about how much in material did this cost to make? i would love to be able to make something like this to powder coat motorcycle or bicycle frames

cool ride I can see it compete with the others .

Cool a** build... I hope you get in to the #onXoffroad #wildcard!

Well, i don't know what examples of these in good original condition are worth, but the labor alone will most likely exceed the value, so, I wish you luck, you have several hard years ahead of you, I'll be following.

mwm has very good engines. sprint, x10, or even the older 229 or 226

there aren´t pure mechanical diesels available? cheap, reliable, no electronics/computer... the old mercedes are great. there are 4 or 5 cyl truck engines, om352, om314, om 355/5....

crazy place for a radiator hahaha thats original? that´s a very strange/cool daily driver in my point of view. a lot of work, but it will catch more views than a lambo or whatever hahaha

Boring

Alright already, On-X Offroad, this is a no brainer. even if it's just the dog that gets the Golden Ticket

Adding any caster angle to it? To improve drive ability. I want to on my old dana 44. But haven't dared to cut it yet. Thank you for some inspiration.

LOVE IT !!!!!! This is THE best submission I've seen !!!! HOPING you get in there !!!!!!!!

Awesome build, love the lassie intro! i hope to build another FC someday, maybe a 677 next time!

A buddy of mine had a 1960 FC 170, we scraped the original flat head six and swapped in a Ford 300 straight six with an Offenhauser duel port °360 intake, Holley four barrel & a split heddman header. He painted it black with some high back bucket seats inside. The truck had a nearly nine foot bed. The whole thing turned out really nice. Oddly enough some guy from Colorado paid my buddy a fairly large number $ for it. The cab & bed were in considerably better shape than what you're starting out with, because it spent most of its original life in the California high desert 🏜 Rock on & good luck those are some really cool/unique ol pickups. Plus your build is more ambitious & sophisticated than ours but we did it well over 25 years ago.

Nice work, Tucker!

Awesome

That's going to be nice! I like that you're keeping the D53 in the rear instead of just swapping straight to the D60, and it's cool that you're adding ABS.

Very cool truck

That thing is sweet! Good luck.

I like it

Heck yeah, Tucker! Can't wait to see the backlog of videos!

Something to consider with the create diesel. Will you be forced to use DEF fluid? On the 4L60, the 4L80 was built for bigger gas and obviously the Allison for the GM and other diesel manufacturers.

Pretty sad that the price of powder coating has gone up so much, that it's literally cheaper to just build your own setup. Will seriously pay for itself almost immediately. Smh

Good job !!!

If it wasn't for the upholstered cushions along the wall you would have lost your mancard immediately. "This is my sewing area." 😂 Good video!

Well, now I know who to call for my powder coating needs!

You have a challenge on your hands. Keep up the good work.

I watched your video and wondered where you got your heat to rise calculator ,we where on the Internet and could not find it. Thanks

So that’s like r-13? Funny I never thought about the r-values of a oven before….

I’d do a Kabota diesel.

You can get an om617 for $500. I put one in my jeep in highschool 10 years ago. Part are an issue. VW 2.0 tdi 2009+ is a great motor, common rail injection and variable geometry turbo 140hp stock 230ftlbs stock. It will do 170hp with just a tune.

Put a last gen vw diesel in it. Those engines are great. Smooth as a gas motor and minimal turbo lag. 140hp stock.

Thanks for sharing your adventure! My daughter in law inherited a 1958 FC170 from her grandfather - trying to learn about the ole thing. 🙂

Nice job!

how to lift at an angle while going straight up?? I put my FC150 cab on a 4" x 4" frame with casters, held it together and could then move it around, doing the body work on it now

Wonder what the as-built weight was... and what it'll be when all those rusty panels are replaced!

Clever!

Nice and easy! Nice job with the winch and lift control to get that steering column clear.

Lol 0:49 "should be pretty easy".

I like my sawz-all for a lot of removal but love to use 4" grinder with friction disc for straps and such, very fast, thanks for documenting this build, very interesting

Willys 225 L6

that went well, sure would be easier if you didn't film and had both hands, so thank you for sharing, not may M677's out there, awesome to see one being redone

as tough as that was way better than a midwest vehicle, my FC-150 needed oxyacetylene with small tip on all bolts, cherry red, then came out with large screwdriver turning with channel-locks

Toyota 4runner pwr steering gearbox is almost a bolt on

I like the military tail lights and turn siginals

A 4bt cummins would be great

It needs a sbc possible ls swap

Very cool project! I think your lifting point is reducing your rear weight reading, it should be lifted at the rear axle (like you did in the front) to get the correct weight?

Fun to watch your progress. Totally understand your mission impossible. Have my own fc170 project.. Know that feeling.

You have a challenge ahead , it’s clearly a labor of love as it doesn’t make sense any other way . Being a rare example goes a long ways to why , Pretty sure I have never seen another .

Great video, Tucker!! Thanks for making it! You asked us to guess which engine you will be installing. My first guess is a new Cummins 2.8 crate engine. My second guess is a Cummins 4BT! I haven't yet watched the video where you speak about the new engine so my guesses are genuine!! I'm looking forward to following this build. It's going to be epic!