Jeep Rebuild 2: CJ-5 Gets a new (old) frame

Тәжірибелік нұсқаулар және стиль

I found a better frame and some springs for the 1956 heap of a Jeep we pulled out of the woods. It's the military version- the M38A1. It had some issues I had to repair on it, but should make a reasonable platform for rebuilding the CJ5 on it's journey to being converted to an electric vehicle.
If you like what I'm doing here and find some value in it, consider supporting my work on Patreon: / jeremymakesthings
I promise I'll still mostly make stuff out of rusty junk and not just buy shiny things with your money.

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  • @Watchyn_Yarwood
    @Watchyn_Yarwood Жыл бұрын

    Just remembered why I subscribed. First video I saw, don't remember how I happened upon it, but you made the statement "The name of this channel is Jeremy Makes Things not Jeremy Buys Things From McMaster". You have not disappointed me!! Keep up the good work. p.s. I've been working on old Jeeps for most of my 77 years on planet Earth.

  • @schulzcbs
    @schulzcbs Жыл бұрын

    I can't believe you're really doing it and I feel a little sorry for you after getting a glimpse at what lies ahead. Please don't get burned out on this! :)

  • @TheKnacklersWorkshop
    @TheKnacklersWorkshop Жыл бұрын

    Hello Jeremy, Great that you now have the chassis & springs done a great foundation to build upon... enjoyable viewing, thank you. Take care. Paul,,

  • @insane4wheeler1
    @insane4wheeler1 Жыл бұрын

    I bought a 1976 CJ-7. When I got it home I power washed the entire jeep. The frame looked great, it was all undercoated till I hit it with my power washer and blasted right through it. It had rusted from the inside out leaving only the undercoating which was easily blasted away. Luckily down in south New Jersey a guy called Sam the jeep man (rip) had a great 1986 frame for me along with a gas tank and power steering box and an amazing dash pad, that's where the reconstruction began. Then came the new springs and hours and hours of work and a fiberglass body, tons of rewiring and rebuilding the 304 V-8 and quadra trac auto transmission. since then I put 64,000 miles on it and wheeled it every chance I got, Paragon and Raush in P.A. many times and many other places. only rolled it once. I LOVE the flip back soft top where it opens just above the driver. Saves time from having to drop the whole top just to drive to and from work. Can't trust leaving it wide open. I do feel his pain, been there done that. slightly insane 4 wheelers..

  • @davidsnyder2000
    @davidsnyder2000 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, as a bodyman of 28yrs, that is a LOT of work. Your ambitious 👍🙂

  • @garymucher4082
    @garymucher4082 Жыл бұрын

    If you continue with this type refurbishing efforts, I am in. Starting from the basic frame and working up will provide you with a solid Jeep that you will absolutely love and deserve and equally be proud of... Thumbs Up!

  • @gillafunk
    @gillafunk Жыл бұрын

    I have a 66 CJ5 sitting in my front yard waiting for the snows to melt so I can start my frame off this coming spring. I feel your pain.

  • @dannywilsher4165
    @dannywilsher4165 Жыл бұрын

    I love old Jeeps. Keep up the good work!!!

  • @lumotroph
    @lumotroph Жыл бұрын

    Love this style of video. Please make more!

  • @harleypruett
    @harleypruett Жыл бұрын

    This series is going to be awesome!

  • @kenwilson5244
    @kenwilson5244 Жыл бұрын

    Nice to see this level of restoration, instead of bolting on aftermarket junk. FYI I worked for a leaf spring manufacturer, it was standard practice to peen the threads on the end of the center bolt after tourqing.

  • @larannar123
    @larannar123 Жыл бұрын

    Great job rebuilding the frame and leaf springs!💯

  • @1975EATON1
    @1975EATON1 Жыл бұрын

    I’ll be up for spofest. I hope we cross paths, and see the jeep! All cool and fun to watch

  • @arliegage1380
    @arliegage1380 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoy watching you work!

