1x1_Speed_Craig
Active member
Ok, here's some pics from a different GL auction but iirc, mine look/are the same.
Sorry, I somehow missed your posts here, jeepdreamer. To answer your question, I'll probably have A/C at some point, but haven't really given it much thought yet. Those units look pretty cool, but look like MONSTERS size-wise. I'd certainly be interested in some dimensions, if you could grab some the next time you're at your storage unit.
(4/5/2016 Project Update)
Things have been a little quiet/slow on the FC front, but Spring 2016 is breaking, and with that comes some new enthusiasm about getting stuff done (mostly paint work that I couldn't easily do over the winter). I've also been taking a Krav Maga (self-defense) class a couple times/week, so my limited garage time is further impacted.
First, here are some of the little accomplishments for which I don't have any pictures:
- I replaced the rear output seal on the '01 NP241 DHD transfer case. The transfer case has now been completely re-sealed, and should be good for years & years of leak-free use.
- I got most of my parts off the dining room table. I won't lie, though...I still have a beautiful Dana 80 rear caliper still sitting there so I can gaze lovingly upon it while we eat. Eventually, I'll get the second caliper sandblasted and painted to match.
- I broke out my 7-pc. Eastwood Hammer & Dolly set, which I purchased well over a year ago, for the first time this weekend. I used it for the mundane task of straightening a bent-up Dana 80 dust shield. It was a minor job, but these made it easy to shape it back to a respectable profile.
- I welded a set of new casters on my engine hoist...much needed after 15 years of use on the original steel casters that really didn't want to cooperate when trying to turn anymore. The new casters have bigger-diameter poly "tires" and are greasable. Best of all, the thing now steers where it's supposed to.
- I've also been cleaning/purging/organizing in the garage. I had collected years of misc. Jeep bolts/hardware, and got everything I needed organized into labeled bins.
I found these 6K-mile take-off parts from a 2015 F250 Platinum (with 6.7L Power Stroke diesel) in Texas. Normally, the geography wouldn't be ideal, but my brother-in-law lives down there, and is picking them up for me this week. We'll be visiting him and his family this summer, so I'll haul them back with me then. I already have some of these parts (coil springs & radius arms), but these take-offs have such little use. I can certainly use the shocks, and the 4400-lb. (light) coil springs will give me a "fine-tuning" option should my existing springs be too stiff.
I also circled back to my FC170 "wall decor" grill. Over the weekend, I removed the lower skirting, partial A pillars that were still attached, and the inner windshield/dash support. Basically, I 95% de-skinned it, which lightened it up a lot. I'll be repairing the lower sheet metal and filling the windshield wiper holes, then doing some minor bodywork (dent removal). I'll repaint the blue area, but will keep the white/patina center section as-is. We're thinking this will end up being a headboard for our bed, providing it doesn't dwarf the room in our tiny house.
In the course of cleaning/purging, I removed these hardware pieces from the Jeep Commander 2nd-row seats, and recycled the rest of the seat frames. The two pieces with the cables were originally spring-loaded, cable-actuated releases for the head rests to collapse when the two outer portions of the rear seat are folded down. The big center piece is a spring-loaded release to the center section of the seat to fold down (pull a strap to unlock the seat back). I already have some ideas for re-using all of this hardware.
Meanwhile, vehicles like the 2015 EJS Jeep FC150 concept vehicle, showcasing an original FC150 body transplanted on a shortened, late-model 2005 Wrangler (TJ) chassis, continue to help drive up the excitement about (and price of) these crazy-looking Forward Control trucks. I'm glad I got mine when I did!
