Mighty MO

Trailabite · Oct 16, 2019

Out with the old

Lil ugly · Oct 17, 2019

It is always good to make some progress. If a new vehicle had that much stuff on the frame it would have fallen apart already. They sure knew how to make things last back in the day.

Trailabite · Oct 19, 2019

Awesome floor boards

Trailabite · Nov 7, 2019

I decided to keep it old school. Found an old, but rebuilt, GM crate motor SBC 350. Less than 10k miles and it was only $100. Also found a 700r4 tranny to go with it.

I'll put a manual valve body in it to get rid of the TV cable and I plan on keeping the lock up function on the torque converter for the over drive, which will probably never get used.

Trailabite · Nov 7, 2019

Also looking to try out the FiTech Go Street EFI 400HP system. Anyone have experience with these?

scooter60 · Nov 7, 2019

Trailabite said:
Also looking to try out the FiTech Go Street EFI 400HP system. Anyone have experience with these?

I've installed 4 Fitech systems over the past few years. Zero complaints or issues. Easy install and they work great. It's a typical self learning system so it's best to drive the vehicle as much as possible once installed so it can "learn".

Truckin222 · Nov 8, 2019

Hey Chuck,
I met you, Sherry and your father in law at AOP in August.
I'm running the FiTech 600hp system on my AMC motor and it works really well.
As Scooter mentioned, it has a wide band O2 sensor and "learns" so it seems the more time on it, the better.
Only reason I'm running the 600 vs the 400 is I wanted the option of running spark control, which I'm still not using...
Hope to see you guys out there soon...
Love to see another J truck on the trail..

Trailabite · Nov 8, 2019

Truckin222 said:
Hey Chuck,
I met you, Sherry and your father in law at AOP in August.
I'm running the FiTech 600hp system on my AMC motor and it works really well.
As Scooter mentioned, it has a wide band O2 sensor and "learns" so it seems the more time on it, the better.
Only reason I'm running the 600 vs the 400 is I wanted the option of running spark control, which I'm still not using...
Hope to see you guys out there soon...
Love to see another J truck on the trail..

Yep, I remember ya. I wanna check this out on the next ride.

Trailabite · Nov 25, 2019

Small update. I'm pretty good at burning holes through thin sheet metal lol.

Trailabite · Dec 16, 2019

Floor board is finally in. Need to seam seal and paint.

Trailabite · Jan 27, 2020

A little more progress. Found a broken bolt on the exhaust manifold. It actually came out with an easy out.

Trailabite · Jan 27, 2020

The floor is almost complete.

Trailabite · Jan 27, 2020

Put the wife to work ripping out wires.

Trailabite · Jan 27, 2020

Broke the windshield

CHASMAN9 · Jan 27, 2020

The street sign floor boarding is a nice touch. Love it.....

Trailabite · Jan 28, 2020

CHASMAN9 said:
The street sign floor boarding is a nice touch. Love it.....

Lol, its wall art now.

Trailabite · Feb 24, 2020

Removed the bed and getting ready to shorten he frame. I have had a few people saying that I should sale the bed and not cut it up. So, its up for sale, not sure what's it worth.

Truckin222 · Feb 24, 2020

Hey Chuck,
How much are you chopping off the frame?
What's your wheelbase gonna be?
It'll be cool to have another J truck on the trails.
Used to be I'd see them in the dirt occasionally, now not so much.

Trailabite · Feb 24, 2020

Truckin222 said:
Hey Chuck,
How much are you chopping off the frame?
What's your wheelbase gonna be?
It'll be cool to have another J truck on the trails.
Used to be I'd see them in the dirt occasionally, now not so much.

From 120 to 108

Trailabite · Mar 1, 2020

I feel like I have adhd or something. I have been looking for a fuel injection system to put on the old school sbc 350 but, then I found an LQ9 for the price as a fuel injection system. Now I need to source another transmission and transfer case.

I can't even get started lol.