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09-18-2013, 02:53 AM
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pics of hugger Jimmy
1970 GMC JIMMY K5 4spd, 205 t-case, soon to have 14 bolt rear diff with 4.10 & locker, DANA 44 HD front with TRU-TRAC, warmed up 350 |
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09-18-2013, 11:33 PM
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Re: pics of hugger Jimmy
Cool, is this a project? New or had it a while ?
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09-18-2013, 11:39 PM
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Location: Calgary Alberta
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Re: pics of hugger Jimmy
Pincher Creek ?? Spent the best years of growing up there...
Hmm do I know you?? Darren
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09-19-2013, 02:02 AM
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Re: pics of hugger Jimmy
I used to walk by this Jimmy 25 yrs ago when i was in school, I tried buying it several times but owner would not sell. 4 years later i came back to town for a visit & noticed the Jimmy was gone, i stopped & asked & found it had been sold. I was really upset for not harassing the owner more (i wanted it bad because i had never seen a 4spd model before). few months after that I ran into a friend in a grocery store in nearby city & we got talking about projects we were working on. he ended up telling me about this great "find", a 1970 GMC Jimmy with a 4spd! sure enough it was the Jimmy i had been after, so knowing he was not the type to part with vehicles easily, i begged him to make sure i would always be kept on the top of the buyer list. every year afterward i have harassed him. 21 years later he came to me in the spring of 2012 & said i could buy it, no engine or rad, the original DANA 20 t-case removed & a NP205 in its place, the frame had been notched to allow for a big-block engine & the crossmember had been modified. the interior was a basket-case & the hardtop had 1" removed from the area where it mounts to windshield so it could fit better since the body mounts had been pounded out & the body had started sagging all over. the only rust was inside at the back of the box floor. it has been a long journey with this unit. i hope it will end up being worth it.
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09-19-2013, 08:28 AM
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Location: Plymouth In.
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Re: pics of hugger Jimmy
That looks great, I only wish I tub was in that good of shape, I am rebuilding the tub and I have a favor to ask, could you take some more pictures of the floorpan area especially the where the quarter panels meet the bed floor.
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09-19-2013, 09:38 AM
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Re: pics of hugger Jimmy
Cool story. I left Pincher in 84, at least you were born if you were walking to school.
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