1945 cj2a Willys jeep Body work progress 1-21-08

this is a walk around of the progress i made on 1-20/21-08 background music provided by The Misfits!

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• 1945
• willys
• jeep
• cj2a
• cj
• 2a
• body
• work
• welding
• restoration

[SWOLFOOI]

WOW a lot of hard work ahead but easily worth the save - they built 600,000 jeeps during the war but only a few remain - keep up the good work it inspires me to keep working on my '46 Cj-2a

[mikeg576]

@SWOLFOOI

thanks for the kind words. it has been a lot of work. i'm sooooo close now it's driving me crazy. check out my other videos for the current progress.

thanks again.

[cleary317]

Thats awesome....I have a '59 willys jeep sitting in my garage waiting to get restored. A little bit of rust in the bed...not sure exactly where to start.

[mikeg576]

Thanks. You should start by making a online photo album of some sort. As for the rust just pick a small rusted spot & fix it. I'd do all the small patches 1st. Feel free to pm me and check out the rest of my vids if you haven't already.

[carlreich]

Mike, Is this a column shift Jeep? You are working on exactly what I want. I'm MattandT's Dad and own the 1942 Ford GPW. I had to do all the floors in the 42. I give you credit for restoring that body as you cannot buy a replica since you know the rarity of the mismatched 45's and 46's. I love it. I need to find one as it's time for another.

[mikeg576]

yes, it was a column shift. when i got it the trans had been changed to a standard floor shift. i love your 42. i always wanted one and the cj2a is a much easyer jeep to find and rebuild. i'll send you a privite message and i can help you find one of the column shifts.

[Pxxcmd]

Hi, im working on a 46 cj2a myself. Im just having troubles with finding the wire that turns it on. Can u email me a picture of you whole engine if u have it done. It would really help me alot. Google doesnt really help. Thanks.

[mikeg576]

thanks, i'll send you a pm so i can help out a litte better.

[rardila21]

Congratulations man. I wish I could do the same thing. I am working on an original 1946 model which is my first project. It has some rust below the tub. Could you please tell me what is the technique you are applying?. Thank you and again, congratulations!

[mikeg576]

thanks