Jeep FC custom

bcp · Mar 19, 2016

These used to be common, but I haven't seen one in years.

This is an interesting custom approach.

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Code54 · Mar 19, 2016

Pretty neat!!

QRTRHRS · Mar 19, 2016

Very cool. Back in 1972 when I came home from the Army and went back to work for the excavator I had worked for previous to Uncle Sam, a co-worker picked up an FC from an estate sale for cheap. I want to say that the chassis was a single rear wheel rated at one ton with a nine foot bed.

All we did was service everything and paint the entire truck white (his favorite truck color) and it was good to go. That was my first experiance with the FC model and I have been a fan ever since. Love to see Jeep build a modern version.

Xfaxman · Mar 20, 2016

QRTRHRS said:
Very cool. Back in 1972 when I came home from the Army and went back to work for the excavator I had worked for previous to Uncle Sam, a co-worker picked up an FC from an estate sale for cheap. I want to say that the chassis was a single rear wheel rated at one ton with a nine foot bed.

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Yep, the FC170 had a long bed.

FC is for Forward Control. This is the FC150 as in the First Post.

JPRambo · Mar 20, 2016

Not quit as cool as the FC I bought this a MJ a few months ago.

ovrszd · Mar 20, 2016

JPRambo said:
Not quit as cool as the FC I bought this a MJ a few months ago.

I bought an MJ 6 years ago running for $400.

The longer it sat in my shop the more it went thru metamorphosis....... It eventually turned into this???

JPRambo · Mar 20, 2016

did yours have the weight bearing rear brake system? Mine has it and I can't get it to work.

ovrszd · Mar 20, 2016

JPRambo said:
did yours have the weight bearing rear brake system? Mine has it and I can't get it to work.

Yeah, but I never used it. Trailered it home and cut it up. Sorry.

ovrszd · Mar 20, 2016

Here's a unique Jeep.

ovrszd · Mar 20, 2016

I sold this Jeep a few years ago. Wish I hadn't. Used it for a tow vehicle to haul ATVs and/or single Jeep Buggy. Made several trips to Colorado and Indiana to wheeling events.

Xfaxman · Mar 20, 2016

Yep gooder-un :thumbsup:

Here it is full size, large only works for up to about 500 pixels wide.

ovrszd · Mar 20, 2016

I bought if from the original owners, an elderly couple in Colorado. Rust free. It got lots of looks going down the road. Especially with a load behind it.

Xfaxman · Mar 20, 2016

Test display large, resized to 575 pixels wide.

Xfaxman · Mar 20, 2016

Test display large, resized to 550 pixels wide.

Looks like 550 is a good max pixel width to display "Large".

It is easier to just use "Full Size" since it doesn't take any longer than "Large" to load the post.

When a picture is uploaded by clicking "Large", it uploads the complete picture, no matter what size it is, but only displays the first 550 pixels from the left edge.

QRTRHRS · Mar 21, 2016

That's one cherry Wagoneer.

QRTRHRS · Mar 21, 2016

Kind of ironic what has happened with forward control or cab-over trucks. Once common place in many variations, they fell out of fashion or perhaps desire since obviously, driving one would place you first at an accident. Yet, today, Izuzu and Mitsubishi have successfully taken a large part of that sector.

ovrszd · Mar 21, 2016

Yep. FC trucks were very hard to get used to. My experience with them were Ford single axle farm trucks to haul grain. You had to drive right up against something before turning
And the shifter mechanism was always worn out which required "searching" for gears.

murphy1244 · Mar 21, 2016

Today I saw a old4 wheel drive Jeep pickem up truck with a old winch mounted to the front

mark02tj · Mar 22, 2016

QRTRHRS said:
Kind of ironic what has happened with forward control or cab-over trucks. Once common place in many variations, they fell out of fashion or perhaps desire since obviously, driving one would place you first at an accident. Yet, today, Izuzu and Mitsubishi have successfully taken a large part of that sector.

We had a 1970 VW CamperVan (no pop up top) that we bought when my dad was stationed in Germany. As a kid (in Germany) I'd see FC VW "trucks" all over the place.

I drove our old VW when I was in high school. You sat right over the front wheels. It was always fun to watch new passengers press the imaginary brake pedal on their side when you were coming up behind someone! :laughing: The point of view from that front seat was a lot of fun!!

QRTRHRS · Mar 22, 2016

mark02tj said:
We had a 1970 VW CamperVan (no pop up top) that we bought when my dad was stationed in Germany. As a kid (in Germany) I'd see FC VW "trucks" all over the place.

I drove our old VW when I was in high school. You sat right over the front wheels. It was always fun to watch new passengers press the imaginary brake pedal on their side when you were coming up behind someone! :laughing: The point of view from that front seat was a lot of fun!!

I had picked up a 61 that was blown on the interstate. I stuck a 53 horser in it but that did not help it from getting just about blown off the road when a semi passed, lol! I also had a Vanagon that I converted into a camper. I made it as far south as Brownsville, TX and to most northern point of New Brunswick, CA with that one.

Not only could you get your passengers to panic, you could make them seasick by whipping the front end around, lol!