  • @troyam6607
    @troyam6607 Жыл бұрын

    Gunna be a great project Jeremy! Cheers from West Australia

  • @holymoly6829
    @holymoly6829 Жыл бұрын

    I’m new to your channel and it’s great to see your “Make do and mend” approach to renovating the old classics 👍👍💕🕊️🇬🇧

  • @markduncan6690
    @markduncan6690 Жыл бұрын

    Whoa! You seem to have a handle on the technical aspects of your project! Go for it!

  • @Handforgeddreams41
    @Handforgeddreams41 Жыл бұрын

    Keep up the good work, it will be good to see the old girl back on the road.

  • @tonybarnes5309
    @tonybarnes5309 Жыл бұрын

    I am glad to hear you're going to keep working on the rebuild of the jeep. I wanted to let you know that at the end of the day, after all is said and done, you're going to have a true jeep with interchangeable parts. I have had a 59 willys, and now a 1995 YJ, my dad has had a 1970 CJ5 and a 1985 CJ 5 my brother had a Jeep CJ 7 set up for Moab and now days. My YJ, we are having problems finding parts for because Jeep sold out to FIAT. In my opinion is crap the new jeep are high-priced junk. The footprint is way too wide for a mountain vehicle. I hear that the TJ parts are also becoming harder to find. But the after-market CJ parts are abundant. I am currently redoing my YJ for the second time. The dashboard cluster is either getting old CJ gauges or new electronics clusters. The brain box has no after-market or is no longer supported by Jeep. The steering column was a rebuild from NY that was hard to find. So I am faced with basically slowly switching everything over to after-market parts of the CJ .the rear axle and transmission were just rebuilt. Sorry for the long story, but do not think you're the only one . Keep up the hard work, and you're going to have something better than what is new. Most people just have a jeep as a grocery getter .

  • @CraigsWorkshop
    @CraigsWorkshop Жыл бұрын

    Great progress Jeremy, and I'm not just talking about the beard. Good idea to start a patreon. I hope you get plenty more people signing up. Keep up the good work 👍

  • @michaelclairforet5031
    @michaelclairforet5031 Жыл бұрын

    Very instructive and decent photography ❤

  • @larryford2303
    @larryford2303 Жыл бұрын

    Great videos. Had a couple of CJs in the 70s.

  • @RamiJames
    @RamiJames Жыл бұрын

    this is going to be so fun to watch

  • @rickpalechuk4411
    @rickpalechuk4411 Жыл бұрын

    I'm cheering for you and Geoffrey:) Cheers buddy

  • @odellcreations
    @odellcreations Жыл бұрын

    Looking good so far friend!

  • @pyromedichd1
    @pyromedichd1 Жыл бұрын

    Looking good so far.

  • @DeanofMachines
    @DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

    Jeremy! This Jeep save is epic!!! Just found your channel. Awesome content. Now I need to get back into my TDI Commando

  • @scottthomas5999
    @scottthomas5999 Жыл бұрын

    Nice job!! Keep going. You got this.

  • @tamberp
    @tamberpАй бұрын

    I think the advice about not lubricating leaf springs ("because the friction helps damp them") is probably leftover from an era when shock absorbers either weren't standard fitment, or were barely up to the job and needed every bit of help they could get. These days, it's probably less of an issue. Things have changed a bit in the nearly 70 years since that jeep was built, and it was hardly state of the art cutting-edge technology back then!

  • @craigtate5930
    @craigtate5930 Жыл бұрын

    Love your opening comment...this will be a great project

  • @fabianbuero3134
    @fabianbuero3134 Жыл бұрын

    Excelente trabajo estás haciendo te felicito !!!!!!

  • @KUGW
    @KUGW Жыл бұрын

    Cool channel its cool when people fix old things n not just part them out

  • @davetaylor7582
    @davetaylor7582 Жыл бұрын

    I did the save thing to a 51 dodge m37 keep it up doing a good job

  • @Rustinox
    @Rustinox Жыл бұрын

    I think this is a great project. And it's almost finished. Well... Over here we're not alowed to weld or drill in chassis. If it's bent or too much rust, it's "game over".

