My Chiffon Ivory JB74 SZ5 - blog/mods/build thread

I believe in being prepared!!! Ok, yes, you've guessed. I was indeed a boy Scout :lol:

To this end, I'm also a big believer in safe recovery should you get stuck or need to aid someone else. There isn't much room in the Jimny, so I have opted for a kinetic strop/strap. Rated at 8 tonnes and 10 metres long, it ought to be up to the task at hand. It conveniently rolls up fairly small too. Small enough to fit the boot tray easily.

Not bad for £26 delivered and made in the UK to boot.





Just waiting on some 3.25 tonne Bow Shackles to turn up now.

More Mods

Bought my first "proper" aftermarket mod for the Jimny. I ordered it a few weeks back. The Dashboard tray/box. Found via a link posted by another user on here. It was on eBay Australia, however shipped from China. With the Aus$ conversion it worked out at £6.80 delivered.

I have seen the same item retailing for £25+, although there are a number of well priced eBay listing if you look. The surprise came when it arrived. It is actually super high quality. Well made, heavy and fits a treat.








I also picked up a set of the genuine rubber mats today, curtesy of some family members who paid for them for my recent birthday. I don't think I've ever seen such well engineered car mats before. Very pleased I went for these.




Also thanks to some other family members, I also have the Jimnybits front and rear diffs guards to fit. Should be a job for this weekend if the weather holds.

Video demonstrating how good the LED headlights are on the SZ5. Oh, and how lovely the engine sounds in these.

Wow. Good work that man. You aren't Richard hammond are you?

After quite a few versions, this is what my build sheet currently looks like. But like all good plans, will be subject to change.

Also just ordered some new tyres..... :woohoo: :woohoo: :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly: :silly: :lol: :lol: :huh:

I really (really), wanted the BFG's.... but they are so f'ing expensive. That I just couldn't justify it in the end. Have gone for some Maxxis Wormdrive AT980E's, quite similar looking to the BFG KO2 but significantly cheaper, in the region of 25-35% cheaper. Which is a reasonable amount of money when buying a set of 5.

Maxxis have a great name in the off road world too, although I have also run their on road performance car tyres in the past too.

Gone for 215/75R15's.