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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 Commander (XK) 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 Commander XK

AEV XJ Iceland Expedition Commander - SEMA Show 2005

Iceland Expedition AEV Commander XK

AEV XJ Iceland Expedition Commander - Deep snow testing (with 3D composite image)

Features:

  • AEV/Superlift Suspension - provides 4" of lift in a highly refined durable package
  • AEV Winch Mount - Combined with a modified Mopar brushguard
  • AEV Fender Flares - Provide enough clearance and coverage for the 39.5" tires
  • AEV Lengthened Wheelbase - We had to push the rear axle back 5" in order to provide enough room for the tires and not get into the doors
  • Warn XD9500 Winch
  • IPF 900 Lights - AEV favorite - Tough and Reliable
  • Interco 39.5x13.50R17 SuperSwamper IROK tires
  • Hutchinson Rock Monster wheels - Custom made (should be available soon) and painted AEV Argent. Wheels feature a double bead lock and are DOT approved.
  • Yeasu 8900R HAM Radio with Diamond CR8900A antenna
  • Factory Navigation System
  • Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 running Garmin EnRoute Software in back, Panasonic PDRC touch screen in front with wireless keyboard and mouse.
  • Graphics by Russ Fry - Matching the Wrangler paint.  A map of the trip superimposed over a sunset picture in Iceland.

Additional Expedition Modifications (not shown)

  • Fuel and water tanks
  • Roof Rack
  • Rear Winch mount (Warn XD8000)
  • Integrated Satellite Phone
  • Running Boards
  • Additional Interior Storage
  • On Board Air and Welding

From the Designer:

This Jeep worked better than anyone expected (and we all thought it would work really well). The Commander drives well on the highway (it only has about 4.5" of lift), and does great in the snow that we built it for.

I have driven it in the mountains in over 15 feet of snow without ever having any mechanical issues. The factory differential system works great, as always, and there is room enough for seven. -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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