Well life sure can throw some curve balls and plans can change....
Long story short we've decided to join the FSJ trail run and take the Honcho. For those who aren't familiar with the rig, it's a '78 J10 that we purchased 3 years ago. It's gone through quite the transformation and has been 'wheeled all over the place. It's even served tow rig duty on several occasions.
specs:
AMC 360 with junkyard GM TBI, HEI and summit 8600 cam
NV4500 that rattles quite a bit
Atlas 4spd 1:1, 2.7:1, 3.8:1 and 10:1
Matching 1980 GM 1 ton SRW axles (D60/14bolt w/discs) 5:38's and old school detroit lockers
1410 Ujoints on both ends of the rear driveshaft
1350 CV on the Atlas end of the front shaft with a 1310 ujoint on the D60 end. I run a 1310 up there as a 'weak link'.
Front leaf springs are stock 2" FSJ leaves from BJ's
Rear leaf springs are stock chevy 63" from a 1/2 ton truck
Stock P/S pump, J20 steering gear tapped for PSC hydro assist
42" Kevlars and final edition H2 rims
Custom EXO cage
The J10 hasn't seen much attention since the July 2012 Ouray invasion. We put it into the garage and found a few things that need attention;
Passenger side front tire is going bad and has bubbles in the sidewall
Fuel lines need replaced (most of the fuel lines were actually stock)
Skidplate was broken and needs fixed. It rubbed a little hole into the exhaust, creating a small leak.
Passenger side motor mount is broken
TBI needs tuned
Fuel pump (P/N E2000) is way to loud and needs replaced with a quieter one.
Interior needs cleaned.
Now onto the pics!
Here is how it looked in July 2011 on the Petersen's Ultimate Adventure (it was one of only a handful of rigs to NOT break down on the entire trip)
Broken skid plate (we threw this together JUST before the UA and didn't do a good job)