Project: Hellride. A 1978 J-10

[Dundy]

needs a buddy seat.

 

[ktm racer 419]

i now have a place to put gas that doesnt bounce off my driveshaft.

and to make this update awesome. its held in by wingnuts

 

[chedisme]

wing nuts are a little over the top. just bungee in down from that loop above it to one of those cross supports

 

[ktm racer 419]

everyone else has cat pics, i have dog pics

new floor is tacked in. gonna save wire and gas and just fiberglass it watertight. im gonna have a carpet over all the uglyness anyway

 

[JrTxJ]

nice progress! Badass fuel tank...what's it from?

put up a build thread on http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/

 

[ktm racer 419]

nice progress! Badass fuel tank...what's it from?

put up a build thread on http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/

came with the jeep lol. its an 18 gallon fuel cell made in 1992.

and i actually have a username over there from several years ago lol

 

[billyjp2]

a friend of mine has a stepside bed for one of these with very little rust sitting in his backyard. It doesnt have the fenders but its still in really nice shape.

 

[ktm racer 419]

a friend of mine has a stepside bed for one of these with very little rust sitting in his backyard. It doesnt have the fenders but its still in really nice shape.

interesting.

this bed is fine except the bed floor though. probably just gonna lay some 14 guage in there and call it done

 

[bert01xj]

How long till we get some pics of it flying thur the air?

 

[ktm racer 419]

yay. new freshy fresh door seals and a floor.

i can now get it through the rhode island state inspection.

the drivers side floor has been patched with a sheet of aluminum and some screws, and the sil the door seals pinch on to is all rotted out, so that will need some lovin soon.

 

[ktm racer 419]

taking the 30's off to go on the wrangler. i had 2 options to replace the tires with. stock size, or 33's.

they fit perfectly, and I notice no loss in power. I might wanna get a set to go on some non-ridic deep wheels (those are 10's)

 

[OverlandZJ]

I luvs the J-Trucks... such a beast.

 

[cmelo]

Is this Stage 1 of getting on my level?

(Having an XJ better than my Honcho doesn't count)

 

[MoparManiac]

Sam has already driven his J-truck more than you've driven your Honcho.

 

[mini=man]

Sam has already driven his J-truck more than you've driven your Honcho.

Stage 2 is breaking it and never driving it again.

 

[cmelo]

Sam has already driven his J-truck more than you've driven your Honcho.

Stage 2 is breaking it and never driving it again.

:thumbup:

 

[ktm racer 419]

been doing some more crap to it lately.

she now has a tach
mechanical oil pressure guage
mechanical water temp guage
big honkin' chrome air filter
almost factory mirrors (off an 88 waggy, they are slightly different)
homemade rear bumper
33's

gettin registered this week.

maiden voyage will be from my house to new london ct, then on a boat, then the rest on long island.

 

[Burton58]

front bumper is cherry

 

[ktm racer 419]

front bumper is spring loaded yo.

that was back in the day where a car or truck had to hit a concrete wall at 5mph and receive absolutely no damage. (or so ive been told)

 

[cmelo]

Mint FSJ front 3-piece front bumper, estimated value- over 1 million dollars.