DarrylD's WWII Army Jeep Project Journal

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Mission Statement: To create for my personal use and enjoyment, a fully-functional, factory new appearing and extremely accurate "representative" WWII jeep using a new reproduction tub on an original, all "F-script" Ford wartime-production drivetrain, while containing costs and allowing minor deviations (a Solex carburetor) from the original configuration for ease of maintenance, reliability and safety and to be driving it within 12 months of starting the project.

Last update December 26, 2005

IT'S DONE!!! Check Out Some of My '43 GPW's 'F'-scripts:

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Purchased in January 2002 and completed in October, 2002, the old war horse, 1943 GPW SN #117620 has been reclaimed from junk and is back in its original World War II technical manual configuration 10 months after starting the project! Check out the chapters below which chronicle each step of the restoration process.

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I can't describe the joy of sharing the excitement of starting the newly rebuilt engine and taking the first ride in the restored jeep with my 80-year-old Dad, he was thrilled too. I remember from childhood, my Dad's fond recollections of driving jeeps during his time in the Army during WWII. Here's how the engine is supposed to look, according to the WWII technical manual and how it looked when I started and looks now after putting a few miles on it. Read all about the engine restoration and installation in chapter 5 below.

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Just click on the chapter boxes below to read more details about how the restoration progressed:









Here's one of my little "restorer's secrets" a "how-to" save a bunch of money on factory style bolts:


Don't ask me why, I got this obsession to animate the internal actions of a WWII "Go-Devil" jeep engine from a cut-away drawing I scanned from one of the old technical manuals. Click on the picture of the engine to see how it looks when it's running and some of the other animations I've put together.


Here's a short YouTube video that tells the history of the jeep:

I finally got my WWII jeep tool set completed, check out my tools, compared with the manual... stare at it a while!

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