Forgotten 1967 Jeep Gladiator - Dormant 30+ years (6K Original Miles!)
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- čas přidán 20. 07. 2020
- This has to be the lowest mile classic car I have ever had my hands on - this jeep is basically a time machine!!! after two years it was nice to finally get back to this project and hear it run!
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I love Luke's channel because he respects the vehicles for what they are. I feel like other channels would be, "Yeah, we're gonna LS swap this."
Check out vise grip garage.
Ugh, I could imagine someone wanting to LS swap this beauty. What a mistake that would be.
I had a friend that had one in highschool. The engine and transmission were trashed when he got it so he put a Chrysler 318 in it. Really cool truck and he at least kept the swap in the same family.
That beast yearns for a Cummins swap. Yearns!
Its a Kaiser Willys m715 not a gladiator although it does resemble one
that's a Kaiser M715, military version of the gladiator. you don't see many people still running the 230 ohc tornado it was one of the first ohc engines mass produced in the states.
There are only 6 lobes on the camshaft - intake and exhaust share the same lobes! And it has hemispheric combustion chambers.
I still have the Tornado in mine.
And still produced under license in South Korea as the Kia KM450 (different engine, of course).
@@robscafidi4070 czcams.com/video/b3_lVSrPB6w/video.html
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I thought all civilian gladiators were packaged the same. 327 3 on the tree. I had a 66 with this package
Need more interiors like this. no bullshit, just pure necessity.
A GOOD DRIVER
1. DOES NOT HAVE ACCIDENTS.
2. Is proud of his record and his vehicle.
3. Checks his vehicle before starting.
4. Checks oil, water, tires, battery daily.
5. Warms up engine before moving out.
6. Has road map, trip ticket, forms, spare tire, tools.
7. Keeps vehicle clean and lubricated.
8. Keeps windshield clean.
9. Keeps bolts tightened.
10. Performs 1st echelon checks at halts.
11. Reports troubles promptly.
12. Obeys traffic signs.
13. Does not speed.
14. Maintains proper distance from vehicle ahead.
15. Obeys the rules of the road.
16. Smokes at halts only.
17. Is properly dressed.
18. Supervises and checks his load.
19. Is courteous and helpful to others.
20. SERVICES HIS VEHICLE, BEFORE IT IS PUT AWAY.
skil3z is properly dressed, so no driving with no shirt on hot Vietnam summer weather...
Thank you!
Mark out number 5 because
21. Drives promptly after engine is started in order to prevent gasoline from condensing onto cold cylinder walls and contaminating oil
@@marxkartredge yeah it's been proven many times over that 5 isn't a great idea. On old carb'd vehicles it was kind of a necessary evil in cold climates but besides that you shouldn't be doing it. I've even seen very old car mag articles advising against just letting a car sit after a cold start unless absolutely necessary. Keeping it lubricated is also just about invalid anymore as well because on most modern cars just about everything is sealed and not serviceable. Hell you can't even service a lot of transmissions yourself anymore or top the fluid off.
Edit - before someone says anything yes i know this is an old list talking about an old vehicle, just was pointing out some of the things that have changed over the years.
I angrily lane switch without signaling, wear full clown regalia, smoke a six foot hookah, and actively loosen bolts WHILE speeding the wrong way down a pedestrian sidewalk in a vehicle that hasn't been washed since the late 70's. I cuss out old ladies who don't move fast enough, my oil could be mistaken for pudding and my windshield is completely covered in a vaseline-like substance. I consistently have unsecured lumber I stole from construction sites sticking 6 feet out my side windows on each side.
When I am parking my vehicle for extended periods I like to leap out of the running vehicle before it stops and just let it end up where it naturally wants to sleep.
I do warm my engine up, though.
Back in 86' I picked up an old Willy's jeep from a military auction and a 65' mustang from a salvage yard. I used everything off of the mustang and put it on the jeep with a fair amount of fabrication work. That was a fun project. It was a 289 with a 3 speed on the floor and 9" rear end.
"A GOOD DRIVER. Does not have accidents. Is proud of his record and his vehicle. Checks his vehicle before starting. Checks oil, water, tires, battery daily. Warms up engine before moving out."
