Old Crusty- 1958 FC170

[wayoflife]

Guess this is why the speedo doesn't work...View attachment 70458

:cheesy: Well that might explain a thing or two. I bet if you just replace the cable, the old speedo will work.

 

[piginajeep]

I'm going to give it a shot. I'll just run another gas gauge if I need to.

I decided to inspect the brakes yesterday. Here's the steps to remove a brake drum from a tapered axle shaft




Trust me, you will need this puller! I was amazed at how hard it was to pull the off
Not to bad for years of sitting in a field. The springs are in good shape, everything moves as it should. No leaks from the piston.shot of the tapered axle shaft

 

[wayoflife]

LOL!! I love how there are cobwebs inside the drum.

Keep the pics coming :thumb:

 

[JKLIFE]

Couple generations of jeeps... My wife's helping with the rewire. Lucky for me, she knows how to wire it. View attachment 55295

Awesome Jeeps! Gotta ask, by looking at the back ground do u live near Indian Hills?

 

[piginajeep]

Awesome Jeeps! Gotta ask, by looking at the back ground do u live near Indian Hills?

I'm in a shithole part of Bakersfield, I'm sure that does not narrow it down. Close to Stine and Ming.

 

[JK's JK]

I'm in a shithole part of Bakersfield, I'm sure that does not narrow it down. Close to Stine and Ming.

You live in Bakers?

You Jeep Truck is coming along. :thumb:

 

[piginajeep]

New master cyclinder installed
New soft lines, the shock tower looks like a coilover tower


FC comes with a spring over axle lift from the factory

 

[piginajeep]

Thanks to rockyjk I have a set of half seats from his CJ5. With a little redneck engineering and some square tubing. They fit. I also added seat belts. Not that I want to be in this truck if it gets hit. I'd rather take my chances going out the front windshield

 

[wayoflife]

Sweet!! Lookin good :thumb:

 

[Boji]

This is hands down my favorite build thread. Keep up the awesome work!

 

[10frank9]

Looks great Chris. Did you have to weld new brackets or just modify the frames?

 

[Bullwinckle]

Looks awesome finally nice to see some seats in it!!


Ray

 

[piginajeep]

Looks great Chris. Did you have to weld new brackets or just modify the frames?

No, just some bolts. I'm still trying to find Fc seats. These work, but that are not right. Hopefully these are temporary.
Passenger side in.. Hopefully a nice drive today..

 

[10frank9]

No, just some bolts. I'm still trying to find Fc seats. These work, but that are not right. Hopefully these are temporary.
Passenger side in.. Hopefully a nice drive today..
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Awesome. If you find some down here let me know and I'll scoop them up for you.

 

[RockyJk]

No, just some bolts. I'm still trying to find Fc seats. These work, but that are not right. Hopefully these are temporary.
Passenger side in.. Hopefully a nice drive today..
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Looks good!

 

[Bullwinckle]

No, just some bolts. I'm still trying to find Fc seats. These work, but that are not right. Hopefully these are temporary.
Passenger side in.. Hopefully a nice drive today..
View attachment 71613

Wait your driving it today!! take se video please wish I was there.


Ray

 

[JAGS]

Awesome. If you find some down here let me know and I'll scoop them up for you.

Same here. Can bring them up on my travels. :yup:

 

[piginajeep]

She's out..

 

[StrizzyChris]

what are you using on the bare metal areas to prevent rusting after you cleaned off all that camo paint?

 

[piginajeep]

what are you using on the bare metal areas to prevent rusting after you cleaned off all that camo paint?

California ...,


honestly if like a little surface rust