .... yes they were and now we are so scared, we walk around with a mask on???
I came upon your channel.totally by accident. I'm a jeep guy since I was a kid with a 1940ish Jeep Willys my Dad had. Loved this! Keep on bringing these old great rides back!
I rescued a 61 Willys Wagon 4x4 way back in 1991. It was my grandpa's and was used at his boat marina at Lake Egypt in southern Illinois. All it did for 20 years was pull boats in and out of the lake. It was parked in 1980. It was rough when I got it. Somebody broke all the windows out and was full of trash and critters, but i didn't care. With suprisingly little effort, I got it running. It had the 226 cubic inch flathead six cylinder. A torquey engine. I had the engine rebuilt and did some amateur body work and put it back on the road. Put at least 10,000 miles on it over next few years. It was very capable offroad and because it had the 226 engine, it had the 4.27 gears in the axles and would do 70mph on the highway! But like many other projects , life and kids took money and priority and it was sold in 1997 or so. I still have Polaroid pics from when I was working on it. I miss it.
It's a Jeep! There's always "tweaking" to do. I'm on my 4th one (plus a Scout). '46 CJ 2A, '70 CJ 5, '93 XJ, & a 2000 WJ. Guess you could say I'm a Jeep fan forever. Enjoyed your trials & tribulations on getting that beautiful pickup running. Fun times!!
Back about 50 yrs a friend of mine had a '53 Willy's pickup with a 283 cu in and I had 48 Willy's flat fender. Such fun and a good times. Enjoy! From Oregon.
Great work and great video- Way to recuse that old iron and give it some love and a new lease on life! In a blink of an eye, those kids will be fighting over who gets to drive the old Willys! Well done!
Good job on😂 26:48 the old Willys it brings back a lot of memories in the love the old vehicles they worked hard and lasted forever we used to hunt from the fenders keep up the good work guys
You did it! That's awesome - color me proud of your mad skilzzz. My father had the same year and color Willys from 1967 to 1974 and it never left him stranded anywhere. He only sold it because the gears were very short and it wouldn't do more than 50 or so MPH which limited his commute to work since he couldn't use the freeway. He sold it for the same $$ he paid for it and ended up buying an International 4x4 pickup truck that he used for about 8 years until he gave it to my brother. I have great memories of the mighty Willys 4x4 in a dark forest green with it's little 4 banger motor.
I'm just I AWE!!! That Willys is beautiful the way it is!!! Call me "OLD SCHOOL" or "NOSTALGIC" bit I would definitely drive that Willys "PROUDLY" just the way it is!!! Much love from Mobile Alabama.
I am very impressed by your knowledge and how-to. I heard terminology throughout both Parts that I hadn't heard in a very long time. Bravo for a great job. You are a very patience man.
I started driving, when I was 12 in a 48 Willys Jeep on my grandmothers farm in the early 60’s. This brings back so many memories. DO NOT, replace that motor with a modern one , like so many are commenting that you should do, leave the GO DEVIL 4 in it . It has that distinctive sound that only a Willys would make. Cudos to you and your buddy for bringing it back!!
Glad I found this! Brings back memories for me too! I remember riding around in dads Willys at the huntin lodge in northern Mich in the early 60's. I think it was a 48 too. Paint was dark blue. We would pour a little gas in the carb and it would always start.
It’s not a Go Devil, that’s a Hurricane F head Engine
Agree, I left the original motors and transmissions in my 1961 Willy’s wagon and 1969 CJ5
@@jeromepopiel388 im 69 i bought my first vehicle at 16 .1952 willys truck.drove it to school
If it was me I would do a full restoration it’s a great start easy to do hope you have time to do it justice.
The kids and their joyful smiles, enjoying a ride in this old rig; THAT's what makes memories! Give this old girl the love (and parts) she deserves.
Very true!! ☺️☺️ Absolutely!!
