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Dave's la(te)st buggy build...
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13 Jun 2019 04:08 #209908
by Lambert
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
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Hope your dad is ok!
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13 Jun 2019 05:59 #209910
by X8GGY
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Thanks. lambert
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16 Jun 2019 13:16 #210027
by X8GGY
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No work on the buggy today
As I had to do a quick fix on the Daily Driver my Gold Jimny - www.bigjimny.com/index.php/forum/18-buil...iver?start=60#210026
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As I had to do a quick fix on the Daily Driver my Gold Jimny - www.bigjimny.com/index.php/forum/18-buil...iver?start=60#210026
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19 Jun 2019 16:51 - 19 Jun 2019 16:54 #210136
by X8GGY
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Few hours spare this afternoon
BEFORE -
AFTER -
Old rubber bushes removed (lovely job... NOT!) and radius arms wire brushed and ready for paint...
And then SuperPro poly bushes going in...
BEFORE -
AFTER -
Old rubber bushes removed (lovely job... NOT!) and radius arms wire brushed and ready for paint...
And then SuperPro poly bushes going in...
Last edit: 19 Jun 2019 16:54 by X8GGY.
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10 Jul 2019 21:09 - 10 Jul 2019 21:16 #210867
by X8GGY
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Bit more towards the buggy today...
Painted the radius arms and the axle casing twice, then fitted the SuperPro poly bushes into the radius arms, and then fitted them to the axle casing -
Replacement diff (4,3:1 instead of 3.9:1) also painted (on the floor)
Ready for reassembly / rebuild soon...
Slight oddity... the bush kit I bought (off myself as it was left in B4V stock) was a castor corrected kit, but the buggy is only having a minimal (1.5"~2") lift so won't need it, so I chose to use them to reposition the axle slightly forward to help clear the firewall...
Painted the radius arms and the axle casing twice, then fitted the SuperPro poly bushes into the radius arms, and then fitted them to the axle casing -
Replacement diff (4,3:1 instead of 3.9:1) also painted (on the floor)
Ready for reassembly / rebuild soon...
Slight oddity... the bush kit I bought (off myself as it was left in B4V stock) was a castor corrected kit, but the buggy is only having a minimal (1.5"~2") lift so won't need it, so I chose to use them to reposition the axle slightly forward to help clear the firewall...
Last edit: 10 Jul 2019 21:16 by X8GGY.
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04 Aug 2019 17:00 - 04 Aug 2019 17:04 #211813
by X8GGY
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Back to the buggy today... after first fixing the Gold daily driver (replacement panhard rod bolt for the MOT retest) and S200KYS (new JimnyBits front panhard rod fitted to go with the re-affixed panhard bracket! :ohmy:
Front axle casing ready to go back under... freshly painted (a few weeks ago!), JimnyBits front shock guards, SuperPro poly bushes, breather elbow tapped and fitted, shocks are Monrow Adventure Grand Vitara rears which are +1.5" over Jimny ones...
Radius arms reattached, with JimnyBits guards...
Front suspension fitted... fresh new standard front springs with spring spacers on top, bump stop spacers and poly bump cones, Monroe shocks as previously mentioned... and SuperPro castor correction bushes set to push the axle forward rather than re-align it..
All in place with a JimnyBits front adjustable panhard rod...
Next step will be the transmission, so a later VVT diff is painted and ready to go in to adjust the gearing for the bigger tyres - 4.3 rather than 3.9's, new bearings and seals everywhere, and get the wheels and tyres back on... push it out to get the feel of it, where to cut the front body panels off etc, and tidy the garage and push it back in again...
Transfer box then needs to come out and get armoured, new brackets and a bucket...
And then spend the winter fettling it into a buggy shape
Front axle casing ready to go back under... freshly painted (a few weeks ago!), JimnyBits front shock guards, SuperPro poly bushes, breather elbow tapped and fitted, shocks are Monrow Adventure Grand Vitara rears which are +1.5" over Jimny ones...
Radius arms reattached, with JimnyBits guards...
Front suspension fitted... fresh new standard front springs with spring spacers on top, bump stop spacers and poly bump cones, Monroe shocks as previously mentioned... and SuperPro castor correction bushes set to push the axle forward rather than re-align it..
All in place with a JimnyBits front adjustable panhard rod...
Next step will be the transmission, so a later VVT diff is painted and ready to go in to adjust the gearing for the bigger tyres - 4.3 rather than 3.9's, new bearings and seals everywhere, and get the wheels and tyres back on... push it out to get the feel of it, where to cut the front body panels off etc, and tidy the garage and push it back in again...
Transfer box then needs to come out and get armoured, new brackets and a bucket...
And then spend the winter fettling it into a buggy shape
Last edit: 04 Aug 2019 17:04 by X8GGY.
