Lil Red SJ - steering vibration

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James' SJ flew through its first MOT with us last week and then typically we detected a vibration in the steering  this weekend despite nothing being reported. Now long term Jimny owners know all about "Death Wobble" and worn Kingpin bearings, however before stripping it all apart there are some initial basic checks, the first of which is...
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BigJimnyMeet 2022

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Yesterday we had somewhere over 76 Jimnys arrive for a meet-up at Parkwood 4x4, near Bradford for what was a sensational event again. The weather was glorious so a small group of dedicated owners camped over on Saturday night whilst others travelled across the country on the day. We had all types of Jimny from old to new and standard to fully modif...
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Lil Red - Walk around video

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 Before the work starts on the restoration, here is a walk-around video of the starting point. This is a "warts and all" video showing the bad points as well as the good, so there is some work ahead for Lil Red.

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Meet Lil Red

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Well James' new "Jimny" has arrived. She is a 1986 vintage SJ that he bought over the internet and had delivered making it a completely remote purchase. Through the use of live video and photographs from the seller and then "Shiply" to collect it and transport it back to Berkshire it was safely purchased by only transferring the money when rec...
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BigJimny Breakfast Meet

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With Breakfast meets all the rage we thought we would try one. We arranged to go to the PathFinder cafe at Blackbushe Airport. This is becoming a popular local venue for car enthusiasts. We had no idea what to expect but we had 21 Jimnys from around the country (as far north as Yorkshire with also Lincolnshire and Birmingham having representation; ...
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