@@BudgetBuildz My father-in-law had one, same color, i think it might have been '52 as well. he had access to water from a stream in a canyon below his property. During droughts, he'd load the truck with 55 gallon drum, go down fill it with water and crawl back up some old fire roads back up to his property. No problems. talk about a blast from the past! They are some tough old trucks.
Great work on a really cool old 4x4. The kids in the back was priceless. Every child needs to ride in the back of a pickup. The fact that it was a classic Jeep pickup, is even better.
Thank you!! 😃 So true! I still remember riding all over in the back of my dads trucks! They atleast get to ride around the shop yard 😁
@@BudgetBuildz If the generator isn't charging, I wonder if these are like the L-Head generators that need to be polarized?
My step son and I bought a 56 Willly CJ that had been parked in a backyard for 13 years and still had chains on all 4 wheels from last hunting trip. Paid $750 and towed it home. We took it apart painted it, got the broken frame welded and since he was 14 I took my tractor and built a hills and mudpuddle course behind my house. He and his cousins had hours of fun getting it stuck and unstuck. This video brought back great memories, thank you!
Dude, I would watch a full series on putting this baby back into top shape (restore it like you did the Targa)!!! That Willys is so charming!! I think it's the little jeep that could!
As a 82 year old, I remember riding in Harvey Estes Jeep Truck back in North Florida, loved it!
Well, that blew me away! I didn't think you would be able to bring that old gal back to life! Shows ya how much I know! lol. Great video!!!
Thanks!! Really glad you enjoyed 😃 She definitely tried to kick my butt lol
Shows you how much he knows bloody well done.
For a channel that pulls cars out of the woods, driving one through the woods again was a bold move!!
I think you guys oughta go through the motor on that Willis. That would be a really neat project
That sure was a lot of love that truck was toting. Memories were made! Thanks for sharing.
Ha!! you included my favorite part of these videos - those precious children of yours smiling laughing and having a good time with dad and his jalopies!! Another great upload!!
Kids in the truck bed 😲 Pretty much my childhood in a nutshell, yelling at pops to go faster while standing up and holding on to the roll bar. Happy memories.
When you were ready to take it trail cutting, I was freaking out thinking you hadn't put coolant in it yet. Love those old Willys Trucks, keep it going.
Really like this channel. Enjoyed part 2
Great to see your expertise in action. This was a true "Budget Buildz" classic, with all the right elements, getting a total wreck running, your dad, your kids and everyone having fun and laughing.
It has been a long time since I kid's riding in the back of a pickup. Bringing back a lot of memories.
Is it me or can you see the smile on that old Willy’s grill being in the woods once again. All the old Jeeps have such personality and soul to them, that I don’t ever think can be replicated in a car again. Keep up the good work!
They’re unique vehicles
My grandfather had a 1954 Willy's truck like that. He passed and it sat for years. I got it running and drove around the yard with it when I was 14. It had the Hurricane 226 straight 6. It was much more rotted then yours but still alot of fun. Greatest to see this video brings back memories of my youth. Great to see the kids having fun riding in it.
Utterly fascinating. I’m 78 years old and I can’t think of a guy I have known who wouldn’t have wanted one of these sometimes in his lifetime. My uncle had one of the 2 door station wagon variants during the mid- fifties. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👏👏👏👏👏⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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My grandpa used to have a Willys Jeep. It was parked after a long while when I was a kid. I remember spending so much time in my youth just going to the back yard and hanging out in it. This brings back a lot of memories. Glad to hear it run.
Definitely not a Matt's Off-Road Recovery Vehicle yet, but pretty darn good! Gotta love a guy who fails five times and is still smiling. And one who get's it the end through perseverance and a positive attitude. Congratulations! Great video.
Seeing little ones riding in back sure brings back memories of when I was about 40 years younger.
You can tell they were enjoying every single second of the ride.
As for the two guys in this video:
I envy the heck out of them because their doing the exact thing I dream of starting for myself.
