Buz was exploring SEMA today and happened upon this built FC. This jeep is part of the “Battle of the Builders”. Buz sent the description written by the builder.
“1958 Restomod Jeep. In the words of Mark Turner, CEO of Daystar Products International, “This vehicle was built to be driven.” To date, Turner’s classic cab forward 58 jeep has many trips including one down to the southernmost point int he United States, Key West Florida. The jeep is built to embrace both hot rodding and off-roading with specific parts that can handle both responsibilities. Under the hood is a late-model 5.7 liter Hemi engine which supplies power to a transmission and transfercase, suitable for on and off road use. The jeep also features 17-inch vintage wheels wrapped in interco tires. Inside, modern amenities such as air condition, leather seating, and cruise control help define the jeep as a dual purpose specialist.”
I saw this today at sema too it was extremely sharp!
Good rear truck fenders are getting rare as hen’s teeth. I think these look very good and maybe not too difficult to fabricate.
On there site they refer to it as an fc 170. When I went through the build pictures I was confused as the bed they had on it was a chopped fc170 bed and the tank was in the rear under the bed but you could tell from the wheelbase it wasnt a 170. Interestingly they didn’t upgrade the suspension much I would have expected them to put links and coils on it. They did an awesome job with it!
What kind of transmission are you using in it and are you using the the factory suspension . Was there any adapters added.
Mike,
You might try this website: http://daystarweb.com/fc170/ … they have a bunch of info on it about this FC.
– Dave
The frame is defiantly a 170 that is shortened at the area the stock frame goes wider towards the rear and widens at a much quicker rate. 150 frames are parallel from the front all the way to the rear.
Agreed .. I’d forgotten to update that. Thanks for the reminder.