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Dave's Gold (Beige!) Daily Driver
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22 Aug 2017 09:58 #183538
by X8GGY
Dave's Gold (Beige!) Daily Driver was created by X8GGY
Should have started a build thread in the first place! So this is all the posts on the Gold Jimny summarised and built into a build thread
March 2017, for some reason I bought yet another Suzuki, a metallic beige Jimny -
A week later...
A trailmaster 2" comfort suspension lift, from the BigJimny store, was fitted...
Then towards the end of March a 2" bodylift was fitted...
Needs bigger tyres!
Including steering spacers from ZookBOB (that's me too!)
And a brake bracket too...
Then the 235/75/15 BFG ATs were fitted...
Getting there!
As the bumper had to come off for the bodylift, I swapped the foglights out for combined daylight running lights and fogs -
Next at the end of April the roofrack arrived from Poland -
The new tyres had of course affected the gearing...
March 2017, for some reason I bought yet another Suzuki, a metallic beige Jimny -
A week later...
A trailmaster 2" comfort suspension lift, from the BigJimny store, was fitted...
Then towards the end of March a 2" bodylift was fitted...
Needs bigger tyres!
Including steering spacers from ZookBOB (that's me too!)
And a brake bracket too...
Then the 235/75/15 BFG ATs were fitted...
Getting there!
As the bumper had to come off for the bodylift, I swapped the foglights out for combined daylight running lights and fogs -
Next at the end of April the roofrack arrived from Poland -
The new tyres had of course affected the gearing...
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22 Aug 2017 09:59 - 22 Aug 2017 10:18 #183539
by X8GGY
Replied by X8GGY on topic Dave's Gold (Beige!) Daily Driver
... so I had to change the gearing -
Top - the original VVT transfer box with solenoid engagement,
Below - the older stick transfer box
Cut a hole in the carpet and removed the blanking plate from the transmission tunnel
And then popped the earlier transfer box under the Jimny
And then had to swap the diffs to suit too...
At the end of May, having rebuilt the front axle to get the earlier diff in, I also fitted a steering damper.
On the road gearing and handling now excellent, and a better than stock ride on trailmaster comfort lift
The beginning of June...
Light bar added, and...
Reverse / work lights on the back...
And then...
A little winch I had lying around was fitted, I made the bracket myself to save on cost, and also as the Jimny has a 2" bodylift off-the-shelf ones wouldn't have fitted.
Mid-June the snorkel was fitted, that came from Italy as I wanted a sleek one -
The wiring was finished off around the roofrack
Switches all wired up...
Lights and winch working.
That brings us almost up to date
Top - the original VVT transfer box with solenoid engagement,
Below - the older stick transfer box
Cut a hole in the carpet and removed the blanking plate from the transmission tunnel
And then popped the earlier transfer box under the Jimny
And then had to swap the diffs to suit too...
At the end of May, having rebuilt the front axle to get the earlier diff in, I also fitted a steering damper.
On the road gearing and handling now excellent, and a better than stock ride on trailmaster comfort lift
The beginning of June...
Light bar added, and...
Reverse / work lights on the back...
And then...
A little winch I had lying around was fitted, I made the bracket myself to save on cost, and also as the Jimny has a 2" bodylift off-the-shelf ones wouldn't have fitted.
Mid-June the snorkel was fitted, that came from Italy as I wanted a sleek one -
The wiring was finished off around the roofrack
Switches all wired up...
Lights and winch working.
That brings us almost up to date
Last edit: 22 Aug 2017 10:18 by X8GGY.
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22 Aug 2017 10:00 - 22 Aug 2017 12:16 #183540
by X8GGY
Replied by X8GGY on topic Dave's Gold (Beige!) Daily Driver
So, recently...
The Jimny failed it's MOT (annual inspection) on rusty sill on the driver's side -
So that needed a large patch seam welded into place... Sorted!
And last week, some leather seats popped up on here for sale, so they went in -
So, the gold / beige Jimny is nearly complete... not that they ever are?
The Jimny failed it's MOT (annual inspection) on rusty sill on the driver's side -
So that needed a large patch seam welded into place... Sorted!
And last week, some leather seats popped up on here for sale, so they went in -
So, the gold / beige Jimny is nearly complete... not that they ever are?
Last edit: 22 Aug 2017 12:16 by X8GGY.
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22 Aug 2017 13:05 #183547
by Lambert
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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Replied by Lambert on topic Dave's Gold (Beige!) Daily Driver
How are you finding the roof rack for wind noise?
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!
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22 Aug 2017 13:12 - 22 Aug 2017 13:16 #183548
by X8GGY
You wouldn't know it was there? Just been to the KFC and back with the windows down and you can hardly hear it!
Not sure if it's down to the design? That perforated panel at the front? The chequer plate was an optional extra over the round tubes going side to side like a traditional roofrack... whether that has all-but stopped wind noise too?
That's handy - you can see on my blue one behind that I had to rivet that ally chequer plate between the two front bars of the tree bars / roof protectors as it whistled like buggery!
[aside] It came in useful the other day when I was changing a fluorescent tube in the shop's facia... I just drove up to the front of the shop and used a step ladder to stand on the roof rack and change the tube safely! [/aside] LOL :lol:
Replied by X8GGY on topic Dave's Gold (Beige!) Daily Driver
11/60 wrote: How are you finding the roof rack for wind noise?
You wouldn't know it was there? Just been to the KFC and back with the windows down and you can hardly hear it!
Not sure if it's down to the design? That perforated panel at the front? The chequer plate was an optional extra over the round tubes going side to side like a traditional roofrack... whether that has all-but stopped wind noise too?
That's handy - you can see on my blue one behind that I had to rivet that ally chequer plate between the two front bars of the tree bars / roof protectors as it whistled like buggery!
[aside] It came in useful the other day when I was changing a fluorescent tube in the shop's facia... I just drove up to the front of the shop and used a step ladder to stand on the roof rack and change the tube safely! [/aside] LOL :lol:
Last edit: 22 Aug 2017 13:16 by X8GGY.
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22 Aug 2017 18:43 #183553
by MadsV
Replied by MadsV on topic Re:Dave's Gold (Beige!) Daily Driver
Nice build! Where did you buy the rack?
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