PROJECT EVOLUTION 70 jimmy build

[hilljob26]

well, this is what I am calling project evolution as it will be using parts from basically every dang truck out there..lol..not really, but close...My boy and I are tackling this project as this will be his first rig to drive when he gets older,,

passeneger side,had to fix the lower cup on the fender and patch the holes from the emblems(forgot to take pics along the way at that point)

[hilljob26]

started in on the rear quarter,,and found some nice rust(pretty sure that was gonna be in there...had to remake a floor support bracket and a piller piece,,a lil tricky,,but they will work

[hilljob26]

got the rear quarter done,,now time for the floor

[72Blazing]

Nice work! I am working on the same area of the quarter panel now.
It is a real pita to get everything to bolt back in to place withe the new rocker
Boxes I purchased.
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[hilljob26]

i havent got that far,, im hopin i can just patch the boxes,,,the front cab mount was a PITA to get out,especially with having the box in there

[hilljob26]

got the floor pan in and the inner and outer rockers and the front piller...what a mess,,,but its all done on this side.. got a different door on,,doesnt look too bad,,now i need to find a rear quarter

[hilljob26]

got most of the drivers side floor done

[hilljob26]

i think i finally got all the sheetmetal work on the drivers side done,,just need to grind it down,,,

[hilljob26]

big pile of rust and junk that has been removed so far

[29od1]

That looks like you've made a lot of progress since I got the seats from you!

Where did you get the patches for the forward part of the bed, just behind the doors?

David

[hilljob26]

i got all the sheetmetal from lmc,,had it in 2 days from ordering it,,just make sure you open the boxes outside,,peanuts everywhere..lol

[hilljob26]

finally got her topless....ooooo baby..

[hilljob26]

finally got all the bed panels patched...just have to put on a new rear quarter and fix the drivers kick panel and the rust will be no more

[hilljob26]

Got tthe body off of the frame,,thats harder then it looks for one of these,,made a lil cart and tipped er on er side..once again,,harder then it looks,,then i realized i dont quite have enough room,,so its not sitting all the way,,but i have a comealong helping me from a beam in the garage,,its pretty darn safe so im not worried

[nuke1]

That is freakin cool! I like your style. That sure will make working on that a lot easier
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[hilljob26]

made it easier..yes,,but let me tell you...12 hours of removing undercoating sucks bad...its finally done,, got the rustoleum bed coating applied,hopefully it looks good in the morning

[hilljob26]

bottom side is all done,,come out pretty good for a roll on paint,,feels really durable,,i guess only time will tell

[nuke1]

That looks a whole lot better I will say. And the removal of undercoating, the job i hate the most!

[hilljob26]

well, got the rear quarter done,,ended up only using about 4 inches of it since it was bent wrose then what i had, after 8 layers of paint and 1/2 inch of bondo was stripped from it..lolcame out really good.

got it all stripped to bare metal,did a lil bit of body work, i will finish that when its on the frame. and got some epoxy primer on it. that is some tricky stuff,,but all in all looks pretty good

[hilljob26]

started blasting the frame today,,got it all done,,hopin to get it in some paint tmorrow or the next day...

[hilljob26]

frame is finally blasted and painted,,look freakin sweet..35's,6 inch lift,..hells yeah

[71swb4x4]

That's a nice looking Jimmy! It looks like a lot of hard work is done.

[hilljob26]

i have a feeling the worst is yet to come,,now i need to find a 5.3 and 4l60 and get it all to work in this pig

[hilljob26]

got a surprise tonight..started opening up the rear diff to put in some new bearings and seals,,and all be damned if there isnt a posi,,,the spid didnt have it on there,,so im not sure where it came from,,but im glad its there

[gmc 2500 4x4]

lookin good mike,