Having a shop in the country,
Rebuilding old antique pick-up trucks,
Four-wheel drive especially is a dream I've had since my teenage years.
Absolutely love that you want to take and bring back to life some old forgotten thing... the thing I like the best was the memory building by putting the kids in the back and letting them share in the joy of Resurrection...
You are building in the hearts of your children the desire to save things forgotten.
God bless...
BMA here from Canada. Awesome!! You have given me new incentive to get my '58 IH A120 4X4 running, driving and stopping!!!
That's so cool the kids rode in the back
That's something they will probably remember forever
Great video look forward to more and trail cutting too
They definitely got a kick out of it 😃 I hope they do! Can’t wait to share more, thanks!!
@@BudgetBuildz I will look forward to it buddy 👍
Your mechanical abilities at such a young age amazes me. Usually to work on old motors one would have to have some years behind him.
That was an awesome find on the old jeep. Brings me back to the younger days when a neighbor had an old red 50's something just like yours. They let us take it out in the woods and it was the best thing ever, to this day I still have a jeep (wrangler) and that old jeep inspired me to keep that desire to be able to go trail riding and off roading
The kids are having a great old time. Anything like that was an adventure when i was a kid. Good memories.
Got some sweet kids my friend . That truck is going to be a hoot on the trails !
That is about the cutest thing I've seen lately!!!
Theres a 61 Willys in the town Im from. Everyone reconizes because for over 50 years it hauls fire wood and plows snow!
man I love to see this old Jeep back doing what she was designed to do after such a long sleep! Nicely done!
My Grandfather had one that he would run the roads in the mountains of North Carolina. He would load us kids up in it and give us a ride to the "Old House" down the hill.... Good memories....
We had a jeep like this back in the day. Use to go back in the woods and cut firewood and load it up. Great memories. Those kids will have good memories as well. Thank you for sharing your journey.
I couldn't stop smiling seeing that Jeep moving again. Nice job, good luck with it.
So fun watching this old truck come to life!
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Congratulations. Getting that thing running was quite the education.
Just loved seeing the kids enjoying the ride. Was the best part of the video, well done.
Love it. Dad had a '55 when I was a kid. Good OLD memories of "ridin with dad". He hauled more than a few moose out of the bush with that truck.
Love it!! I have a '46 CJ2A myself and love the old Willys! Great video!
Glad you enjoyed! Awesome!!
My uncle bought a new Willis in 1952 we used to take it up to Vermont to go hunting it went through a foot of snow with no problem, I think the top speed was around 50 mph but who cared ,nice memories.
All the best
Michael
Oh my gosh, watching your kids riding in the back of the truck brought back so many memories. Your kids are adorable and life is all about creating memories. You made a good one here.
The broken exhaust manifold bolt was my favorite part. These old engines are fantastic to work on. I've torn down a couple Subaru engines with my buddy about 5 or 6 times. He installed the head gaskets backwards. First start up it poured out like a fountain. Next head gasket we installed, one of the brand new head bolts sheared perfectly flush with the block. It was seriously demoralizing. Many all nighters later it was finally running. Automotive moments like this are why it's fun.
Love this video.
Great work again dad, son and kids, your joy when you got it to start is great to see. And the kids riding in the back at the end priceless memories 😃
What testament to Willys. Built to work, built to last, tough as nails. Thanks👍🇨🇦
Pretty awesome how you just dove in and tackled the problem. Simple effective jeep will live again with you guys loving on it.
My ‘49 Willys will always be my favourite off road truck. Still going strong after I’ve had it 30years and never been stuck despite trying real hard.
Great video. Love the kids in the back. Motivation for me to get my grandfather’s old truck running again so my kids can ride in it like that.
Thanks! Go for it 😃😃
The worst part of working on old cars is fixing other people's mistakes you just showed that and persevered through it good job thanks for bringing an old Jeep back and not cutting it up to make a hot rod out of it
Very cool!
