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

Looks amazing so far!

Dave why didn’t you reinforce the axels. Just asking.

Lesmondo wrote: Looks amazing so far!

Thanks Les'... Yes, it's starting to look like the image I have had in my tiny warped mind for ages...!
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Dirtbird wrote: Dave why didn’t you reinforce the axels. Just asking.

I thought about it... I even bought the gussets from JimnyBits... but then, I've been offroading Suzukis (Vitaras before I "upgraded" to the Jimny) for nigh on 30 years now, and I've never managed to bend / break an axle casing yet!... And I don't drive as hard as I used to (no pay'n'play these days), just concentrating on some gentle (!) scenic greenlaning these days...

So I didn't think the Boogie needed it, and recently sold the gussets on on eBay...

Dave

Ok that’s good enough for me thanks man . J

Dirtbird wrote:

X8GGY wrote: 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

Dave hey hows it going. Dave reading the build again and I see you mixed and matched the polybushes orange and blues is this something you found over the years works and keeps the budget reasonable?

Dave, I'm taking out my axle as well. I'm at the stage where I need to unbolt the prop shaft and the hoses. What's the best way to disconnect the vacuum hoses, speedo sensors and all the other stuff riding on the axle.

Dirtbird wrote: Dave, I'm taking out my axle as well. I'm at the stage where I need to unbolt the prop shaft and the hoses. What's the best way to disconnect the vacuum hoses, speedo sensors and all the other stuff riding on the axle.

Hi! Best way?... Hmmm, carefully!

I wasn't using the vacuum hoses as I wanted to do away with the unreliability of them, so they just got pulled off an thrown away... This is an early (1999 from memory) Jimny so there's no ABS to contend with, but on my previous Jimny build they need removing carefully as the little bolts that hold them in place often shear

If you are re-using the vacuum hoses I'd label where they came from so that you get them back in the right places