My Zuki Jim

After selling my pajero a few years back in the spur of the moment to buy a mk2 fiesta I saw (that's how I work) I have spent the last few years wishing I still had a 4x4, I have owned a few cars since then but have always been tempted to get another off-roader and since buying a brand new Fiesta ST last year I sold my van to replace it with something more fun.

I looked at pajeros, fourtraks, patrols, 90's, land cruisers etc as I like big diesel 4x4's but somehow after many months of searching and indecisiveness have ended up with this lol

2000 Suzuki Jimny JLX with the earlier (crapper apparently) 1.3 16v SOHC engine

Here are the only pics I currently have of it with the awesome hubcaps still fitted











The first day I had it I decided to go to a local lane to see if the 4wd was working, long story short it wasn't so I got stuck lol

First little bit of mud on it lol




Then the next day I woke up to this




Which was due to the valve leaking so it most probably took a knock off-roading, luckily the spare has a locking wheel nut which I don't have a key for so my first few days of jimny ownership have looked like this

Hello Lozi, welcome.
Yes, owning a Jimny is a bit of an adventure, your first steps offroad... the first famous Jimny-grin on your face that you didn't got stuck.
And then the big adventure starts, bigger tires, deeper ruts... getting stuck... little winch... bigger Jimny grin...
Have lots of fun with your Jimny, a fine little car that gives you a lot of good times.

Its a pity the spare wheel hub cap wasn't matching eh?

Now flog me the nudge bar and side step's cheap so I can make mine look a little like yours.

Welcome Lozi, You have a very very nice looking jimny, obviously apart from the wheels(sorry)

JuanGuillie wrote: Hello Lozi, welcome.
Yes, owning a Jimny is a bit of an adventure, your first steps offroad... the first famous Jimny-grin on your face that you didn't got stuck.
And then the big adventure starts, bigger tires, deeper ruts... getting stuck... little winch... bigger Jimny grin...
Have lots of fun with your Jimny, a fine little car that gives you a lot of good times.

It's very different to my old pajero I used to just charge that in and hope for the best but I don't feel I can do that in the jimmer

Lorry wrote: Its a pity the spare wheel hub cap wasn't matching eh?

Now flog me the nudge bar and side step's cheap so I can make mine look a little like yours.

Haha they probably couldn't afford the full set of 5 ultra premium ones so they downgraded slightly for the 5th

I really like the bar on the front but I will want a winch at some point so it will probably have to go as its in the way, I don't like the steps at all to be honest!

the_goshawker wrote: Welcome Lozi, You have a very very nice looking jimny, obviously apart from the wheels(sorry)

I won't accept such derogatory statements about the awesome hub caps lol they went straight in the bin the next day lol

Pm sent

Here's a few pics of my jimny laning in Leicestershire today with my hand winch getting us out of trouble it worked a treat.

Here's an update on my jimny

I fitted a square front plate and debadged grill today which I think makes it look a lot better.

Unfortunately removing the old plate left these ugly brackets so I got the grinder out and removed them

So now the front looks like this

I'm debating getting a couple LED spot lamps or a small LED bar to mount on the A bar but I can't decide.

I also removed the side steps and it now has AVM manual hubs

I have also collected a few bits which should really transform it when I actually get round to getting it all fitted.

215/80/15 Black Star Guyane tyres

2" lift springs from vitmods

+2 Pro Comp ES1000 shocks

2" body lift from jimnybits

Steering spacers and extended brake hose from jimnybits

HD rear recovery points from jimnybits

There are a couple more things still to arrive before I can get on with it but it's going to be a vast improvement