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Members only to compete but anyone can come and spectate. We don't publish exact locations outside the club but all the sites are signposted from the main road on the day. be glad to see you along.
I've got a 2a as well, 1967 restored it in the early 80's and trialled in it then.
I wanted to get back into the trialling but wanted a road going motor, the 2A would have needed four new tyres, a wee bit if welding and the brakes re plumbed ( I don't think "fiddle"brakes are road legal!)and the wife wanted something to drive to work in the snow and my daughters are getting close to driving age so the Jimny option ticked all three boxes and the 2A's still sat in the garage!
Bought mine from Newcastle off ebay at the start of november last year, went down with the cash and drove it home no problem. I've had a whole saeson trialling, four orienteering events and now two snowy spells and so far it's only cost me about £2K.
Cheers
John.
PS Feughside near Banchory just at the bottom of the famously closed for snow for three weeks Banchory to Fettercairn road.
On the 8th Day God made the LandRover -
On the 9th day he swapped it for a Jimny.
My 2a is a 1971, in serious need of restoration as you will see by the link to photobucket I posted.....but its a classic, I cant wait untill she reaches her former glory ( and then some )
I wish I had the money just now to do up the jimny, but I dont....too many other projects on the go and I just got a new cylinder, piston, head, exhaust, carb, jet kit, battery for my bike.....and now I need to sell it since the jimny was a compremise ( ie the wife didnt like me using it in this snow )
but well well, one day - a friendly member just msgd me with how to make a home made snorkel kit so thats my next project....also trying to sway the wife about the wheels..... £25 each hun... cheaper than painting the ones I have you hate honest...lol - shes a damn good wife to put up with me
bertbuckie wrote: also trying to sway the wife about the wheels..... £25 each hun... cheaper than painting the ones I have you hate honest...lol - shes a damn good wife to put up with me
if that fails - a small tin of black smooth hammerite £7-8
bertbuckie wrote: also trying to sway the wife about the wheels..... £25 each hun... cheaper than painting the ones I have you hate honest...lol - shes a damn good wife to put up with me
if that fails - a small tin of black smooth hammerite £7-8
Well.....it was very wet and slippery on the roads tonight.
I decided to boot it up a little bit on a corner ( country road and I had scoped it out for traffic, 2 mile straight either side )
she span and slid a little, not exactly uncontrollable tbh, infact a lot better than the merc sports estate 09 plate I had ( also rwd )
looking at things to buy for her now lol..... looking at air deflectors, lifts ( i cant help it after seeing so many on here that look so good.....but it looks like a major job to lift with
cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-body-lift-kit-SUZUKI-JI...&hash=item1e5fbce5ab
anyone got any recomendations? ( not used for serious offroading, mainly snow clearance )
I cannot claim to be an expert on this so this is only advice to check what you are buying, the kit may be fine.
However, I believe that the SJ, Vit and Jimny are all slightly different in the way that the body bolts to the chassis. Certainly the "Bits4Vits" kits for both are different.
I have a Bits4Vits Jimny kit for sale in the shop and, of course, both the Vit and Jimny kits are available at
www.bits4vits.co.uk
to look at.
My personal feeling is that this ebay kit drills out the old mounts in some way and "bolts through" the resulting holes. I don't know for sure and I am only guessing.
Martin
Martin
2003 M13 early KAP build.
3" Trailmaster lift with 1.5 Spacers on front
Customised winch bumper and roll cage
235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
biggaz wrote: ahh they will accept a courier if you arrange, they always do! paisley freight are great for alloys etc.
So.... you gonna lift it then?
think ive got the bug..... lol
seeing as i dont drive over 50mph on the roads in it....and I love the pics of lifted ones..... wife dependant lol.
Might have to sell my bike first tho.....shouldnt be hard I hope, a 50cc yamaha dtr supermotard tuned ( still 50cc ) to do 75mph on the flat
I really like that bloke ooky's setup..... looks like a mini-monster truck
mlines wrote: I cannot claim to be an expert on this so this is only advice to check what you are buying, the kit may be fine.
However, I believe that the SJ, Vit and Jimny are all slightly different in the way that the body bolts to the chassis. Certainly the "Bits4Vits" kits for both are different.
I have a Bits4Vits Jimny kit for sale in the shop and, of course, both the Vit and Jimny kits are available at
www.bits4vits.co.uk
to look at.
My personal feeling is that this ebay kit drills out the old mounts in some way and "bolts through" the resulting holes. I don't know for sure and I am only guessing.
Martin
your right about drill thro according to the seller....that was my concern tbh. What are the other options? ( cheap )
New mods
Massive, massive improvements......honest.
I fitted my stereo.... unfortunately it doesn't like cd's so it will be back on egay later
got my new number plates fitter - I will put pics up later - says big jimny at the bottom
and finally..... and best of all ( altho Im a little disapointed I didnt receive a lucky lift kit from martin as an xmas pressie ) I have 2 bigjimny.com stickers
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