89 Sportruck

[Jesse J]

Just now, 89 MJ said:

Hmmmmmm, good point. We could become a US territory. Then we have flat rate boxes and a standard currency.

For our own incomes, we will need people to maintain roads/trails/racetracks for the MJs, plus construction workers for building houses and shops. We will also need people to deliver our MJ parts to us.

I think @Pete M should be our leader. He seems to know what he is doing. 

LOL. sounds like a great idea. i also nominate @Pete M.

[eaglescout526]

Que X-files. 

[89 MJ]

I'm just going to leave this here:

https://www.privateislandsonline.com/search?view[map]=0&availability=sale&region=united-states&q=&price_range=0%3A50000000&size_range=0%3A1000

[watchamakalit]

I work construction.......just sayin

[89 MJ]

1 hour ago, watchamakalit said:

I work construction.......just sayin

Perfect. It’s all coming together now. 

[eaglescout526]

42 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

Perfect. It’s all coming together now. 

Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together?

[89 MJ]

2 hours ago, eaglescout526 said:

Don’t you just love it when a plan comes together?

[89 MJ]

I am doing some research into trying to make a reproduction roll bar that way I can get one for this thing!

 

[89 MJ]

Took a family picture (1 J10 is not pictured)

[89 MJ]

She’s coming apart! I hope to get the engine/trans/transfer case out tomorrow afternoon, but time will tell.

[89 MJ]

Engine is out, engine bay pressure washed, valve cover and intake have been sandblasted and painted, and some unnecessary vaccine lines have been eliminated (from 4wd system, I installed a posi lock type system). Hopefully tomorrow I’ll be able to paint the engine bay. It will likely be going black-the body color blue and the AMC blue on the engine would clash. 

 

True story, pressure washing in about 38 degrees (in bald eagles) is NOT FUN. It was pretty cold. I was glad I had my coveralls. 

 

Its me!

 

Started mounting accessories

Blasted intake and valve cover

All cleaned!

Paint is applied. 

[89 MJ]

Hopefully I will be able to get the engine bay prepped out for paint this evening. Maybe I'll be able to shoot some color on it too.

[89 MJ]

I started scuffing the engine bay last night. Hopefully I have time to finish scuffing it tonight. If not, I'll scuff and paint it tomorrow.

[JMO413]

That's going to look GOOD!

[89 MJ]

1 hour ago, JMO413 said:

That's going to look GOOD!

Thank you! It better for the amount of money I have sunk into it. LOL

 

The plan is gloss black for the engine bay to make the engine pop more. Plus, I think the blues would clash if I did it body color. 

[scguy]

I prefer satin black in the engine bay, but either way, it'll look great.

[Torq_Shep]

I dunno I am a body color bay kinda guy but maybe I am weird. 

[89 MJ]

3 hours ago, scguy said:

I prefer satin black in the engine bay, but either way, it'll look great.

 

3 hours ago, Torq_Shep said:

I dunno I am a body color bay kinda guy but maybe I am weird. 

Normally I agree with the body color engine compartment, but I think the blues would clash and not look good together. 

 

I thought about doing satin black too, but I want the blue metallic to pop in the engine compartment. 

[89 MJ]

Engine bay is painted. I forgot to take pictures though. So, pictures will be coming this afternoon/evening.

[89 MJ]

Painted and going back together. 

[JMO413]

The black was definitely the right choice. Looks great. The contrast in blues definitely makes the engine pop.

[89 MJ]

4 hours ago, JMO413 said:

The black was definitely the right choice. Looks great. The contrast in blues definitely makes the engine pop.

Thanks! Us midwesterners should get together sometime next year in the spring or something. 

[JMO413]

16 minutes ago, 89 MJ said:

Thanks! Us midwesterners should get together sometime next year in the spring or something. 

Definitely

[89 MJ]

It looks like I'm going to need to order a clutch master cylinder, but other than that, all of my parts that I need should be here today. Most of the wiring is complete, I just need to reinstall the header panel, radiator, fans, and other misc things.

[89 MJ]