1964 Kaiser Jeep Forward Control M677 Restoration
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- čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
- Thanks for viewing our video of this Custom 1964 Kaiser Jeep Forward Control M677 4 wheel drive restoration restomod that took over 5 years to build starting in 2017. The vehicle was found in Northern Alabama and was shipped up to our restoration facility in Rutland, Massachusetts. The vehicle is based off a forward control Jeep FC-170 & FC-150 but is a double cab that was a factory custom order for the Marines and Navy and was about 400 ever built which makes this vehicle extremely rare, today only about 50 known to existence. The original drivetrain was a Cerlist 3 cylinder supercharged Diesel engine with about 80 horse power that was a complete failure but later in its life was pulled out I believe in the 1980's and a Ford 6 cylinder was installed out of a Ford Maverick. We installed a 4.0L Jeep Fuel injected 6 cylinder engine with automatic transmission out of a 2000 Jeep Cherokee as well as the entire drive train. The vehicle has upgraded Dana axles front & rear with disc brakes, Performance header with ceramic coated custom exhaust system, aluminum radiator mounted in the bed, Lifted about 4 inches over stock 3 link front coil suspension, period correct Rancho shocks, Electric power steering, LED Headlights, Custom bumpers with a Warn 8274 Winch up front, Bfgoodrich Mud Terrain tires with Detroit steel wheels. The body was left with its natural patina paint but was a very rusty candidate to start with with over 1 year of metal work. The interior was completely restored with distressed brown leather, custom dash with Autometer gauges, F150 rear foldup bench seat, and color matched raptor lined floor for a durable finish. The M677 is setup for off-roading and overlanding with its custom bed mounted tent setup from Overland vehicle systems. For more information about this build please visit us on the web at GregsRestorations.com
I have a '64 Gladiator in that same green paint. Parkway green. It's my favorite color in the Jeeps of this era.
Dam that is so sick they knocked that out of the park with that jeep
Thanks! It's one of a kind
thank you for this vid, working on a resto of a 170. all the info you give is gold!
Well done from front to rear and top to bottom. You guys know how to get your hands dirty. And the wheels are sweet too.
Thanks!
I just inherited about 8 of these with a bunch of miscellaneous parts.
Y’all motivated me, I now need to do a RestoMod on at least one of them!
Awesome good luck with your project!
Sell me one?
Dowagiac?
@@ReduxGarage I'm selling almost all of them. I'm finding boxes of miscellaneous boxes of parts as well.
I have an fc 150 and it’s awesome
Great rigs!
My uncle had 2 of these in the late 70s,early 80s.one swb one lwb he towed a 14 ft 5th wheel trailer meant for a toyota pu.great rigs ive been looking for one for years .
Yeah this is really awesome. Honestly beats out any unimog in my opinion this thing is pretty crazy in the looks department
This is a awesome truck and I love the FC. The paint job is out of the world. Thanks and have a good one. Cheers Cape town 👌🇿🇦🇿🇦
Looks great very happy you preserved the patina
4 years of hard work and the results are pretty darn amazing as usual. Keep on saving them old trucks man love your work!
Fantastic! Love the Forest Service green paint.
That is a bad ass truck.
Yes it is!
Mean green machine is bad ass!
Sweet truck!
I owned the 2-door version, and like an idiot, I sold it! I kick myself every day.
Perfect project, great work!
Insane job!
Looks great.
I love the creativitv. So genius!👈👍
Rad!
So sweet
You could eliminate bump steer by z,ing cross steer link.we do this on our 4x4 rock crawlers.
The patina is cool, but wouldn’t be cool enough for me to keep when doing all this other work if I owned it. Takes away from the unique lines of the truck IMO. Excellent design & craftsmanship!
I understand I could go either way. Always can be painted can't re-patina
@@gregsrestorations7019 Thanks for your response. If you care to share, was this a discussion you went back & forth on with the client, or did the client have a set vision on how they wanted the end product to look?
It took 5 years to build. Things changed over time but the customer made decisions, and we helped him with some. It was a joined effort
That is sooooo cool
You did right by this
это потрясный работа и результат! 👏
Так этож "таблетка"!!!!!Я конечно знал что в России своих авто нет,но это меня очень удивило)))интересная у нас страна
FANTASTIC AGAIN! WELL YOU GET TO LV,GET SOME TRAIL TIME ON BLM LAND .IF YOU NEVER HAD THAT CHANCE,CHECK IT OUT..SAFE TRAVELS..
Uncle had one forever don't remember what happened to it he ran the heck out of it in Florida flatwoods
Thats awesome!
Greg, I am impressed with the work on the truck while I am a Ford truck person
カワイイ車だ！
👍🇺🇸
Thanks!
Do you have any more videos of this project? I'm starting on the same swap only my doner is from a 93 Grand Cherokee.
Did this go back to bama? I would love to see it somewhere if it goes to shows.
It will be going to South Carolina next where the owner lives
It could be better with Dana's 44
300 6 wasn't in maverick
There not night vision lights
Ford never put a 300 i6 in a Maverick, or any other car
Delta drive is working on one currently ,in worse shape
I'm not sure if it got much worse than this one
@@gregsrestorations7019 oh it's toasty the complete roof is holding on by wire ties, the front springs are been in reverse from over loading all the door bottoms are crispy
А сзади будут безногие сидеть?
I wish I could read what you said! Thanks for watching! 👍