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Magik's 1987 Jimmy - Jiminy
- Thread starter magik235
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magik235
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The electric rear window on Jiminy worked and the wiring was in good shape so today I disassembled the rear window control and wired in a lighted rocker switch. I will use the existing wires for my rear lights.
magik235
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I finished wiring my back lights then cleaned up and secured all the wiring along the back and bumper.
magik235
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I installed 2 vertical supports in the cab to strengthen the connection between the tie in brace and the floor. The vertical supports are also the sides of my speaker box.
magik235
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I got the decals and pinstripes scraped off the doors then rough sanded them with my palm sander. I just got Jiminy into the garage when it started snowing.
magik235
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I removed the mirror, loosened the door handle, finished sanding and taped the driver's door. As usual the rust was worse than it appeared.
SUPER'BURB
1/2 ton status
If that is true in my case it looks like I'll be doing a crew cab body on my burb sooner than later.
I am diggin it Magik, looks like a very fun and usefull build.
magik235
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I removed the mirror, loosened the door handle, and finished sanding the passenger's door. I had the door panel off on the driver's side so I can work the window by hand therefore getting to the handle bolt was easy. On the passenger's side I had to remove some of the door panel then drill an access hole through the rest of it to get the bolt out. It was too cold to apply rust converter.
offroadblazer764x4
1/2 ton status
aaa the joys of body work you truck looks good never thought wood would blend in and look so good keep it up
what color are you gonna paint the cab ???
what color are you gonna paint the cab ???
magik235
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For the time being the doors are just going to be primer gray until I decide what I am doing with the front end. Rust control was the primary objective. However, that plan could change quickly. I use Pettit's Rustlok Steel Primer. It is a high quality marine urethane primer that does not require top coating.
magik235
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Today I cleaned up the doors, wiped them down with Xylene, applied rust converter and taped the passenger's door.
magik235
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I did some preliminary Bondo work then painted both doors with 2 coats of primer. Jiminy is not a show truck but I needed to contain the rust and the primer will help.
Way to keep at it man! I like all the little updates it's nice to know that at least someone is accomplishing things on there truck
magik235
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Doors primed. I almost Herculined them but then there are no options for the future.
magik235
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All time I was working on the passenger's door, the rusty frame on that side drove me crazy. The stain I put on the driver's side frame is holding up much better than I anticipated so I stained the passenger's side of the frame today.
magik235
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I am trying to decide if I should cut my bumper and the fangs on the front of my fender like in the picture below.
offroadblazer764x4
1/2 ton status
Door and frame look good and I say keep the front end how it is you already cut most of the truck off soon your not gonna have anything left to cut off
I say cut it. I've never liked the look of the front fender fangs...
magik235
Still Alive
I cut the front bumper and fenders.
looks much better w/o the fangs. Good cheap easy mod!
