On Thu, 12 Oct 2000, Merle K. Peirce wrote:
  I think I'd prefer a nice little diesel.  FC's
have more room in the back
 for rack mounting, though.  did they come uuith 2.5's or V-8's? 
My '59 Jeep FC170 had a small flathead 6.  A lot of people swapped other
engines into them.  It had a 9ft box, but was overall shorter than
shortbed pickups.  The Dana 44? rear axle was very sturdy, but the
suspension and brakes weren't real happy with more than a ton of load.
And a ton to the rear of the rear axle would take the weight off of the
front.
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Grumpy Ol' Fred        cisin(a)xenosoft.com