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73-87 Chevy _ GMC Trucks => Blazers/Jimmys => Topic started by: Low87 on May 23, 2011, 01:33:47 pm

Title: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: Low87 on May 23, 2011, 01:33:47 pm

Drove over to Arkansas last night to pick up an '89 Jimmy.  Nice overall truck with some easy cosmetic issues.
First things I'll be resolving are;
1) - fix the exhaust to exit the vehicle.  right now it dumps before the rear axle, therefore I get fumes in the cabin
2) - clean out the cowl and source the leak into the pass. side of the cabin
3) - get new tires, especially on the front.  those mudders drove me crazy with noise and wandering all over the highway

The pinstriping was an original dealer option.  The $159 receipt for it is still in the glove box.  Still have the window sticker too.  All in all not a bad truck, I've been wanting a K5 for a while now.

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v698/gmccourt/truck/89Jimmy01.jpg)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v698/gmccourt/truck/89Jimmy02.jpg)

Title: Re: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: Canadian 4X4 on May 23, 2011, 01:58:47 pm

Looks good Welcome!

Title: Re: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: zieg85 on May 23, 2011, 04:14:08 pm

Welcome from NW Indiana

Title: Re: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: beastie_3 on May 23, 2011, 04:28:28 pm

good looking truck! what tires are those?

Title: Re: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: Irish_Alley on May 23, 2011, 06:52:21 pm

welcome from maryland

Title: Re: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: 69byrd on May 23, 2011, 08:04:45 pm

Welcome from Tennessee

Title: Re: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: Low87 on May 24, 2011, 09:40:11 am

Thanks all.  I've had an '87 for about 18 years that's been a never-ending project.  Went from a long time DD to its current state as driveway art.  I've known Chris for about 14 years (geez) from an old site called RRT.  I was just reminded that he had a message board, so here I is.
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v698/gmccourt/truck/EPSN0061.jpg)

I bought the Jimmy to replace my current DD ('98 GMC Sierra).

Beastie, not sure offhand, I'll look at lunch.  Fronts & backs are different.  All I know is that I hate the fronts for daily street use.  So dang knobby they grib every uneven bit of road and pull me that direction.  They'll be gone very soon.

Title: Re: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: beastie_3 on May 24, 2011, 04:15:34 pm

It looks like mud terrains in the back and boggers in the front.

Title: Re: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: silverj on May 24, 2011, 04:32:25 pm

Im going to say Super Swamper Thornbirds in the front.

Nice Jimmy!

Title: Re: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: beastie_3 on May 24, 2011, 04:49:01 pm

perhaps

Title: Re: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: Low87 on May 25, 2011, 08:10:09 am

Yes, they are Thornbirds on the front.  Even at only about 5% tread left I'm amazed at how many people ask if they can have them once I take them off.

Title: Re: joined the club with an '89 JImmy
Post by: 84chevysilverado on June 09, 2011, 10:01:21 am

Nice looking machine welcome from ontario