ratchet straps work wonders. You have already solved so many problems with them. Around the axle and the frame, the shock slides right on. Compress the leaf spring with the strap!
its really nice to see people restoring these old beasts i have a 1942 Willys MB and we are restoring it too! its nearly done and i really cant want to drive it again
The reason you had to use the breaker bar on the spring shackle is you are using the wrong handed shackle. The threads are handed like the lug nuts ... sort of. They should wind in in a manner that friction opens the spring eye. The way you did it tightens the spring eye on the shackle jamming them. Conversely, the way you did it will make it easy for the shackle to undo when you are driving. Never weld a steering item. It's a good way to die from a failure. There should be a conical rubber for each side of the shock eyes. Manuals on assembly are readily available. Pays to read them.
I helped a friend restore a 42 jeep. This was an old army jeep, had all the documentation. Lots of rust, took it all apart and had it sandblasted, then spent 6 months reworking and rewelding. This old jeep with its original 4 cylinder (rebuilt from the ground up with different pistons) but after all that grinding, sanding, welding, and painting, it looks like it was sent overseas with all the markings.
Your shock dilema reminded me of a problem my dad and I had with an up- tilted bumper on a 65 Mustang we brought down level. So you all most had the plan when you used the racthet strap to pull the leaf spring over but you were probably a bit wonky a 3am. 😉 Place the floor jack under the leaf spring. Run the ratchet strap or a chain under the jack and and then up and over the frame and connect the ends. Now all you have to do is jack the leaf spring up, and the frame will come down due to the straps. Bobs, your uncle! 👍
My first car was a 42 Ford GPW Jeep, I thought it was a MB for a long time, no Ford script anywhere and a willys engine. Title said Ford and a expert looked it over when I was trying to sell it and said it was a GPW. Would love to have another one but most that are working are out of reach now. Been trying to follow your progress and learned a bunch about the really early Willys besides the grill👍
@@JohnsGarageProjects My second car was a 42 1/2 ton Dodge military closed cab pickup with a winch. Same front end as the Ambulance on Mash. Early truck, only made till 42, maybe 43. I sold it to buy my Dart in 79. I still have the Dart.
@@69Dartman Interesting you would mention 1979 and still having the car…we still have my first car, a 1970 Chevelle convertible that we too bought in ‘79
I love your videos, being following you from beginning of this project. Thanks for sharing. It's so awesome seeing it coming together. What a beauty. Me jealous 😊 greetings from Spain.
Hey John. I have quite a few Surplus parts. Let me know . I'll be more than have to work out a deal for you. I rebuilt a Ford from the ground up just as yourself 4- 5 years ago.
You are correct! The older gentleman that owned it cut all of that out to make room for a homemade tow boom. He used the vehicle as a tow truck for his junkyard 😀
I'm only a couple minutes into the video and I came to the comment section because of the weld's. I'm like no way that people are letting those slide. You're comment is currently at the top of the list😂
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Interesting way to install a shock. It worked out great.
Man right off the bat those welds on the leaf spring brackets look like a hack job. Hope they hold up!
ratchet straps work wonders. You have already solved so many problems with them. Around the axle and the frame, the shock slides right on. Compress the leaf spring with the strap!
Ratchet straps help with the install of the shocks when the body is off.
Exactly. Why not just rachet the axle & frame closer?
Is anyone else going to address the elephant in the room ??!?!?!
Those welds ...... ah, nope.
@@Race353 ouch :)
its really nice to see people restoring these old beasts i have a 1942 Willys MB and we are restoring it too! its nearly done and i really cant want to drive it again
Congratulations on nearing completion! I’ve got a long way to go !!!
It’s really coming together, thanks for sharing all the quirky problems you encounter along the way
Thanks for watching!
The reason you had to use the breaker bar on the spring shackle is you are using the wrong handed shackle. The threads are handed like the lug nuts ... sort of. They should wind in in a manner that friction opens the spring eye. The way you did it tightens the spring eye on the shackle jamming them. Conversely, the way you did it will make it easy for the shackle to undo when you are driving.
Never weld a steering item. It's a good way to die from a failure.
There should be a conical rubber for each side of the shock eyes.
Manuals on assembly are readily available. Pays to read them.
