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BigJimnyMeet (North) 2024 (12 Jan 2024)


BigJimnyMeet 2024

14th July 2024
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Dave's la(te)st buggy build...

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23 Jun 2020 19:19 #223910 by X8GGY
Thanks Kirkynut ;)

This Wednesday / Sunday I hope to finish the driver's side, and then push it out of the garage and turn in round... then you'll see how much more there actually is to do... although I know what I'm doing this time! :lol: ;)

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24 Jun 2020 15:21 - 24 Jun 2020 15:28 #223947 by X8GGY
Good productive day today! B)



Chopped the rear arch off into it's new buggy shape, rather than a lorry wheel arch! :laugh:



And then added another mounting tab on the front...



And then...



... another at the rear off the bottom box section part of the rear body tub... that's a small length of L-shaped edging, so it's supporting the arch from underneath too, couple of bolts and large repair washers behind should stop those pesk trees from stealing it? ;)



I then started on the A-pillar tube... cut it to length...



And then stared at the top wondering where the hell to cut it?! :ohmy:



About that length? With a small scallop on the outer side?...



And a bigger scallop on this side to match the angle of the corner of the top halo hoop?... :blink: :blink:



Committed now! :( :lol:



Phew!



Shaped and ready to be welded in place B)



In place!



Bah! Remember that nasty join? better sort that out at the same time...



I did some CAD (Cardboard Aided Design) first, and then transfered that to some thin car body repair sheet, and bent the edges over so there was no sharp edge on the door gap...



Not bad for a cmplete amateur? All bend by hand with some wide mouther mole grips and some help from a hammer! :laugh:



That needs gluing in place there then?...







Ooooh, yes :woohoo: , happy with that!...

Finish off the front mudguard mounts on Sunday, and it'll be ready to push out, turn round, and start on t'other side! :woohoo:
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24 Jun 2020 16:31 - 24 Jun 2020 16:31 #223950 by maverick
Is it going to be ready for 16th August?

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24 Jun 2020 16:47 #223951 by X8GGY

maverick wrote: Is it going to be ready for 16th August?


Is that the group's North Wales trip?

I'll do my damnedest! :woohoo:

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24 Jun 2020 17:10 #223953 by maverick
Yes, with Henryd - maybe use your winch(es) too

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24 Jun 2020 19:46 #223957 by maverick
good job you didn't typo "shift" bu missing out the "t"

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25 Jun 2020 10:00 #223980 by X8GGY

maverick wrote: good job you didn't typo "shift" bu missing out the "t"


Oops, I swear I clicked "quote" but deleted my comment by mistake! :(

Suffice to say my morning off didn't happen... Bah! Sunday it is then...

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25 Jun 2020 11:15 - 25 Jun 2020 11:16 #223986 by X8GGY
Rather than waste the whole morning...

I dug the seats out of storage...



BIG comfy seats :lol:



I forgot how big they are!



That Hi-Lift Jack JUST fits in there!



That was close! (This is with the seats right back, the way I'll need to get my legs in)





Not much room for storage here.. a tool bag, strop and rope...

I might have to make a chainsaw mount somewhere else? :ohmy:

Or behind my seat?...



Rear view is fine, over the spare and under the high level brake light...



And forward vision... I can just see the A-pillar tube...

It's coming!.........................
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25 Jun 2020 11:28 #223988 by X8GGY
Whoops... sneak preview of the tree wires there too!

It's Sea King rescue helicopter winch cable (my kid brother used to be in the RAF!), nice flexible multi-strand stainless steel... these used to clip onto my old "Stealth" Vitara and have been languishing in the garage for a few years... so I thought I'd up-cycle them ;)

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25 Jun 2020 11:52 #223990 by maverick
Is that Windscreen cracked?

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25 Jun 2020 11:56 - 25 Jun 2020 11:57 #223991 by X8GGY
Yes, in a couple of places, and covered in iron filings from angle grinding...

... a nice new one will be fitted at the end ;)

I decided from the offset that it would be too hard to protect it during all the work... welding, grinding, inside and out...
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25 Jun 2020 12:56 #223992 by Reason2doubt
Great updates - very inspiring! Love this build simply because it is so unique.
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