I have a 61 and a 62 cab only with the original Tornado motor in it which is I am told the first production overhead cam engine. Lots of great history with the Willys Overland! Great job on your videos! You guys have some outstanding wrenching skills!!
Hi from uk guys just finished watching and you need to go bk to 13:35 in video and av seen you happy to drive some vehicle but man 13:35 your face that truck maan I felt that from over the pond bro great to see her just ""pickup"" where she left off ( like wat a did there ""pickup😂💪👍 arghaha thank you for this was great thank you (defo still frame that 13:35 tho makes a great picture👍👍
That was awesome, my brother had a Willy's Jeep Identical to that one back around 1974 in Oklahoma, same color also, he took it out on the farm one day after a storm had past, he buried it in the mud and stripped out the transfer case, I was very young at that time but you defiantly brought back some nice memories, those Willy' were built on Military standards and in the day there were built to last, such a simple vehicle but built strong, nick names were the Little Mules, thank you so much for sharing this.
Man, that little Willy's is so cool. It's just unlike anything you can find today. I bet it'd make an awesome little trail rider.
New subscriber and I really enjoyed seeing the old Willys come back to life…
Good to get your kiddo’s in the video also. Twenty years from now they’ll cherish these saved moments.
Really glad to have you!! I’m glad you enjoyed 😃 They enjoy it and I hope they do 😊
My wife and I really enjoyed the jeep videos. We were really glad you stuck with it to the end. Love watching the old iron come back to life.
So cool to see this ol' girl coming back. I absolutely love old technology. Sure it ain't fast or have power this and that but a person with basic skills can work on it. And that's how it was meant to be. That's something I'd like to see make a comeback. Society could use a dose of good old fashioned know how, like our Grandfathers had. Good Job.
Mr. Larry, YOU speak my mind better than me. things like sealed bearings are ok, and maybe a defroster too, but everything else should have been left untouched by tech.
My Grandfather had one of these, and he gave us kids rides thru the pastures just like your kids. This was over 50 years ago, so this Willy's brings back fond memories. Thanks.
Very glad you got it to run this well ! Truly a wonderful project and I had just as much fun as the kids had ! Great video 👍😀👏🏻👏🏻
My husband, brother, and Dad were mechanics! I really enjoyed watching the keep restoration!!
We used one for 30 years plowing snow and hauling fire wood out off the mountain in upstate New York it still runs now
Sweet! They sure are great ole work horses 😃
Awesome job! So glad you include the children! The little gal at the end is a heart breaker! So cute!😉☺️❤️👍
Man, I am sorry to see that the frame is that bad because that's the coolest truck I've seen in a long time. You have done an amazing job on this!!
Really fun that you figured this tough nut out and got it operational again. In 12 days I will be 61 years old. There were trucks like this all over the place when I was a young lad. Very seldom see a Willys any more. Thanks for not giving up on this one. Really awesome to see it moving under it's own power. You are SO lucky to have those beautiful children!!
This is a very cool truck. Love to see it fixed up more.
Wow! In 1971-2 I bought a 1953 Willys PU. Flat-head 6 cyl. three speed (2 ranges L/H) selectable 2/4 wheel drive for $500. What a wonderful, idiosyncratic machine. Top speed 55 mph. It had a spotlight which came in handy as the headlights would randomly turn off at night on the highway. No fuel gauge, 5 gal. Jerry can in the bed for when it sputtered out. Could pull a rhinoceros out of quicksand. Some bright guy mounted an electric fuel pump over the exhaust pipe to make sure we suffered intermittent vapor-lock, but I loved it. Still fondly remembered. :-)
Love these Willys vehicles they just awesome looking and really cool thanks for saving one!
I enjoyed that. My Grandpa was a rural mail carrier and had the full cab suburban one for his route. This was in the 40s, 50s. He used to take me on his route sometimes. That and this video was a wonderful treat for me. Thank you. I'm a subscriber now!
