Can This 1947 Jeep Willys Be Brought Back To Life?
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- Reviving an Abandoned 1947 Jeep Willys! Will it run and drive again??
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You were having SOOOO much fun driving it. I think you should fix it up. You know how to weld and shape metal, but you have so many other projects. Your choice as usual.
Frame looked ok. Patch it up , fix the clutch. It's a good beater. My 47 Buick had a stuck clutch now, sitting to long. I'm going to try and get it unstuck! At least you had fun drinking it. The engine sounds good! Thanks for the video, Brent!😊
You might try cranking on it while it’s chained to the fork lift or against a tree with the clutch in and in first gear. If it doesn’t work I guess you’ll have to go the harder method. It looks like a lot of fun to drive.
I agree. It’s all flat panels. Probably beneath your skill level so get the kids help?
A fellow can have a lot of fun with a little 4 cylinder. You definitely made me laugh. Welcome to Texas. Hope y'all's trip was fun.
Watching that Jeep running around the fields and digging it's way out of that mud hole ... it has so much heart !! It would be a shame for such a historic piece of equipment to be destroyed. It may be good for driving around your yard to get parts, etc.
Go for the restoration... mostly all flat panels on that vintage Jeep and that is a really strong running engine. Plus you never stopped smiling so smiles per mile are extremely high!!!
Definitely fix it up! I love Jeep Willy’s.
I would like to see you restored as a world war II Jeep and you still are the best
Just wanted to say again, how much I love your shop.
Enjoyed your channel for years.
So glad things are going your way, after the struggles of last year.
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Best vehicle I ever owned was a 46 Willy’s CJ2A. Never got stuck, Never broke down. ❤
Great show, Brent. I vote to replace the clutch, then add some brakes and seats. Get the grandsons to help, and they'll have a fun farm buggy to drive around.
Me and my roommate watched your beginning-to-end big green truck video yesterday.
"This guy can bend and stitch metal to his heart's content like my mum can trim me a pair of pants." ...was the take-away. What a unique, badass yet classy vehicle you have built there, man. Combining those two cabins to make the crew cab extension... holy fff. Very amazing. The interior is so freaking cool too... Bravo. Anyone should aim at being as good doing their thing as you are doing yours.
Brent never seems to get discouraged nor does he ever give up! Always knows what to do next.
Thanks for bringing the General to the I h meet up yesterday. It was Really cool to meet you and your wife.
What he's not at home fixing this jeep? lol
@luisbatista1103 I'm pretty sure the world took a vote and Decided we needed more brents in the world. So they cloned him.
Throw a couple of hundred bucks at it, a couple of days work, a couple of videos and at least you would have a working project for an enthusiast to buy. Maybe you could get a good swap for it at one of the events you go to. You could just drive it around and offer a ride to any prospective buyer.
Great fun, that little engine runs really well. Cool program Brent. All smiles here. 👍👍😁
What a cool machine. Yeh, I noticed it in the background... Ha!! Nice.
Great new project thank you
I liked. I hope this Jeep Willys project continues until it turns from a rough stone into a diamond. Let's move on. Congratulations.
You definitely got my interest now
When I saw how long the video was, I had doubts that I would stay to the end... Now I think there should have been more!
Just can't believe a old jeep could keep me glued to the screen that long...
Use to use silver paint a lot on head gaskets back in the day....Some of the old cars were positive grounds back then....
I would love to see you fix this one up ! Thanks for another , Brother !
Fix it for sure... Brent can do anything!
Back in 1973 I had a 1947 CJ2A with a 3A window. I was just a kid then (19 years old) and I had a ball with that old Jeep. It had about the same amount of body rot as yours does. I fixed the rust and put a rag top on it. I ended up trading it to my Dad for some property he had. I built a house on that property and married my awesome wife a year later. We are still married and will be celebrating our 45 anniversary on the 27th of this month.
I've done a bunch of those things , we found the easiest way to service the clutch is to pull the engine, set it on the front bumper and remove the flywheel housing. The only Trickey part is putting the clutch fork back in, you hang it from a cord and feel around with thw cable until it drops in place.
Fix it !! A little brother for the General.
The motor in that jeep is telling you to fix me up. a great little brother to the General.
Man Brent, your drive around the field brought back memories of my youth,
No, clutch, sloppy steering, questionable if any brakes,
That was just a lot of fun, I was laughing the whole time,
The only thing that would make it better is if you brought Pablo with you but I don’t think he’d of liked it,
I get the feeling he only likes riding around in finished projects.