#3..did they just assume their gender?...said the soy freaks!
Everyone, even great drivers, have accidents... they just dont usually involve a single driver and an inanimate object. 😂
Mo McKinsey yeah lol you can be the best driver in the world and there’s nothing you can do when that guy cuts you off regardless of your skill
@@Hbzprojects Great drivers also have accidents involving just themselves and inanimate objects. Number of accidents isn't a metric for measuring driver skill. My Nan hasn't had an accident driving in decades, but she should have her licence taken away because she is a terrifyingly bad driver.
@@BlueXonar I said dont "Usually" not that they never happen.
everything on that vehicle is EMP proof. The wires were also designed to supress radio interference. Those diaphrams are replacable in the fuel pumps. Nice to see it run.
M-715 was the official military designation.We had one in the motor pool when I was stationed in Korea back in 1983.
I recall, back in the 60s, my favourite toy which I guarded ferociously, was an orange JEEP Gladiator.
As soon as I saw this on CZcams, I recognised it as a Gladiator straight away (although slightly different in shape) and lots of memories came flooding back.
Great to hear it running so smoothly and so quietly too.
At our sawmill in Scotland, we ran an ex-army 4x4 Fordson truck converted into a wood crane with a Ford flathead V8 (which did approx 1500 yds to the gallon!!) and Ford running gear but with a Commer Cab. Utterly reliable once we converted the V8 to a Ford 4D truck lump (Fordson Major engine is the same) and put twin wheels on the back for soft ground work.
Over 40 years of extremely rough service that baby gave us.
Great to see the conclusion Luke, keep up the sterling work buddy 👍👍
Except... the truck in this video isn't a Gladiator. It's an M715, which was loosely based on the Gladiator but was not a Gladiator itself.
Being retired military, I can say YES, these saw a lot of water. Many times the engines were to the hood. As for the starting block on the dash...pretty much standard for all military vehicles like the deuce and a half. I love it!
Such a cool truck!
That old Motorola radio brought back some memories. Haven't seen one of them since I drove for a dirt cheap taxi company in the late 80's.
I'm overjoyed that I got a near rust free 1990 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer XJ today then this shows up in my recommendations...man I'd die to have this Jeep!
I gotta admit, I laughed out loud when the "new" fuel system was installed. One of the best revivals yet. I mean, old Jeeps are cool, everyone should have one. 👌👍
Love it! M715 is the last vehicle on my bucket list to obtain. You have a very nice example congrats
Nice to see this truck back up & running again! Looking forward to more videos of it.
I hope Isaac sees this and builds his Jeep. Thanks for sharing!
It’s been two years since I’ve seen this thing! Here’s part one of the series from 2018! (This isn’t my vehicle) czcams.com/video/-YMCwop-F3U/video.html
I'd love to have that! My grandpa had something similar around 1973-4. So much fun!
Right on. Very cool to see this old iron rolling under its own power again.
Sweet, loved the use of your engineering back ground to rig up a successful start and run around the neighborhood.
Wow, I remember watching this 2 years ago. Life has changed drastically.
Remember the old Jeep Gladiator Thunderhead289 had tucked away?
Pepperidge Farm remembers....
Epic comment - it isn’t mine though, it’s an old coworkers!
@@ThunderHead289 still great project though...who is going to post the revival with Kevin, Derek, Dylan and yourself? That's what's epic!
The boat was epic .... and hilarious. That’s Kevin’s vid - idk when it will come out
@@ThunderHead289 looking forward to it!
We all are
Great to see this Jeep again. Even greater to see it running and driving! Thanks for sharing Luke, nice job!
Good to see you were able to get back to this truck.
Congrats on so many levels. Finding the Jeep, starting the engine, going for a drive, and more.
Great find, Luke.
Thanks for sharing.
That old girl is pretty cool, especially with all of her CD stuff still present! What a find!
I just watched the original videos you did of this Jeep. So awesome to see this video pop up today!!
those old jeep military vehicles are tough as hell. that's an awesome find.
Hey, Man. Another amazing video as always, the world needs more people like you who keep these old gems alive!!
