The wife and daughters are back home now, so I have a camera again. The big downer though is that my oldest daughter had surgery to replace her ACL in her left knee. Kind of puts a crimp in our spare time, but I did get a couple hours in on the Jimmy. I managed to figure out a way to get the gas tank out. I used a 3/4" drill bit and drilled out the retainers inside the bed area. Not as easy as it sounds. The Jimmy is parked behind a guys barn and electricity is a ways away. I got my longest cords and ran power out there for my drill. I couldn't use my cordless drill because it will only go to 3/8" bits.
Heres the tank:
Heres the rust holes:
I just bought some new tubing for the fill line and some vents, etc. $22.
Here's the engine compartment, mostly refurbished wiring harness installed. I think the only thing left under the hood is to put in the vacuum lines.
Now under the dash is another story. I'm hesitant to hook up the battery until I isolate the hot wires under here:
Hows this for electrical genius, a hidden switch for the starter, it was under the dash by the glove box. State of the art security:
And then there is the lighted ash tray:
