Bought a 1985 Jimmy for parts,
Sold the tires and a bunch of other stuff and got my money back plus $300, so I essentially got two axles and a tailgate for free.
I put in the two gasser axles with 3.73's (to get a better gear ratio for the 33's)
replaced the return lines
I replaced all the filters and changed the oil, diff fluids, etc.
Spent like 12 hours cleaning up the rats nest wiring form the PO
Cleaned up the tow hitch and front tow hooks form the donor truck and put them on the Jimmy
Greased the front suspension, and had to rebuild a few U-joints
Cleaned alot of the grounds and put antiseize on all the fasteners I could
Took out the old sound system and am working on tearing the carpet out to get the rest of the wires out
Re hooked up the half disconnected emissions system (Unplugging the EGR doesnt do anything positive
)Replaced a couple rubber junction hoses on the fuel system to fix a fuel leak that casued a hard start problem with he diesel. Its helped but I think Im still getting air somewhere, going to start replacing the O-rings on the hard lines.
Had trouble getting the brakes bled, had to bleed the master cylinder 3 times today before i could get any pedal, but I got it and have a nice firm pedal now.
Some more pics of the process:
Things I still ned to do:
Replace a tire
Mount the spare and swap the carrier form the two trucks
Finish fixing fuel leak
Run Seafoam through engine
Replace tranny fluid filter and gasket
Replace t-case fluid
Fix tranny leak at cooler lines
Put dash back together, clean carpets, and interior.
Finish painting the tailgate and installed
Try to fix dent in rear fender and paint rusty spots on truck
Wash the truck, get it licensed and inspected.
By no means am I expecting this to be anything special or nice, but Im pretty excited to get it finished and drive it around. Thanks for looking
