1974 J10

[78D200]

Well I figured since I have a 1974 AMC (Jeep) J10 pick up, I should post something about it in here. I've had it since 2003 and have been working on it since. I used it as my daily driver for a few months back in 2004 when I had to pull my tranny out of my dakota and rebuild it. After that I started to build it up for wheeling. It has an AMC 360 built, TH400 built, it had a qt case that I pulled and installed a dana 300 with clocking ring (hopefully soon i'll be able to install 32 spline outputs), dana 60 full floating rear axle out of a 79 J20, a HD dana 44 front axle out of the same j20 which will be getting pulled out so a chevy dana 60 SRW front axle to go in. The front suspension is stock leafs with 1.5" add-a-leafs and BJ's offroad lift shackles, the rear is 1.5" add-a-leafs and 1.5" blocks. I have cut the extended fender flares offs and have a set of 35x15x16.5 TSL super swampers mounted a do-it-yourself beadlock kit. The interior got gutted and 12 gauge steel went down for new floor boards, seats from an 03 jeep rubicon went it, I hand made the instrument cluster and replaced the shifter lever with a B&M sport shifter.

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Here is a list of mods that I have completed.

Edelbrock 600 cfm carb
Edelbrock performer intake manifold
Edelbrock valve covers
Trans-Dapt oil pan
urathane motor mounts
Energy Suspension urathane tranny mounts
custom tranny mount adaptor
custom tranny crossmember
Clevite 77 cam, crank, connecting rod bearings
chrome moly pistom rings
new forged pistons - 9.8:1 compression
1", 4 hole carb spacer
MSD standard pro-billet distributor
MSD blaster 2 coil
MSD 8.5mm spark plug wire set
Flow Kooler waterpump
K&N stubstack
K&N air cleaner
K&N exstream air lid
Powermaster XS power torque starter
Summit racing fuel cell, bed mounted
Summit Racing K8600 cam w/lifters
custom box around fuel cell in bed
B&M Hole Shot 1200 stall converter
B&M heavy duty shift kit
B&M race ready rebuild kit
B&M adjustable vacuum module
B&M tranny cooler w/ 6" electric fan
Autometer gauges/ new custom insturment cluster
16" electric fan for radiator
Hedmen headers
custom 2.5" exhaust ending right behind cab
2 Flowmaster 40 series mufflers
manual choke cable
tachometer
tranny temp guage
storage units mounted in bed for tools/parts
BJ Offroad 1" heavy duty lift shackles, front
Powermaster alternator
header wrap
Rancho 1.5" add-a-leafs front/rear
Superlift 1.5" lift blocks rear
Skyjacker shocks
03 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon seats w/custom brackets
cut fender flares off
Painless Wiring fuse panel
heavy duty dana 44 front
power trac locker
full floating dana 60 rear
locker rite locker
steering box brace

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This is what I have left to do to it before it is completely done.

4.56 gears, front/rear
either 39" Iroks or TSLs
front diff cover protection
dana 60 front axle, detroit locker and SOA
14 bolt rear welded
install chevy 64" springs under frame for rear suspension
Optima 31a battery
engine, transmission, t-case skid plates, 3/8 inch thick
front/rear driveshaft
12,000 pound winch
battery box
CV shafts in front axle
shave axles
remove bed and add custom bed with roll cage

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Here is a link to all the pics of the jeep. let me know if it works or not.

http://s149.photobucket.com/albums/s...J10/?start=all

Here are just a few:

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Well I picked up a set of 4.56 richmond gears for $210 yesterday and a Detroit Locker for $300 this morning, all for the front D60. Only reason why I'm not going with 5.13 gears like I wanted to is because the friend of mine that is giving me the 14B for free has a carrier and a set of 4.56 gears for it. No point in spending the extra money now just to change it.

Hopefully next weekend I'll be able to get the axles set up and maybe start to fit everything under the frame.

I did notice that one of my front springs has a slight bend in it behind the axle. Once I get the rear susension all set, I'll place the front axle in and see how see sits before replacing the springs. At least that way there I'll be able to see if I need to lift the front end up higher or not.

Also I'm picked up a 5'x4' piece of 1/4" alum diamond plate sunday night so the bed started to come off lastnight, which will make it easier to setup the rear.

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Well Heather helped me out today with appling a coat of primer to the frame after I cleaned it up. I was cleaned up the alxes, primed and painted them. I'll be able to get a lot more done once the ubolts, spring plates, diff covers, 4" front leaf springs, and shock mounts come in.
Here are some pics:

[richinny]

nice progress! i bet it feels good to see it coming together :-)

[78D200]

Originally Posted by richinny

nice progress! i bet it feels good to see it coming together :-)

Its still a long ways away but it does feel good to be getting somewhere with it.

[frank_68]

Nice Build. Keep the pics coming.

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If you click on the link in my sig, you can see all of them. I'vs got a lot going on right now with heather and I loooking at houses but I'm going to try and get a lot done before we actually move.