You can make anything run... Have the young man put a clutch in it and fix it up!
The first vehicle I had the opportunity to drive , solo aged 12, 1955. Long story, but a great memory. I remember, not feeling the least bit scared, and the experience taught me that machines and I, were going to get along just fine.
Funniest video on will it start yet! Yes, maybe Ryder can fix her up and replace the ATV😂, give him something bigger to break. Thanks for the videos and mixing it up all the time.
Think fix it and put on the road. Make it a give away project. Perfect swap a V-8, maybe turbos or not. New drive line, not that old junk. You have the skills and equipment to replace all the floor material and then weld up a lot of patch panels. This one could be nice. If you don’t use it for content then a couple questions...how much do you want for it and what state are you in ? That was entertaining.
The drivetrain is the best part about it! Might as well start with a new body and start with everything new if you are going to do all that. An old jeep makes the best yard machine they are like a little tug boat.
Brent, that was fantastic. It brought me back to my youth when my buddies and I would drag things out of the woods or from behind barns to get them running. We didn't worry too much about the fancy stuff like clutches or brakes either. Thanks!
That was a fun video. A man with your talents could fix the jeep up in not too much time. It's a great toy to have.
It’s a CJ2A: civil edition, the small shifter between the seat it’s to engage the PTO at the back diferencial!
I had the exact same vehicle except I didn't have as many shifters. CJ2A 1947 vintage. ben
Fix it and give it to Ryder. He will probably smile as much as you, and what a project for both of you. God Bless.
You definitely should fix it!
Yess, Ryder on his quad and the Jeep would be fantastic. I mean same terrain right? As always Big thumbs Up 👍 👌
Good little project for the nephews to learn some mechanics and even fabrication.
You Big Little Kid. I can still hear you giggling. Ty for taking us along & Prayers for the shop while you are gone
I've worked on these old jeeps they're alot fun you can get parts from bumper to bumper would make a good video
Good job my friend.
a nice project for your boy
you should do a full restoration on it there isn't that many willy jeeps out there do a full restore content on it that would be cool as heck theses willy jeeps are super rare
That "it just worked!" laugh never gets old. 😀
It actually kind of does get old
Minty !
Thank You for sharing your video, and letting us hang out .
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Love his attitude, he never stopped smiling & laughing - he was having a ball !. Btw I know zilch/zero about cars but for being 70/80 years old that engine sounds great!
That unit is in your barn for a reason, SAVE IT! Pablo would totally dig this rig.
It would be great to see you fix this historic jeep.
I love his laugh it made me very happy there's nothing like driving in an old jeep.
That's a classic Willies! You should get it back on the road! :)
We definetly need to see more of this beauty!
Yes ..go for full restoration.. Ryder will love it for his project car 😁👍👍😁
Brent, restore it! You won't find too many oldies like that around! It's a classic! Once you do restore it, a camo coat of paint would make it awesome!
1-You’ve got on your American Eagle shirt. Nothing more American than jeeps. 2. Parts are available, makeable, fixable, affordable and simple. 3. This is my first ever comment, and you owe me a Jeep build for not bugging you all these years of watching. Ha ha.
I love this channel for its revivals! I'd say fix the clutch, patch the driver seat hole, put some seats in it and leave it as it is
Great revival Brent. Old school stuff there. Hate to see it just go back to sitting for years.
champion plugs notorious for snapping in half. Any plug hole that's got some depth will collect water and debris. Mix water and champions and snap!
It's always a hoot watching you get these things running and driving after so many years. It looked like so much fun out in the field 😅
Wow Brent i'm impressed that you even got that sucker running again!! Too bad that it has so much rust on it, might be some good practice for Ryder though. I hope you and Ester made it to Lonestar Roundup and are there now enjoying everything.
For the amount of joy that thing brought you and how well that motor runs its worth trying to get a working clutch in that thing along with a couple seats. Would be fun just the way it is without any real restoration work
A lot of history there, Brent . Bring it back to respectable condition and paint it to match the general. It would be a hoot to cruise all them back roads you are blessed with, in that "Critter". Greetings from Atlantic Canada.
Look like an entertaining ride, lol another good one 👍
Great video Brent. Thanks for sharing. Everybody loves a Jeep.
