OCTOBER 2019 jpmagazine.com Jp 71
Where There Is Smoke
Brian and Spencer Landers from Searcy,
Arkansas, sent in their 1959 FC-170 DRW and
19 4 6 C J -2 A. T his is a ver y special FC, as it was
the 136th DRW produced and the first of only
three FC-170s that were converted to brush fire
trucks by Boyer Apparatus. They’ve been able
to track the serial number to Boyer’s original
production list. The FC has roughly 8,800 original
miles on it and no c ab rus t or dent s. T hey added
a 9-foot cargo bed from a 1945 Chevrolet G506
truck to the FC when the original owner declined
to sell the apparatus bed with the 170. It sports
the original 226 flat-six engine, T-90 three-speed
transmission, and D18 transfer case, but it has
an upgraded Pertronix ignition system. The 1946
CJ-2A sitting on the trailer nicknamed “Smokey”
has graced the pages of Jp Magazine a few times.
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El Segundo, CA 90245Rockin’ LP CJ-7
Chuck Thompson from Grand Junction,
Colorado, bought his 1979 Jeep CJ-7 in
1986, and over the past 30-plus years it has
evolved into this awesome trail-taming rig.
Chuck converted the AMC 401 V-8 to run on
propane and added 4:1 TeraFlex TeraLow
gears to the Dana 300 transfer case, and it
has a four-speed T-18 manual transmission.
The axles have been swapped to a Dana 60
front and a 14-bolt rear—both house 4.88
gears and ARB Air Lockers. It runs a three-
link front suspension with 14-inch ORIs and a
4-link rear with 16-inch ORIs. We would love
to see this one in person!Just a Good Old Jeep
That’s how New Bern, North Carolina,
resident Anthony Becker described his
1976 Jeep CJ-7 Renegade. Anthony didn’t
give us a lot of information, but he says it
has the AMC 304 V-8 under the hood, sits
on a 6-inch lift and 37-inch Interco IROK
tires, and runs G2 axles and Tom Wood’s
driveshafts. We think this is a pretty
awesome old Jeep.I Bleed Jeep
Kyle Lewis from Mauriceville, Texas,
tells us he purchased his first Jeep in 1978
and has had every new production model
since then. His current Jeep is this 2015
Jeep Wrangler Hard Rock Edition that has
a leveling kit, Bilstein shocks, and runs
Nitto Ridge Grappler tires. Kyle says he
loves snow-wheeling around the Lake City,
Colorado, area.
Daddio’s Ultimate XJ
T his 19 9 9 Jeep Cherokee was sent to us
by Brian Daddio from Vic ksburg, Michigan.
Brian says it ’s “T he Ultimate XJ.” It sit s
on 35-inch Cooper STT Pro tires wrapped
around Vision Nemesis wheels and
features Rubic on JK Dana 4 4 a xles with
4.56 gears, a 4.5-inch Clayton Off Road
long-arm suspension, Currie Antirock
sway bar, and DirtBound Offroad bumpers.