supermotard's 74 Jimmy "Magdalena" Build Thread

[supermotard750]

It doesn't need bondo but it might not be "Showroom" quality, but definately Trail quality

 

[supermotard750]

Minor update, it looks TRAZER "ish" getting that bed on probably wasnt a one man job since my hoist does lift high enough but it's on still got to make some minor tweaks.

 

[kellyjohn]

Awesome!

I'll admit, I love seeing other guys wives in "uniform" working on the truck!!!

Checked out your thread and couldn't stop till I went through it all

Great Job!
I think it would go faster with more help from your little woman.

 

[pblaze725]

Looks good Superbro.

You know I'm just a phone call away and will come help any time you need it.


Are going with OD green?

Do you need some mirrors and lock tumblers?

 

[TheBeast_88K5]

I like it!

 

[Deuling]

Ok im confused. Did i miss somrthing? Whats with the trazer? Did you strip the jimmy apart or is this a different rig?

 

[pblaze725]

He got a free truck and swapped some parts. cab swap, shortened the bed, switched to the rebuilt the automatic tranny etc...

He calls it a trazer but it's more like a Trimmy.

I got the old doors (my 1/2 doors)

Now they don't have to wear snow suits to drive out to the desert.

 

[Deuling]

So theres no more jimmy? Or is it just missing a bunch o parts?

 

[yellowK20]

Ok im confused. Did i miss somrthing? Whats with the trazer? Did you strip the jimmy apart or is this a different rig?

I'm confused as well ,why would you ditch a nice Full-vert ??????


I'd dont get the whole trazer thing seems to me you are ditching the only good things about a blazer/jimmy , the extra interior space and removable roof.


The work looks good though,

 

[supermotard750]

I jimmy was pretty badly rotted an the top was no better the wife hated freezing on the way too an from the trail. But the reason I love blazers so much is the wheel base an size of the rig. It is still a jimmy in spirit with some new skin. That's all

 

[82355]

Weird, the short wheelbase is what I hate about my Blazers.

Martin

 

[pblaze725]

Weird, the short wheelbase is what I hate about my Blazers.

Martin

Martin, did you recently send a square body to the junkyard? We saw one this weekend that had your name & number on it.

 

[82355]

In California? No.....

Martin

 

[pblaze725]

Bump

anything interesting coming up?

let's see that to do list

 

[supermotard750]

So here's the todo list. The whole left side is things todo before I go wheeling and the right is the start of what's left on the front axle. Lucky for me I have a great friend coming over to help crush the todo list to a minimum. Fingers crossed.

The wife got me some 1000lb capacity per self, shelves that really helped me start organizing my disaster-piece I call a garage.

 

[K5 Jess]

 

[pblaze725]

This guy who's coming to help must be pretty kewl.

 

[K5 Jess]

i met him once! He's aight...

 

[supermotard750]

I don't like to give out names he's kind of a trade secret, he really knows his stuff

 

[K5 Jess]

Ive seen his recent sheet metal work in some rinky dink forum lately. He'll do in a pinch, i guess.