Gaz's reasonably priced jimny..

Few updates havnt used the jim since 2 weekends ago i had a knocking from the rear turns out the rear brake shoe pins had gave up causing all sorts of noises so while i was waiting for the new kit to turn up i thought id do a few other bits and bobs while it was in the garage

id ordered a cheapy lift kit from ebay got this fitted along with my new wheels with 195 80 15 sharas on 7j mods and i also fitted 32mm spacers well happy with the results wider and taller





9" of diff clearance not bad for beign done on a buget



also ordered a few small service bits as im guessing it hasnt been done for a while judging by the rest of the car

knackered plugs could fit flat head in that gap



gave the throttle body a clean



changed the alt and power steering belts as they were noisey and all cracked not much room for a little engine



Had a small shovel lying about in the garage for a while fitted that to the inside of the back door



While i was still waiting for the fitting kit for my rear shoes my dad suggested having a go at making the prima strip dissapear,when i bought this the preivious owner had wedged it in a barbed wire fence some how and there was alot of dints and deep scratches,i could have put the jimny into the bodyshop next door to the garage i work at and they could have sorted it and painted the side up but been on a budget and with the rest of it not been mint thought me and me dad would have a go in total the materials cost me about 30 quid its by no means perfect and upclose the paint is a slightly darker shade but couple of feet back it looks better than a gery stripe,also if i scratch it off road i wont be bothered,also once the weather is a tad better i will polish it back with the polisher.









and a couple after pulling it out the garage





its good side lol



still a fair bit to do,got some extended hoses to go on



going to do my diff breathers with hose pipe this week,ordered some pipe to have a go at a buget home made snorkel also check the transmission oils and levels.still awaiting my fabbd recovery points.thanks for looking more pics updates to follow cheers

This is turning into a tidy Jimny, all credit to you for doing the work on a buget Gaz ......................

Looking great mate, have you tried using a buffer on the side you painted, you may be able to get a better blend of he paint with a good buff. I used rattle cans on a repair on a previous car and the match was not great, after a rubdown with 1200 grit paper and a good polish with a buffer it looked much better.

good job! nice color

Nice work

Word of warning. If your changing your extended hoses, expect your union nuts to be rusted up. As a result, you may have to hacksaw the brake lines and build new ones :pinch:

I know from bitter experience this weekend just gone

Nice work! how on earth have you got 9 inches of ground clearance!!!
according to a tyre size tool, total size of yours is 693mm and my tyres (215/75r15) are 703mm, but i have exactly 8 inches off diff clearance!!
maybe its the chunky tread?