guess what ... a new project S25 Jimmy

[colman]

In the spirit of impluse buys i got another project. I relaised that i didnt' have the time to do what i wanted to do to the cj till after college so i bought a new project that was much more complete.
1987 gmc jimmy
2.8 efiv6, auto, 231
no axles when i bought it but now have a waggy 44 converted to 8 lug with 4.10 gears
c&c 14 bolt, disc brakes, welded soa
36x1250 bias swampers on steelies
ac works and it runs ok



still lots of little things but 85% of the hard work is done

[bcolman]

what a piece of **** :flipoff2:, welcome to the chevy crowd

[rockfrawg]

wheels look good, you bastard...i've still gotta make the centers on mine bigger before i can put tires on :flipoff2:

how about a shot down the side to see how much them bad boys stick out?

[colman]

here is a side shot

also my step sister gave me an amp sub and box, i have a set of 6x9's that i got and some 5.25's. all i need is a head unit and i have a prety decent stereo in the jimmy

i also called it a s25 b/c it is a s15 with 3/4 ton axles under it. i thought it fit.

[colman]

finally got some progress done in the last few days. narrowed a chevy d44 4" using a waggy long side shaft and 8 lug outers. it is now jeep cj spring perch width and 65" wms. redid the amazingly ****ty welds that the po did when he tried to do a sas and made it work with the new spring perch width. now i feel safer. i only got the front mount done and still need to get the rear moved in to match the front but it sits on all 4's again. i the approach angle is amazing but now i need to start on the t-case issue.
I'm going to swap out the 231 for a 241 (sitting in the back of the jimmy) which is pass drop to match the chevy axle. once i get some more garage room and a few more bucks i am going to do a 231 300 doubler. i already have the t-cases but i still need the adapter.
more to come later and hopefully by wed it will be driving under its own power for the first time in years

[Reckless]

wanna sell the t-cases. needem bad

[colman]

no, sorry i'm prety sure i'm gonna need the gearing of the doubler with only 4.10 in the axle and 2.7 low range with an auto and a wimpy 2.8v6 pushing the 36's

[Sharpe]

What cases do you need Rowdy?

[Reckless]

A 231 or 241 that will mate to a TH350

[colman]

you will have to get and aftermarket adapter. you need the round 6 pattern. it would bolt up to a 700r4 or even a 4l60 but not a 350 or 400

[colman]

well i started to tear into the tranny and t-case and found out the the t-case is a 207 not a 231 like i thought so i am going to sell the drivetrain and out in the th350 that i have along with the 203/300 doubler that i ordered the adapter for this morning. i have a core vortec 350 that i'm either going to rebuild or stroke. haven't decided yet. i may have it done for katemcy. we will see. unless anyone knows where a running 4.3 or 350 complete with everything but ac comnpressor is then it may be quicker

[agjohn02]

theres a chevy big block with bent pushrods at auto part pros

[Reckless]

ive got a 98 chevy vortec 350 with a 4l80e and 241 for sale for the right price

[colman]

241 is a dd i need passenger. i may have my hands on a 5.3 that is dissasembled and has everything inc harness except some accesories and a computer for cheap. i hope it goes thru tomorrow.
5.3 th350 doubler would work nicely

[colman]

just curious. how much for the motor and acessories

[Reckless]

dunno yet. prob 750 for the motor and 900 from fan to tcase

[colman]

its been sold, another ill fated colman scheme