ratchet straps work wonders. You have already solved so many problems with them. Around the axle and the frame, the shock slides right on. Compress the leaf spring with the strap!

They have a factory in the Philippines building 41 jeeps all parts are made and assembled in the Philippines

Ratchet straps help with the install of the shocks when the body is off.

I helped a friend restore a 42 jeep. This was an old army jeep, had all the documentation. Lots of rust, took it all apart and had it sandblasted, then spent 6 months reworking and rewelding. This old jeep with its original 4 cylinder (rebuilt from the ground up with different pistons) but after all that grinding, sanding, welding, and painting, it looks like it was sent overseas with all the markings.

The reason you had to use the breaker bar on the spring shackle is you are using the wrong handed shackle. The threads are handed like the lug nuts ... sort of. They should wind in in a manner that friction opens the spring eye. The way you did it tightens the spring eye on the shackle jamming them. Conversely, the way you did it will make it easy for the shackle to undo when you are driving. Never weld a steering item. It's a good way to die from a failure. There should be a conical rubber for each side of the shock eyes. Manuals on assembly are readily available. Pays to read them.

its really nice to see people restoring these old beasts i have a 1942 Willys MB and we are restoring it too! its nearly done and i really cant want to drive it again

It’s really coming together, thanks for sharing all the quirky problems you encounter along the way

I love your videos, being following you from beginning of this project. Thanks for sharing. It's so awesome seeing it coming together. What a beauty. Me jealous 😊 greetings from Spain.

My first car was a 42 Ford GPW Jeep, I thought it was a MB for a long time, no Ford script anywhere and a willys engine. Title said Ford and a expert looked it over when I was trying to sell it and said it was a GPW. Would love to have another one but most that are working are out of reach now. Been trying to follow your progress and learned a bunch about the really early Willys besides the grill👍

L or R wheel nuts - Mopars were like that years ago. More than a few tire shops twisted off studs.

Hey John. I have quite a few Surplus parts. Let me know . I'll be more than have to work out a deal for you. I rebuilt a Ford from the ground up just as yourself 4- 5 years ago.

Ratchet strap the spring and frame. Pull it together

I'd probably be grinding out those "birdshit" welds and re-doing them, in the interest of safety. [Hopefully this is taken as constructive criticism]

Looks to be missing the back pintel plate?

you used ratchet straps on the leaf spring and you could have used a racket strap to compress the springs.

wondered if those rear leaf springs were stuck and stiff from being painted-??

Real nice shop to be doing projects. Have you the wooden infill for the front bumper ?

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Where did you get those nice axels etc!?😊

Looks nice. Rear shocks, did the ratchet strap break?

Superb he sir

Those are some janky welds on the chassis...

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Ratchet strap?

ratchet strap or straps....compress it...

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Can u arrange 5 wheel

Those are perhaps the worst welds I have ever seen in my entire life! I would not trust them for they will probably fail.