Dave's "S200KYS" Jimny 'laner Build...

Happy Bday

Many Happy Returns!

Thanks for the birthday messages... now fifty :lol:

On our latest trip I managed to rip the offside rear shock off it's mounting point on the chassis crossmember -



But completed the trip with it ty-wrapped to the panhard rod...

Today was the day to fix it...



So in the week I tidied all the 'ZookBOB' production equipment out of the way, so that today...



I could squeeze the Jimny into the nice warm garage / man cave to...



...be able to work around, especially have enough room around the back.



The offending mount, the bolt has ripped through it



Referencing the bolts for the centre seat mountings and the roll cage plates...



I could work out where I needed to cut my access hole...



There!



And open up a flap above the mounting.



I then cut the front off the mount where the bolt had ripped itself out



And then cut the sides back...

I then set about making a new mount -





From some suitably sized box section...



I then welded a nut on the back and a reinforcing washer on the front, before...



Welding the new mount in place, and then, after painting the top of it...



I removed all the sound-deadening tar with a blow torch and scraper and then wire brushed and sanded ready for...



And then welded the flap back, sanded down the welds and hammerited the patch to protect it...



And then did the same underneath and then reconnected the shock...

Almost done, just need to repack everything back into the rear of the Jimny

funnily enough i had to cut a similar hole in my floor to get my standard shocks off

Good work Dave!

that looked like a nightmare to to me, fix but you made it look easy!

I wonder if you have that shock hitting your panhard or panhard mount like i do, which may have contributed to it breaking?