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

THat link brought back some memories Dave, Superzuki, the 35" tyred Vitara, nuts.

Roll on the Jimny.

Gary

funkyjimny wrote: THat link brought back some memories Dave, Superzuki, the 35" tyred Vitara, nuts.

Roll on the Jimny.

Gary

A Vitara on 35"s? Surely not...



On my drive...



At Tom's Farm (RIP Tom)... where it sheared all six 12.9 grade bolts holding a free wheel hub on whilst rescuing a stricken (delayed!) Landy... Rob Storr Crawler Box + twin LSDS + Centerforce Dual Friction (on/off!) Clutch... something had to give... LOL :whistle:

Dave

All i can say, is that was an honour and sheer pleasure in having "Paid n Played" and Green Laned with an absolute beast of a Vitara!!

Bits4Vits wrote:
. where it sheared all six bolts holding a free wheel hub Dave

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: done that .... got the Tshirt.......... and an another hub as we couldn't get the sheared off bolts out....now that hub needs king pin bearings.........oh the joy of jimny offroading

Spent yesterday fabbing...

First, one of these...



WTF is that then?



Ah... wiring bridge for the switches, wanderlead plug, split-charge relay, and 6-way fusebox...!



It mounts with two self-tappers into the bulkhead, and the other end is neatly (ORA) tabbed to the radiator mount...

The holes every 3" apart along the edges are to ty-wrap all the wires and cables neatly underneath... just needs powdercoating... with...



...the ORA rollhoop I've now finished off... it came in flat-pack form if you remember from further back in the thread... So it was just a matter of me assembling it in the back of the Jimny -







Tacking it together once I'd got the bits cut to length, and then fight to get it out through the passenger door -



And then MIG weld it up in the garage -



And add the ARB compressor bracket -



Currently thinking of anything else that needs adding before it goes for powdercoating...

THANKS to the ORA once again!

That compressor mount is a smart idea.

If it were me, I'd add a few small lugs at strategic places around the cage to hook straps and things onto.

With the compressor on loose for testing -



Here if anyone wants one -

www.offroad-armory.com/store/index.php?r...82_88&product_id=407

Yes, will weld some lugs here and there...

Must see how much rear vision is lost with a 235/75 on the rear door... the spare might have to come inside...

What about a fire exstinguisher bracket, And as for rear view i've got a 31 inch tyre on the back and can't see a lot, Maybe that would explain why i reversed into a tree yesterday.

Lol, my 'twin' of yours had the 31 in the boot, you probably can't see anything behind you !

Gary

Hmmm... I was afraid of that...

The gap between the roll hoop stays isn't wide enough to have a 29" lying down (it's 27")... so I might have to have it standing up and strapped in on the driver's side (for visibility) and have a couple of boxes next to it for recovery gear and tools...

Will have to put the hoop back in on Wednesday and have a fiddle round...

Fire extinguisher is a wise precaution, thanks Jezz , I'll add a mount for that too...

1. Deflate tyre
2. Wedge deflated tyre between stays
3. Inflate tyre.

Da dah! Tyre held securely without straps!

Looking real good now Dave!