The original expedition vehicle...

[LilKJ]

Alright... back from Mexico... time to get the Willys rolling!!

Just ordered:
-plug wires
-points
-Distributor cap, rotor, and condensor
-oil pan gasket
-2 oil filters
-spark plugs
-ignition coil

I need to get this thing running in a somewhat reliable form for some trips to Moab in a couple weeks.

Next comes ordering 5 of these:

And 5 of these in a 235/85R16:

Once the weather becomes a little more reliable here I'll spray enough paint on it to make it mostly one color

 

[Root Moose]

Sweet setup on the tire/wheel combo. Dig it.

 

[fiddy]

What brand of tire is that?

 

[Ford Prefect]

Hey I might be willing to meet you in Moab.

I love going down there. Would not mind seeing how your jeep wheels too.

Nice looking deal you have yourself there...

 

[LilKJ]

Haven't updated this in a bit....:ylsmoke:

Working diligently to get this thing ready for Moab in a couple weeks...

Body isn't pretty... but driving sounds like more fun than bodywork :smiley_drive:

 

[SWbySWesty]

it looks pretty neat! I'd like one of those some day.

 

[LilKJ]

Outside paint got finished today... didn't get the rear rack done though. Time to start work on the "interior" and see if i can get the mixture and timing sorted out...

 

[Amauri]

Wow! Looks great. Your making me want one. :smiley_drive:

 

[wely]

Hadn't heard anything from ya in a while. What have you done lately!

 

[LilKJ]

Been spending all of my time trying to get the engine tuned..... blech... got tired of trying to make the engine run well and decided to tackle another project. I needed a way to mount my new seats... proved to be a rather involved thing the try and do well. After some time with the bender and welder I can up with something that I think will work until I can refinish the original seats...

Both seats mounted w/o the covers... plus my new center console...

You can't see the center support in this pic.... but you can see the awesome rotten tool bin that will need to be replaced... and the awesomeness of the superstrut :rockon:

Hopefully tomorrow I can get the finishing touches done on the seat mounts and try to get them painted. Then it's back to the engine.... yahoo

 

[DrMoab]

Love the shifter handle.:smiley_drive:

 

[DrMoab]

Here are a few pics of my fathers old Jeeps.

This was in Canyonlands...before it was even a park.

On the way to Alice Lake in Wyoming...when you could still drive to Alice Lake.

This is my grandfather (never got to meet him, died before I was born) and my uncle with my uncles Jeep. You can almost feel what my granddad was saying.

Later in life my dad "upgraded" to this FC-170. He threw in a Dodge 318 with a 727 auto tranny.

I don't know where this was taken. My dad doesn't even remember but it's one of my favorite shots of him. Taken around 1958-59

 

[NOMADIC_LJ]

^^^^ Thank you for sharing those awesome pictures, it's like a step back in time!

Looks like your have overland blood in you from your family.

 

[tatersalad]

Awesome!

I'm feeling better about my JK 2dr as an Expo rig right now....

Thanks for sharing all the pics

 

[DrMoab]

Thanks guys. I've got tons more. I couldn't remember if I posted them here or not before.