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05 Aug 2019 04:11 #211831
by Lambert
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
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Making good progress on it then! Keep us updated.
Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
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05 Aug 2019 07:51 - 05 Aug 2019 08:01 #211838
by kirkynut
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win - Edgar Watson Howe.
My Jimny Thread Here: www.bigjimny.com/index.php/forum/8-my-ji...on-continues?start=0
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Have you seen a Dr about your Suzuki addiction problem Dave? I think I mentioned it once before but you seem to have gained another Jimny since then!
Edit: I've just seen your timeline thread and realised how deep rooted the problem is
On that note, I hope your Dad is all better now.
Kirkynut
Edit: I've just seen your timeline thread and realised how deep rooted the problem is
On that note, I hope your Dad is all better now.
Kirkynut
The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win - Edgar Watson Howe.
My Jimny Thread Here: www.bigjimny.com/index.php/forum/8-my-ji...on-continues?start=0
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05 Aug 2019 14:05 - 05 Aug 2019 14:09 #211851
by X8GGY
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Hence the tag line on the bottom of my ‘plate Kirkby
(A LIFE LONG OBSESSION)
But... due to old age (51), ill health and I’ll wealth :lol: this will be my last project / build, and as I’ve started 4 buggies before, it’s on my bucket list to finish this one
(A LIFE LONG OBSESSION)
But... due to old age (51), ill health and I’ll wealth :lol: this will be my last project / build, and as I’ve started 4 buggies before, it’s on my bucket list to finish this one
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08 Aug 2019 05:44 #211933
by X8GGY
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Another productive day yesterday...
I spent the morning soaking the hubs and brakes with degreaser and then cleaning them with a wire brush in the drill before finally painting them...
Then just as a distraction sfter lunch I fitted the rear radius arm guards
And then... ... I tried to test fit the later VVT diff into the axle casing... it's a 4.3 ratio diff, ie 43 eeth on the crown wheel and 10 on the pinion, so it#s a bit bigger diameter than the original 3.9 siffs, and so... they wouldn't fit!! I could have kicked myself as the axle casing had been out from under the Jimny and on the bench... I don't know why I didn't test fit it on the bench... So, I had to disappear under the Jimny with the angle grinder to clearence it by cutting the two square slots bigger... :lol: d
Finally in though, and glued in with Loctite 5110 "strawberry jam" sealent and new bolts (of course!)
Quick tool invention!
So that the oil seals are in place with the bearing shells, so we're already for the front axle, steering and brakes rebuild when a mate has been round on Sunday with a press to change the hub bearings
There's also an order winging it's way from the Bigimny store which has new disks and caliper rebuild kits in it...
I spent the morning soaking the hubs and brakes with degreaser and then cleaning them with a wire brush in the drill before finally painting them...
Then just as a distraction sfter lunch I fitted the rear radius arm guards
And then... ... I tried to test fit the later VVT diff into the axle casing... it's a 4.3 ratio diff, ie 43 eeth on the crown wheel and 10 on the pinion, so it#s a bit bigger diameter than the original 3.9 siffs, and so... they wouldn't fit!! I could have kicked myself as the axle casing had been out from under the Jimny and on the bench... I don't know why I didn't test fit it on the bench... So, I had to disappear under the Jimny with the angle grinder to clearence it by cutting the two square slots bigger... :lol: d
Finally in though, and glued in with Loctite 5110 "strawberry jam" sealent and new bolts (of course!)
Quick tool invention!
So that the oil seals are in place with the bearing shells, so we're already for the front axle, steering and brakes rebuild when a mate has been round on Sunday with a press to change the hub bearings
There's also an order winging it's way from the Bigimny store which has new disks and caliper rebuild kits in it...
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08 Aug 2019 08:32 - 08 Aug 2019 08:32 #211935
by X8GGY
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08 Aug 2019 11:21 - 08 Aug 2019 11:25 #211939
by X8GGY
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With the other bits -
New disks
Calliper rebuild kit
Pad slider clips
Panhard rod bolts
Front propshaft boot
Joining all the other amassed bits -
King Pins
Bearings
Seals
Ball swivel seals
Waterproof Grease
Wheel Spacers
Hub Spacers, to fit
Fixed Hubs (Vitara)
Prop Spacer
Wheel Nuts
New bolts everywhere...
Rebuild time!
New disks
Calliper rebuild kit
Pad slider clips
Panhard rod bolts
Front propshaft boot
Joining all the other amassed bits -
King Pins
Bearings
Seals
Ball swivel seals
Waterproof Grease
Wheel Spacers
Hub Spacers, to fit
Fixed Hubs (Vitara)
Prop Spacer
Wheel Nuts
New bolts everywhere...
Rebuild time!
Last edit: 08 Aug 2019 11:25 by X8GGY.
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