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Since I had to replace the front round cross member i had to remove for the steering connector shaft why not more 4x6 thick wall tubing. It just clears :) The cooling side of the build started up about then: I picked up a big griffin radiator and three auxiliary coolers. The outer...

thanks . On i go getting a little closer to its current state: The main issue with the FC's is the steering being non power and an odd bell/crank style. I got around that issue with a 1975 dodge ram charger power steering box (standard rotation not the reverse rotation one) and a...

Got the pictures sorted. I think. I am only up to last January on progress. Keep in mind it only has a 103" wheel base :) Stock 9 leaf packs front and rear. clears 33's easily. I'll try to get the rest up to date this evening.

Drive line changes then ensued. After many hours of internet research I determined that the rebuilt t-90 transmission and dana 20 transfer case weren't the best choice . Due to straight cut gears and potential to fail behind a V8. So I ended up with a chevy TH350 3 speed auto and a...

It continues: Put the XJ to work moving the FC to its new home. Safe its new mud free home: Had to bust out the big rig to move the XJ to the new house, things you have to do when no one is around to help. Back to the build: I figured 4:88 gears and a ancient drum brakes weren't the...

Cab back off and 2 gallons of rustoeulm metal primer followed by 3 gallons of gloss block resulted in this: Painted up the engine, trans and t-case: Engine in and looking good: Time for some bed wood: Cab back on for engine fitment, had to basically remove the entire...

Got the house finished now back to the fc-170: Rebuilt the old 3 speed t-90 with all new internal gears, syncros and needle bearings. Then bolted on the novak adapter for a small block chevy. Then mated up my redone 1968 Chevy nova 307 updated with better flowing 1.94 heads and a...

well the dump frame idea seemed to work. Pulled the cab to get on with removing the old 226 in line 6 cylinder that was rusted up tight and found a few interesting frame repairs: Old engine out: The cab has an interesting 1968 Chevy impala dash grafted into it. Undoing...

Images fixed and continuing on to bring the build up to date. Many many images to come.

This is a recreation of a lost build thread on my project that I started back in 2014. How I found it: The first progress get it drug out: Now to drag it home and get to work: First on the hit list was to remove what remained of the original 9 foot bed and replace it...

Yep that was the starting point. I'll attempt to get the majority of the build thread recreated both on the michigan overland page and here today if all works out as planned.

nah I'll just make sure to copy it off into a word document the next attempt at creating it. Then I can just copy paste all the image links. I am not an article worthy writer or builder.

Nick the Michigan overland forum isn't working correctly. Spend a couple hours recreating the build thread there then hit post and it tosses me a 404 error and a few wasted hours. in the beginning it was this:

Nope 65 F it has a house type furnace I just put in it this fall. It can be any temp I want. I don't have the central air hooked up yet in the barn yet though. My cousin is supposed to be coming over with his tools to draw it down and fill it with refrigerant.

Nope not the forward frank, similar though except rolling on 1 ton axles , dual t-cases and a V8. I'll work on a build page here. I saved off all the formats and pictures before the other place crashed so it shouldn't be to hard. Now back to the 65 degree barn to continue the work.

Going camping for two days. Hope I didn't forget anything. :)

I had one over on greatlakes4x4.com but the photbucket fail happened and I haven't taken the time to re host and link all the pictures for multiple years of build. :neutral: It will be on the UP trip next summer.

Have you had any issues with the heim joints wearing, with out there being grease and all?

Hadn't thought about the issue of atvs and dirt bikes much. So real tree camo is probably a bad choice of paint from that aspect. Especially due to the overall lacking of a hood "crumple zone". Thanks mike all I needed was more things to consider in my project. But if it saves some ones...

You have to like the one wire hook up of a diesel, well maybe two to the starter and one to the fuel shut off solenoid.