Ultimate Adventure 2015 Summer Camp Jeep Buildup - Part 2 - Four Wheeler Network
Every year we build a vehicle as the official UA project vehicle. Back in the 1940s the military wanted a vehicle similar to the flatfender MB Jeep that it was using, but a little bigger. They were known as the MLW2, for Military Long Wheelbase version 2. The Ultimate Summer Camp Jeep is what we call the third prototype, MLW3B, for Militaryish Longer Wheelbase version 3B. This is our official buildup vehicle for Ultimate Adventure... In the past we have built new vehicles and old vehicles for the UA, but this is an all-new old vehicle. It is starting as a newer Jeep frame and a built-from-scratch Aqualu aluminum Jeep tub. To motivate the little Jeep, we stole parts from other project vehicles we have had in the stable and stuffed them all together to make a pretty wacky machine. The engine is the Chevy Performance LSA supercharged 6. 2L V-8 we had in the Alabama Army Truck. That truck was getting a transmission swap, but when we hit a few speed bumps we decided to rethink the project and the little Jeep seemed like a better home for the 550 hp. The two Spidertrax axles in the background are from our double-ended Jeep... Source: www.fourwheeler.com
