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What did you do to your jimny today?
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Overall, as my first time doing anything like this, I could have done it quicker but very much enjoyed doing it slowly and trying to pace myself.
Here's a few pictures of the car getting masked up to cover windows/plastics/trim etc...
We still wanted the Jimny to be green, so we took some inspiration from Google with the following colour we found:
Painting begins...operating under the guidance of Keith on BigJimny using a gravity gun and thinned Raptor for smoother finish.
Apart from one little mishap where the lid fell off the gravity gun and paint sloshed out down the A-pillar and door, it all went well! The finish is exactly as I was hoping and the coverage is great. There are bits I plan to touch up once it's cured, such as the front wings, inside the wings (deter rust...), back inner-boot and another coat in the inner door sills.
Next, Keith's arches will go back on once they've been raptor painted in black along with the front bumper (it also needs a slight trim on the edges) and a few other bits to put back like wing mirrors and roof sill covers.
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I won't link to the ebay gun as when I ordered it, it was gifted to me from Amazon for less - it had a 1.8mm and 2.5mm nozzle. Not a fantastic gun all in all I suspect but it did the trick! I used Upol System 20 thinner.
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No great photos as I'm back in the office, but I will try get them dirty soon!
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Looking awesome. I am sure you will enjoy the install as much as me. I still believe that it was absolutely the best upgrade I did.MrPaynterZA wrote: I have been a bit "splurgy" this week and after getting the Des Sol 50mm lift installed complete with all of the castor correction bushings, extended break lines and adjustable panhard bars etc I have also up-sized my tyres from the 205/70R15s to the 215/80R15s today.
No great photos as I'm back in the office, but I will try get them dirty soon!
One last thing. Check yòur tire pressures. 2bar is to hard. 1.7bar (170kpa) I found the jimny to be incredible ride with the stiffer springs/shocks. Experiment a bìt.
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2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
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Temeraire (2018 quasar grey automatic)
One of the last 200ish of the gen3s, probably.
ADOS Attention Deficit Ooooh Shiny!
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A good couple of hours work I reckon.
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