89 MJ Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 It moves now! It goes in for exhaust tomorrow. It still isn’t shifting quite right though. And don’t these two look great together, in a POS 80s vehicles kind of way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Well, he is selling the parts rigs because they would make for a neat project. If anyone on here is interested and doesn’t have an FSJ network profile, feel free to send me a PM and we can try to work something out. https://www.fsjnetwork.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=22690 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 It is sooo much quieter with exhaust now. Other than that, no more progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 having an exhaust is definitely progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 The truck is finally road legal! He drove it to a car show last Sunday. I'll try to grab some pictures of it at the show next to my cousin's 72 Lemans GT (with the GTO Endura front bumper). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 27, 2022 Author Share Posted August 27, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 that's a happy dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted August 30, 2022 Author Share Posted August 30, 2022 1 hour ago, Pete M said: that's a happy dude Indeed he is. This is the same show we did the last minute thrash to get my truck ready for in 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 29, 2022 Author Share Posted November 29, 2022 He has made more progress on the truck the last few weeks. Firstly, back when we went to Kenosha, he picked up a much nicer headliner and AC ducts. I honestly don't recall if he put the headliner in, but he sent me pictures of the AC ducting installed. He does need to find some vents for them though. He also went through the family parts stash (at this point, its just a collection of leftover parts that were still good that were removed from parts cars or whatever else. It is shared between my parents, my brother, my cousin, and myself, and it was shared by my grandpa) and found a set of arm rests from my 85 Eagle parts car. As you can see from the old outline, they aren't the same shape as the J10 armrests, but they did fit, so he installed them since he was missing a J10 one. I'm surprised we kept them for so long, they were brown and I wouldn't have figured we ever would've used them. I'm glad they did get used though. He still has work to do on the interior. He has some wiring to clean up, needs to clean the door panels, install the headliner if he hasn't yet, get some carpet, but it's getting close. The only major part he needs to acquire is a bed. Everything else is relatively minor. Also, check out those floors. If that doesn't make a guy jealous, I don't know what does. And it was a Wisconsin truck its whole life! Rustproofing and 64,000 actual miles really saved this truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 More progress! He picked a hood and another razor grille dirt cheap. He is going to use this hood because his original hood is rusted out right in the center. We have no clue why, there is no bracing under it unless the hood pad (which is long gone) trapped moisture. He also started making patches for his bedsides. These were just meant to be temporary and make the truck presentable for the road. They are just held on with panel bonding adhesive, like new cars use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted January 29, 2023 Author Share Posted January 29, 2023 Rollbar is removed and the bed is about ready to come off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 Well, he found a decent deal on a mid 80s Ford stepside bed that is from down south that he decided to try to put on his truck. It probably wasn't the route I would've went on it, but it should look good once he puts his Jeep fender flares on it. He has to do some trimming to get it to sit right. Some CAD (cardboard aided design) to see what it will look like with the Jeep widetrack flares on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted March 27, 2023 Author Share Posted March 27, 2023 He also fixed the frame rust and added a new rear crossmember because the stock one was all messed up because it had some terrible "custom" bumper brackets on it. The rear spring hanger mounts are for a 1990s Ford Ranger, IIRC. The stock spring hangar has the shackle pointed upwards and is cup shaped, so it traps dirt and moisture, leading to rust. These should fix that issue, and it allowed him to lift the rear up a little more. New crossmember. The pieces of tubing that go crossmember to crossmember and are parallel to the frame rails are to support the K5 Blazer tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted March 28, 2023 Share Posted March 28, 2023 nice! it sure looks the part. a lot of Jeep guys are going to look at it and not be quite sure what's different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 6, 2023 Author Share Posted April 6, 2023 More updates! Bed mounts are added and the frame is painted. He had to add a 1 inch body lift to get all of the body lines to line up on the truck, but that's okay because he wants to run 35s and this will help with clearance. He and my dad also primed his OEM bed that he is going to sell. He did find that with minor trimming (it needed to be narrowed), his stock Jeep tailgate will work with the stepside bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpnjake Posted April 7, 2023 Share Posted April 7, 2023 Wow it’s really coming along great, loving the old J-Truck build so far And That fleetside bed came out awesome, someone is gonna get a great bed on their truck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 7, 2023 Author Share Posted April 7, 2023 Yes they are! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 8, 2023 Author Share Posted April 8, 2023 Bed mounts are finalized, narrowed factory tailgate is installed, and a rear bumper has been modified to fit. Its been a productive couple of days for him. So we have this straight, its a Jeep pickup, with a GM engine, transmission, and transfer case with a Ford bed and a JKU tube rear bumper. So a little bit of everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted April 22, 2023 Author Share Posted April 22, 2023 More progress! Trailer hitch fabbed up out of some tubing and a JK receiver. It seems to tuck up in that gap pretty well. They also finished a the bed mounts and the are welded all the way in. Tomorrow they plan on painting the bed mounts, pulling 1 leaf out of each pack in the front and installing the sway bar end links. A front leaf is getting pulled because the truck sits too level and rides like a lumber wagon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted May 6, 2023 Author Share Posted May 6, 2023 Bed has been disassembled and the bedsides have been primed and bedlined on the inside. I believe they used Raptor liner, which we also use in the bed of my truck and it has held up very well, and I use it a little harder than this truck will probably get used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted May 7, 2023 Author Share Posted May 7, 2023 Sound deadener has been laid down, and he installed a vinyl floormat and reinstalled the seat. It's getting close to hitting the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thej10guy Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Alright Carter’s brother here. I am the owner of the j10’s😂. Other the summer we switched back to the orange 79 j10. My brother (89 mj) and my dad restarted this project while I was away on vacation. They started putting the body from this j10 on a k5 blazer frame with a running 350 with a tbi. To date we have shortened the bed, made body mounts for the whole truck, made the necessary linkage, put in a new radiator, put 33’s on it, and got it running and driving. Today we just discovered coolant in the oil so we tore the intake off the engine and are now going to replace intake gaskets to see if that will fix it. If it’s not, then its head gaskets, at which point I will swap in another running 350, also with a tbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdog Posted November 19, 2023 Share Posted November 19, 2023 Honestly I would just do the head gaskets at the same time as the intake, your already half way there Oh BTW welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89 MJ Posted November 19, 2023 Author Share Posted November 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, jdog said: Honestly I would just do the head gaskets at the same time as the intake, your already half way there Oh BTW welcome They probably would’ve, but we have another low mileage 350 that will get swapped in if this one needs head gaskets. This engine should have machine work done if the heads are getting pulled, and a stock TBI 350 isn’t really worth that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thej10guy Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 IMG_4558.mov Changed intake gaskets and that seemed to fix it. Everything seems pretty much good to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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