What did you do to your jimny today?

tommyguns wrote: getting insurance quotes reading to go and pick her up tomorrow!

exciting times

i just took my rear mudflaps off with the assistance of my grinder, 6 out of 8 bolts had to be chopped.

jonesyba420 wrote:
today so far ive wired my backbox to the chassis to stop it banging on the tie down point, i almost had a mental breakdown yesterday laning because of it banging around :evil:

Are both box hangers still on! I had that trouble only to find the right hand one was snapped off. I used a bit of wire too...........there is a nice hole for it where the towbar bolt goes. :whistle:

bit of fabbing today as i got a farm jack the other day as stuck the normal jack under and didnt even get the tyres of the ground, the farm jack wouldnt fit in the back so had to mount on the rear only toke me my lunch break and worked out really well i tested by jumping up and down on it after so it shouldnt be going anywere







next up a second battery tray and going to rewire the spots and winch relacating relays to the battery tray as wireing is a mess and now lost power to my spots

helijohn wrote:

jonesyba420 wrote:
today so far ive wired my backbox to the chassis to stop it banging on the tie down point, i almost had a mental breakdown yesterday laning because of it banging around :evil:

Are both box hangers still on! I had that trouble only to find the right hand one was snapped off. I used a bit of wire too...........there is a nice hole for it where the towbar bolt goes. :whistle:

both hangers were there still,think the new cat moved the exhaust a bit so it was knocking. i went to the round crossmember as i may get a tow bar at some point.sorted the problem a treat, i would put a pic up but didnt take one.

jonesyba420 wrote:

tommyguns wrote: getting insurance quotes reading to go and pick her up tomorrow!

exciting times

i just took my rear mudflaps off with the assistance of my grinder, 6 out of 8 bolts had to be chopped.

I do hate mudflaps, the rears hide the lovely view of the tyres. :whistle:

Fitted some roof bars. They are just cheapy eBay jobs but are fine for lugging my waffle boards around.

robbed supergaz old engine and put it in mine to make her go again

Ripped a hole in the driver's door to access the lock and bodywork.

Changed air filter and put new spark plugs in jim.

Got fed up carrying a big bag of spanners around. Saw this chart and realized I only ever used 4 or 5. The bag is a lot lighter now!

Spanner and Key Sizes for Common Fasteners
Spanner & Hex Key Sizes for Sets/Bolts and Socket Caps
Size.........Spanner.......Hex Key Size
M8.......... 13mm.......... 6mm
M10........ 17mm.......... 8mm
M12........ 19mm......... 10mm
M14........ 22mm......... 12mm
M16........ 24mm......... 14mm
M18........ 27mm......... 14mm
M20........ 30mm......... 17mm
M24........ 36mm......... 19mm

jimkyx wrote: Got fed up carrying a big bag of spanners around. Saw this chart and realized I only ever used 4 or 5. The bag is a lot lighter now!

Spanner and Key Sizes for Common Fasteners
Spanner & Hex Key Sizes for Sets/Bolts and Socket Caps
Size.........Spanner.......Hex Key Size
M8.......... 13mm.......... 6mm
M10........ 17mm.......... 8mm
M12........ 19mm......... 10mm
M14........ 22mm......... 12mm
M16........ 24mm......... 14mm
M18........ 27mm......... 14mm
M20........ 30mm......... 17mm
M24........ 36mm......... 19mm

I wish! I'm sure 14mm spanner is common on a jimny. I'm a field engineer and would love to travel that light.

Fitted new kingpins, again. Also fitted new swivel seals.

As my 4WD still isn't working and work's a lot more 'off road' now, looking to getting some manual hubs... Hopefully that'll solve my problems