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Here is yet another project that I am going to be putting some time into. It is a 1957 Jeep FC 150. They are real cool little trucks that were only manufactured in the US for 9 years. The 1957's were a short wheelbase and narrow as they were built on the CJ5 frame. (in 1958, they were widened and lengthened to be a little more safe)

I had a diesel generator that I had put on Craigslist to see if someone was interested in trading for a classic car/truck project. Will, from Iron Range area of Minnesota emailed me and told me he had this one. I found one online before winter and really wanted one, but it sold real quick, so all my hopes and dreams were crushed. When Will emailed me and told me he had one, I wanted it, no matter what shape or condition it was in.

It came with a snow plow and an extra cab that I am going to pull parts off of as needed. The extra cab is pretty rusty and it would take a lot of work to get it back to usable condition. The cab that is on the truck is pretty rusty, but it is mostly surface rust. There are a few spots that will need patch panels welded in, but nothing that is too serious. I have worked cars that were in a lot worse condition than this and they turned out real good.

After removing the extra cab and snow plow from the wooden bed of the truck, we pulled the wood bed off and got some sanding done. I figure I have about 20 hours or so of sanding to get the whole cab down to bare metal and ready for patch panels to be welded in and the dents to be worked out with little to no bondo. (you know...the right way to do it).

Here are a few pictures of it the first day. I forgot my camera last night, but pretty much have the front of the cab down to bare metal.

The engine is supposed to run, but the fuel tank (that was mounted onto the back of the cab!) was rusted pretty bad, so I pulled it and will be replacing with an aluminum beer keg that will be mounted to the frame behind the cab (think: semi fuel tank). I do plan on rebuilding the carb before trying to start it. Everything in the engine compartment looks to be in decent condition.

I am guessing that I will have it in driving condition within about a month of working on it. Need to replace brakes, some glass (expensive) and finish getting the bodywork done and in primer.

This is going to be a project that I will be working on along side of the 1975 Jeep CJ5 and the motorhome.

Keep checking back!