Gaz's reasonably priced jimny..

Cheers everyone,once the weather is a bit better i intend to flattern and polish the paint should make it look a bit better,managed to get the front extended hoses on today no probs the rear is siezed so i will cut it and re-flair it tomorrow when im at work,goodness knows on the diff clearance ?? That was on a level ground just stuck the tape measure in came in a smidge under 9",im running sahara mud tyres ad they have about 15mm of tread so must be that.been using the jimny today and know i need to do some trimming as they catch a bit.happy with lift and tyres so far,wheels need a balance and hopefully get my breathers on next.

iloveics wrote: Nice work! how on earth have you got 9 inches of ground clearance!!!
according to a tyre size tool, total size of yours is 693mm and my tyres (215/75r15) are 703mm, but i have exactly 8 inches off diff clearance!!
maybe its the chunky tread?

not sure what your tyres are but INSA TURBO tyres are oversized a inch taller than Kumho KL71 for example
thats maybe how he has more clearance

That would probably explain it haha, i've got BFG all - terrains

Few jobs today,got the oil and filter done,all the wheels balanced,rear extended hose on,front anti-roll bar removed,got a spare used mud tyre off a friend so put that on a spare jimny wheel will do to put in the back for when im out,checked all the transmission fluid levels all ok barr the front diff oil that looks like melted chocolate,that will get changed in the next day or so others will get done at some point when im a bit more flush,as im skint at the mo and have a couple of birthdays and a leaving doo for a mate to go to.didnt get a start on my extended breathers the ones on the transfere and gearbox look a right pain couple of pics thanks for looking.

Looking good mate you happy with the wheels and tyres? And how they sit?

Yea their great,just need to do a bit of trimming to the arches then want to try them out in the mud.

few updates

bought this for a home made snorkel havnt made a start yet but its there anyway



Diff oil's i knew the front needed changing when i checked the level but didnt think it was going to be as bad as this half a pint of clean water came out before this mess,i filled the diff with clean engine oil and went for a lap around the block in 4wd dropped that which cleaned it out then refilled with correct oil diff much quieter.did the rear aswell although that was quite clean.



My mate managed to fab me some bits for recovery points,pretty simple really used box section the slid into the chassis rails and then a piece of 6mm plate with holes in the end for shackels.simple but effective,after a bit of grinding drilling tweaking and paint there all fitted.should have got more photos but my phone is on the blink at mo and the camera works when it wants.







17th feb had a pop up pea farm with a couple of pals,didnt take the jim,went in the sj which ive just helped me mate convert from a 1.3 carb to a spi 1.6 out of a vit goes well,also me mate with a fourtrak that has just been built out of 3 trucks,that thing is huge.couple of pics





had a pop up cleadon hills the other day to walk the dog and thought id try out a bit of twist,more than please with the angle for a cheap spring spacer lift kit arb removed and extended hoses,had to trim a bit more arch liner out after,although i had them nie on spot on.chuffed











Painted the recovery points white so you can see them so you dont give yourself a dead knee also started my wood floor in the boot got this to finish in the morn but should look like this done.friday im doing my breathers for the diffs and gearbox and also changing the gearbox oil and trans box oil cheers again !

Looking great Gaz, its comming along great guns, I like the recovery points

That mess looks exactly the same as what came out of my diffs when I changed my oil

i must admit that is looking very very nice it all goes well together

cheers guys im more than happy with how its turning out now better than i thought especially concidering im still trying to keep the spending to a minimum.

lcomeing along very nicley budy ,how anoying was it to do the power steering and alt belt
mine,s wineing like hek so need to get them done .

there not too bad just a bit fiddley as there isnt alot of room plus i have hands like shovels so that doesnt dont help lol