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1954 m170

Discussion in 'Builds and Fabricators Forum' started by dpjohnson, Oct 1, 2010.

  1. Oct 1, 2010
    dpjohnson

    dpjohnson Member

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    Look what I dragged home. [​IMG][/IMG]
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  2. Oct 1, 2010
    EricM

    EricM Active Member

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    nice!

    :beer:
     
  3. Oct 1, 2010
    napaguy

    napaguy Banned

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    want!!!!!!
     
  4. Oct 1, 2010
    JohnnyCommando

    JohnnyCommando Blue Tarp Station, proprietor

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    Air Force?
     
  5. Oct 1, 2010
    dpjohnson

    dpjohnson Member

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    54cj3b

    54cj3b Member

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    body looks fairly clean how about the floor and cross braces underneath , got bit of work ahead of you but looks like you found a keeper [​IMG]
     
  7. Oct 1, 2010
    JohnnyCommando

    JohnnyCommando Blue Tarp Station, proprietor

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    49T&C

    49T&C Member

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    Nice body AND already equiped with anti-dehydration fluids.....

    Very nice. The litter carrier stuf is desireable - don't pitch.

    49T&C
     
  9. Oct 1, 2010
    schaapveld4

    schaapveld4 1966 cj5 and 1980 cj7

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    nice!
     
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  10. Oct 1, 2010
    Long&Low

    Long&Low Active Member

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    Other will say nice, as indicated above, others will mumble foul words of envy under their keyboard breath.

    I'll stick with the "nice".
     
  11. Oct 2, 2010
    jayhawkclint

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  12. Oct 2, 2010
    pathkiller

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    Nice. I always wondered why they have a different fuel filler, how is the tank setup on those? I saw once somewhere on the web a picture of the insert that fills the big passenger door gap and allows the use of regular CJ5/6 doors. Don't know if they were a factory piece or someone had fabricated it.
     
  13. Oct 3, 2010
    dpjohnson

    dpjohnson Member

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    Thanks everyone. I found this jeep on craigslist. The picture that was posted on the ad was for a different M170 that was red and had a steel half cab on it. When I went to go look at that jeep, this black m170 was also sitting in the woods. I have only seen these jeeps on the internet and never in person and here I was looking at two a hundred feet from each other. The black one had less body rot so thats the one I purchased. The seller also had an fc150, two jeepster commandos, a cj2a, and a 1975 cj5 for sale all sitting in the woods. My friend bought the 1975 cj5.

    I'm starting the teardown. The transfer case was removed while it was sitting in the woods, so the transmission had moisture in it. I removed the transmission and disassembled it. Looks like I need a new cluster gear and rear output bearing. I think I'll order a master rebuild kit as well and go from there. I'll post some pictures of that process in the near future.
     
  14. Oct 4, 2010
    dpjohnson

    dpjohnson Member

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    Here is a picture of the other M170.[​IMG][/IMG]
     
  15. Oct 4, 2010
    bkd

    bkd Moderator Supreme Staff Member 2022 Sponsor

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    I think you have to say that top is "rare".......way cool find :beer:
    Jim
     
  16. Oct 4, 2010
    54cj3b

    54cj3b Member

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    sweet
     
  17. Oct 4, 2010
    pathkiller

    pathkiller Member

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    Now THAT is a cool top! Earliest example of an "extended cab" pickup that I've seen. With a little ingenuity you could even turn that large passenger side filler panel into a suicide door and replicate the Chevy Silverado door opening arrangement. Cool.
     
  18. Oct 4, 2010
    the1208

    the1208 New Member

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    you should have bought both of them just so you could have that top that is cool you will regret that some day
     
  19. Oct 4, 2010
    Long&Low

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    Now that is darn tempting. Real tempting.
     
  20. Oct 4, 2010
    dpjohnson

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    Yeah I should have bought both. The Red one is still availiable and the price is right, but I don't need more than two project jeeps right now.
     
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