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JJH Jimmy · 07-21-2021, 03:40 PM

I have started to feel better lately and can kind of get around with out the use of crutches so i have been trying to tackle some smaller projects that i can work on sitting down.

I rebuilt the hyrdobooster i got from a local pick and pull and fixed a EGT probe hole in the headers i plan on using.

JJH Jimmy · 07-21-2021, 03:44 PM

I also started rebuilding my vent windows. The first task was to weld the pivot stud back on.

lunatic1968 · 07-21-2021, 05:39 PM

I just found this thread, great work! I hope your achilles tendon heals fast. subscribed .

JJH Jimmy · 07-23-2021, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by lunatic1968

I just found this thread, great work! I hope your achilles tendon heals fast. subscribed .

Thanks! I have been watching your build and that is impressive!

JJH Jimmy · 07-23-2021, 02:21 PM

Well to keep the theme of doing stuff I can sit a a bench and do...... I built the X Pipe for my exhaust. I plan on running 2 1/2" stainless steel exhaust like on my Jimmy but on the Jimmy there was not room for an X pipe so it got a H pipe. Actually working the foot pedal of my welding machine is good PT for my ankle.

lunatic1968 · 07-23-2021, 03:09 PM

Nice work man, I wish I'd made my own x-pipe, I already had the one I used just to save a dime. but now it kinda looks out of place next to the mandrel 3" tubing. Did you use a bandsaw to get your cuts or free hand ?

JJH Jimmy · 07-23-2021, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by lunatic1968

Nice work man, I wish I'd made my own x-pipe, I already had the one I used just to save a dime. but now it kinda looks out of place next to the mandrel 3" tubing. Did you use a bandsaw to get your cuts or free hand ?

No bandsaw. I just measured some points out on the heel of both elbows and connected the dots and went to town with a cutoff wheel on my grinder. I then just cleaned the cuts up with a sanding disk and made sure it sit flat on my bench. They actually fit together really well and I purge welded them so they didn’t sugar the inside.

lunatic1968 · 07-23-2021, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by JJH Jimmy

Thanks! I have been watching your build and that is impressive!

Thanks, I appreciate it. I feel like I have writers block right now, But I'm still at it, ha

07-21-2021, 03:40 PM	#1
JJH Jimmy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Schoolcraft, Michigan Posts: 927	Re: Budget Build 1985 K20 I have started to feel better lately and can kind of get around with out the use of crutches so i have been trying to tackle some smaller projects that i can work on sitting down. I rebuilt the hyrdobooster i got from a local pick and pull and fixed a EGT probe hole in the headers i plan on using. Attached Images __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy 4x4 LS Swap 1985 Chevy K20 1994 GMC Yukon 2021 GMC 2500HD Duramax AT4 My "It's a Jimmy Thing" Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=583528 Budget Build 1985 K20 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801565

07-21-2021, 03:44 PM	#2
JJH Jimmy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Schoolcraft, Michigan Posts: 927	Re: Budget Build 1985 K20 I also started rebuilding my vent windows. The first task was to weld the pivot stud back on. Attached Images __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy 4x4 LS Swap 1985 Chevy K20 1994 GMC Yukon 2021 GMC 2500HD Duramax AT4 My "It's a Jimmy Thing" Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=583528 Budget Build 1985 K20 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801565

07-21-2021, 05:39 PM	#3
lunatic1968 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clinton, tn Posts: 177	Re: Budget Build 1985 K20 I just found this thread, great work! I hope your achilles tendon heals fast. subscribed .

07-23-2021, 02:21 PM	#5
JJH Jimmy Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Schoolcraft, Michigan Posts: 927	Re: Budget Build 1985 K20 Well to keep the theme of doing stuff I can sit a a bench and do...... I built the X Pipe for my exhaust. I plan on running 2 1/2" stainless steel exhaust like on my Jimmy but on the Jimmy there was not room for an X pipe so it got a H pipe. Actually working the foot pedal of my welding machine is good PT for my ankle. Attached Images __________________ 1972 GMC Jimmy 4x4 LS Swap 1985 Chevy K20 1994 GMC Yukon 2021 GMC 2500HD Duramax AT4 My "It's a Jimmy Thing" Build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=583528 Budget Build 1985 K20 http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=801565

07-23-2021, 03:09 PM	#6
lunatic1968 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clinton, tn Posts: 177	Re: Budget Build 1985 K20 Nice work man, I wish I'd made my own x-pipe, I already had the one I used just to save a dime. but now it kinda looks out of place next to the mandrel 3" tubing. Did you use a bandsaw to get your cuts or free hand ?



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