One of the best restorations I've seen in a while! All the "restorers" who post videos repair only the main components of the car, not paying due attention to other spare parts, such as small corners and even slight rust on the body. And here every bolt has been restored, which is simply incredible! Huge respect to the author!
Amazing! I used to do the same with 'Rubber Nosed' MGBs. My 'facility' was an open air 2 car 'port'. Subject to the heat, rain and cold of SC. I suppose everybody is 'motivated' by one or another. I stopped dead when I saw this video listed on my YT page. I used to drive one of these back in the early 1970s, for the US Army as an Army Surveyor in Europe. Sadly I was not impressed with my 'sample' of Kaiser Jeep. We had some 'weak' mechanics in that day, and our 'budget' was primarily about 'reducing the Force', and maintenance on vehicles was a sure sign we weren't going 'far'. One particular time we were supposed to convoy to a job site some 4hrs away (at convoy speeds of 35mph/50km/hr). I'd had some issue with the vehicle stalling as it was leaving red lights to cross an intersection. They never gave it a look or repaired the issue; as a result, I refused to drive the vehicle with or without the crew. I stated it was a death trap waiting for a victim. While I was threatened with 'punishment', a young, enlisted woman (used to be called WAC) was detailed to drive the vehicle and crew. 3 hours later, my worst nightmare came true. After all the warning, it repeated what it done to me many times... As a result, the vehicle with the 6-man survey crew was 'caught' unable to move, in the middle of an intersection near Erlangen, Germany. A 'MAN' diesel, 18-wheeler caught them and broad sided them. This 'oversight' by the mechanics cost the lives of most of that crew. Needless to say, they dropped the charges against me on being notified of the accident and the deaths resultant of it! In my honest opinion, the best 'truck' the US Army had aside the 2 1/2 ton, was in fact the 3/4 ton Utility, and that was a Korean vintage truck I drove prior to the M715. It never had the issues the Kaiser had. Excellent job on your 'Restoration'.
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Epic-o! This is a class-act restoration for an M715. Amazing job. I always love a good build that is also way better than the original. This truck is on its way to lasting another 55+ years!
where he is going he will not survive that long . a shame to export such vehicles to these countries. they have nowhere near a connection and respect for the work.😒
Most of all KOREAN males are Reserve Forces. when they see that car. They SAYS, "dodge CHA". In Korea, that car is being used in the military for active duty. 1-1/4 ton truck K-311
I am really fascinated and admiring in front of such a know-how. This work is absolutely amazing. Well done and thank you for sharing this incredible experience with us.
Someone once said: "because life is a journey" support your journey, passion for Jeep. I watch videos from Vietnam. to complete the Jeep . it takes a lot of work and takes a lot of work....awesome
Just bought my M715 and wanting to drop a crate 345 with a few overall upgrades in it as well. Your Kaiser looks great, I can only hope mine comes out looking as good!
That is really nice it’s exceptional great music went right with it it just shows what you can do with your money right down to every screw nut and bolt you guys did an excellent paint job you took your time everything looked really 👍 good 💯..
Thanx for my favourite 4x4 of the american scene !! Old M715 is the king of pick up, I was maybe 7 or 8 when I saw it first, never get out of my mind. Congrats for the pharaonic job and now sell it to me please... Lol.
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I worked on M715 when they first came out, built the orig engine, ran them on Dyno at Ft Hood Tx. Engines were turds, your choice of Cummins was great, they are bulletproof. M715 didn't stay around long, guys were buying them out of PDO (DRMO) for pennies on a dollar. Friend of mine bought a contact truck version and installed a big block Chev. It still had the welder, air compressor and associated equip inside it. Hand tools were obviously gone but a gem. He uses it on his farm/ranch. Think he gave$750 for it.
In my part of the country, these were selling for about 3 times that price. Seems they only went to auction in batches. That meant spending thousands. Surplus dealers did this, and cornered the market and set the prices. The OHC engine was available on civilian vehicles, but not a big seller. I think Jeep spec'd that engine to dump their parts inventory. The 715 also has a divorced transfer case, and that makes engine and trans swaps easier.
The Jeep J10 (base truck) was an EXCEPTIONAL truck, to start with...at the time, better-built than all the competition, hands-down. It's SUPER, to get to see an old M715 be brought back in a professional 'resto-mod' effort...unlike most 'chop-it, lower-it' hack videos, I really only saw a very-minor detail I would have addressed: I would have put the PTO box on the transmission, that way if you want to power a PTO winch, hydraulic cylinder, jack, whatever, you've got the box mounted...the rest is easy.
The M714 was the first Army vehicle I was assigned to operate in Korea, 1975. You COULD NOT get them stuck. Truck went everywhere we took it. Amazing. Only bad thing was the battery was in the console and would overwhelm the occupants unless you open the windows. Great trucks though.
