My parents gave me this 1994 GMC Jimmy for my seventeenth birthday two years ago in rather bad shape. We bought it new in 94 and since then everyone in my family has driven it for a while. Its an SLT (Slow Learning Teenager) model and has every option except a sunroof. I hadn't planned on keeping it but reciently i found a donor truck with solid doors and i couldnt resist. This is the beginning of my overhaul of this truck. got new doors, hoping to find fenders (yea right) and the truck is gettin a camo green paint job, custom baja bumper, winch mount, and offroad lights galore.


These are pictures of the truck as it is before i begin its overhaul


the lower quaters are shot. this side doesnt even have the inner backing left


Passenger Rocker is toast. all started when i dented it on a rock last year just below the hole in the door


I already put on one of the new doors.


the hood dosen't close all the way. tree branch went through the grill bent the radiator core support and pushed the hood up




Heres what is on the tailgate. it came from a custom blazer

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1994 Jimmy, bullet proof 4L60E, Posi-Lock, Cooper Discoverer STT's, 55w Hella 500's, Camoclad Camo, Magnaflow Cat, Dynomax catback exaust, mostly stock but still takes a beating

i found some action shots









And here's a pic of my new Cooper STT's at $165 eavh they weren't cheep but worth it since you cant get stock size tires in a mud terrain.

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1994 Jimmy, bullet proof 4L60E, Posi-Lock, Cooper Discoverer STT's, 55w Hella 500's, Camoclad Camo, Magnaflow Cat, Dynomax catback exaust, mostly stock but still takes a beating

not too shabby good luck with the rust work man.

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1994 s-10 blazer 4 door 4.3l cpi with nothing. soon to have a tweaked tb lift and shackles, 30's, 7-3/8" x 6-3/8" H-3 halogen off road lights, and a nice beat cobra 25 cb

just an update.

finished the bodywork on the doors. ordered up new fenders from LMC along with a new quater and rockers. gonna start the tire gate repair where the metal tore at the mount tomrrow. decided to paint it army green shade #8 from TM9 ordanance in PA. it'll be a few weeks before i paint it but gotta get it done before the end of may.

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1994 Jimmy, bullet proof 4L60E, Posi-Lock, Cooper Discoverer STT's, 55w Hella 500's, Camoclad Camo, Magnaflow Cat, Dynomax catback exaust, mostly stock but still takes a beating

Went out to Harry's U Pull-It in PA this weekend. got a grille, skid plates, front valance and tow hooks for $70.



Got one question though. The front diff skid has two mounts that bolt up to the diff support and when i pulled them off i needed to cut the bolt because it hit the oil pan. Is this normal or was the donor truck just tweeked?

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1994 Jimmy, bullet proof 4L60E, Posi-Lock, Cooper Discoverer STT's, 55w Hella 500's, Camoclad Camo, Magnaflow Cat, Dynomax catback exaust, mostly stock but still takes a beating

so i got most of the new sheet metal primed. fenders are ready to go on but will wait untill i paint it. at $275 a gallon for rust proofing/sealing primer i dont want anything to damage it until it gets painted. currently doing the rear quater rust repair and the rockers too

every thing was going good until sunday when my trans went. i lost 1st 2nd and 4th but it'll go into 2nd if i do it manualy. thus begins a few weeks where my truck will be out of my hands untill i can get it fixed. plan on using a Transgo shift kit and a deep aluminum pan. also gonna put in a trans temp gauge. where's the best spot to put the sending unit?

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1994 Jimmy, bullet proof 4L60E, Posi-Lock, Cooper Discoverer STT's, 55w Hella 500's, Camoclad Camo, Magnaflow Cat, Dynomax catback exaust, mostly stock but still takes a beating

so sunday i was on my way home from work when my brakes gave out an i rear ended a silverado.


the guy had a kayack in the back of his truck that went through my windshield and bent the roof



once i tore it all apart the front end wasn't really that bad but its all gettin replaced anyway



the fan chewed up the radiator pretty good and the hood latch went through the AC condenser so now ive got some added work to do on my restoration project

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1994 Jimmy, bullet proof 4L60E, Posi-Lock, Cooper Discoverer STT's, 55w Hella 500's, Camoclad Camo, Magnaflow Cat, Dynomax catback exaust, mostly stock but still takes a beating

Is this the proof that some times it pay to wait?
What's the deal with the brakes?

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"We will not have peace until they love their children more than they hate us." ~Golda Meir
"Gettin' older: It's no place for sissies!"

i would be doing a sfa right now if my brakes haden't gone out either, but no instead im skinning a door, replaced front end, straightening hinges, and repainting it all over again. I think it is the lack of abs on the early model s10's cause everyone i know complains about that.

basically what i think happende with the brakes is that by the time i saw the truck i had to slam on the brakes. when i did this the pedal weht to the floor i assume because one of the front rubber lines blew where it connects to the caliper. the weird thing is that after a few seconds the front tires locked up so it would seem like nothing was wrong. i know that my brake fluid was low so i think it just had to do with a lack of fluid to the ABS unit and when it did kick in it blew the brake line

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1994 Jimmy, bullet proof 4L60E, Posi-Lock, Cooper Discoverer STT's, 55w Hella 500's, Camoclad Camo, Magnaflow Cat, Dynomax catback exaust, mostly stock but still takes a beating

i've had 2 s-10's now and both of them scare me to death when i had to slam on the brakes...it was like it had a delayed reaction of working....the pedal just didn't react quickly like it was too much for the system to take. not sure if that was what you felt or not, but i'm with ya on that one. i always stopped in time but still was closer than i'd liked to be at the time.

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37's and still fits in the garage....very nice!

Interesting thought so this lack of pedal feel I get in mine isn't caused from the SAS. Time for some research I guess.

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http://www.s10extremist.org/forums/view ... 527#104527

definitely not from the sas...my old 86 s-blazer did it also and it was bone stock. who here is running a different master cylinder than stock....still do it?? also it seems like i could use more brake power too in 4 low....sometimes takes alittle more effort on the pedal than i think i should be pushing to keep it still.

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37's and still fits in the garage....very nice!

Yeah my brakes suck too

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96 Blazer, HP60, 14 Bolt, and 40's in progress
97 4-Door 2WD Blazer, all stock

This won't help you guys any, but when had my old 1/2 ton drivetrain with the 36's, it would stop very good, actually better than it ever did when stock. I had the stock MC & booster and a '80 Wagoneer D44 & a 9". I always wondered if it was because the brakes on that D44 where designed to stop that big SUV.

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1985 S10 4WD Extended Cab Longbed , LLY Duramax/Allison/241/241, 14 bolt rear axle, Dana 60 front axle, 38x15.50/17 and full air-ride.
DURAMAX/ALLISON SWAP Now In Progress!