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What did you do to your jimny today?

Dirtbird
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26 Jul 2021 21:51 - 26 Jul 2021 21:51 #237019 by Dirtbird

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Taking my Chassis to the Shot blaster'er .....

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27 Jul 2021 07:51 #237022 by Roger Fairclough

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Are you getting it galvanized?

You know you want to.

Roger

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27 Jul 2021 12:51 - 27 Jul 2021 12:53 #237030 by yakuza

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Galvanizing can warp frames. Most likely only soft and rotten US ones bur be aware. Friend of mine did His CJ5 frame, and it was fine.

But! I changed my clutch wire! Wow!
Amazing how it was seemingly ok but the difference is astonishing. Best spent money and time in the garage this year!

Norway 2005 Jimny M16A VVT, 235 BFG MT, 2" Trailmaster, ARB rear lck, 17%/87% high/low gears.

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27 Jul 2021 15:59 #237038 by Dirtbird

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Roger yeah like it's the first thing in my head all the time . Said it to Terrance my Shot blaster and asked him what did he think and like yakuza said can get warped . He did also say you need to find a good galvanizing company as they vary. I've been dealing with them for years and he brought me into the booth to show me a Land Rover chassis and told me the client didn't want to go to the trouble of closing up the bolt holes etc and the guy was going to earn it when he goes cleaning em up.

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27 Jul 2021 16:26 #237044 by Roger Fairclough

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I had the chassis from a Triumph GT6 galvanized by a company in Birmingham and that turned out fine. Maybe it was the deep tank that enabled the chassis to go in vertically.

If you screw in a bolt and then galvanize you can heat the bolt head until the zinc melts and then remove the sacrificial bolt and jobs done.

Roger

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