Expedition Jimny Project

mudman wrote:

Decalwizard wrote: That will be ace Nico if you can pull it off, I was thinking of an ex-trailer tent as a base to work off..

I agree with you JJ the Nato hitch is the best by far. I thought of a sankey trailer to use also.

DW

you could try making your own version of the ozhitch

That just looks like two ends of a prop with the UJ with a trailer hitch welded to it

Man, getting very nice that Jimny of yours! Keep on going! Looks awesome!!

Cheers! Pascal

Cheers Pascal

Still got lots of goodies to bolt on the Jim yet, but it gets closer every day :woohoo:

Dw

that motor of yours gets better and better, love the wheels too

still loving mine, feels really big when your inside, and the engine sound a lot bigger than what it actually is.

Well finally managed to get round to building the storage compartments in the back of the Jim. i removed all the seats and made a plywood floor with hinged section for the tool well. Its paneled behind the front seats which will have a series of cargo nets to house maps, translation books etc.

I made two batons and covered them with carpet which sit in the recess of the tropicool cooler to lock it into position. The bottom will have strong Euro crates each side for cooking utensils etc and the other side will be food items..

Decalwizard wrote: This is what got my attention, KAP Suzuki do these as a modification using the rascal pickup bed. I was thinking of the rear end of a Jimny with axle and using the same bed.

Dw

It would tow like poo, it needs to be low and wide to be stable. Also using anything other than an approved 50mm ball hitch on a jimny is illegal. So no nato hitches or
ball and pin as these are also a no no on passenger cars.

Whats that fridge you have in the back there?

supergaz wrote:

Decalwizard wrote: This is what got my attention, KAP Suzuki do these as a modification using the rascal pickup bed. I was thinking of the rear end of a Jimny with axle and using the same bed.

Dw

It would tow like poo, it needs to be low and wide to be stable. Also using anything other than an approved 50mm ball hitch on a jimny is illegal. So no nato hitches or
ball and pin as these are also a no no on passenger cars.

Hi Gaz

It was the actual Rascal Pickup Tub I was referring to, I was not going to run it as high as it is in the picture, I was thinking lower than a sankey trailer in height.

Dw

JerseyJimny wrote: Whats that fridge you have in the back there?

Its a Weaco Tropicool 35L

Tropicool TC35



DW

Ah I see yer I looked at that one for mine but its out of my price bracket

I have orderd a weaco coolbox instead

I got this one off Ebay for £100 so was well pleased. Bloody good piece of kit.

DW

Good find!

Them things are brilliant