CJ-2A Willys Jeep Project #1

[@smays]

Your confidence is… inspiring!

[@finishedwithengines]

Thanks! One way or another I’m going to have a driving flat fender. If I was smarter I would just buy one that already works, but building one is way more fun. Thanks for watching

[@adamsfly6212]

You are spot on about your perspective of "clean." Y'all back east and midwest have a whole different perspective on little to no rust vs. those of us out west. I've seen adds for cars stating rust free and I'm thinking, except for maybe the hole I can stick my head thru? 🤣However, the jeep does look pretty clean. Thanks for sharing.

[@finishedwithengines]

It’s a fact of life in Maine, the roads are poisoned. I think rust free is no holes in the frame, and the floors and rockers are able to be patched in a day! Welcome to the north east!

[@JayBow-lc8ek]

Great solid find in Ne im from Ohio she is solid and Thank u for Bringing her back to life im a Jeeper for life!!!

[@finishedwithengines]

Thanks for watching! It’s going to keep getting better

[@HODGEPODGEDODGEGARAGE]

Nice score on the extra parts. From what I know, you can't own just one. 🤣 I bought a cj2a a few years back. Always wondered why the Jeep guys hoard them until I bought one. Cool rigs. Great job on part 2 🔧🔩

[@finishedwithengines]

They guy who had the parts was sitting on about 5 other Jeeps, all projects or parts machines. I don’t think anyone can keep it down to only one

[@amx19733]

Look forward to following this build!!!

[@finishedwithengines]

Thanks for watching! More to come later this week!

[@noneckjoe948]

I’m going to haul 2 cj2as’ from AZ to Washington State that are in worse condition than that. Father in law gave them to me. Jeep # 6 and 7 for me😂…. I have the same calling to rescue these things.

[@finishedwithengines]

That’s awesome! How does an Arizona Jeep get worse then that? Park them in a lake? Up in Maine it’s cool to find one I. Any condition. Most are pretty trashed 70+ years later

[@jwillys]

I am also from PA, and that seems to be a nice find in the northeast. You may possibly have a VEC, most of them still had a column shift. If the serial number is still on the body or left frame rail you can confirm it. My opinion on patching a body, I have a 48 cj3a which was one of the first off of the assembly line, but I don't think it adds value. As far as "patching it", I started to do that and ended up almost making the whole body by hand. Just be careful, many of restorations started by changing a thermostat. That is an awesome find, and i wish you good luck with your build.

[@finishedwithengines]

The tags are still around, but removed when the Jeep went into the bone yard to preserve them. The value in this Jeep to me is just that it’s still around, any rarity or value in money is sort of unimportant to me. I got it from a good friend to fix up and enjoy. The goal is to drive it like an honest old Jeep. I imagine over time much of the tin is going to be replaced, but for now I’m just excited to be working on it!

[@kenfrazier616]

good job

[@finishedwithengines]

Thanks

[@kenfrazier616]

@@finishedwithengines ya awesome video

[@Kylejeepadventures]

That is clean & to me rust free. PA view point. That back bed is mint. You didnt buy the the jeep in the boneyard?

[@finishedwithengines]

I got it out of a friends boneyard. Has been sitting outside for years and had trees broken over it.

[@justinraystyles3537]

Shoot that things pretty solid!!😎👍💗

[@finishedwithengines]

Thanks!

[@CSltz]

Mine has a heater also.Add on. Who ever put it in put it in with the inlets. Right through the data plate in the engine compartment. Big hole.

[@finishedwithengines]

Hopefully they saved the data plates

[@CSltz]

@@finishedwithengines I did it looks like it was shot with a 45. Big hole took out the serial number. You should have seen the heater. Not much bigger than a cigar box. Didn’t worth the cost and effort that some one put into it.

[@anoopsugathan1899]

improve handling of camera , use a good gimbals and edit the video clips properly,but the content was superb. all the best

[@finishedwithengines]

They early videos are poorly filmed for sure. I think that my most recent, #6 is where it needs to be. This is showing progress in the Jeep and also in filming. Lots of learning going on. Thanks!