Jim Bob a build thread

[motornut]

back found none,but took "squares at rest" pics

[motornut]

the guy in the darker shirt won the bike

dont think i'd want DNR on my plates
thats the last thing i want on somebodys mind running up to it in a wreak!

(*dealer plate is for buying and selling up here)

[motornut]

End of the show...........

and i'm still a little blue,compared to Mr. Pony up

[motornut]

had the wiper switch quit on me
with a few bits broken i went lookin
took "squares at rest" pics,not many left around here

[motornut]

sure wish there was more......

[motornut]

slim pickins

[motornut]

the blue car was the oldest i saw

[motornut]

only found one nice one lol
was parked beside me when i left

[motornut]

so no luck for the switch....
i cleaned up mine
so it does work just dosn't squirt yet
it appeared the back got pushed out of it
removing this gunk seemed to help it work faster too

[motornut]

Originally Posted by motornut

went to look at a 77 turned into a 79
drove for 1.5 hours and the trucks at his home now?
another 1/2 hour drive
yup it runs
dual batteries
4 wheel drive works
red inside but the bodys rough
and it has a plow......800 firm
OMG i shoulda ran after the first pic

$800 it is......delivered two hours away

[SS Delux]

What tranny is in the truck from post #158 ? is that a hurst shifter ?

[motornut]

Originally Posted by SS Delux

What tranny is in the truck from post #158 ? is that a hurst shifter ?

not sure didn't look that close,was gona go back but havn't yet

[motornut]

pushed the 79 back to monday afternoon now

[WarBeard]

WOW so much rust in that yard....Nothing like that here in Arizona.

[motornut]

Originally Posted by motomech

WOW so much rust in that yard....Nothing like that here in Arizona.

i bet
up here they don't keep cars/trucks long in a yard it seems
crush the old wreaks out yearly, most yards
i guess they lose money the more steel rusts out lol
i will say my last trip threw one yard got my email on a list
they seem to be doing fun weird, joke, promo, stuff random sales,one even was to, tell one of the counter staff he had a nice beard or something for a free parts pull that day
getting an email "all seats this week 9.99"......could change/make your mind on where to go

just list new stock ,in emails lol

[mooseknuckles]

what yard was this?

[Berg]

Ohh man I wish they had stuff like that near me. My yard would look like the Sanford homestead. I don't think the neighbors would be too happy. When I had my shop I had some old truck beds with caps on them and had one full of transmissions and transfer cases, another full of engines of all shapes and sizes, then I had an old truck frame with a bunch of rearends and driveshafts stacked on it. The real prize was the old Suburban packed with doors and fenders and any other body panel I could squeeze in it. I sold off what I could when I got out of the shop and had to junk a whole lot. I still think of all the good stuff I let go for scrap every now and then

[motornut]

even back a few years the pickens were better
before i'd buy a whole truck,bring it home.....now i gotta hide em.....spread the wealth around lol

[motornut]

well the 79 Jimmy is at it's new home
i'll get out there tommorrow...it's about a half hour from the house

[motornut]

needs work lol I'll say,but it runs good, drove it around the yard, I bet it can plow!
turned it off and noticed a hose leak by the flusher

[motornut]

prob start with valve covers
re fix the batts
and this door ?
kink at the sending unit...

[motornut]

clean it up get it "safer"

[86ktwenty]

Originally Posted by motornut

sure wish there was more......

Would love to have the fender badges from that yellow 1-ton.

[motornut]

So at this point i have about 4 coats on the roof and hood
about 3 on everything else
FWD to this week
removed my inner fenders from the 78 to use on the 79
bought new ones for 100.
Painted semi gloss black under the hood
this little guy knows the sound of the truck,wife says he goes nuts hearing it come home.
hears it starting if he's left behind he cries cause he loves driving in it
working on a puppy seat for him for those sudden stops(adapting a kid seat lol)

[motornut]

When trying to clean out the drains in the fenders i just cut them bigger
holes were not big enough the dirt/leaves was piled up in there
these were taken after poking and then pressure washing
before cutting ,before paint