Hey Michael, love watching the channel, always keen for the next one! I think the Willys is great, a real classic, and whilst I know you showed us how rotten it was underneath I do think that this car is a real classic and could be worth more time and a bit more in-depth restoration to return it to the road, a bit like the 911. Keep em coming buddy 👍
Love it!!!! I once got sent to the principles office and paddled in elementary school for what he said at 14:37. Awesome!!!!
Great job, a lot of people would give up if there was a problem with the engine, but you did great. Maybe it would be good to reinforce the frame a bit so that it doesn't twist too much in the terrain.
Thank you! Yeah…I’m pretty stubborn 😁 I do believe you’re right!
Valve timing alone was enough to keep it from getting good compression. Cylinder head cleanup only just helped it run smooth. Your gearhead logic is spot on for engine troubleshooting. I would have used the same sequence of troubleshooting as the most likely next thing to check. Love to see this old flathead sing again.
With a generator, your charging system can be either negative or positive ground, it doesn't matter, as long as you POLARIZE the generator. If the generator has no residual magnetism, it won't charge properly.
If you're going to cut trails, you need the 3 point hitch and PTO options on back, so you can pull a "bush hog" around with you 😎
That makes sense! I was considering do this to my Nash, before just going with an alternator and vaguely remember that. Thanks for the info! That sounds like a plan 😀
My old VW 6v generator required a hot wire from the battery + to the body of the generator momentarily while it was running .
Just arc it a second and watch the volt meter go positive.
Nifty Truck , you are one persistent mechanic!
And clean the regulator contacts and adjust them.
It will run and start on 6 volts just fine when it is back in tune just fine . 6 volt worked for the military around the world in WW2 , be it heat or cold ,the battery cables I suspect or not original as they look too skinny , 6 volt requires much thicker cables than 12 volt
It always amazes me how these old pieces of American iron, no matter how battered, neglected, abused and abandoned over decades still want to live. If that beast was mine I'd be doing a full resto on it to bring her back to factory new - so much potential. And that sweet engine sound is priceless.
Good Seeing You Guys Back At It, That Willy’s Jeep’s A Neat Project, Maybe Go Through That Engine Or Worse Case Scenario, If It’s Too Far Gone, Get A GM 350 Or LS For It..
My grandpa had over 19 vehicles in his backyard when I was a kid. I always wanted to fix up a 61 ford pick up and a 79 camero he had but he could never be bothered with doing something like that with me. In the end it all got scraped in 08 and 09 I have a couple of emblems now. Fixing up that Willy’s is something I dreamed of doing when I was a kid. Thank you for making these videos
Don’t even think about removing that 4 banger! It sounds great like a flash back in that time era
True that! 😃
it took good experience to get the motor to fire up but once it did it sounded really good. had fun watching it !!!
Im 71 My Uncle Marcus Bought one in the late 40's Colome S Dakota had it in the 60's He Showed it off to my Dad a Few Years Before I Was Born!
Good video,glad to see progress on the Jeep,what a difference from start till now,just keep doing what your doing and carry on 👍👍👍😎😎😎
I got a 51 IH pickup which engine had been seized since 72 because they had run it with the water pump out, and it was more than seized- pistons were melted and the rings were twisted in the cans. Your startup brought back many memories. Oh the celebration when it finally started!
Great to see the old jeep up and running. Love these old jeeps. Body lift, suspension lift, big wheels, grippy tyres, Jeep would be unstoppable!
GREAT VIDEO GUYS !!!!!! THE OLD WILLYS IS SAVED FROM THE JUNK YARD ..YOU ARE A CAR G-D.. YOU KNOW YOUR STUFF!! HAVE FUN KIDS ,,.. W/ DAD
With so many channels, I forgot that you were tinkering on this one. I as a kid have memories of riding in the back of a truck. We were our own enemy as we would hang over the sides as far as we could and never fall out but once my brother had stood up to stretch his legs from being crouched down so long and dad was just rolling along but he swerves a bit to miss a hole in the road and caught him just right sending him right 0ver the side. And this is the best as we convince him to stand up and pee over the top of the cab into dads windshield. My buddy and I standing off to one side, we knew what come next as he tried to do this and he had pee all over him. He was soaked good cause it started coming back but he couldn't make it shut off. Under pressure and mad, he swung at my buddy and went over the side of the rig. Now he is really mad and we are laughing and dad figures it out and it makes him laugh too. Those were good times .... yes they were and now we are so scared, we walk around with a mask on???
