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00:00what's up everyone I hope you all are doing well it's a very hot and humid day
00:04in North Carolina and I'm actually out at the garage doing some cleaning and
00:08organizing I figured I'd go ahead and shoot a quick video on the 94 GMC Jimmy
00:12that I bought a while back for like 400 bucks the first video I did on this
00:16thing was like last winter it was really cool video snowing outside like an old
00:21school in-depth tour and I know a lot of you guys enjoyed it but since then I
00:25really haven't posted a whole lot of stuff about it as expected for four
00:29hundred bucks the ton of stuff went wrong with it it's basically been sitting in
00:33this spot for the last few months in a terrible state of disrepair but I still
00:38get a lot of messages about you know one of my plans with it is it gonna be a
00:42project series you know am I gonna get rid of it all of that stuff so that's the
00:46focus of this video answer all those questions but first I gotta get this
00:50thing running like I said it really hasn't moved I'll be really surprised if
00:54it actually starts up under its own power I'll probably have to jump it off but I
00:58got to mow the grass underneath it because it's getting too long so without
01:02further ado let's go ahead and get started all right so here it is and all
01:07of its glory like I said it's a 1994 GMC Jimmy it's the SLT trim with leather when I
01:14bought it it had a little under 240,000 miles on it I really just bought it to use
01:19on the land while we work on building our house and I honestly ended up driving it
01:24more than anything else I love this thing or loved
01:28when I actually got to drive it
01:31oh
01:33jeez
01:35something really stinks in there
01:38oh gosh
01:41oh
01:42I think there's mold growing back there
01:44oh
01:47all right let this thing vent out for a second good night
01:55no joke that is super rancid smelling oh I don't even know what that is
02:01y'all this is super gross I have no idea where this came from
02:06it's not been leaking or anything but the seat is like weeping there's like
02:11black and clear liquid coming out of the cushion oh my gosh it's so nasty
02:17I gotta try to hold my breath inside this piece
02:21let's see if it'll at least start give me something
02:24oh come on
02:27all right we're gonna have to jump it off
02:31let's go ahead and bop the hood
02:32all right so what we have here is the 4.3 liter Vortec V6
02:40GM actually offered two different versions of the 4.3 at the time of all these square bodies
02:47either a throttle body injected version or the Vortec
02:50the Vortec had a more sophisticated multi-port injection system
02:54and it says Vortec across the top with that orange lettering which is super cool
02:59nothing too crazy going on in here as far as I can see
03:02there's a lot of ants going around so there's probably an anthill down there somewhere
03:07and I think something has made a nest underneath the battery but you should be able to get it going
03:12it's definitely smart to invest in a little portable battery jumper
03:17you never know when you might need it
03:18all right let's see if that's enough to get this thing started
03:23okay fingers crossed
03:27oh come on
03:33reposition these cables just a little bit
03:37take two
03:40a little bit more that time
03:44maybe we'll get lucky on take three
03:47battery must be super dead
03:49I'm gonna let the charger sit on it for a second
03:51all right
03:53the jump box is about dead
03:55I think I only have one more try in it
03:57come on
04:00are you serious
04:02come on
04:04just
04:04just
04:04force it
04:05come on
04:07forget
04:10I'm gonna get this tag gun thing started
04:14at some point in this video it's gonna be running
04:19I don't have any jumper cables
04:21obviously the jump box is absolutely useless
04:24and I'm not buying a battery for this thing
04:25so I guess
04:26we get to move on to the next segment of the video a little bit early
04:31and talk about some of the plans for the future of the jimmy
04:35there's more I want to talk about once it's running but we gotta do that first
04:40so the future of that jimmy lies in here
04:45this is the garage I've been working on building since last December
04:48I mentioned it in an update video quite a while back
04:52posted some on social media about it but not a whole lot
04:55but I'll probably do a dedicated garage video fairly soon
05:01but it's what's in here that's exciting
05:06and some of you on social media already know this but
05:10there's another jimmy
05:11just gotta move all of this stuff
05:15part of this garage is going to be used for storing household items while we work on building our new house
05:22but the portion that's closed off in the middle
05:26is going to be where all the fun stuff happens
05:31so with all of that out of the way let me introduce my 1993 jimmy
05:36this thing is almost an exact replica of the one over there
05:40but in far better shape
05:42I will be making a new project series dedicated to this
05:46fixing it up
05:48it's kind of a budget daily driver build
05:51and I'll do a more in-depth tour and stuff later on
05:54but
05:55hopefully it starts
05:56it hasn't run in quite a while
05:57and if it doesn't
05:59kind of stuck without a plan
06:04yes
06:06hallelujah
06:08and guess what this one actually has working AC
06:11woohoo
06:15the only thing that actually
06:17doesn't work at all
06:18is the power steering
06:21mmm yuck
06:23sounds terrible
06:24oh there's no fluid in there either
06:28power steering pump and this is toast
06:30it's going to be the first thing that I replace in the series
06:35all right
06:39let's let this thing warm up a little bit
06:41and do a temporary battery swap
06:46it's nice enough but not too nice
06:48it can't hold power steering fluid
06:50it's got some oil leaks
06:51but
06:52it's going to be a lot of fun
06:53like I said I love driving this thing so much
06:57and when I saw that for sale online
06:59I was like oh my gosh
07:01you're not going to find another one of these any nicer
07:05than this one
07:06and it gives me just the right amount of stuff
07:08where I can figure out how to fix it all myself
07:10and just enjoy it
07:12oh this air conditioning is nice
07:15so nice
07:17it's wonderful when you buy a project vehicle and it already has working air
07:21just perfect
07:24out with the old battery and in with the new ish battery
07:32all right guys I think she's ready to fire up
07:35let's keep her fingers crossed once again
07:43hello
07:44the wipers are off
07:48come on
07:49come on
07:52come on
07:53whoo
07:56whoo
07:59whoo she's not happy
08:03not happy at all
08:04not happy at all
08:06whoo
08:08how are you
08:12Well, here's the biggest problem with the Jimmy.
