Work is really progressing this week over at Winchfield Engineering. The welding patching to the bodywork is complete. The welds have been ground back smooth and now a protective coat of epoxy and Cobra (for the undersides) is put on in the paint shop to protect the bare metal until the full painting starts.
The next stage should see the wings being re-fitted.
Sam has sent in an update on the progress of his SJ. Many thanks Sam!
These SJ restoration projects are proving popular at the moment, if you have some work in progress why not send in the details to show them on this website?
As you can see, the body was stripped of all major components and then removed from the chassis.
In Sam's case this was to assist in a planned upgrade from the 4 speed gearbox to a 5 speed along with a general rebuild of the transmission.
Sam Emery spotted the start of the work on our SJ and sent over a few pictures of his own build which is starting at the same time as ours.
Suzuki were forced to withdraw the original Gen4 Jimny at the end of last year due to EU emission penalty clauses. This meant to continue selling the Jimny they would have to pay penalties across they vehicle range. Therefore the Gen4 Jimny was withdrawn. However by converting it to a van, it falls into a different category and there are no e...
Before the work starts on the restoration, here is a walk-around video of the starting point. This is a "warts and all" video showing the bad points as well as the good, so there is some work ahead for Lil Red.
