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Thanks. Slow, but nicely. :) While I didn't make it to Jeep Blessing this weekend, I did work on my FC today so that I might have a chance of bringing it to Jeep Blessing in 2018(ish). I got one of the knuckles prepped/primed, and also painted the axle shafts. Good thing I removed them, as I...

Awesome. Glad you're enjoying it. :) I dropped off my metal arm rest frames and front brake rotors to the sandblaster/powdercoater today. The arm rest frames will be powdercoated in charcoal gray (like the lower sides of the Commander seats), and will be wire-wheeling & painting the front...

You'll have to use some imagination since they're not assembled yet, but here are my Saddle Brown leather arm rest covers that my co-worker made for me (only $20 for the work!), and new arm rest foam from Walck's 4WD ($6.95 each). The teal one is a (brittle) original cover I gave my co-worker to...

:sombrero: Thanks for the kind words. Well, the driver seat was free. I had to pay for the passenger one, but the price for that one was very reasonable.

Mid-engine wanna-be!?! I cut off the frame behind the cab, reused a Class C hitch as a makeshift rear crossmember (and will likely reuse it again in the back of the Super Duty frame when I'm further along), threw in some Jeep Cherokee spring/U-bolt plates, and some used casters. This now...

Bed is now removed (and also the rear wheels/tires after taking this pic), and the steering column/box is all unhooked and ready to be pulled. Progress!

I got the front axle pulled, and sold. The steering parts will help put another FC170 owner's truck back on the road. I decided I'll cut the frame behind the cab, add casters, and use the front half of the frame as a rolling dolly that will hold the cab while I do sheet metal repairs and...

Absolutely! Good to run into someone else from GR. Dumb luck, mostly. I knew the seats would be narrower based on pics I had seen. I didn't expect to switch the left & right positions for such a great fit, however. Basically, I was experimenting, and bought all the seats because 1) I...

Interior updates... I picked up my beautiful 2006 Jeep Commander passenger front seat. The salvage yard guy who pulled the beautiful (when I looked at them) seats punched a 1" x 1" L-shaped cut in the base of the driver seat (GRRRR). They're trying to locate another, and make things right...

Just measured tonight. 3rd-row seat = 43"W x 35"H x 27"D (base track is only 20"D, but overall "footprint" with seat tilt is 27")

$161.28 got me some 2nd- & 3rd-row 2006 Jeep Commander seats today. The front driver seat was torn, so I didn't get the fronts, but I found a 70K-mile matching set at a different local yard (picking them up tomorrow). I'll most likely was up using the middle section of the 2nd-row seat with the...

Thanks, guys! That's good, because... For less than a pair of cookie-cutter aftermarket Mastercraft suspension seats, I actually found a complete set of 2006 Jeep Commander seats (front seats, 2nd row AND 3rd row, including front seat belts & retractors) LOCALLY in the rare "Saddle Brown"...

I think I found a couple different (very affordable) Jeep Commander Limited "Saddle Brown" 2nd-row leather seats locally. I'll call first thing on Monday to confirm. I hadn't thought about brown seats for my FC project, but I think this would blend beautifully with the patina on the cab, and...

Forgot to mention... If anyone has experience with Jeep Commanders, I'm curious to get your thoughts on the comfort of the 2nd-row seating (minus there not being enough leg room). I found a local salvage yard parting out a 73K-mile 2006 Commander, and thought the 2nd-row seats would work well...

I'm not sure why it took my procrastinating self so long to actually do this (probably because I thought I'd already have the cab mounted on the "new" 2008 F350 Chassis Cab frame by now), but I finally measured the track width on the FC170 so I could get an idea as to how the 2005+ Dana Super 60...

Despite appearances, this is actually progress (bed mostly removed, and closer to cab removal). #SawzallFTW #IHeartMilwaukeeTools

It's not specific to overlanding, but do your diligence with researching biodiesel specific to your engine. I made my own ASTM-grade biodiesel for 1 1/2 years (had a BioPro 150 processor), and ran it in an '80 Mercedes wagon. That engine is very versatile/forgiving with even 100% bio (summer)...

Subscribed. I'm interested to see where this goes.

I installed an AEV highline on my old '05 LJ (also on 17" wheels with 37" KM2s). There were some minor fittment issues with the AEV battery tray pieces that required finessing, but I liked the end result.

"I've got friends in low places"...er...high places. My friends at G2 Inc. (Precast Concrete, Steel Erection & Crane Rentals) treat me very well, and helped me move this unwieldy beast this week (16-foot flatbed). It's amazing how easy the right equipment makes the job. Thanks G2!!! Up &...