What should I do with this?

[DrMoab]

My dad has this old FC-170 sitting in the back yard. It's in rough shape but its easily restorable. The cool thing is he shoehorned a Dodge 318 and a 727 torque flight with a lock up converter and a warn overdrive behind that.

I'm thinking it would be a great start for a camper of some kind. Any thoughts on where to start?
http://i58.photobucket.com/albums/g265/DrMoab/Old%20Jeep%20Pics/pug5.jpg

That pic is 25 years old at least. I'm too lazy to go in the backyard right now and snap another one.

[cruiseroutfit]

Regardless of what you decide to do with it, post some more pics! I love your old family photos.

[cumminscruiser]

You should really give it to me. Just dont tell my wife.

[BKCowGod]

you should give it to me.

duh...

or put a 10' Alaskan Camper on it. Or put an 8' with room for a vintage Honda XL250 between cab and camper.

Just remember that it will always be noisy, rough, bad ergonomically, and difficult to stop (even more so with a V8 providing motivation).

[corbin8or]

that is awesome! I've been looking for one of these!! I am in envy!!!

[Scott Brady]

That thing has funk factor in spades. Given it is also your dad's - man, do it!

[Titanpat57]

Man..that thing is crying for a cab-over Sportmobile lift type roof camper on the back...kinda like if if you Soenke's back and a bunk over the cab.

Look at the old aluminum "quiltting" on the trailer's front window...brings back some nice memories of some old family campers.

[cruiseroutfit]

PS, how come that isn't coming on the Relic Run (http://www.relicrun.com) :D

[whatcharterboat]

Yeah. Post some more pics in the "Blast from the Past" thread.

[kerry]

Somewhere on the net is a pretty detailed account of a guy who recently put a Mercedes 617 in an FC and then put a fiberglass camping trailer on the back. I think his story is linked somewhere over on Mercedesshop, I may have linked it here at one time too.

[DrMoab]

PS, how come that isn't coming on the Relic Run (http://www.relicrun.com) :D
Hey, I know that pic on the front page of that site. :D

That would be fun however it's in no shape to go anywhere.

It hasn't been driven or even moved in at least 9 years. Last time I looked in the cab I found a family of Raccoons living in the battery box behind the seat(no, Im not kidding)

The shifter has a cable going from the Tranny and it's rusted into park.
Although the body is straight(my dad had it restored in the early 80s) it has a huge chunk that they didn't fix right and was all bondo on the front corner. It has since rusted behind the bondo and fallen off.

I think the first order of business will be getting it running and movable. After that I'm going to look for a newer axle combo. Thinking maybe a D60 dually rear end out of a newer Dodge with disk brakes and some sort of D44 or 60 front end with disks. I want to keep the factory gearing of 4:88 because of the overdrive, it will handle 70 MPH with out over revving the engine.

What I would like to do is some sort of a permanent mount camper. I'd like to make a mini-camper/motorhome out of it.

[jeffsays]

hi there.send me more pics i would like to see your family old pics,it's really lovable & looking memorable...