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

Looks epic Dave !

Paul.

Great thread here full of useful information. This Jimny's build rocks, well done Dave!

Thanks Paul & Max

As it says at the bottom of my number plate... S200KYS "A LIFELONG OBSESSION" :whistle:

Got up early and walked the dogs this morning, with the intention of getting out and working on the Jimny, but a full Welsh cooked breakfast and some catch-up telly got in the way! :laugh:

But come mid-day I was ready for a tinker...

I checked the Jimny over trying to find the cause of the death wobble I get from time to time...

Whilst under Jim' I remember one task I meant to do though...



The angle of the steering damper... with everything else nice and (fairly) parallel to the front axle (Zanfi Drop Pitman Arm, Zanfi Panhard Rod Drop Bracket, Rockwatt custom stainless Panhard rod), it sticks out like a sore thumb, and can't work efficiently at that angle..



The old ORA steering damper chassis bracket ...



Needs to be another 3" longer I reckon...



And the old one has managed to BEND somehow?! :blink:



So I drew round the old brackets (they'll be going on the red Jimny = recycling!) and elongated the outer bracket...



Cut them out and drilled them, and then cut and bent a side tab up to strengthen them...



And then decided to do the other side a bit to match and further strength the mount now it's 3" longer...



Sprayed them, dried them with a hot air gun, had a cuppa...



Fitted them...



That's better!



And then decided to go and 'test' it :laugh: on a couple of local greenlanes, just to round off a Sunday afternoon...

Barbecue is on, family are in the hot-tub, so a quick shower and go and join them...

Enjoy your Sundays too!

The rest of the 'laning photos -























The two 'lanes over at Tremechion... a couple of miles from my house...

Still not eradicated the DW's... but I think it might be a warped disk, or passenger side kingpin bearings... there's no 12-to-6 wheel wobble though? Anyway, we're in Yorkshire next Sunday, so it'll have to wait for now...

I'd have given an arm and a leg for some of that shade today, Dave....Saharan heat here all day, absolutely draining :sick:

Great job on the steering damper, mate...oh to have such facilities :whistle: