Hi Everyone!
Just thought I would introduce myself and my J10 Pickup.
Truck background:
I recently inherited this truck from my dad, because he bought a new rig to use going up to his property.
The truck was painted in the 90’s and it was sold at an auction somewhere around Ontario, Oregon. Supposedly it had a big winch on it during the auction, but the buyer didn’t realize that was a separate auction. My dad had seen it driving around beforehand and said it was an awesome looking rig with the combo. A couple years later, it came up for sale and he jumped on it.
It was supposed to be my fist rig and was purchased for me when I was 13, but the rear axle broke back when finding parts on the internet wasn’t what it is today. An axle was made for it at a shop in Portland/Salem Oregon after sitting for 7 years, but by then I had moved out and gone to college. Before the axle broke, I spent a lot of great times driving it on back roads through the woods and high desert areas of Eastern Oregon on adventures, hunting and fishing.
Some Truck Info:
It has the factory 401 engine with the Th400 BW1339 Quadratrac combo. The ignition system has been converted over to points and condenser, and an Edelbrock 650 carb feeding the fuel. Smog equipment was mostly all removed and blocked off by PO. Factory A/C, but I don’t know if that has ever worked, or even been charged, while it’s been in the family. It has cruise control that I was informed worked once, but it is has been disconnected since the carb swap.
The Truck Plan:
I have lots of projects, so I’m not sure when some of this will take place, but I would like to start by doing some basic maintenance and start finding some of the missing/broken parts for the interior.
Replace the broken exhaust manifold (thank you repair shop that screwed my dad when replacing the flywheel) and maybe build an adapter to delete the exhaust heat riser. Might need to rebuild the transmission and would like to replace transfer case gaskets and refill with correct fluids (not sure if it correct right now...).
Truck needs new leaf springs in the front, at least, but considering a lift. Might get some good factory height replacements, and save up for a lift kit, tires and wheels. Leaning towards the skyjacker, but a lift is definitely not a must have and might be years out.
Would like to re-jet the carb and find some easy trays to get a little more performance out of the motor without breaking the bank, but that’s also not a must have at the moment. For right now, I just want to keep it running good and maintained and use it as a fun Friday commuter and house/yard project supplies hauler.
Me:
Grew up in Burns, Oregon working side-by-side with my dad on all our cars/trucks/projects. I guess you could say I caught the “bug” for tinkering and working on my own vehicles. My dad likes to say he can “see the potential in anything, and I find that true myself. Might be why I have several vehicles and countless projects...
Headed to college at Oregon State (Go Beav’s!) and since then have worked as a test engineer for a forklift company near Portland, Oregon. Not a huge fan of the big city life, although it does have its perks, so we live outside city limits near Sandy, Oregon. Still enjoy exploring the backroads, hunting, fishing and spending time with my family. That said, I’m looking forward to my next adventure and time in the woods!
God bless and have a great Easter Sunday