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American Expedition Vehicles

Aftermarket Jeep Parts and Jeep Vehicle Conversions

  • JK Outpost CamperOutpost Camper (JK)
    SEMA 2006
  • TJ Diesel ConversionCRD Diesel 2.8 (TJ)
    Moab EJS 2006
  • XK Iceland ExpeditionIceland Commander (XK)
    SEMA 2005
  • TJ Iceland ExpeditionIceland Wrangler (TJ)
    SEMA 2005
  • WK MojaveMojave Grand Cherokee (WK)
    SEMA 2004
  • TJ Hemi Conversion570 HEMI (TJ)
    SEMA 2003
  • TJ BruteBrute Concept (TJ)
    SEMA 2002
  • WJ Grand CherokeeGrand Cherokee (WJ)
    SEMA 2000
  • AfricanaAfricana Cherokee (XJ)
    SEMA 1999
  • TJ LWBWrangler LWB 112" (TJ)
    SEMA 1998

AEV TJ Iceland Expedition Vehicle

AEV, in conjunction with our sponsors, will be retracing a 1980 National Geographic expedition to Iceland. The goal is to re-trace a trip over the Vatnajökull glacier to the headwaters of the Jökulsá River, and then travel by whitewater kayak to the ocean. The headwaters are actually a hot spring located under the glacier which will require the kayakers to rappel down and then kayak out under the glacier! The original expedition used just about every mode of transportation available at the time - our expedition will use AEV prepped Jeeps and whitewater kayaks only. The entire expedition will be filmed by Arris Productions in HD and shown on the VOOM network.

Iceland Expedition AEV Iceland TJ

AEV TJ Iceland Expedition Wrangler at the Jeep booth - SEMA 2005

Iceland Expedition AEV Iceland TJ

AEV TJ Iceland Expedition Wrangler - Early Winter in Montana

Features:

  • AEV Highline fender, hood, & flare kit - allows the use of 37" or 38" tires with a 3" lift
  • AEV Rear expedition door & hardtop - allows easier access to the rear of the vehicle
  • AEV HEMI Conversion
  • AEV Alloy wheels with Champion bead lock - allows the tires to be run at low tire pressures without worry of the tire slipping off the wheel.
  • AEV Rocker guards
  • OME 2" Suspension - Ultra reliable, excellent riding kit
  • IPF 960 SuperRalley lights - A lot of light in a small package
  • JKS 1" body lift - Gives a bit more lift to clear the large tires, while keeping the center of gravity as low as possible. (Doesn't raise the engine, trans or frame)
  • Mopar front and rear steel bumpers and winch mount - OK, we're a little partial, we designed them... Also works well with our Highline fender kit. Very tough and minimal in size and weight.
  • Warn 9.5ti Winch - there will also be a rear mounted XD9000 for the trip
  • Mopar Trailguide GPS navigation (by Garmin)
  • Panasonic Toughbook CF-29s running Garmin EnRoute Software with a Garmin antennas
  • Yeasu 8900R HAM Radio with Diamond CR8900A antenna
  • Nth Degree Tummy Tucker Skidplate - Gains a couple of inches of clearance over the stock unit
  • Interco 37x12.50R16 SuperSwamper IROK tires
  • Graphics by Russ Fry - Matching the Wrangler paint.  A map of the trip superimposed over a sunset picture in Iceland.

From the Designer:

Iceland TJ Highline Body Kit - initial Sketch

Original Sketch

The Highline Body Kit stemmed from vehicles in Iceland and our friends at ArcticTrucks. They have a great way of fitting really big tires on with virtually no lift. That was our hope when designing the Highline Body Kit for the TJ. As a bonus, the Highline Body Kit works really well for everyday use. I have driven (and owned) quite a few TJs with 37s and can tell you that no matter how good the suspension, the Highline cars drove best.

We have now used the Highline Body Kit in conjunction with the Rubicon Express Long Arm kit, the Superlift drop bracket kit and the Nth Long Arm kit...All these take advantage of being able to run really big tires with very little lift and with incredible travel. I'm glad we decided to do this the right way. -dh

Design Sponsorship Information

AEV utilizes extremely high-end hardware and software for all of our designs. Both CAD and CAM systems are fully 3D, parametric, and allow for products that compete on an OEM level. Such high-end software requires equally high-end machines. In this case, AEV has chosen to work exclusively with AMD and its line of Opteron series workstation processors.  ATI's FireGL line of graphics cards are in all design machines and provide fast, accurate, and smooth graphics.

Both vehicles for the 2005 SEMA show were designed completely on this new hardware. Previous to upgrades in design hardware it would not have been possible to simultaneously work on two fully functional image vehicles for the same show in the 4 weeks allotted. AEV is committed to using the right tool for the job in all aspects of our vehicles.

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