My First ZOOK!

The Americans called Suzukis "zuki", "Zook" etc, all based on shortening "Suzuki" and it's kind of stuck, particularly with people who owned earlier SJ and vitaras which were available in the USA so many more modifications were available. Kind of like "Landy" being used for landrovers in general.

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Ah yes l see it now!

Thank you.

In addition to Martins Post, I've got some relatives in Australia where SJ's and Jimny's are always referred too as Zooks!

In reality, it just seemed to spring to mind when creating a username on Big Jimny :whistle: :laugh: :laugh:

And I just purchased SU70 OKY for the future

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Evening,

I picked up the gen.3 steel wheels today from a nice chap in Paignton called Dean. I'm really chuffed about their condition considering they only cost me £10 each.. They're all structurally sound with no dents/flat spots. They all have standard amounts of the brown stuff, I'm going to call my local powder coating firm on Monday to get a quote for shot blasting! If they want silly money for that work I'll likely strip them by hand with an aggressive wire cup.

In terms of paint after having a chat with Mr Buzzweld, I've been recommended Buzzweld RCP primer (now known as rust encapsulator) followed by raptor liner. This should offer years of corrosion protection & a very durable finish, I've used Buzzweld before during my rust prevention project and was super happy with the quality of their products.

For the TPMS system I've purchased the battery operated bypass system listed here: TPMS BYPASS This small unit cost £55 delivered and will fit conveniently in the glovebox/under the drivers seat and completely bypass the annoying TPMS system.

More to follow next week.... :silly:

I look forward to seeing them finished.