  • @bobadams1696
    @bobadams16964 ай бұрын

    Good content man. We’ll done.

  • @camillosteuss
    @camillosteuss Жыл бұрын

    Regarding the springs, you should not have painted them, but lubed them as you did, altho with ind.grease... My experience shows that if you are going to disassemble them to the point to which you have and clean them up, you should take a brush, brush on some thick industrial chain grease, assemble them, and spray them down with more industrial grease from a spray can... Those hold up for around a year in the open, are immune to salt, water and other shit... Every 9 months, bend down, respray them and voila, you have springs that work better, as they have the full ability to move against eachother while springing, and they will remain rust free forever essentially, if you re-apply the grease annually or like most normal people, once a year... Bike chain grease is great, and so is forklift chain grease...

  • @Chris_Schafer
    @Chris_Schafer Жыл бұрын

    Sure man - make knives from that stuff - good stuff in this series!

  • @freeliberalminds
    @freeliberalminds Жыл бұрын

    Loved watching this channel because im a fan of Jeep and so awesome to find this channel of restoring vintage Jeep. Thanks Jeremy. I will share this tomy social media accounts and network of friends. From Philippines, the Jeep country🥰

  • @sethbracken
    @sethbracken10 ай бұрын

    Good editing.

  • @jeremylastname873
    @jeremylastname873 Жыл бұрын

    Keep on trucking!

  • @almichenfelder2912
    @almichenfelder2912 Жыл бұрын

    Good luck

  • @schokey3513
    @schokey3513 Жыл бұрын

    You're gonna have a lot of love in this venture (i.e., blood, sweat, tears, cash), but you have a diamond in the rough. Good luck.

  • @donkizzmaazz628
    @donkizzmaazz628 Жыл бұрын

    Yes, knife makers love old leaf springs

  • @neillawson4493
    @neillawson4493 Жыл бұрын

    You could make a drift or two out of the springs that might be strong enough to get the collet Chuck out of the mill...

  • @RichValentine1972
    @RichValentine1972 Жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait to see this finished, I grew up around Jeeps, my dad was an AMC employee. I have owned 3 Jeeps. Looking to get a JK now to build up?

  • @brunovoigt6513
    @brunovoigt6513 Жыл бұрын

    Aaah screw it. Patreon: Joined.

  • @MCLEO983
    @MCLEO983 Жыл бұрын

    You're a stud

  • @Jwil3743
    @Jwil3743 Жыл бұрын

    It's not weird. You got it B]

  • @terrynorthern38
    @terrynorthern38 Жыл бұрын

    I learned to drive in a m38-A1

  • @TheOldaz1
    @TheOldaz1 Жыл бұрын

    I might stick around a bit longer - like WRG comment below I've been messing with Jeeps for a lot of my 77 years - almost finished my latest one now.

  • @user-qs9gu5qo5c
    @user-qs9gu5qo5c Жыл бұрын

    I Don't Like Insults But Does Make A Good Summer Time Toy

  • @vicenterocha3503
    @vicenterocha3503 Жыл бұрын

    Wow ..where are the last parte that restoration??

  • @JanneRanta
    @JanneRanta Жыл бұрын

    You need a sandblaster? Are you going to make one? Those videos are always really fun. *Edit: oh later in the video you have one. Well cabin sandblaster video would still be fun. Maybe one that is a cabin blaster but the hose system is detachable so you can take it out and use out of cabin?

  • @aarondwyer3746
    @aarondwyer3746 Жыл бұрын

    Proper weld doesn't require plating

  • @DolezalPetr
    @DolezalPetr Жыл бұрын

    you are so cool

  • @aydinali5381
    @aydinali5381 Жыл бұрын

    Hi what is the maximum lifespan of this chsie paint?👍🏽

  • @JeremyMakesThings

    @JeremyMakesThings

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m not sure, but with as hard as it is once it cures, it should last quite a while.

  • @ironhead65
    @ironhead65 Жыл бұрын

    Have you used that chassis saver before?

  • @JeremyMakesThings

    @JeremyMakesThings

    Жыл бұрын

    I haven’t, but the reviews seem pretty decent.

