98 Jimny from AUSTRALIA

Hi everyone,

This is my 99 Jimny in Australia.

So far I have done the following:
1. Rear ARB Air locker
2. Under bonnet ARB Air Compressor
3. Guard Chop
4. Jeep Wrangler flares trimmed
5. 26' LED Light Bar
6. Home built front tube bar
7. Home built rear tube bar with rear LEDS
8. 9500lbs RUNVA winch with synthetic Rope
9. Took all the Carpet out and painted the interior with black plasticoat ute liner to make it easy to wash out
9. ORICOM 2 way radio
10. Running 31 inch Federal Couragia MT's

I currently have ready to go in:

1. Rear full float kit for the axle and convert the rear to discs
2. Custom Chromoly axles front and rear. The front are 26 spline and will mate to VW type 2 CV's
3. Sierra WT transfer cast to which I will make into a rock lobster box
4. 2 inch body lift (I might not put this in anymore)

Future mods I want to do:
1. Change the manual to an auto box
2. Front Air Locker
3. Get some more articulation out of the suspension. still researching what the best way is to achieve what I want.
4. Make up some sliders.

Here are some pics of the interior.

The floor I am very happy with it is very very hard wearing and so easy to hose out inside the car.

The product is called HIPPO UTE LINER

WOW i like this alot...

good call on the LED light bar location too...

any trouble from the fuzz??

Looks good, first one ive seen with Wrangler arches on that I like the look of, just ordered SJ bushwackers for mine.

I'm suprised you still have your anti roll bar fitted on the front though.

Gary

Looks very nice that

Really like the LED lightbar. They cost a small fortune.

www.jimnybits.co.uk/shop/electrical/ultr...light/prod_1252.html

Looks real good Mate! Iv got one of those LED light bars there brilliant!

Jimny_Aus wrote: WOW i like this alot...

good call on the LED light bar location too...

any trouble from the fuzz??

Have not had trouble from them but a few did do a double take and I am sure they would have pulled around if they could of at the time. I put it there so that I can see where it is and its not in so much danger of being broken from trees etc. There is so much viewing area in the Jimny windscreen that it does not impeed on my vision at all I look straight over the top of it but Im sure I will get told to take it off eventually so I might just make it mount to the new bar im going to make for it

funkyjimny wrote: Looks good, first one ive seen with Wrangler arches on that I like the look of, just ordered SJ bushwackers for mine.

I'm suprised you still have your anti roll bar fitted on the front though.

Gary

Yes the sway bar is taken off now, makes it feel a little floaty on the road but much nicer drive on and off road in terms of softness, I think i will fabricate up some quick disconnects for it so when I hit the tracks I can just take it off because I would hate to try swerve to avoid anything with it off when on road driving

The LED loght bar is just a cheap one off ebay that O bought to test it out. I think it was around $120 which is cheap compared to paying for the brand name ones. I always try to buy good brand equipment when I can I just got the cheap light bar to see how they handle being knocked around offroad - this one has taken a beating and has not failed me yet so its staying on for now, but things like air lockers and winches and recovery gear I always buy the best I can afford.

The flares came out ok, the mounting screws were horrible but. I got the kit from Low range offroad. I ended up buying a nutsert kit and tools and some stainless screws and mounting with that and they are very solid. The flares are good quality they have not cracked or distorted even though taking some rough hits.
But I am going to get rid of them and fabricate some tube bar flares and sheet metal and paint them the same as the car as they will be even stronger

looks the good's i think i need a light bar....

The light bar is pretty good, my original idea was a quick disconnect on the light bar mount as well as the wires. It is wired up with a waterproof quick disconnect but I never got around to the quick connect base. Not sure if I will just move it to the new front bar I am going to knock up or try to stick with the original idea.