Awesome segment-thank you for the little journey !!
Just a beautiful old Jeep
All military vehicles came with the waterproofing to include electrical connectors to the headlights etc etc. That big square box in the left fender well, along with the cables & rectifier by hood latch, are the remnants of a 100 amp generating system. Those 2 extra pulley groves were for the belts to the 100 amp genny
Drooling over this one for sure. Awesome video Luke
Clicked like before watching, because I know despite the long wait it will be worth it!
Preach 🙌
Same. Lol
Luke - Great Video. I like old Military Vehicles and early model Jeeps and IH Trucks. I once had a '46 CJ 2a that kept my busy tinkering on it. Lost the 46 and have Enjoyed my '77 CJ for the last 25 years. Thanks for your videos.
Glad to see you back on it! Those are aircraft spark plugs, and shielded for interference suppression, as nearly all aircraft radios are AM, and much more susceptible to static. You can replace the plugs with H14Y or similar, and te engine will be just as happy, although you will want to change out the plug wires.
This Gladiator is beyond spectacular. I've never been much of a Jeep enthusiast, but I would own this in a heartbeat! What a vehicle, I am 120% jealous. I heard someone say 'paint'. Oh, hell no! Leave it alone, at least for awhile. Fix the brakes & the fuel system (and whatever else is needed), and drive that thing. Often. Get that thing muddy. Hell, maybe Hollywood will call and want to use it in a film!
No joke Luke. I would love to give a Jeep like this a space in my garage. The locals where I live would pay me just to sit in the thing.
Awesome video, alot of really neat and unique parts on that. Good job!
Awesome job man. It has to feel incredible for you to have that experience now.
i forgot about this truck. thats pretty cool that you got it running.
Would love to see the unedited video of inside trying to start it. Such a cool view! Please always make them like this from inside
What a great and unusual vehicle, so good to see it running and being looked after
Wow I had forgotten about this one. I think this was the vehicle that introduced me to your channel. Good to see her running.
what a cool project! those dual action pumps are pretty unique to jeeps. just helped a buddy of mine refurb one from a 50s willy pickup. cheers and congrats on getting this beauty running again!
No brakes and a gas tank to the front bumper; a true gladiator spirit. It could be Sparktacus.
The Jeep Gladiator Tornado six is a Nash flathead with an aluminum overhead cam head on it. Very cool!!!
Very cool rig clean running fer sure keep it going down the road dude. Thanks ☮️😎🙏
I remember driving those when I was in the army. That was way back in the early 70's.
Good to see that old gem back on the road. I've been 'doing the wrong thing the right way' for years!
FYI, in the mid to late 60’s I was in the Air Police , in At Malmstrom AFB, we had at least 2 Dodge 1 ton flat bead with the same type 24v system! Also, I had a 1950 Jeep M38 with a 24v system, what a pain!
Great freaking job thunder you managed to save another one my friend peace thanks for sharing another great video 😁👍
Great video. This Kaiser runs like a top! Is way more cool than the suburban I bought out of Elkhart.
I remember that episode,has it been two yrs already.thats amazing i was so dissapointed when that segment ended,good to see ya got back on it!!cool hand luke!!!(get it,from the movie!!!)keep gearing!!snookie pa.
Very cool Jeep! Can't wait to see the finished product.
That cool great video enjoyed watching keep up the great work thanks for sharing
I remember this thing. Glad you got back to it :)
Man thats just awesome!
Good job!
Sweet project! Love that it has all those original parts.
She's a beauty Luke, would do well to go to a military collector. Good work
Love how u kept it all military original
Awesome video
I love it! Keep it around as a project vehicle. I would love to see more of it, even if it is 2 years later, but please sooner.
My dad had one of those a long time ago. Someone had left the tailgate open so that it was laying on the massive hitch, which rubbed a hole through it. Dad stuck a giant butterfly sticker over it and called it a day.
That's a pretty epic vehicle. Nice job!!
Great update Luke
its nice to see another old rig back on the road!!
gas tank hanging off the front, no brakes......le't go for a ride! man to be young again.
That thing runs great, nice job getting it running again.
