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

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.

Originally Posted by 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.

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.