Ground UP RESTORATION 1973 GMC Jimmy Chevy Blazer

1973 GMC Jimmy Description

OVERVIEW. Up for sale is a very rear completely restored 1973 GMC Jimmy Blazer multi Port feel injection. Try and find another one like this . The theme of this build was to keep it as original as possible with the addition of modern day technology for horsepower and reliability.

This car is truly a work of art. The pictures do not show justice whatsoever. I am not a photographer and the pictures are from my phone. I do not know how to demonstrate how beautiful this Jimmy is. My hope is that the pictures and description will show a fraction of what it is.

I have spent over a year restoring it as my full time job. I purchased the vehicle from Arizona so that the starting platform would have the least amount of rust as possible. I disassembled the truck to the bare frame so that it could be sand blasted properly. Frame axles hood hinges radiator support and seat brackets and everything else black that was Sand blasted was primer and painted with industrial tractor trailer hi quality paint so that the beauty will last for years and does not chip easy and is very durable . There were only 2 rust spots on the floor board that needed repair, which I did.with new same gauge metal and then fiberglass the floor board so it will never rust again. The entire under body is coated with high quality bed liner so that rust will never be an issue. I approached each vehicle category as if it were it’s own project. Each section will tell you which parts are still original (OEM), which parts are new with a general description.

Please call me if you need additional information. Jake (970) 529-6791.

I have tried to be descriptive as possible. There have been no short cuts taken on this vehicle. The money and time have been spent to create a true master piece of vintage American history.

Exterior: The jimmy has been repainted the original color, Metallic Lime Green. The pictures do not show the quality of the paint job. It is a 3 stage paint job with and epoxy primer as a sealer. Entire body was stripped to bare metal. Many months were spent making it as close to perfect as possible.

The restoration has the origional OEM grill. OEM emblems. OEM headlight bezzels but repainted. OEM front blinkers. OEM new bumpers and license plate bracket. OEM roof rack on OEM camper. OEM stainless steel wiper arms. New body molding and marker lights with stainless steel trim. New oem stainless steel mirrors. Body is all original except the front fenders. The camper shell is painted flat white and color to match dash and seats inside.

Interior: The interior is reapolstered. It is modeled after the original colors and designs. The bed panels are made from a waterproof material and stitched to resemble the oem design. The seats are were recovered to follow the factory stitch pattern. Many of the interior parts are still OEM. It has the OEM door pedal set. OEM glovebox. OEM door handles. New OEM window handles . OEM rear arm rest with oem ash trays. OEM front console that was restored with the original chrome bracket. OEM rear view mirror. Interior has new carpet and sound deadening material though out sides of bed and fender wells and the entire floor. New wood grain on the door panels. new arm rest on door panels. New instrument cluster bezel. With the original gauges. With new dash pad all interior was painted with high quality Sem Interior paint.stereo mount never cut out and no speaker holes ether. Also has new heater vents the ducking is original just restored.

Electrical: Car has been equipped with a brand new 20 circuit wiring harness. There is a spot for the addition of a stereo or any electronic device that you wish to add. It has a new engine wire harness made by Howell Engineering. The computer is a factory Chevy Vortec ecu that has been reprogrammed and tuned. 5300 rpm rev limit. Transmission codes deleted. OBd installed for Check Engine Code scanning. New battery. New Alternator. New battery cables. new starter.new hoses and everything to much to list.

Wheels: Original deep dish rally rims with new beauty ring and center cap. USED Crusher Dick Cepek Tires. size 35/12.50/15.

Suspension and Steering: Brand new Sky Jack 4 inch lift kit. New shocks. New steering stabilizer shock. New ball joints. New tie rod ends. New seals for the front and rear axles. Steering Box is tight and does not have slop in steering. Drives excellent. Not bouncy whatsoever. It rides super smooth. It does ride like a 4 wheel drive but not like the old suspensions. Shocks where painted to match motor and emblems. Dr lines are original but completely rebuilt.

Exhaust: Brand new 2 ½” dual exhaust with Flowmaster mufflers. Long tube headers from JEGS. Brakes: Brand new master cylinder. New steel braided front brake lines. new brakes. All New e-brake cables.

Glass: All new weather seals around glass doors camper shell wing windows every where . All weather seal on shell are all new except the side windows.side glass seals are still in excellent condtion .windshield washer motor and tank. New washer lines.all original Glass except windshield. Drivetrain: The engine is pushing 500 horsepower. Not bad feel economy if you keep your foot out of it it will still get between 16 and 18 miles per gallon.

Engine: 1998 Chevy Vortec 454. Multiport fuel injection. Fully rebuilt with new pistons, rods, rings, new camshaft, new cam bearings, new crankshaft, new crankshaft bearings, new harmonic balancer, new valve guides. new valve seals, all new gaskets, all new oil seals, new Mass Airflow Sensor, new fuel injectors, new MSD spark plug wires, and new air filter. It has a steel braided accelerator cable, new steel braided transmission kick down cable. Steel braided hoses. New PVC valve. New Radiator. New oil Pump. Original radiator support. fan is OEM and color matched to the exterior color. New high volume water pump. New spark plugs. New alternator. New power steering pump. New power steering lines. New ignition coil. New oxygen sensors. New knock sensor. New motor mounts. Again everything is new except original stuff to much to list.

Transmission: This vehicle shifts super smooth. The transmission is the original turbo 350. It has been completely rebuilt. Vehicle has a New torque convertor and clutch. The transfer case has rebuilt with new seals. New Transmission Mount. New transfer case mounts. AIR Conditioning: The truck does not have working air conditioning. Most of the AC parts are still there. It’s missing the compressor and the condenser. Factory AC could work again but it needs the bracket to mount the compressor. . Fuel: New fuel lines. New fuel sending unit.

As you can see, this car put together very professionally. There were no short cuts taken whatsoever. I have been OCD about attention to details. Seat belts have also been redone with new material still oem brackets and buckles even the GM buttons to release .I tried my best to color coordinate everything to match. This is a just completed fresh build it is not being driven and has only been test drive to make sure no leaks and everything is working properly so it does not have anything else like rock chips it is fresh and is not being driven what you see in pictures is what you will get. There was a lot of work done and a lot of new parts so I am sure I have forgot something for any questions please call. There are a lot of OEM parts from this truck that were used again as in the emblems and other things which were all cleaned somewhere hand painted back to original colors each emblem has an hour to two hours worth of work all the air conditioning and heating ducking was also for completely apart cleaned and refurbished. The 454 emblem is from the early 70's but not from this truck I added it because of the motor I thought it was a good addition. This jimmy is very beautiful the little bit that I have driven it people love to paint and say it isn't Immaculate beautiful Jimmy the color in person is beautiful pictures really do not show the beauty of it .I have taken several pictures to try to capture the beauty and picked out the ones I thought showed the best it really is a rare color it is the VIN number match 97 percent. I will consider any reasonable offer if you consider what you were getting it is a fresh build very few miles on the build the fender Wells are the original ones this jimmy was not rusted at all only two spots had to be fixed on the floor boards. I do still have the actual original taillights they were sun cracked so I could not make them look good. I am trying to add more pictures I'm having a problem with it for any additional pictures I can text them to your phone. If this Jimmy is not exactly the way you would want it and would like to make changes like rims tires shocks I could do anything additional that you would like of course you have to pay for it but I could change whatever you wanted put any kind of custom parts .anything could be added stereo system or anything else and I mean anything