Re:Aussie 2006 Jimny - 4" lift, 30" BFGs, cool wheels

Cheers tadpole

A quick GoPro video edit from iMovie



Jimny performed flawlessly and hauled arse all day long. Yesterday was my return trip to Brisbane from Sydney, almost exactly 12 hours including rest stops. The bypasses have really improved the journey immensely.
I got RBT'd (alcohol test) at about 9am, police were very efficient and I was in and out in no more than a minute. Lots of highway patrols and radars, at least 20 that I saw.

Economy
(98 octane each fill, Speed was a smidge over 110km/h whenever I was in that speed zone, and I was driving to the GPS speed reading)
Total of 222.5 litres
Total of 2091.6 kms
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9.4 km/L or 10.63L/100kms
Pretty good considering I had the roof basket loaded and the AC running constantly. Also I had one tank full of crap fuel which returned a 15% higher fuel usage, no more of that crap if I can help it, power was down very noticeably and I had to keep switching off AC to retain speed on long climbs, was great to get good fuel again on the next fill up.

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I need to do something with my headers as the heat has melted my overflow bottle





Parramatta Rd, a main distributor in Sydney, has seriously narrow lanes yet nobody wonders across the lines on bends, made for a nice change.

Pleased to hear it was an uneventful & safe return trip Paul ..............

JerseyJimny wrote: Wish they shipped to the uk that roof rack looks brilliant…

Carid in the states stock the roof baskets and ship to the U.K, shipping would be just over $100

Sorry to just dive in Z.N, reading through this and being really impressed.

ME13OSE wrote: Sorry to just dive in Z.N, reading through this and being really impressed.

Glad you've enjoyed the read.

Gave my GoPro a bashing yesterday, here's the edit.
1:18 for GoPro taped to my kite

Off roading of the two wheeled pedalling kind, hope you enjoy even though there's no Zukes

Awesome Jimny! Have been blown away reading through this thread. Just bought my first Jimny a few months ago, now dreaming that someday it will be even HALF as awesome as yours lol

Thanks Nomadavar. Next upgrade will be either a 1.5 or 1.8 engine swap in the next few months

Yw engine upgrade sounds awesome!
What cross bars do you have for your roof basket? They look like the sort of thing I'm after, but can only seem to find the big chunky ones that will lift the basket up higher.

I welded some home made clamps directly to the basket so I no longer have cross bars.


Another weekend at the beach