86 Jeep j10

[chipflyer]

Just finished the engine swap and repaint of my wife's J10. Been about an 18 month project that I did myself (with a break over the colder months last winter) and really enjoyed the work, it was a fun project and turned out pretty good, she's pretty happy with it! I replaced the tired old 360 with a 5.3 engine and transmission from an 02 GMC Yukon. Replaced the old t-case with an NP241 and the rest of the driveline has had all bearings replaced and oils changed. A/C, tilt cruise, tow switch and it all works.

After the swap was finished I sanded everything down to bare metal and put a nice coat of SPI epoxy on it and finished off the project with SPI pure white base and Universal clear. Body was rust free but had a lot of metal finishing on the bedsides that took awhile but it turned out pretty nice and has a minimal amount of filler.

Before


After


Under hood Before


After


Dakota Digital Dash






Raptor bed liner








Didn't do this myself, one of just a few things I didn't personally do.


She should be good for another 30 years I would think!

If you are interested in my build you can find more detailed info at:
http://fsjnetwork.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=5484