On the North Yorks moors

lol, took me 4 hours to get mine to look like that after leaving the dealership , anything else and your just too slow.... :laugh:
First time the wife saw it was much as it is now, wheelarches came later though.

A whole 4 hours! I'm glad you're not my mechanic :ohmy:

Drove it straight from the dealers to my mates garage where lift kit/wheels/tyres/brake lines were waiting. TBH the bumper and snorkel had to ship from Australia so wernt fitted for a few weeks after. Ripped a plastic sill cover off on the first days laning the next day lol.
I bought it to modify, I'd had two cars before and wanted to go down to one so wasnt too bad, dealer couldnt believe the state of it when it went in for its first service though...
Stupidly sold it couple of years later but managed to buy it back a year or two ago, guy had had it a few years and only put 7000 miles on the clock, so its only done 35k now.
Looks like 200k though... got a few dints....

Pic one day old:




Gary

Wow! I'm impressed! And I thought you were joking!

The plan is to upgrade as soon as I can raise the cash, then DO THINGS TO IT.

She who must be obeyed says I'm obsessed, but you could be obsessed with a lot worse things! :whistle:

(upgrade to a newer Jim of course)

Put new track rod ends on after mot fail, so painted the rod bright yellow (as you do). On retest the guy said it would look good.......when on it's roof.

Its a slippery slope.... tbh these days its hard enough keeping it on the road, it eats bearings and bushes despite only doing 3-4000 miles a year. Just had to replace my rocklobster transfer box after nearly 10 years under the car, it was a horrible state when I took it out.
Heres what we get up to these days: Sunday 22nd Feb 2015

I think my advice is either just put 195/80 muds and a lockright on it and it'll go nearly anywhere, or realise that as soon as you start modding it it will be worth nothing at all and become a money pit and you will keep it forever. First option means you can put std wheels and diff back in, polish it well and sell as a std car easily, once its modded it has a limited number of people that would buy it and is actually worth less than a standard car despite the modifications.


Gary

Listen, I've owned a few boats (then stolen so gave it up). The definition of a boat is 'A hole in the water that you throw money into'. Very true.

Lost about 4 grand through theft of my boats, which of course I was too tight to insure!

Moddding a jimny is far less of a risk.

I'm one of the people who would buy a modded jimny!

And by the way how did you know my name is Gary?

just keep it forever then, if you ever get fed up of it pull a sheet over it and ignore it for a year. Myself and friends have all learnt the hard way, give up greenlaning and sell everything off, then start again and it gets very expensive, plus if you still have the car it doesnt really matter what youve spent on it against what its worth i.e nothing !

Gary

lol, didnt know your name was Gary, mine is !

That's what I'm going to do, any I'm loving the frying pan!

I'm happy to buy yous for nothing then. Where do I send the cheque?