VAXXi's Jimny (Little Tank)

Phew, that was a long introduction. What's next:

• castor correction bushes
• LED strips for interior lighting
• front bumper (when I'll break this one) + spotlights]
• sound proofing the doors and front floor

Welcome to bigjimny, vaxxi!

That's a great set of photos you've posted up. I'm tempted to do some sound deadening too, so I'm looking forward to the next set of photos of you doing the front doors and front floor.

hi mate nice jimny does it go ok on the road with out the caster corrected bushes? and also where did you get the under body armour from.?

thanks

james

little jimny wrote: That's a great set of photos you've posted up. I'm tempted to do some sound deadening too, so I'm looking forward to the next set of photos of you doing the front doors and front floor.

Thank you. I cannot recommend it enough, it's been one of the most rewarding projects for the Jim. As mentioned, I only did the rear panels + rear plastic trim + the floor; music sounds much better now, there are no more rattles and it's much more quiet in the cabin (to get an idea, the noise level at ~100 km/h now matches the noise level at ~70 km/h before the insulation). I must also say that I did a lot of planning when choosing the material, as it's not a one-size-fits-all kind of job. But it was worth it

I expect the floor and doors sound proofing to reduce further more the noise level, and I also want to do the roof at some point for thermal insulation.

myers647 wrote: hi mate nice jimny does it go ok on the road with out the caster corrected bushes? and also where did you get the under body armour from.?

Keeping in mind that I've driven only two Jimnys (a very stock one and my own), that's all I can compare with. The stock one had a more precise direction and the steering wheel was properly returning to center after a curve. My own Jim has a bit more vague steering and the wheel doesn't quite return to center, but I suppose that could be also because of the steering stabiliser. To sum it short: it's not that bad and you can definitely live with it, but it could surprise an unexperienced driver.

The underbody is around 100 euros, made in Czech Republic and imported by a Romanian company; here . I installed it in order to protect the transfer case wiring, which I understand it's very easy to rip off.

welcome