They have a factory in the Philippines building 41 jeeps all parts are made and assembled in the Philippines
I helped a friend restore a 42 jeep. This was an old army jeep, had all the documentation. Lots of rust, took it all apart and had it sandblasted, then spent 6 months reworking and rewelding. This old jeep with its original 4 cylinder (rebuilt from the ground up with different pistons) but after all that grinding, sanding, welding, and painting, it looks like it was sent overseas with all the markings.
That’s so cool that you got to experience that! I love thinking about all of the history packed into each war Jeep.
Your shock dilema reminded me of a problem my dad and I had with an up- tilted bumper on a 65 Mustang we brought down level. So you all most had the plan when you used the racthet strap to pull the leaf spring over but you were probably a bit wonky a 3am. 😉 Place the floor jack under the leaf spring. Run the ratchet strap or a chain under the jack and and then up and over the frame and connect the ends. Now all you have to do is jack the leaf spring up, and the frame will come down due to the straps. Bobs, your uncle! 👍
@@POPPASHANGO You are a genius!!! Thank you for that tip. If I ever get in that situation again I’ll be ready 😀
@JohnsGarageProjects You are welcome! I enjoy the videos!
I'd probably be grinding out those "birdshit" welds and re-doing them, in the interest of safety.
[Hopefully this is taken as constructive criticism]
Constructive Criticism Accepted 👍🏻
My first car was a 42 Ford GPW Jeep, I thought it was a MB for a long time, no Ford script anywhere and a willys engine. Title said Ford and a expert looked it over when I was trying to sell it and said it was a GPW. Would love to have another one but most that are working are out of reach now. Been trying to follow your progress and learned a bunch about the really early Willys besides the grill👍
How cool to have a war Jeep as a first vehicle! Thank f for following the channel 😀
@@JohnsGarageProjects My second car was a 42 1/2 ton Dodge military closed cab pickup with a winch.
Same front end as the Ambulance on Mash. Early truck, only made till 42, maybe 43. I sold it to buy my Dart in 79. I still have the Dart.
@@69Dartman Interesting you would mention 1979 and still having the car…we still have my first car, a 1970 Chevelle convertible that we too bought in ‘79
L or R wheel nuts - Mopars were like that years ago. More than a few tire shops twisted off studs.
You are so right! I had a ‘67 Coronet that had em
I love your videos, being following you from beginning of this project. Thanks for sharing. It's so awesome seeing it coming together. What a beauty. Me jealous 😊 greetings from Spain.
Thank you for watching!!!
Thanks for sharing!!!!
Hey John. I have quite a few Surplus parts. Let me know . I'll be more than have to work out a deal for you. I rebuilt a Ford from the ground up just as yourself 4- 5 years ago.
I would LOVE to have the opportunity to build an old Army jeep from the ground up.
I'm not too happy with those welds.
Superb he sir
Ratchet strap the spring and frame. Pull it together
Those are some janky welds on the chassis...
All I can say is we are learning as we go 😛
😂😂😂😂 I also feel abit more can be done
Real nice shop to be doing projects. Have you the wooden infill for the front bumper ?
I do not. Might add that later in the build …
you used ratchet straps on the leaf spring and you could have used a racket strap to compress the springs.
You are so right …I guess my brain wasn’t firing right at 2am 😛
I want one
wondered if those rear leaf springs were stuck and stiff from being painted-??
Perhaps???
Looks to be missing the back pintel plate?
You are correct! The older gentleman that owned it cut all of that out to make room for a homemade tow boom. He used the vehicle as a tow truck for his junkyard 😀
Looks nice. Rear shocks, did the ratchet strap break?
Great question on the Rachet Strap…never crossed my mind that night to try it again. I guess I was too tired to think 😛
@@JohnsGarageProjects Great find.
Where did you get those nice axels etc!?😊
Original to the Jeep
👍👍👍!
Ratchet strap?
Rachet Strap Solves All Issues!
Can u arrange 5 wheel
Bonjour à vous, mettez une sangle et un cliquet...
ratchet strap or straps....compress it...
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Those are perhaps the worst welds I have ever seen in my entire life! I would not trust them for they will probably fail.
I agree absolutely
No penetration.
I'm only a couple minutes into the video and I came to the comment section because of the weld's. I'm like no way that people are letting those slide. You're comment is currently at the top of the list😂