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'92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:23 am
by crash93ssei
Well, here it is!

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this is the worst spot on the whole thing!
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Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:48 am
by clm2112
That doesn't look too bad. For $500 worth of stuff in trade, it's a good starting point for cleanup. If you managed to drive the vehicle to your house under it's own power, I'd attack the rust issues first and see if the finished body shell is in good enough condition to continue with an engine swap on it.

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 9:51 am
by crash93ssei
Had to trailor it home, it runs, but I wouldn't take it anywhere outside of my yard. As far as the body goes, it is 100% in good enough shape to do work on. Just a little patch panel on the back side where it is rotted out, find a couple doors, and the rest is all easy stuff.

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 2:51 pm
by Jrs3800
Don Loves Me them thar Votec Motors..

Looks pretty good for the price :wink:

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:16 pm
by biohazed
ok am i seeing this right? is your idler pulley, Alternator and Vortec Engine cover anodized Blue? if so if you do do a 350 swap wanna sell them lol?

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 3:57 pm
by Jrs3800
Pretty Sure thats the 4.3 Vortec HO... 200 Hp and 260 Ft Lbs... Strong little motor...lol

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 6:07 pm
by crash93ssei
Not anodized, just painted. That would be dang cool though.

As far as a small block swap, that is more then likely to happen, but it all depends on what the actual hp rating of this engine is. The problem is that many of the 350s you find for the right price are from the '70s and '80s which makes them complete dogs and probably not any gain ( loss if anything ) in hp or torque over a good 4.3. With a small block swap in this one, I would want no less then 300 hp, which is actually really easy to do with a 350.

Good thing is that I have nothing but time on my hands for this one, so I don't have to rush anything. It won't matter if it sits for a month before I touch it again.

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:13 pm
by swampthing
vortec 350 with a mild cam should be about 300 easy

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Sun Feb 01, 2009 10:48 pm
by Bonneville92V688
Holy crap! That's clean... On a serious note you interested in selling it for a profit? Asking because my friend has that exact engine in his garage that he doesn't need, and said I could have it. I could always pop the new 4.3 in it and BOOM, a DD.

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 8:58 am
by crash93ssei
Bonneville92V688 wrote:Holy crap! That's clean... On a serious note you interested in selling it for a profit? Asking because my friend has that exact engine in his garage that he doesn't need, and said I could have it. I could always pop the new 4.3 in it and BOOM, a DD.

The thought has crossed my mind, but as it is right now, I don't really need the money from it. Really though, I probably couldn't get anything more then $500 - $600 out of it the way it sits right now.

I think I am just going to hold onto it and make it a street beast 4x4 :twisted:

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 10:49 am
by redwingsfan34
very nice... reminds me of my old jimmy (except mine was a complete rust bucket)

we are starting a nice collection of blazers on this club :twisted:

I've got a nice 4.3L for sale if you wanna drop it in :P

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Mon Feb 02, 2009 11:08 am
by Bonneville92V688
redwingsfan34 wrote:we are starting a nice collection of blazers on this club :twisted:
Blazers and S10s! I'm picking up a '94 S10 next monday. Finally a car I can drive to work! :P

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 8:43 am
by lunchboxx
Reminds me of my old S10 Blazer Tahoe. Sigh. I miss that car. 5 speed 4x4. Have fun with this one! Good grab for what you paid. That body rust doesnt look too overwhelming.

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:49 am
by Jrs3800
Ryan... When you get the time check that sucker for RPO codes.. I think a lot of the SLE's may have had Keyless entry.. Not sure if 92 is included but its worth a shot...lol

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2009 10:08 am
by crash93ssei
I was going to check the RPOs out but I can't find a list of what they are for the Blazer / Jimmy :???:

Only thing I have found so far is the axle ratio, which sucks because it is 3.42 in both my '94 and this '92, and neither one has the G80 locker either. I knew the Blazer didn't have the locker, but I was really hoping that the Jimmy did. I was also really hoping for 3.73 gears, all three of my past S10 Blazers had 3.73.

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:20 pm
by Darrel
I can see it now, Blazer varieties are going to outnumber the Bonnevilles any day now! :twisted:

Thats a nice looking ride though, can't wait to get up there and see em all in person.

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 7:46 pm
by GoldenBullet
Darrel wrote:I can see it now, Blazer varieties are going to outnumber the Bonnevilles any day now! :twisted:
thats the super secret plan :banana:

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Mon Feb 09, 2009 9:09 pm
by Bonneville92V688
crash93ssei wrote:
Bonneville92V688 wrote:Holy crap! That's clean... On a serious note you interested in selling it for a profit? Asking because my friend has that exact engine in his garage that he doesn't need, and said I could have it. I could always pop the new 4.3 in it and BOOM, a DD.

The thought has crossed my mind, but as it is right now, I don't really need the money from it. Really though, I probably couldn't get anything more then $500 - $600 out of it the way it sits right now.

I think I am just going to hold onto it and make it a street beast 4x4 :twisted:
Heh.. if I had the means to pick it up, I'd give you $700 cash for it, I just have no way to pick it up. The interior is in excellent shape, and that's usually what I worry about more than anything.

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 2:47 pm
by crash93ssei
WHOO HOOO!!!!

I fixed the digital dash today. It has not worked at all since the day I picked it up so I had no idea how many miles were on it. I didn't take any pics because I wasn't even 100% sure if what I did was going to fix it :ack:

Anyways, after doing a bunch of searching, I have found that the problem with these usually lies in the power supply made by TDK. There seems to be a lot of problems with cold solder joints on these and the only way to even find them is to unsolder the power supply from the main board. I found a couple bad spots and re-soldered probably 10 - 15 spots that looked a little funny. Plugged it in and there it was!


It has 130,000 miles!!!!

Re: '92 GMC Jimmy, the new project / toy

Posted: Tue Feb 24, 2009 3:28 pm
by BlackHawk99
Nice! Does it add the miles even if it can't display them? If not, who knows how many more miles it really has.