JMO413 Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Nice touch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted July 26, 2020 Author Share Posted July 26, 2020 On 7/25/2020 at 9:36 PM, JMO413 said: Nice touch! Expand Thanks! I was getting bored of the blue. Unless it’s in the right light, it’s kind of a blah color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted July 29, 2020 Share Posted July 29, 2020 wow that looks fantastic! nice touch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted July 29, 2020 Author Share Posted July 29, 2020 On 7/29/2020 at 3:32 AM, Pete M said: wow that looks fantastic! nice touch! Expand Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 16, 2020 Author Share Posted August 16, 2020 Let the engine swap commence! My brother and I brought this to an auction today to buy his J10 when either a radiator hose or the water pump decided to let go. The rod knock also got worse. Stay tuned! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 18, 2020 Author Share Posted August 18, 2020 Update, it was the water pump that let go. I swapped and and will start tearing the XJ apart tomorrow after work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 19, 2020 Share Posted August 19, 2020 sometimes the truck just lets you know it's time for an upgrade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 19, 2020 Author Share Posted August 19, 2020 On 8/19/2020 at 1:20 AM, Pete M said: sometimes the truck just lets you know it's time for an upgrade Expand I suppose. But I’m about a week it’s going to have an engine upgrade. Time me to look on the bright side, my Stroker will have a new water pump already! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 21, 2020 Share Posted August 21, 2020 have you decided on the OBD2 swap? Swampy is in the middle on one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 21, 2020 Author Share Posted August 21, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 3:54 AM, Pete M said: have you decided on the OBD2 swap? Swampy is in the middle on one: Expand I have seen his. I decided against it for now because I don’t have the time to go that far into tearing it back apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy Posted August 22, 2020 Share Posted August 22, 2020 On 8/21/2020 at 1:52 PM, 89 MJ said: I have seen his. I decided against it for now because I don’t have the time to go that far into tearing it back apart. Expand It is a process. It well be good once its done, I'm about a week from completion just waiting for flywheel bolts because I thought I had the right ones. Oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 27, 2020 Author Share Posted August 27, 2020 XJ enginehas been pressure washed and removed, now I am waiting for parts, then it will get andblasted and painted Chevy Victory Red. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 18, 2020 Author Share Posted September 18, 2020 I hope to be sandblasting my 96 engine tonight. And I decided to paint it AMC blue instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 that's a good choice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 9/18/2020 at 4:19 PM, 89 MJ said: AMC blue Expand Which blue? The blue commonly seen in the 60's-70's or the color from the logo and the blocks used to be until Chrysler bought AMC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 19, 2020 Author Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 3:44 AM, eaglescout526 said: Which blue? The blue commonly seen in the 60's-70's or the color from the logo and the blocks used to be until Chrysler bought AMC? Expand We got as close as we could to the 79 J10 engine blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 19, 2020 Share Posted September 19, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 11:39 AM, 89 MJ said: We got as close as we could to the 79 J10 engine blue. Expand When you get a chance, could you PM me a pic of that? I’ve been trying to hunt down something close enough and all I seem to have found(on the cheap side) is GM blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 20, 2020 Author Share Posted September 20, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 4:30 PM, eaglescout526 said: When you get a chance, could you PM me a pic of that? I’ve been trying to hunt down something close enough and all I seem to have found(on the cheap side) is GM blue. Expand I’ll try to send you a pic in the next day or two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 20, 2020 Share Posted September 20, 2020 Sounds good, no rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 21, 2020 Author Share Posted September 21, 2020 On 9/19/2020 at 4:30 PM, eaglescout526 said: When you get a chance, could you PM me a pic of that? I’ve been trying to hunt down something close enough and all I seem to have found(on the cheap side) is GM blue. Expand Here are the paint details. It was a single stage acrylic enamel. I shot the engine myself. Don’t worry-that Fram is going away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglescout526 Posted September 21, 2020 Share Posted September 21, 2020 Damn. So close. I had a feeling it was gonna be the metallic color.(don't mean it in a bad way). Ive seen a few others who have this blue on their block: I can't seem to find that blue anywhere. But nonetheless it still looks good! I am just anal about the details and originality on my truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted September 27, 2020 Author Share Posted September 27, 2020 Brought the old pig to a car show today. It’s crazy how many people were asking about it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 I dropped the bellhousing for the AX-15 off at a local shop to be repaired. We don’t have the tools to weld cast aluminum at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 what am I looking at? did it re-crack along a welded joint? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted October 2, 2020 Author Share Posted October 2, 2020 On 10/2/2020 at 2:24 AM, Pete M said: what am I looking at? did it re-crack along a welded joint? Expand I do not think it has been repaired before. I’d assume it was a manufacturing defect or the donor was in a crash. If it’s a manufacturing defect, I’d recommend checking your external slabs bellhousing to make sure it isn’t cracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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