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We have been needing to rebuild the transmission on our 1943 Willys MB for a year. Finally got it fixed and back installed.

We have a new project arriving in the shop today - another WW2 jeep - this time with the very scary death wobble. We are going to be doing a series of videos...first diagnostics, then whatever repairs we find necessary. Full ShopTime™ videos are on Portrayal.tv....but we will be posting some shorter segments here.

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If you missed our post on the change to 24v, this changeover had started right after WW2. See this pamphlet by the Detroit Arsenal - super cool! We didn't talk so much about standardization, which was a key reason, but much was driven by the need for more energy to start bigger engines.

2 months ago (edited) |[YT] | 115

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We dug into the vault and found this episode from 2024.

You have to love the vigor of youth — my then college-bound son decided we needed to restore this WW2 jeep in 10 days.

The project took more than a year… but as they say, we gott’r done.

Enjoy.

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2 months ago |[YT] | 74

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10,000 subscribers.

I have to be honest — two days ago we were at 9,300.

For those of you who just found us through the registration number video — welcome! You found a place where we take our old machines seriously. So seriously, that new full 30 minute episodes drop every Thursday on Portrayal.tv.

For those of you who've been here — you have been our inspiration and we thank you!

— Patrick

5 months ago (edited) |[YT] | 375

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Greetings and thank you so much for supporting our channel! If you would like to see more ShopTime™ and support our efforts to make these weekly videos, we have a special offer for our Youtube subscribers. portrayal.tv/yt/263-welcome-to-our-youtube-friends

2 years ago (edited) |[YT] | 21

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Gotta love 1940's technology. Our 1943 Willys MB with original 6 volt system fired right up in the 20F weather. We had to take it for a quick cruise around in the snow. #g503 #ww2history #wwiihistory

2 years ago |[YT] | 40

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Happy Thursday!

2 years ago |[YT] | 0

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Happy Holidays to each of you. Santa says you have been so good this year that you deserve more ShopTime™ - check out the free episodes here: portrayal.tv/yt/263-welcome-to-our-youtube-friends

2 years ago (edited) |[YT] | 26

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Does Murph go on his official first test drive? Tune in and find out!

2 years ago |[YT] | 2

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Happy Fall y'all! Been out in the woods a bunch this last month and the 1944 M29 Weasel has been serving in its intended role as a "cargo carrier". They are simply awesome little machines.

We are going to restore this one at some point, but for now, just maintaining and enjoying it.

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