1972 GMC Jimmy 2WD

1972 GMC Jimmy

Originally from West Texas/New Mexico area. Restored 6 years ago. This is a rust-free survivor. The only rust on this truck was under the battery box. The battery tray, inner fender, and right front fender were all replaced and not repaired. This truck started life as a 4WD Jimmy, the chassis was replaced with an original 2WD chassis from a donor 72 during restoration. The body is solid as it gets, no rust in doors, rockers, rocker boxes, windshield frame, or any of the other usual problematic areas they are known for. Body was stripped, primed and painted PPG base coat/clear in GM Victory Red. The firewall, doors, dash, etc were also stripped and painted. Then professionally buffed and polished to near perfection. The paint job is a 9 out of 10, no ripples or orange peel here. The factory removable double wall top was also sanded smooth to remove the factory texture and painted white. As you can see from the pics, the paint is right. The paint work alone costs $12,000.00. It is a driver so there are a few small rock chips accumulated over the last 6 years but not much. If it wasn’t for that it would be a 10. Mechanically it is awesome. A 2008 GM Gen 4 6.0L LY6 Vortec V8 with matching 6L90E 6 speed transmission was installed from a wrecked 2500 with 58,000 miles on it. A Comp cams stick, headers, and duals round out the package. Professionally tuned E38 ECU wired with a Current LS wiring harness make this truck run and sound great! Vintage air heat and a/c, quick ratio steering box, and reworked brakes make driving a pleasure. The chassis was cleaned, c notched, lowered, and detailed to complete the look. The interior is original. It was in such good condition I did not want to change it. The factory gauges with tach are utilized with the help of Dakota Digital tach and speedo adapters for the LS engine set up. It’s a blast to drive with the top off (my preference) and it is surprising how fast this combo is. A list of the improvements are as follows:

Mechanical:

· 2008 GM 6.0 LY6 Gen 4 Vortec V8

· Comp Cams LS camshaft

· Custom Headers

· Dual exhaust with Flowmaster 40 series mufflers

· GM 6L90E 6 speed automatic transmission computer controlled

· LS engine and transmission mounts

· Current LS wiring harness w/ fuse block

· Drive by wire pedal

· Custom tune on factory E38 ECU

· New fuel tank with internal fuel pump

· Custom Driveshaft

· Factory 12 bolt rear

· New CPP master cylinder

· New brake booster

· New brake calipers, pads, and shoes

· Electric vacuum pump system to provide 23” of vacuum for brakes

· New Vintage Air heat and a/c system with electric condenser cooling fan

· New Radiator, hoses, etc

Suspension:

· C notched frame

· 5” dropped coil springs in rear

· 2” CPP drop spindles in front

· Early American Classics panhard bar

· New ball joints, tie rods, etc

· 20”x10” chrome Coy rims

· BFG 305/35/ZR20 radials

· Quick ratio steering box

Interior:

· Original seats and carpets

· Original door panels

· Interior floorpan covered with Dynamat for heat and sound proofing

· Original gauges with factory tach

· Dakota Digital LS gage adapters

· New Steering wheel

· New dash pad

Body:

· Stripped, primed, block sanded

· PPG base coat/clear Victory Red

· Professionally buffed and polished

· Convertible double wall top smoothed out and painted

· New weatherstripping everywhere

· New upper and lower body side moldings

· New grill and grill shell

· New tailgate moldings

· New taillight and park light lenses

· New mirrors

· New chrome bumpers

· New hood with cross bracing to prevent flexing and bouncing while driving

I am probably forgetting something, but this gives you an idea of the time and money spend on this rebuild. It is a nice truck and a great driver. Not a rust bucket, no junk here. I am looking for a new ride, going back to a pickup since the family has grown up and moved out. I will consider a nice 67-72 C10 on trade but no junk. I will assist buyer with loading and shipping….

$45,000.00