  • @americanbeserker2324
    @americanbeserker2324 Жыл бұрын

    So what will happen to the Jeep’s old motor? Wish it could be put to use although it’s probably a little ole thing

  • @JeremyMakesThings

    @JeremyMakesThings

    Жыл бұрын

    Right now, it’s sitting in my driveway next to the body. I’ve listed it for sale a few places, but so far no one has come to get it. It’s a tough sell for a questionably rebuildable motor that’s not especially rare.

  • @americanbeserker2324

    @americanbeserker2324

    Жыл бұрын

    is it a an amc motor or maybe Kaiser if so I’m interested

  • @americanbeserker2324

    @americanbeserker2324

    Жыл бұрын

    Best of luck with Jeep, nice one to

  • @JeremyMakesThings

    @JeremyMakesThings

    Жыл бұрын

    @@americanbeserker2324 it’s the f-134 four cylinder Kaiser

  • @battlejack1863
    @battlejack1863 Жыл бұрын

    M38-A1 frame

  • @ironhead65
    @ironhead65 Жыл бұрын

    Hmmm…must be new here… That gave me quite the laugh!

  • @IrenESorius
    @IrenESoriusАй бұрын

    👍‍‍🌟👍‍‍

  • @stephanieramirez9151
    @stephanieramirez9151 Жыл бұрын

    If you found the car in the woods how do you claim it and get papers for it like the titles and stuff so it can be legit yours

  • @JeremyMakesThings

    @JeremyMakesThings

    Жыл бұрын

    The state I’m in doesn’t require a title for vehicles made before 1999, only a Bill of Sale. So the friend who gave it to (it’s been on his property since he bought the property 20 years ago) me writes out a bill of sale that says he sold it to me for $1, and I can use that to register it.

  • @3073Sean
    @3073Sean Жыл бұрын

    “The Army said not to lubricate leaf springs”. I am here to tell you, 28 years in the Army, other than aircraft and tanks, I would not listen to a single word on maintenance, or in the army known as PMCS

  • @wyliefiutak4155
    @wyliefiutak4155 Жыл бұрын

    Was with yah till I heard electric

  • @justovision
    @justovision Жыл бұрын

    I'll tell you one thing. This person gets their daily intake of iron.

  • @justovision

    @justovision

    Жыл бұрын

    On the patreon, consider having a $1 tier. I pay for YT premium so I think you should get some cut of that and I like to spread my monthly YT patreon budget (way more than Netflix) among as many creators as I can. Might not make sense for your channel though? One of my new favorite channels regardless.

  • @chiquito3905
    @chiquito3905 Жыл бұрын

    Electric.thanks for telling me you making it into electric that when I stop watching ypur video.

  • @SaraOliveira-oz2bs
    @SaraOliveira-oz2bs Жыл бұрын

    Devolver essa máquina para o asfalto

  • @dwightshupe195
    @dwightshupe195 Жыл бұрын

    If they think an old jeep is too far gone, has never owned one

  • @stewartfrye
    @stewartfrye Жыл бұрын

    Sorry Jeremy, I'm one of those retirees living on cat food so I cannot help financially, but if you need some delicious recipes for fancy feast, and I will supply my usual emotional support. Are you frigging crazy, you'll never finish that POS, great Vid though.

  • @user-lg4vw6cq7i
    @user-lg4vw6cq7i Жыл бұрын

    Что мучать старое железо.

  • @christabellajulander3972
    @christabellajulander3972 Жыл бұрын

    😊 𝔭𝔯𝔬𝔪𝔬𝔰𝔪

  • @bobweiram6321
    @bobweiram6321 Жыл бұрын

    Yeah, you could just buy a jeep and possibly for less money, but the acquired knowledge and experience cannot be purchased.

  • @hrxy1
    @hrxy1 Жыл бұрын

    excellent vid thanks

  • @bluemule1956
    @bluemule1956 Жыл бұрын

    It if your going electric….. Plus I stopped video when you repeated going electric 💩

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