Hahaha this is great 🤣 Thanks for sharing your stories! I miss riding around and getting beat up in the back of the truck too!
I came upon your channel.totally by accident. I'm a jeep guy since I was a kid with a 1940ish Jeep Willys my Dad had. Loved this! Keep on bringing these old great rides back!
You are the Sherlock Holmes of auto mechanics.
Thoroughly enjoyed both parts of this...and a 1962 Kaiser Willys pickup showed up in my facebook feed this morning!
I rescued a 61 Willys Wagon 4x4 way back in 1991. It was my grandpa's and was used at his boat marina at Lake Egypt in southern Illinois. All it did for 20 years was pull boats in and out of the lake. It was parked in 1980. It was rough when I got it. Somebody broke all the windows out and was full of trash and critters, but i didn't care. With suprisingly little effort, I got it running. It had the 226 cubic inch flathead six cylinder. A torquey engine. I had the engine rebuilt and did some amateur body work and put it back on the road. Put at least 10,000 miles on it over next few years. It was very capable offroad and because it had the 226 engine, it had the 4.27 gears in the axles and would do 70mph on the highway! But like many other projects , life and kids took money and priority and it was sold in 1997 or so. I still have Polaroid pics from when I was working on it. I miss it.
It's a Jeep! There's always "tweaking" to do. I'm on my 4th one (plus a Scout). '46 CJ 2A, '70 CJ 5, '93 XJ, & a 2000 WJ. Guess you could say I'm a Jeep fan forever. Enjoyed your trials & tribulations on getting that beautiful pickup running. Fun times!!
Never heard of or seen before. What a cool truck. Love the squeaky sounds when driving it.
Back about 50 yrs a friend of mine had a '53 Willy's pickup with a 283 cu in and I had 48 Willy's flat fender. Such fun and a good times. Enjoy! From Oregon.
Great work and great video- Way to recuse that old iron and give it some love and a new lease on life! In a blink of an eye, those kids will be fighting over who gets to drive the old Willys! Well done!
Beautiful family
Kids these days will never know the simple joy of riding in the back of a pickup. Great job dad 😁👍
Well done guys and munchkins!
Great job getting it running. What a cool truck. It will be interesting to see it come back to life like it was new.
Good job on😂 26:48 the old Willys it brings back a lot of memories in the love the old vehicles they worked hard and lasted forever we used to hunt from the fenders keep up the good work guys
You did it! That's awesome - color me proud of your mad skilzzz. My father had the same year and color Willys from 1967 to 1974 and it never left him stranded anywhere. He only sold it because the gears were very short and it wouldn't do more than 50 or so MPH which limited his commute to work since he couldn't use the freeway. He sold it for the same $$ he paid for it and ended up buying an International 4x4 pickup truck that he used for about 8 years until he gave it to my brother. I have great memories of the mighty Willys 4x4 in a dark forest green with it's little 4 banger motor.
Love that truck . I have a 84 CJ for over 25 years and been a Jeeper all my life
So much awesome in that old truck! I had one and loved it. My brother decided I didn't need it anymore and sold it.
I'm just I AWE!!!
That Willys is beautiful the way it is!!!
Call me "OLD SCHOOL" or "NOSTALGIC" bit I would definitely drive that Willys "PROUDLY" just the way it is!!!
Much love from Mobile Alabama.
I am very impressed by your knowledge and how-to. I heard terminology throughout both Parts that I hadn't heard in a very long time. Bravo for a great job. You are a very patience man.