It probably has a lot of clutch material because it was changed two or three times in those 6000 miles. I was a mechanical maintenance officer in Vietnam and getting clutch disks for the old stick-shift Deuce and a half was a real challenge. GIs can destroy anything. At my MM officer's training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds in Maryland, one of the exercises we did was to pull the valve cover off a M151 non-Jeep jeep made by Ford and release a valve retainer. These things were junk and had less than 100 miles each on them. On ours, and I had teamed up with another guy who knew his was around a wrench, we found the brass fittings on the vacuum hoses were all round nutted and on one valve one side of the retainer was missing.
Thank you so much I've been waiting for this video
I'm glad you finally got back to this truck. The fact that there was no part two to last video was very frustrating.
Love the vid. I have a similar story, picked up a 2003 ranger that was a fleet service vehicle for a municipality electrical department and the history shows it did average just a few thousand miles a year and saw regular use. It has 40k miles on it.
I believe since this is the military configuration that makes it an M715.
Wow only 6 thousand original miles amazing been awhile 2 year we all put projects on hold when we get to busy
They use that type plugs on aircraft, you may find some a an aircraft parts place, but they will probably cost about $25 each. The wires are insulated inside the plug.
They are also shielded to prevent or reduce 2 way radio interference.
Kaiser Jeep M715. The G-890 Truck, 1 1⁄4-ton, 4×4, Kaiser Jeep M715, sometimes called the "Five quarter (ton)", for its 1/14 ton payload rating, Kaiser willys parts in Aiken south Carolina among several others have all the parts available for these and other military models. Nice find!!
That Jeep is nice. My grandfather has an M38 which looks a lot like the Jeep, no power steering and she is a Haas to move.
The M38 was a military variant of the Willy's Jeep CJ3 and the M38a1 was a military variant of the CJ5, this is a Kaiser Jeep M715 that was used by United States Civil Defense.
Now that's a Real Jeep, I would love to see more videos of how it progresses
Another great video Luke. Keep up the awesome work. I really enjoy your videos. I'm planning to get my dad's old 64 GTO that I inherited running again. Planning on filming the process and the first start.
Good luck - stop by my Facebook group if you have any questions. The group, not the page
Super jealous. That's an awesome truck.
That's an M-715 Made by Kaiser. OHC L6, really cool!
I drove one like that while stationed in Korea back in ‘76
I was wondering what happened to this Jeep. I was actually looking for the next video on it. Cool!
Hey Luke, what you've got here is actually known as an M715, it's Gladiator based, but some of the body panels are a bit different. If I remember correctly, the engine was waterproofed and quite a few M715's had snorkels.
Good stuff! That thing's tough as nails.
had a 63 willys civilian gladiator pick up.the 6 tornado has solid lift cam.urs might need valves adjusted.torque monster engine,low rpm though,will climb a tree or drive itself into it! good an faithful steed are they!!!!!
I know yall are busy with being responsible adults, but man, I want more videos from both you and JD..
Thats a Kaiser M715 Military version of the gladiator don't see many of them no more still running that 230ohv tornado was one of the first ohc engines mass produced in the United States back in the 60s very nice design
Thats an awsome truck
Such a cool old truck!!!
great video really enjoyed it a lot
An early video today. That is a sick truck
I had a 66 that had a inline six diesel. All original. 177,000 miles documented by mileage notes being full an past over to a cheap notebook fer continuation since new. The previous owner loved it an drove it daily til his death in 98. Sat til 03 an I bought her fer 200 bucks.
Greetings from Hong Kong. I _really_ enjoy your channel!
good luck in hong kong, honestly i'd get outta there if I were you
@@admiralmudkip9836 I'm definitely thinking about it.
Hey ... I’m on my way back. Still less COVID than the states despite population density being fifty times greater.
Damn I’m jealous !!! New subscriber.
I ran across one about four years ago, had the money, 1500 hundred dollars, needed a water pump, I think about that all the time
I like them old gladiators. Really hard to get them stuck.
That thing is really cool!
Love it, man. Starter button, etc. Double clutch it.
It's a M715, but I don't think they were called gladiators. Those were typically later ones. Awesome Jeep! You do great work 👍