Has anyone got knowledge of a Traybacked Jimny?

As per the title really. I've never seen one but think they would be relatively easy in comparison to anything else.

I don't plan to do this, unless I win the lottery, but attend a fair number of winch challenges these days and don't see why a Jimny could not be traybacked and why it would not be able to show some Landrovers a thing or 2.

Just think of the possible spec:

Front, Centre and rear winches
Front and rear difflocks with hardened shafts and CV's
massive tyres - 33" or above
Rocklobster tranfer box
rear disc conversion
lots of underbody protection for the transmission
No rear overhang
Minimal front overhang
A very strong cage
mounts for ground anchors and all the usual necessary kit
A Diesel engine from those Himny's found around the rest of the world to help with the wading side or a simpler Diesel engine converted
Snorkel

etc

People do all this to Landrovers - why not a Jimny?

If anyone has knowledge of on in existence I'd love to see some piccies - Google has been fruitless - but I'm not the most effective internet surfer!

Kirkynut

There are a few around, including a couple of pick-up style Jimnys on this site (see the gallery)

For a full trayback you need to search for "Jimny Ute" not trayback as they are called Ute's around the world

I've seen the pick up style ones but I mean full on Winch Challenge Spec Traybacks - not pick up ute style things.

I'll have another search though.

Kirkynut

i will be cutting the back of mine soon, to make some major changes, going to build the jimny to challenge spec over time, most of what you have said apart from the centre winch,

the work will be starting as soon as i pic up a cheap car for a runabout.

Found this one on difflock

Cheers Darthloachie - that's what I'm talking about!!!

I reckon it will be excellent when finished. I really am a bad internet surfer as others always find what I can't!

I'd be quite excited to see your build Gary if you can do a blog type thing on here?!?

Kirkynut

kirkynut wrote:

Cheers Darthloachie - that's what I'm talking about!!!

I reckon it will be excellent when finished. I really am a bad internet surfer as others always find what I can't!

I'd be quite excited to see your build Gary if you can do a blog type thing on here?!?

Kirkynut

no problem, i shal take plenty of pictures step by step, its going to be a wierd feeling cutting the back end of lol.

Why no centre winch though? I know it's another expense and winches are not cheap, especially when you add a few hundred for plasma rope but I would plan it into the build if possible, even if you don't put a winch in place straight away.

I don't compete as I haven't the money to spend and I think I prefer to watching or maybe one day bitching for someone else (who has spent their money on the vehicle)! However, I've been watching a fair few winch challenges recently and a fair few of my fellow local club members have been competing and a centre winch has been at least most useful and at the most a god send.

It takes all the worry out of side slopes and makes some punches alot easier to get and massively reduces the risk of damage to your vehicle via a roll - not to mention the reduced risk of injury from a roll.

Just worth a thought now as you may not be able to fit it in later depending on your design.

Kirkynut

sofar ive got through without a winch, as there is always people there with us that have them, i will be building it to take a centre winch if i decide to get one. i dont do challenges just now, but my club is really close to getting MMSA insurance, this will alow us to hole more extreme events and challenges.

It's a slippery slope that most of us slide down and we all end up wanting to do more and more - so whilst you're building a vehicle, build it to the best it can be in the first place or you'll want it in the future and wish you'd done it to start with!

I swore I'd not get a cage and rocklobster - I've got the cage and pick the rocklobster up on 17/06/10!

Now I swear I won't get more aggressive tyres and a rear difflock - but I think money dictates I don't really now! Then again, money dictated I wouldn't get a cage!

Kirkynut

so true, ive got a pretty big shopping list, by almeans this wont be a money no object thing, the dearest items i shall be fitting is the winches, i managed to get another car, a vauxhall corsa, so the chopping of the jimny starts on tuesday after work

Thought you where selling your jimny Garry.