I think You should definitely fix it up there's not many of them left
No clutch, no floor,no problem! Brent that willys will run forever. I seen one slammed with a drop beam out front.
That can be your next project. Wouldn’t take too much to make that a fun driver
A great piece of military history. I would think a military restoration for all the vets out there in any country would be awesome! I loved the General build so this would be fitting.
Hey a "weight reduction " Jeep is better than no Jeep 😂 I'm loving the Jeeo video
Awesome as Always Ooh I had a Toy one of these, i think it was just as rusty.. :)
It’s alive😁
Love the Jeep, I’d love to see you restore it.
Now that would be a fantastic project for Ryder, and maybe his ride to school when fixed completely. Stay with the original running gear, worth more when original.
THE FUN YOU HAD RIDING AROUND IN THAT FIELD WAS WORTH THE WORK YOU PUT INTO IT , ENJOY / GOOD LUCK
I had so much fun going through this with you. I was even laughing through a lot of it. And that's saying quite a bit for me . Good production thank you.
WOW ! that was some incredible multitask acrobacy there Brent, sitting on the floor, driving through mud, front camera , rear camera and on top of it flying a drone 👍🏼🤣
Cool jeep
I have had plugs break in aluminum motorcycle heads before, but never a automobile.
Oh nice, a lefty CJ2A. Willys Jeeps are always fun to bring back. Neat to see that it doesn't have an oil filter, which was optional back in the day. Bring it back! It can do double duty around there as a tractor. That's what they were meant to do, after all.
Saw this up on the lift the other day. Going to watch on the big screen.
Hope you and esther are having fun in TX! 😎
ATF & acetone good freeing agent
Great new project.
Appears to have been converted from a 6v generator to a 12v alternator at one time.
i have always heard about old jeep guys selling or trading off jeeps just because replacing a clutch is so involved. so happy to see the joy you were having getting it running. fun ride thank you.
Keep your clutch pedal on the floor so pressure plate is released,load or lug the engine in high gear so it puts max amount of torque on clutch disc to break it free.
It was Definitely worth the time to get it running and Also the Fun and Enjoyment See You Driving around in the Field Brent
You had me laughing right along with you when you were out bouncing that thing around in the field! Hahaha! I love those old flat fender jeeps! I would love to see you get it all fixed up and usable again!
Great video. Yes do more work on the jeep. Thank you for the break on all the body work fabrication. You were like a kid on a carnival ride. 😂
What a cool rig , that’s good for a Sunday drive to the lake
Brent, love the channel! Gotta say my husband and I have almost exclusively owned Ford's over the years and can count on one hand with left over fingers how many times I've had a spark plug seize and break like that. No bueno 😂
I have a small rusted out 1980 Suzuki Jimni LJ80 jeep here... I put an old engine hoist in the back, and a trailer hitch on both ends... It is great for dragging stuff around the yard... Great for picking up engines with the stands still attached to store in rail boxes... That engine in your jeep just screams save me please.. Just make sure you put in cup holders and a radio ;) Great video as always... thanks :)
Looks like you were having a blast on it!
Would like to see you dig into the clutch. Might be a bunch of debris jamming it up. Great video!
Fix it and have fun! My personal favorite is a jeep rod.
What a great Willys Brent it runs great. You must fix it up it is crying to be back on the road, Great video as always thank you .God bless
There is just as much to start with as any other projects, who knows, could be worth it, thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
Now that is running. Future project to repair the major holes
Needs to be restored!!
Helps me remember the 53 willys wagon I had for a while. great fun!!! it was almost in the same condition.
Man you were committed to getting that engine running 😂 Great job Brent very inspirational and do it up it’ll make for an awesome project build
Hi from Michigan I had a46 Willy’s it had trans problems I had to double clutch it to shift it. Fix it up to run around the place so fun will be had by all.
Fix the Jeep completely, although needs some TLC here and there, it's truly a legend since World War II.! They're fixed up in the Philippines exactly as they were found originally, and restored back exactly and equipped like "brand new". So please go for it! The Philipinos said they love and respect the United States and take pride in the Jeep restorations there. So do it!
Brent I like the old Jeep. The 47 runs great. With all the fabrication you have done on the pick up. I think the Jeep would be a piece of cake for you. It would make a great flip for you. You had a fun time driving after. You got it running which was not easy. Thank you for sharing! Loved the video ❤️
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