Willy's Jeep pulled apart - rebuilt in under 4 mins

[Discomark]

Try doing this with a modern 4WD ; )


"Want proof the Willys Jeep -- the original military-spec off-roader -- was a work of
engineering genius?

Watch six soldiers drive up, hop out, tear one apart, put it back together and drive away in
four minutes."


Willys Jeep<
http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=lgwF8mdQwlw&feature=player_embedded> (http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=lgwF8mdQwlw&feature=player_embedded>);

[SPROVER]

That was great.Nothing like simplicity :D:D

[Homestar]

Brilliant!:)

That was very good - well rehearsed and well executed. A real crowd pleaser.

[DEFENDERZOOK]

i think they had to be knocked down to be able to get them to certain places where roads didnt exist......such as across footbridges for example.....


but in that vid......i saw him drop the radiator in.....but didnt see any coolant.....
or any wiring or battery.....

[Jojo]

…and for a mate of mine it took two hours just to change a light bulb on his ***** Renault:twisted:.
I like the way they jacked up the Jeep. Teamwork can make life much easier.

[superquag]

i think they had to be knocked down to be able to get them to certain places where roads didnt exist......such as across footbridges for example.....


but in that vid......i saw him drop the radiator in.....but didnt see any coolant.....
or any wiring or battery.....


SSHhhhhhh :angel:

[Terrain Vehicles]

I've seen a display were two army cadet teams race each other doing the same to two Jago Jeeps. It was very good, considering they were just kids (all under 18).

[Casper]

Awsome.

Plenty of preparation there but still it started and drove to and away from were they pulled it down so by all means it was amazing.

I think they may just have a little too much time on their hands.

I would like to see them do it that fast with a Humvee :p

There is a 12 hour time laps chassis change on a Series III 88" on You tube that I've seen.

Almost as good as that.

By the way, thats not a Willys, thats a Jeep (brand) CJ5 military, just a newer version of the old Willys and Ford Jeeps.

Cheers Casper

[Terrain Vehicles]

On a Land Rover theme..

1990 Series III built in just over 13 hours. (http://www.landrovercentre.com/Interesting_vehicles/G826AVL_Telethon_88.htm)

[Xtreme]

More on the Land Rover theme.

This is a bunch of LR Enthusiasts that I met in Nova Scotia in 2008 - a great bunch of guys showing some real Land Rover cameraderie.

A multi part series - the first few are about gathering the parts and Part 4 is 'The Build'
Part 4 88 in a Day - episode 4 - YouTube

Hope you enjoy watching and maybe it'll inspire some of us to complete that resto we've been working on for years :o

[101 Ron]

Nothing new about it.
The pommie army was the first to do it just after the ww2 war where they got jeeps in packing cases and assembled them in very quick time in front of a crowd by Reme mechanics.
The jeeps were highly modified for the job.
The jeep in the above vid is a Willys jeep CJ5 with willys hurricane motor.
It has a large cut out in the drivers side floor as it was the only way they can just drop in the steering box............, only one spring hanger pin fitted, the other end rubs on the chassis, I suspect the fuel tank is on the motor some where, I suspect no foot brake and the the parking brake on the transmission is used to stop it, and so on and so forth.
Not a very useable vehicle.
The early pommie army version of this , the vehicles used where more driveable.

[crash]

Nothing new about it.
The pommie army was the first to do it just after the ww2 war where they got jeeps in packing cases and assembled them in very quick time in front of a crowd by Reme mechanics.
The jeeps were highly modified for the job.
The jeep in the above vid is a Willys jeep CJ5 with willys hurricane motor.
It has a large cut out in the drivers side floor as it was the only way they can just drop in the steering box............, only one spring hanger pin fitted, the other end rubs on the chassis, I suspect the fuel tank is on the motor some where, I suspect no foot brake and the the parking brake on the transmission is used to stop it, and so on and so forth.
Not a very useable vehicle.
The early pommie army version of this , the vehicles used where more driveable.
One very well prepped Jeep to do it that quick. The only bolts that were used were a couple on the springs and the wheel studs. I can confirm that there are at least 6 to 8 chassi bolts on the Willys M38, and the springs are held on by 2 bolts each. The fuel tank is under the drivers seat.
It looked like they had quick disconnects for the radiator and other lines.
Still entertaining to watch, and shows what team work can do.