Got my Jimmy back
 

I had some repairs done on my Jimmy. I also had all the side trim and badging removed. Still far from perfect but its a start! Here are some pics before I covered it up, it is supposed to rain for the next few days. I'll get some top off pictures soon.

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looks good

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Nice Jimmy
Ron

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That looks super clean!

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If you don't mind me asking, why did you remove all the trim and badges? Just didn't like the look?

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Your grill looks great! I like the all chrome like yours but I can't find anyone that sells those. I can only find the ones that are black and chrome. Is that original or did you have it rechromed?

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Sweet!

What all was repaired/fixed?
Any pics during the repairs?
How bad was it?

Glad it's back and your driving it. :metal:

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Sweet. I like the hub caps.

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Looking good.I like the wheel cober on 8" rims.

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Trim and badges were in bad shape and I've always been of the clean look myself.

I can always add them back later if I want, but I doubt I will.

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Repop grill that was very difficult to get as straight as we did. It had the black painted trim and I removed it with acetone.

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I've had a couple of threads on some of the repairs, I'll try to link them later.

Inner/outer rockers, a small part of the kick panels, and a couple inches of the floor.

New cam and lifters installed (still not running 100%)

overall the truck was in real nice shape but as I got into it I figured may as well fix it. Probably should have waited a year or two but got a great deal on the work.

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Me too, Thanks

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Here is my original buying thread
HERE

and the original picture http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1182423933

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Either way it's a beauty!

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Here are some of the rot pictures from another thread
HERE

I will post some of the interior pictures on the next nice day.

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1184284980

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1184285101

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1184285139

Here is some more patching that I did
HERE

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1190398322

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1190398322

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/a...1&d=1190398322

You can see the rest of the truck was pretty clean. After all the repairs, seam sealer and rust proofing we applied a bedliner to help protect from future rust. I'll post those pictures later.

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Lots of little hack jobs were repaired like this beautifull weld on the window frame! You can see how solid the rest of the floor in the back ground looks.

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Is it just the standard 72 grill from lmc and you removed the paint with acetone? Was it pretty easy?? Just making sure. It looks great:metal:

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I got mine from GMC Pauls but they are probably all from the same manufacturer. And yes I removed the black paint with acetone. DO THAT OUTSIDE WITH A GOOD BREEZE, i'm still light headed and I did it months ago.

It was not an easy bolt in. It took a lot of massaging, enlarging holes etc but it looks way better than my original grill and re chroming is in the $1000-1500 range and my grill had some dings.

Thanks for the compliment!

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Nice looking Jimmy what size tires and rims do you have on it I like them with the wheel covers.

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The rims are just 8X15 chevy rims. I had center caps and trim rings on it before (the trim rings didn't fit the valve stem correctly) but I like the stock hubcaps better. I wish the front hubs stuck out just a little more but what can you do?

The tires are 31 X 10.50 X 15

Someday maybe mine will be almost as nice as yours!

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Nice job, I can't wait I get my tub back next week. These pics are getting me pumped.

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Nice looking jimmy for sure ... I like it much better with the trim removed..

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I have the same rims and tires on mine rally wheels would like to have the stock hubcap look but would have to find 7x15 rims and buy new tires so I will stick with the rallies for now. Your Jimmy looks nice I like the color.

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Lookin' good!