Bertbuckie's Jimny

Members only to compete but anyone can come and spectate. We don't publish exact locations outside the club but all the sites are signposted from the main road on the day. be glad to see you along.
I've got a 2a as well, 1967 restored it in the early 80's and trialled in it then.
I wanted to get back into the trialling but wanted a road going motor, the 2A would have needed four new tyres, a wee bit if welding and the brakes re plumbed ( I don't think "fiddle"brakes are road legal!)and the wife wanted something to drive to work in the snow and my daughters are getting close to driving age so the Jimny option ticked all three boxes and the 2A's still sat in the garage!
Bought mine from Newcastle off ebay at the start of november last year, went down with the cash and drove it home no problem. I've had a whole saeson trialling, four orienteering events and now two snowy spells and so far it's only cost me about £2K.
Cheers
John.
PS Feughside near Banchory just at the bottom of the famously closed for snow for three weeks Banchory to Fettercairn road.

My 2a is a 1971, in serious need of restoration as you will see by the link to photobucket I posted.....but its a classic, I cant wait untill she reaches her former glory ( and then some )

I wish I had the money just now to do up the jimny, but I dont....too many other projects on the go and I just got a new cylinder, piston, head, exhaust, carb, jet kit, battery for my bike.....and now I need to sell it since the jimny was a compremise ( ie the wife didnt like me using it in this snow )
but well well, one day - a friendly member just msgd me with how to make a home made snorkel kit so thats my next project....also trying to sway the wife about the wheels..... £25 each hun... cheaper than painting the ones I have you hate honest...lol - shes a damn good wife to put up with me

bertbuckie wrote: also trying to sway the wife about the wheels..... £25 each hun... cheaper than painting the ones I have you hate honest...lol - shes a damn good wife to put up with me

if that fails - a small tin of black smooth hammerite £7-8

darthloachie wrote:

bertbuckie wrote: also trying to sway the wife about the wheels..... £25 each hun... cheaper than painting the ones I have you hate honest...lol - shes a damn good wife to put up with me

if that fails - a small tin of black smooth hammerite £7-8

Shhhhhhhh.... she might read that lol

these are good for the dollar,



cgi.ebay.co.uk/suzuki-jimny-vitara-sj-di...&hash=item43a3d4dae2

Well.....it was very wet and slippery on the roads tonight.
I decided to boot it up a little bit on a corner ( country road and I had scoped it out for traffic, 2 mile straight either side )
she span and slid a little, not exactly uncontrollable tbh, infact a lot better than the merc sports estate 09 plate I had ( also rwd )
looking at things to buy for her now lol..... looking at air deflectors, lifts ( i cant help it after seeing so many on here that look so good.....but it looks like a major job to lift with cgi.ebay.co.uk/2-body-lift-kit-SUZUKI-JI...&hash=item1e5fbce5ab
anyone got any recomendations? ( not used for serious offroading, mainly snow clearance )