I'm down for that. They run that year round, right?
I'd prefer to go when it's not raining though
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The Beige Jimmy
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I'd prefer to go when it's not raining though
Year round and I agree no rain! Maybe @cheavyk10 could join us
Looks good man!
Martin
Martin
My goal is to 4 wheel drive this on the beach this summer, so I got a bunch of parts on order to swap over my new front axle I got 2 years ago.
I swapped the rear last winter and now it's the front end's turn. It's a 10 bolt out of a 1990 K5, but with 3.42s instead of my stock 2.73s.
While I'm replacing it, I'll replace the tie rod ends, adjusting sleeve, ball joints, leaf spring bushings, and sway bar bushings.
Oh and zero rates and new u bolts front and rear.
I swapped the rear last winter and now it's the front end's turn. It's a 10 bolt out of a 1990 K5, but with 3.42s instead of my stock 2.73s.
While I'm replacing it, I'll replace the tie rod ends, adjusting sleeve, ball joints, leaf spring bushings, and sway bar bushings.
Oh and zero rates and new u bolts front and rear.
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Which beach, I like Fort Stevens and long Beach
I'm thinking Long Beach
Sand lake to start.... then work south to the fun areas
Sand lake has camping right near the beach. Might have to go check that out sometime
Winters here aren't so bad.
Here goes nothing.
But before we clean, maintain, and doll up the 3.42 10 bolt out of a '90 K5, let's spend some time on the upholstery.
Adult beverage of choice: whiskey
Music to set the mood: Mac DeMarco
Before
Tools of the vinyl reconditioning game
Halfway there, big improvement
Passenger seat done
Before
After. Not as drastic of an improvement, but still nicer than it was. I find it interesting the driver's seat was partially reupholstered with a different pattern and maybe a different color? Or it's much newer and hasn't faded as bad as the rest of the seats.
That's enough work for 1 day. Time for another cold snack.
But before we clean, maintain, and doll up the 3.42 10 bolt out of a '90 K5, let's spend some time on the upholstery.
Adult beverage of choice: whiskey
Music to set the mood: Mac DeMarco
Before
Tools of the vinyl reconditioning game
Halfway there, big improvement
Passenger seat done
Before
After. Not as drastic of an improvement, but still nicer than it was. I find it interesting the driver's seat was partially reupholstered with a different pattern and maybe a different color? Or it's much newer and hasn't faded as bad as the rest of the seats.
That's enough work for 1 day. Time for another cold snack.
These dudes are in Canby. I plan to use them someday.
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Before I get new material or seat covers, I'd like to try vinyl dye. Anybody have advice on how to do that?
Sem paint is awesome, there is a cleaning process then the paint application.
If you reupholster, switch to plaid cloth.
Martin
Martin
I'd love to have plaid seats in the C10.
It would be nice someday to have plaid seats like this 
But for now, I'm planning to dye my existing seats and put in 3rd row Suburban seats in the back. They passed the test fit, now I have to drill holes and get some better bolts than the ones that came with my ebay kit.
They could stand a little cleaning, but are in fairly decent shape.
This will make a nice addition to the garage or back porch some day, but for now I slapped it back into the Jimmy.
Meanwhile, I did a full rebuild of the new front end.
Before
After. Factory fresh!
I tossed the pups in and went for a cruise.
It's running great.
But for now, I'm planning to dye my existing seats and put in 3rd row Suburban seats in the back. They passed the test fit, now I have to drill holes and get some better bolts than the ones that came with my ebay kit.
They could stand a little cleaning, but are in fairly decent shape.
This will make a nice addition to the garage or back porch some day, but for now I slapped it back into the Jimmy.
Meanwhile, I did a full rebuild of the new front end.
Before
After. Factory fresh!
I tossed the pups in and went for a cruise.
It's running great.
Too bad about that ugly back seat, but I suppose with the kids back there, it makes sense.
Martin
Martin
I agree the plaid seats are super cool.
