Dave's 'New' Grand Vitara "Build Thread" and subsequent use, etc...

Wifeys got the same model now.....I'm turning the 2005 GV into a tube bender

Got a Swift sport engine from you know who to put in it.

Keithy wrote: Wifeys got the same model now.....I'm turning the 2005 GV into a tube bender

Eh? You're caging it? Or using it to bend toob?! :ohmy:
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Keithy wrote: Got a Swift sport engine from you know who to put in it.

From Gary then?

The new spare wheel turned up at lunchtime (the existing one was a 16" steel with a bigger profile tyre fitted?), so...



I dropped it round to the tyre bay with the new tyre... and he dropped it off on his way home



That's better!



Secured in place with three locking wheel nuts!



Just fits nicely against the door, I have ordered some 5mm shims, but I don't think they are needed...





Sat waiting for the 2" lift and 20mm wheel spacers on Sunday...

This is something like what I might have done with our 2.4 if it were mine.

When it’s quiet in the Post Office I’m always thinking about Suzuki’s... my mind wandered today to roof baskets... and I ended up looking at this very nice one on the Ramingo4x4 Italian website...







A very nice rack, quite nicely proportioned, but I did think it looked a little bit short at the back, but then realised that was because the radio aerial is in the way... BUT, it’s £350 plus £85 delivery :ohmy:

So I carried on Googling...

And ended up finding this on eBay -



A bit long, but a lot cheaper at £75.99 with free postage... and by the look of it it will fit around the aerial... and as the description says it comes in a box and needs self assembly, that makes it ideal for Mr. Angry (my angle grinders nickname) to cut the longitudinal bars to suit?

It’s ordered... I’ll just have to make some mounts for it, to connect to the bolts on the flat roof rails, as per the Ramingo photos...

What a great build thread! My partner has been looking at this exact model of Vitara for a while now. She has a Suzuki alto at the moment but wants something she can use to get out and about with me in the ol’ Jimny.

I’ll be keeping tabs to see what you can do with the Vitara!