Placek's 33" Jimny

Placek wrote: For competitions in Poland

You should do well.

helijohn wrote:

Placek wrote: For competitions in Poland

You should do well.

Well that depends mostly on driving skills

TomDK wrote: Well that depends mostly on driving skills

Yeah but with kit like that it really helps to get the skills in action.

helijohn wrote:

TomDK wrote: Well that depends mostly on driving skills

Yeah but with kit like that it really helps to get the skills in action.

Agreed.. There's base for a good comp truck.

And I know I'm being a bit of a dick now.
But It's beyond me why you go through so much work to make some excellent looking suspension, axles, wheelbase and such. And then put some generic cheap shocks on. This Jimny screams for Fox/King Coilovers or Airshocks. I hope this is planned for the future.

And also that "rollcage". It's nowhere near useful for anything competition related.

But that rear A frame suspension looks interesting

TomDK - probably cost I would of said. We don't all have unlimited funds and can just keep piling the expensive parts on one after the other. Something has to give, and those things become added to the wish list, or "when I get paid" list.

Looks a cracking vehicle, can't wait to see it I'm action.

TomDK - could you link me to your build thread? It's been a while and I can't remember reading it. Cheers.



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Sponnie wrote: TomDK - probably cost I would of said. We don't all have unlimited funds and can just keep piling the expensive parts on one after the other. Something has to give, and those things become added to the wish list, or "when I get paid" list.

Looks a cracking vehicle, can't wait to see it I'm action.

TomDK - could you link me to your build thread? It's been a while and I can't remember reading it. Cheers.


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I'm thinking the same.. Hoping it gets some good shocks on it one day
Seems like there has been put some hours into it

If I can find it the thread Anything in particular you're looking for.
I'm doing a bit new things to it this winter. Some things needs to be made looking a bit nicer looking Other things just needs to be redone.

Hope Placek don't take my comment all too bad. Just a few points I needed to point out. Especially that cage. Safety . especially for comp use is something that concerns me a bit.

TomDK wrote: But It's beyond me why you go through so much work to make some excellent looking suspension, axles, wheelbase and such.)

I'd love it as a road car.

air shocks here

Halford wrote: air shocks here

Air shocks, not air bags

Nothing in particular, just fancy reading something interesting tonight.

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Good shocks are very expensive, so I had to skip them for now but I'm going to get them for the next season.
Roll cage is a must. I think that 4x4 competition in Poland looks a bit different than in UK Last time there was 6 rollovers only during a few hours prologue. Only 1 of them didn't have a roll cage:

Placek wrote: Good shocks are very expensive, so I had to skip them for now but I'm going to get them for the next season.
Roll cage is a must. I think that 4x4 competition in Poland looks a bit different than in UK Last time there was 6 rollovers only during a few hours prologue. Only 1 of them didn't have a roll cage:

Exactly my point Placek.
in a highspeed rollover with that rollcage you are making, your Jimny will most likely end up looking the same as that Grand Cherokee.
You need to make some diagonal tubing in the main hoop. Perferably also in the roof. You also need to need to make some reinforcement tubing from the main hoop that goes down and backwards.

What competition do you attend in Poland?