Dave's la(te)st buggy build...

Looking good. So what are you planning on for storage of things like that battery saw of yours and all the other bits and pieces of kit needed for a day out? Some sort of arrangement above the winch or just wedge it all behind the seats?

Great build! And great thread!

Regarding your wiring, I could not see or read if you also connected the positive to the starter? I think the negative to the starter is one of the „two original“ cables that you connected.

On my 2015 the positive to the starter is the only cable directly from the battery that does not go through the (expensive) Suzuki 80A fuse that is integrated into the battery adapter.

Lambert wrote: Looking good. So what are you planning on for storage of things like that battery saw of yours and all the other bits and pieces of kit needed for a day out? Some sort of arrangement above the winch or just wedge it all behind the seats?

A damn good question Lambert And something I've been giving thought to as the rear is nearing completion... I still have to do the other side of he cab though, capping the rear of the cut-off body I mean, but if I look at a photo of the rear 'tray' -



... by the time the mud guard goes on the nearside, and the rope guide handle will need the orange triangle indicated area to be able to influence the rope back onto the drum evenly - when it comes back from plating that is That only leaves the yellow area to the left of the spare wheel in terms of spare space in the rear tray... Couple that with the imbalance of the fuel filler little 90^o bend on the offside, I was thinking of replicating that in the nearside as a hole into a basket in the yellow square area that could house the big yellow tree strop we throw around trees to get a tug off them? That would then balance the back out a bit too...

The rest of the gear is planned to go behind mostly the passenger seat, in a bug chrome 2" basket I've acquired from the shop, nice chunky "mesh" to keep the tools and recovery gear safe, as it'll have to be lockable as the buggy is "open" all the time, so that's what the fourth "keyed-alike" padlock is for, somewhere here -



So that would house a tool bag, the cordless chainsaw and angle grinder, saws, etc..



Looking back at photos of when the big bucket seats were in would indicate quite a bit of spare area behind them?



Another... I'll have to get them out of storage in a few weeks and try them back in

So that only leaves our personal possessions, food and drink, spare clothes for the day...?

For that I was thinking of this area! -



As I can't see my passenger (Alan!) sat straddling the winch rope tube?...

That's the current storage ideas thinking anyways?

I'll have to carry a little less than I used to in the Jimny formerly known as S200KYS :lol:

RainerK wrote: Great build! And great thread!

Regarding your wiring, I could not see or read if you also connected the positive to the starter? I think the negative to the starter is one of the „two original“ cables that you connected.

On my 2015 the positive to the starter is the only cable directly from the battery that does not go through the (expensive) Suzuki 80A fuse that is integrated into the battery adapter.

Thanks I'll check that at the weekend, this is an old X-reg Jimny, a 2000 model, so the wiring may be different (prehistoric!) :lol: But I will double check

Dave

More thoughts...



And valuables locked in the glovebox of course...

And there's always a bit of room under the seats...?

And the question of the passengers legroom... Alan's only lickle, and an ex-rally driver / navigator, so I was going to get him a nice rally alloy footrest for his side, but don't tell him? What do you mean he reads the forum?! :ohmy: :lol:

Some good ideas there Dave. I too am fond of having my lunch box in the front passenger foot well it's a sensible place once you have trained the passengers not to kick it too much.