scpaul
1/2 ton status
Hello everybody, this is my first post on this forum and I'm not very good with a computer, so please over look any mistakes and tell me about them and I'll try not to do it again. I'm 60 yrs. old and have C.R.S.
My father-in -law died in late 1989 and just prior to his death he special ordered a loaded '90 GMC Jimmy 1500 and paid cash for it so my wife could carry my 2 daughters around in safety and not blow our budget. It was given to my wife with between 6 and 700 miles. She drove it for several years then gave it to me. It's almost perfect. The only wreck that it's been in was Thanksgiving about 15 yrs. or so years ago. It rolled a short distance across a grocery store parking lot and hit a yellow pole with the little blue sign on top that says handicapped only. It hit dead center front. The impact was at about 5-10 mph. so it didn't do too much damage (bumper, hood,radiator, trans. cooler, AC condenser(?)
I had to park it a few (8?) years ago because of the gas mileage. I had just put a set of 33-12.50-15's. They have less than 1000 miles on them. They cut my gear ratio to where it kept changing from drive to overdrive. I wound up parking it so I wouldn't tear the trans up. or have to file bankruptcy. It has about 130,000 miles on it and if washed and waxed it would look almost new.
It has the factory tow package on it, I think. It has a factory trans. cooler that looks to be about a foot square or larger. I put the 33's on it without any lift and they didn't rub, even on the front. I haven't messed with cars much since I used to drag race in the late 60's to early 70's, therefore I don't have the slightest idea of what it's worth and how much it would cost to put it back on the road. I would put up pics. but the only thing that I have is a flip phone and don't know/think that it will post pics.
I've thought about getting the motor (350, 4 bolt main?) and heads (pretty good?) rebuilt just a little more than stock. I figure that I'll probably have to have the trans. rebuilt pretty soon afterward.
Any info/suggestions would be a big help, thanks, Paul
My father-in -law died in late 1989 and just prior to his death he special ordered a loaded '90 GMC Jimmy 1500 and paid cash for it so my wife could carry my 2 daughters around in safety and not blow our budget. It was given to my wife with between 6 and 700 miles. She drove it for several years then gave it to me. It's almost perfect. The only wreck that it's been in was Thanksgiving about 15 yrs. or so years ago. It rolled a short distance across a grocery store parking lot and hit a yellow pole with the little blue sign on top that says handicapped only. It hit dead center front. The impact was at about 5-10 mph. so it didn't do too much damage (bumper, hood,radiator, trans. cooler, AC condenser(?)
I had to park it a few (8?) years ago because of the gas mileage. I had just put a set of 33-12.50-15's. They have less than 1000 miles on them. They cut my gear ratio to where it kept changing from drive to overdrive. I wound up parking it so I wouldn't tear the trans up. or have to file bankruptcy. It has about 130,000 miles on it and if washed and waxed it would look almost new.
It has the factory tow package on it, I think. It has a factory trans. cooler that looks to be about a foot square or larger. I put the 33's on it without any lift and they didn't rub, even on the front. I haven't messed with cars much since I used to drag race in the late 60's to early 70's, therefore I don't have the slightest idea of what it's worth and how much it would cost to put it back on the road. I would put up pics. but the only thing that I have is a flip phone and don't know/think that it will post pics.
I've thought about getting the motor (350, 4 bolt main?) and heads (pretty good?) rebuilt just a little more than stock. I figure that I'll probably have to have the trans. rebuilt pretty soon afterward.
Any info/suggestions would be a big help, thanks, Paul
