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Project Spearmint Rhino
- Phillingham
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22 Apr 2011 18:47 - 22 Apr 2011 19:03 #15350
by Phillingham
So i bought this Jimny right.............We all know how the story goes! You buy a super pocket size off roader to compete with the Deaf enders and show them what you can do, and then competing at the same level isn't good enough, you need to excel. So you spend sleepless nights comparing the benefits of mods and your bank balance. And then, before you know it, your mid life crissis has arrived. You feel the need to do it now, or look back in 20 years time from a urine stained armchair wandering "what if?"
So you open up your wallet, after all, you can't take it with you when you go right? Let the mods begin. I started with a 3" lift, adjustable pan hards, extended brake lines and castor correction bushes. After a short drive, the brown stains left on the driver's seat certainly was not mud! So again, the wallet opened for castor correction radius arms. After fitting, there was a floppiness between the transfer box and prop shaft that resembelled a broken limb as a child. Wallet now broken in half through the abuse and a prop spacer on order, i feel a little alcohol abuse coming on...ummm alcohol, the cause of.......and solution to.......all of life's problems! 11am and a severe hangover later, the spacer was fitted.Test drive proved fine, but i think it will benefit from asteering damper. Open the wallet and it started to laugh at me, nothing left, time to flog some useless fecal matter on flea bay!
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So i bought this Jimny right.............We all know how the story goes! You buy a super pocket size off roader to compete with the Deaf enders and show them what you can do, and then competing at the same level isn't good enough, you need to excel. So you spend sleepless nights comparing the benefits of mods and your bank balance. And then, before you know it, your mid life crissis has arrived. You feel the need to do it now, or look back in 20 years time from a urine stained armchair wandering "what if?"
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So you open up your wallet, after all, you can't take it with you when you go right? Let the mods begin. I started with a 3" lift, adjustable pan hards, extended brake lines and castor correction bushes. After a short drive, the brown stains left on the driver's seat certainly was not mud! So again, the wallet opened for castor correction radius arms. After fitting, there was a floppiness between the transfer box and prop shaft that resembelled a broken limb as a child. Wallet now broken in half through the abuse and a prop spacer on order, i feel a little alcohol abuse coming on...ummm alcohol, the cause of.......and solution to.......all of life's problems! 11am and a severe hangover later, the spacer was fitted.Test drive proved fine, but i think it will benefit from asteering damper. Open the wallet and it started to laugh at me, nothing left, time to flog some useless fecal matter on flea bay!
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22 Apr 2011 18:54 #15351
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Hay come on i was golden on the stabllizer Kit .
Looks good (need 33"tyres)
Looks good (need 33"tyres)
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22 Apr 2011 19:00 #15352
by Phillingham
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Thanks Nick, you are a true diamond there is no doubt. The tyres are catching the font edge of the bumper when articulating, so may need to trim with the 4.5" angle grinder. I know bigger is better, but the missus still may have to borrow it from time to time so still needs to be a bit user friendly, (for now)!!:blush:
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22 Apr 2011 19:15 #15353
by dirtydogz
2002 JLX Soft Top
Jimnybits 2" lift +Pro Comp ES1000 shocks. Big Jimny rear shock mounts. Big Jimny adjustable panhard rods.
Big Jimny steering damper bracket. Disco Armstrong steering damper. 7X15 black modulars. 205/75/15 Maxxis 743 bravo m/t.Superpro camber correction bushes.Black A bar....
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Mid life crisis I'm sill have one at 57 roll on the bus pass :dry:
Yes that is me in the front seat.
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Yes that is me in the front seat.
2002 JLX Soft Top
Jimnybits 2" lift +Pro Comp ES1000 shocks. Big Jimny rear shock mounts. Big Jimny adjustable panhard rods.
Big Jimny steering damper bracket. Disco Armstrong steering damper. 7X15 black modulars. 205/75/15 Maxxis 743 bravo m/t.Superpro camber correction bushes.Black A bar....
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22 Apr 2011 19:17 #15354
by NickG
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Looks very cool (Mint cool)
why do the Japanese always do strange colours.:sick: :sick:
MINE INCLUDED (soon to be nato green)
Not mocking your colour Chris
Enjoy up there on the north coast.
why do the Japanese always do strange colours.:sick: :sick:
MINE INCLUDED (soon to be nato green)
Not mocking your colour Chris
Enjoy up there on the north coast.
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22 Apr 2011 19:28 #15355
by Phillingham
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The colour of my rhino is questionable, i have been asked if i am a gay hairdresser, and if i do child's entertainment, to name just a couple of insults!!!
I had a Trooper years ago, then i painted it olive green and let the kids loose with black aerosol, who knew it would actually turn out cool, but i wander where they got the practice with the aerosol?????:whistle:
I had a Trooper years ago, then i painted it olive green and let the kids loose with black aerosol, who knew it would actually turn out cool, but i wander where they got the practice with the aerosol?????:whistle:
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22 Apr 2011 19:31 #15356
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I used to say that i had never grown up, but the toys had got more expensive!!
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22 Apr 2011 19:39 - 22 Apr 2011 19:48 #15357
by dirtydogz
2002 JLX Soft Top
Jimnybits 2" lift +Pro Comp ES1000 shocks. Big Jimny rear shock mounts. Big Jimny adjustable panhard rods.
Big Jimny steering damper bracket. Disco Armstrong steering damper. 7X15 black modulars. 205/75/15 Maxxis 743 bravo m/t.Superpro camber correction bushes.Black A bar....
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I think yours is the base coat for my jimny :evil:
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I think the colour look good with the white wheels so keep up the good work
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I think the colour look good with the white wheels so keep up the good work
2002 JLX Soft Top
Jimnybits 2" lift +Pro Comp ES1000 shocks. Big Jimny rear shock mounts. Big Jimny adjustable panhard rods.
Big Jimny steering damper bracket. Disco Armstrong steering damper. 7X15 black modulars. 205/75/15 Maxxis 743 bravo m/t.Superpro camber correction bushes.Black A bar....
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23 Apr 2011 12:39 #15379
by mcjimny
"The only thing the seperates the men from the boys is the size of their toys!"
I like the overall look of it, the wheels suit it. A fastback hood would make a big difference imo.
Black Jimny's don't get stuck!
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Phillingham wrote: I used to say that i had never grown up, but the toys had got more expensive!!
"The only thing the seperates the men from the boys is the size of their toys!"
I like the overall look of it, the wheels suit it. A fastback hood would make a big difference imo.
Black Jimny's don't get stuck!
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