Re:What did you do to your jimny today?

Will do mate will be done hopefully next month matey dropping the doner car off to me Saturday so will get engine out and get on it This ones a bute 120k full service history even better he lives 120miles from me and is delivering it for £50 aint even worth fueling the Hilux up for that

Just a thought which gearbox is stronger? The m series or g series? If you just make a kit for the strongest its only a case of changing the gearbox at the same time as the engine conversion. That way you end up with a better gearbox and engine. Plus you only need to make one conversion.

Just a thought.

Yeah thats a good idea James - change yours to an M series then Dave might reduce them if hes doing 2 or more and cheaper for me

Had it mot'd today, it passed which had nothing to do with it being tested at the mot station I own

RichiesJimny wrote: Had it mot'd today, it passed which had nothing to do with it being tested at the mot station I own

Tsk. tsk.

More welding! I hope I'm doing it right! I'm no pro but it seems solid enough lol. A bit of seam sealer & waxoyl & all should be good

Know what your are saying guys but you probaly have noticed there are no G series engines about they seem to be virtually extinct.
I can mod 8 valve Vitara engines to take a jimny head oil pick up and sump gives you a G16A that will work properly in a Jimny with no faffing about changing cams and all that rubbish that goes with fitting a Vit 16v just 1 problem no baleno injectors around so will run like crap
As for a M series gearbox you are talking an extra £200 diesel engine another £200 min then you need the kit to bolt it all up as far as i can see will just be a diffrent set of bolt holes on the gearbox side of the adaptor plate so no big deal as far a im concerned either way.
Strenght wise not sure there is anything better or worse with them M or G boxes sure someone will inform me diffrent reckon diesel will be fine with either yeah if you tweak the potential out of the Isuzu motor you can be looking at 120hp and a shite load of torque and yes i reckon that things will start to break

Mod it then Brake it then mod it not to brake thats how you learn for next time keep up the good clever work

Reassembled the rear brakes with new shoes and cylinders after a good degrease.

What a sh1tty fiddly job putting the big spring back on!

Just new brakes lines next weekend then its back on the road.

Nice and shiny now!

Doner car arrived today for diesel conversion on my Blue Jim
Loaded Blue Jim on trailer ready for Slindon tommorow

Blimey GA. You could eat your dinner off that assembly. Very clean and tidy.

JivingDaddy wrote: Blimey GA. You could eat your dinner off that assembly. Very clean and tidy.

Thanks.

If I had the time I would have ground the rust off the rim of the back plate and painted but thats a job for another day. Same for the drums. Got my eye on some flo-orange brake paint.

Thinking of an orange and black theme for the J (eventually).