Zimnij Volk
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I finally got rid of the Jimmy and found a nice replacement. On the way back from Madison (To Milwaukee, WI) it got me 25.33 MPG! I'm not sure how much of an Expo rig this will really be, besides a hauler and tow rig, seeing as it's 2WD, but I thought I might share it.
What I know about it;
- According to the owner it only has 85K on it. I'm not sure how much I believe that, but it's lack of rust rings some truth to that.
- It's got a Jasper tranny and a shift kit that's a few years old.
- It's glow-plugs are now manual (Which takes some getting used to)
- Has an electronic pump
And now, of course, everyone loves pictures.
I'm thinking about replacing the grill with a later 80's-91 Suburban grille. A bit of nostalgia.
![IMG_20120702_085213.jpg IMG_20120702_085213.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71742-73231c198481b7ca61b0d548ae0221de.jpg)
Someone was proud of their 6.2
![IMG_20120703_174325.jpg IMG_20120703_174325.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71744-d5a5bc9bf9bafbbaae6bc036885e4450.jpg)
Not much for the blue. There's someone trying to offload a brown Blazer with a 305 on Craigslist, might look for the brown interior there...
![IMG_20120703_174524.jpg IMG_20120703_174524.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71745-8c7439f58e750c96ad5c2643279abe20.jpg)
The new seat would be great. I was wanting to just swap it out for a brown bench, but I might take the 2 buckets from that Blazer...
![IMG_20120703_174538.jpg IMG_20120703_174538.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71746-bffe7d16d9ef6c11bfca3e5a49e40f45.jpg)
Rust free, but dirty behind the seat.
![IMG_20120703_174550.jpg IMG_20120703_174550.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71747-0c29195bed891a1f415bdecc4ecdcfeb.jpg)
The roof of the cab is rust free and free of anything else but nice white paint.
![IMG_20120703_174602.jpg IMG_20120703_174602.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71748-f85b69597ef264be690e315257902376.jpg)
Electric pump.
![IMG_20120703_174658.jpg IMG_20120703_174658.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71750-c76483d8eeca53153b7c9854c54e16b1.jpg)
Flatbed. Steel frame with wood on top. Not quite sure what to do with it yet...
![IMG_20120703_174708.jpg IMG_20120703_174708.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71751-5557f512609730dd954a987dd8276dcb.jpg)
Just a few hints from it's past.
![IMG_20120703_174615.jpg IMG_20120703_174615.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71749-0700b16d6098d5eee0f9c0c18ec9ad00.jpg)
Someone liked it right away. (She also got real mad when we went inside the house.)
![IMG_20120703_173958.jpg IMG_20120703_173958.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71743-2a830abe49b476140163b0a5212b4ce7.jpg)
Not nearly as bad as I was expecting for rust on a WI truck. I'm wondering what you all think can be done with it, seeing as most of you have multiple times more experience with trucks and have probably seen much more than I have. Nothing too extreme, as it will be my DD. And how useful do you think a 2WD truck can be?
~ Volk
What I know about it;
- According to the owner it only has 85K on it. I'm not sure how much I believe that, but it's lack of rust rings some truth to that.
- It's got a Jasper tranny and a shift kit that's a few years old.
- It's glow-plugs are now manual (Which takes some getting used to)
- Has an electronic pump
And now, of course, everyone loves pictures.
I'm thinking about replacing the grill with a later 80's-91 Suburban grille. A bit of nostalgia.
![IMG_20120702_085213.jpg IMG_20120702_085213.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71742-73231c198481b7ca61b0d548ae0221de.jpg)
Someone was proud of their 6.2
![IMG_20120703_174325.jpg IMG_20120703_174325.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71744-d5a5bc9bf9bafbbaae6bc036885e4450.jpg)
Not much for the blue. There's someone trying to offload a brown Blazer with a 305 on Craigslist, might look for the brown interior there...
![IMG_20120703_174524.jpg IMG_20120703_174524.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71745-8c7439f58e750c96ad5c2643279abe20.jpg)
The new seat would be great. I was wanting to just swap it out for a brown bench, but I might take the 2 buckets from that Blazer...
![IMG_20120703_174538.jpg IMG_20120703_174538.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71746-bffe7d16d9ef6c11bfca3e5a49e40f45.jpg)
Rust free, but dirty behind the seat.
![IMG_20120703_174550.jpg IMG_20120703_174550.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71747-0c29195bed891a1f415bdecc4ecdcfeb.jpg)
The roof of the cab is rust free and free of anything else but nice white paint.
![IMG_20120703_174602.jpg IMG_20120703_174602.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71748-f85b69597ef264be690e315257902376.jpg)
Electric pump.
![IMG_20120703_174658.jpg IMG_20120703_174658.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71750-c76483d8eeca53153b7c9854c54e16b1.jpg)
Flatbed. Steel frame with wood on top. Not quite sure what to do with it yet...
![IMG_20120703_174708.jpg IMG_20120703_174708.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71751-5557f512609730dd954a987dd8276dcb.jpg)
Just a few hints from it's past.
![IMG_20120703_174615.jpg IMG_20120703_174615.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71749-0700b16d6098d5eee0f9c0c18ec9ad00.jpg)
Someone liked it right away. (She also got real mad when we went inside the house.)
![IMG_20120703_173958.jpg IMG_20120703_173958.jpg](https://expeditionportal.com/forum/data/attachments/71/71743-2a830abe49b476140163b0a5212b4ce7.jpg)
Not nearly as bad as I was expecting for rust on a WI truck. I'm wondering what you all think can be done with it, seeing as most of you have multiple times more experience with trucks and have probably seen much more than I have. Nothing too extreme, as it will be my DD. And how useful do you think a 2WD truck can be?
~ Volk