1982 J10 rebuild
Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 2:51 pm
hello guys
finally got a chance to get my photos all in one place, found old ones and will be posting here regularly with updates and photos as i progress my 1982 j10 rebuild.
I bought this 1982 short wheel base J10 last spring, and never had a chance to do any thing with it. I knew the 401 (not original) needed to be rebuilt. I also ended up also buying a non-running 1982 J20 (401 again- not original) that has be sitting on a farm for a while.
after testing and pulling both 401's out, none runs, my plans changed.
I have a 2007/2008 GMC Sierra 3/4 ton with a strong and well maintained power train but it is plagued with rust. so the plan is to transplant everything out of the Sierra into the SWB J10. The J10 has dents and dings but minimal rust, the axles from the J20 looked appealing, so started tearing into the J trucks.
here's my plan:
1. Use J10 short wheel base frame, i just like the look of SWB trucks . reused the leaf springs as they don't look sagging.
2. Use the J20 axles (Dana 60 rear and 44 front)
3. The frame got cleaned up: first wet sandblasting - didn't work that great, then shifted to wire brushing etc... painted with Rustoleum rust reformer and then flat black enamel. - COMPLETED
4. Went through both axles, updated U joints and seals on 44. Previous owner must've rebuilt the D60- apart from wire brushing and paint, not much more was needed.
5. full brake system (new callipers/pads, shoes/rebuild kit, prop valve, hoses and lines)
6. since i had the dashboard out, I went and repaired the cracks etc...
next:
fuel system- will update with photos
finally got a chance to get my photos all in one place, found old ones and will be posting here regularly with updates and photos as i progress my 1982 j10 rebuild.
I bought this 1982 short wheel base J10 last spring, and never had a chance to do any thing with it. I knew the 401 (not original) needed to be rebuilt. I also ended up also buying a non-running 1982 J20 (401 again- not original) that has be sitting on a farm for a while.
after testing and pulling both 401's out, none runs, my plans changed.
I have a 2007/2008 GMC Sierra 3/4 ton with a strong and well maintained power train but it is plagued with rust. so the plan is to transplant everything out of the Sierra into the SWB J10. The J10 has dents and dings but minimal rust, the axles from the J20 looked appealing, so started tearing into the J trucks.
here's my plan:
1. Use J10 short wheel base frame, i just like the look of SWB trucks . reused the leaf springs as they don't look sagging.
2. Use the J20 axles (Dana 60 rear and 44 front)
3. The frame got cleaned up: first wet sandblasting - didn't work that great, then shifted to wire brushing etc... painted with Rustoleum rust reformer and then flat black enamel. - COMPLETED
4. Went through both axles, updated U joints and seals on 44. Previous owner must've rebuilt the D60- apart from wire brushing and paint, not much more was needed.
5. full brake system (new callipers/pads, shoes/rebuild kit, prop valve, hoses and lines)
6. since i had the dashboard out, I went and repaired the cracks etc...
next:
fuel system- will update with photos