Dave's "S200KYS" Jimny 'laner Build...

Yet another fantastic outing!

Particularly like the look of Henryd

You'll have to come down for a long weekend then ... next Henryd is 2018 ... don't forget to make sure the winch works!!

S200KYS is due it's MOT, it's booked for Saturday morning, so time to sort a few things out -



Replaced the rear offside light that was smashed last 'laning trip... Hmmm, bit of a job as the tree bars are in the way, three years on to discover it!, so I loosened the door hinges off to slip the old light out and the new one in :lol: Thanks to James J999PRE Priestley for the replacement light!





Properly spaced 'plates on...



The offside rear ABS sensor wire I snapped in two whilst welding up the axle brackets a few weeks ago gets replaced with one from James J999PRE Priestley once again - thanks matey!



The hole in the nearside sill was cleaned up and chased back to solid metal...



And a patch with folded edges made, so I could weld off the seam and not burn through the sill as much as using just a thin single edge...

As the hole is behind the sill bars I couldn't get a drill powered wire brush or the angle grinder in, so I ended up using the Dremmel!

All welded up and undersealed with Hammerite tar paint.



And then reattached the back edge of the front nearside Defender wheel arch that had a fight with a tree on the last 'laning trip...

Whilst I was doing that a friendly carrier turned up for a nosey and a chat, and had an odd shaped parcel for me...



Sitting a bit high yet, it needs trimming down to suit...



A headlight protection bar and a place to attach tree wires off, as I've already cracked the windscreen top and bottom on the nearside... I'd already been round a week ago to check whether it would fail the MOT on the cracks, but they assured me they wouldn't as they were out of the sweep area and not X% of the surface area of the screen?...



Bottom crack



Top crack (strangely done on the same 'lane on different trips!!!)

The bent tube came from Tom the Pipe-Bender fella on eBay, he'll bend anything up to a drawing... I was going to try it myself as I have a pipe bender, but it's complicated getting the two kinks in the other plane to the two bends on the ends, so rather than waste tube, I thought I'd leave it to the experts, everyman to his own job

So, I hope it's now ready for it's MOT, time will tell, fingers crossed

Tidy little repairs

Like the headlight bar. Rather than trimming it down, why dont you drill a hole in the top of the bumper, slide it down and weld in. be even stronger if you get it through the bottom of the bumper & weld as well

Maybe these things are why the springs are sagging? :laugh:

Suggested project 2018: S200KYS diet, starting jan 1st!

Be careful with the tree wires as I'm not sure they are legal on a road car?

I don't like the wires, had them on a defender and just went slack after a bit of use.

I agree, I thought the advantage of a jimny was the light weight.

Yup, there's a few too many heavy things bolted on and stored in the Jimny! I did consider a new project to make a light one... maybe next winter!

The tree wires are the one's I had on my "Stealth" Vitara for years -



Never had any problems with the legality of them, or sagging.... as, errr, they're made out of RAF rescue helicopter multi-strand winch rope! My brother used to repair them, and they could only use the winch rope X times without then throwing it away!



The original fittings, including a turn-buckle to keep them tawt...

Riccy wrote: Tidy little repairs

Like the headlight bar. Rather than trimming it down, why dont you drill a hole in the top of the bumper, slide it down and weld in. be even stronger if you get it through the bottom of the bumper & weld as well

Maybe these things are why the springs are sagging? :laugh:

Suggested project 2018: S200KYS diet, starting jan 1st!

That's a good idea Riccy! Get the hole saws out!

Yup... lotsa weight, but then what do you leave at home? The tools, spares, chainsaw, or the ground anchor...? :lol:

fourby.co.uk/Bumpers-Off-Road-Protection/Bush-Cables/The-Law

Not illegal, but shouldn't be used on the highway either... mine used to (and will again) just clip on to protect the windscreen when 'laning down the tight and scratchy lanes...

And a green lane is every bit a highway as much as any other road. You still need tax, insurance, mot and a road legal car.

They are not illegal in the same way that steel winch bumpers aren't illegal, or welding spikes on your car isn't illegal. The problem comes when you hit a pedestrian and saw their arm off with your cables, and you have to sit in front of a judge and explain what they are while he looks at you like you're an idiot. It's the same risk anyone takes when bolting non type-approved things to their car. You are immediately responsible for any damage or harm that they may cause.