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Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2017 3:02 pm
by Greenmachine
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2017 3:47 pm
by Greenmachine
I got it mobile again. I need to run it outside and pressure wash and paint the frame when its not snowing.
Two of the cross members are in bad shape. I am trying to decide if I want to have some new ones bent up or if I want to just use some angle/channel to recreate them.
I am wondering if the regular J10 fuel hoses will fit this as well. Mine is already gone so I can't check but it looks similar.
Also hoping the sending unit will work as I am sure this one is toast as bad a shape the rest of the bed is in.
One strap will have to be fabricated/fixed.
I want the whole thing dustless blasted if the guy will ever get back with me.
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 12:31 pm
by Greenmachine
Pressure washed the frame, tank, and skid plate. I have a gallon of marhyde rust converter so I will use it when it warms up.
Found what I didn't want to find on the fuel tank.....
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 11:48 am
by Greenmachine
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 1:30 pm
by Greenmachine
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2017 2:43 pm
by ktrosper
Awesome. Thanks for the update
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2017 3:16 pm
by Greenmachine
I got 1.75 hat channels removed. Grandfathers 90th birthday party tonight so couldn't finish.
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2017 9:15 pm
by Greenmachine
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2017 4:46 pm
by Greenmachine
Finally got a 401. Won an eBay auction for one in Kentucky. Going to pick it up next weekend. Woot
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 6:25 pm
by Greenmachine
600 miles in my Cherokee today... On my last fuel stop my debit card didn't work anymore. I stopped so many times at gas stations out of state I guess they thought my card was stolen.
I see amc blue in the motor mount holes and the freeze plug that was covered by the motor mount. Hoping that means it's not been cracked open yet.
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:14 pm
by ktrosper
Nice! Gratz on the 401
When does the rebuild start?
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2017 9:20 pm
by Greenmachine
Going to pull it apart and see if it's stock, probably in the evenings this week after work. I've got a lot of work to do on the bed and the 304 runs so the 401 will probably my not get any machine work until the bottom of the bed is finished and I get it mounted back on the frame.
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Tue Feb 21, 2017 5:44 pm
by Greenmachine
New tailgate, chains, and hinges from Walck's 4wd. They are the best I have used for old jeep parts. Just so happens the Willys truck and the Sportside tailgate are pretty close to the same.
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2017 5:50 pm
by Greenmachine
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2017 5:38 pm
by ktrosper
Looking good
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2017 6:26 pm
by Greenmachine
Had a couple big boxes show up today from BJ's off-road. I jumped the gun a tad on ordering these as the bed is far from ready to hang them.
They seem to be built better than the originals. They also have a lip/overlap that won't require the rusted out angle iron. I'm thinking of getting some aluminum plate and using it like a washer on the inside of the fenders lip for the mounting bolts.
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2017 7:20 am
by rocklaurence
Wow! An awesome project and a lot of work. I'll have those small bed parts pulled off today from my part-out and post up some pictures
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 2:17 pm
by Greenmachine
Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:20 pm
by Greenmachine
Finally made a tiny bit of progress on the bed....
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Re: 1980 J-10
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2018 6:25 pm
by Greenmachine
Only 6 more patch panels to go and the bed sides will be ablle to hold up fenders.