08:42So, the thing's burning coolant really, really bad.
08:49I'm pretty sure the head gasket is toast.
08:52It could possibly be the intake manifold gasket as well, but it's too much work, too expensive.
08:58Well, if you took it somewhere, but for me to try to fix it.
09:01It's too much work for something that's in this terrible a shape.
09:04I mean, the air conditioning doesn't work.
09:06Four-wheel drive stopped working soon after I got it.
09:09Sometimes when you're driving down the road and you give it too much gas, it just cuts off, which, yay.
09:16So, there's definitely a future for it.
09:18There's a lot of good parts on here.
09:20So, I'm probably going to do something with this one in that other Jimmy series.
09:25So, stay tuned for more details on that.
09:28And if I decide to part this out, let me know if there's anything on this.
09:33You know, if any of you guys own these or S10s or Sonomas or whatever.
09:38If you need any parts, let me know.
09:40So, before this thing overheats and blows up, let me go ahead and get it moved so I can at least get to grass mode today and feel somewhat productive.
09:59I'm not going to close myself up in this mold-infested thing, though.
10:06Get a little bit of ventilation.
10:08You know, if the mold doesn't get me, the smoke will.
10:11Yeah, the transmission is fine.
10:22It honestly sounds kind of good.
10:27Ooh, made it just in time.
10:34Okay.
10:35Let me show you guys the garage.
10:46One nice thing about moving further into the country is that you not only get some nice privacy,
10:51but you have plenty of room to do stuff like this.
10:55Build a garage and have plenty of toys and project cars and all of that.
11:00But on a serious note, I'm really, really excited about this.
11:04YouTube has given me an awesome tool.
11:06You know, I've been doing car reviews pretty much the same way for forever now.
11:11And I'm going to keep on doing them.
11:13You know, it's a staple of the channel.
11:14It's a lot of fun.
11:15But my passion deep down is, you know, I've always wanted to learn how to work on cars and restore cars and do it.
11:23You know, try to do most of the work myself and just create something unique.
11:27So, you know, got Papa's car right there.
11:31The 2003 Grand Marquis.
11:33That's basically my daily driver now.
11:35And the 69 Chevelle.
11:38That's Crystal's car.
11:40We'll work on doing that at some point.
11:42Got the 240's new engine sitting there.
11:45It's a built RB25.
11:47I had Maz Works down in Florida do it because I have no idea how to work on an engine.
11:52Yet.
11:53Fingers crossed at some point.
11:55Whole bunch of engine swap parts there.
11:57Working on getting some cabinets and work benches situated.
12:01Next step is to get electricity.
12:03Supposed to have the electric company come out in a few days to wire everything up.
12:08And then I can get lights and who knows what other kind of goodies.
12:12One thing I still have to figure out is how to stay cool in this thing.
12:16Because it's a metal garage and it's not prefab or anything like that.
12:20We basically just bought a bunch of like surplus and salvage items.
12:25Some things are new like the metal walls in here I had to buy new.
12:29But most of it is, you know, all repurposed.
12:32Which is great because I was able to save a ton of money doing so.
12:35And my in-laws helped me put it all together and design it.
12:38Which, so it's, you know, kind of one of a kind.
12:41It's really cool and I can't wait to, you know, start decorating it and whatnot.
12:45Oh, I'll show you this.
12:47Got this big LED stoplight right there on the other side.
12:52There's like a whole bunch of road signs.
12:54But I gotta figure out how to stay cool in here.
12:57Whether it be getting some fans or portable air conditioners or something.
13:01It is stagnant in here.
13:03We've been having this crazy heat wave for a while now.
13:08I still gotta swap the battery back into this nice jimmy.
13:11Again, I will show this, of course, in excruciating detail in future videos.
13:16But just to give you a little teaser.
13:18Aside from that little blemish on the driver's seat right there, which I'll get repaired.
13:22Look how clean it is.
13:25Oh boy, I'm so excited about this thing.
13:29I love these old square bodies.
13:31It's so much fun.
13:35So much fun.
13:37I'm really quite surprised there's not more rust on this thing than there is.
13:42There's a tiny, tiny little bit bubbling around the front fender arches.
13:48And looks like this was wrecked or repaired at some point.
13:51It's just big chunks of Bondo breaking off.
13:57Let's see what's under here.
14:00Eh, maybe just a big dent.
14:02But yeah, that's rusting too.
14:04The whole inside of the tailgate's rusted.
14:06Although you can't see it now that it's back in the garage.
14:09But the new jimmy actually has no rust.
14:11When I say none, I mean none.
14:13Not even on the bottoms of the doors.
14:15It's really quite remarkable.
14:17Well, that pretty much wraps it up for this video.
14:19I hope you guys enjoyed.
14:20And I hope you're excited.
14:21Not just about the garage and all the future project cars.
14:24But to get started on the jimmy very, very soon.
14:27I got the old jimmy part here.
14:29The new one is tucked back in the garage.
14:31Now it's probably getting to be about 95 or more degrees out here.
14:35Which is kind of insane.
14:37I still gotta mow that area over there.
14:39So I'm gonna go ahead and take care of that.
14:40And I will see you guys on the next one.
14:42Take care.
14:44Bye bye.
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14:50Goodies.
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15:00Bye bye.