Got Step Side Fever Today

[War Wagon]

I found this 83 J 10 step side on Craigs List last week, went and looked at it and tried to talk myself out of it for 3 days. I finally broke down last night and told the guy I would take it. Towed it home today and will start on it tomorrow. It was a Texas truck so the rust is not too bad, got to get some primer on the body where the PO had started working on it. The T177 is bad and I will be pulling the top plate off tomorrow to see what I have. Engine starts right up and has good oil pressure, some smoke on start up.





The wife is pissed because I brought this J 20 home last month.



Jim

[nc wagoneer]

I might take a truck off your hands

[charlie500]

I might take a truck off your hands

There's a stepside at Columbia SC pull a part:

pics here:

http://www.ifsja.org/forums/vb/showthread.php?t=155058

1979, 1983 and 1984 J 10s there, might be worth a trip.

[jaber]

Your starting to catch up...

[twisted frame]

Looks like a hard one to turn away from. Cool find!

[Adam_Tinkerer]

I saw that on cl too, and thought "good thing I'm broke!" Glad a proper FSJ'er got it, and not some scrapper! -Adam

[WHSII]

Hello Jim,

Nice find! Glad to see you could not resist, and saved another one...

How are the fiberglass fenders? They are probably the hardest parts to replace if needed.

Enjoy

[War Wagon]

Hello Jim,

Nice find! Glad to see you could not resist, and saved another one...

How are the fiberglass fenders? They are probably the hardest parts to replace if needed.

Enjoy

There are some cracks at the bottom but overall they look good. I need to get some sealer on them ASAP.

[War Wagon]

I saw that on cl too, and thought "good thing I'm broke!" Glad a proper FSJ'er got it, and not some scrapper! -Adam

I did talk him down some so it was not too bad. The engine starts right up and has a new Holley 2V on it. I don't see anything wrong in the trans after pulling the top plate off. I did see the spacer between the trans and transfer case has been welded on. Also the bellhousing has been welded up in places.

Jim

[Stuka]

I did talk him down some so it was not too bad. The engine starts right up and has a new Holley 2V on it. I don't see anything wrong in the trans after pulling the top plate off. I did see the spacer between the trans and transfer case has been welded on. Also the bellhousing has been welded up in places.

Jim

As I posted over on FSJN, the sound is most likely due to the t-case being part way into neutral. That would explain the sound changing as you shift. And would be why everything in the trans looks fine. See if you can move the t-case linkage manually and get it to grab.

[RWrightPhotog]

Looks pretty cool to me!

[War Wagon]

As I posted over on FSJN, the sound is most likely due to the t-case being part way into neutral. That would explain the sound changing as you shift. And would be why everything in the trans looks fine. See if you can move the t-case linkage manually and get it to grab.

Found the input splines to the transfer case stripped, DANGIT!

[Stuka]

Ahh ok. I don't think I have ever seen that before!

[rocklaurence]

Wives don't get it! Anything that we enjoy they dont like!

[War Wagon]

Ahh ok. I don't think I have ever seen that before!

Me either, I did find where the trans to transfer case adaptor had been welded up and the bellhousing too. This thing must of been beat on pretty hard.