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BigJimnyMeet 2024

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Dave's 'New' Grand Vitara "Build Thread" and subsequent use, etc...

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30 Oct 2020 12:39 - 30 Oct 2020 12:39 #229562 by X8GGY
See! Automated, just a couple of days... transferred Tuesday morning!

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06 Nov 2020 17:09 - 06 Nov 2020 17:11 #229752 by X8GGY
Quick fiddle with the NGV this afternoon...

"Universal Fit Mud Mats" suits "New Grand Vitara" said the eBay advert... :lol:

Ummm...



With a bit of cutting maybe! :ohmy:



The fronts fitted fine! Passenger one slipped straight in, the driver's side just needed the corner cut out for the petrol flap release lever... great?...



The back ones needed trimming to shape, and then great big chunks removed to get round the protruding seat mount bulging from the transmission tunnel on the inside, and the path of the seat runners movement on the outside...

They look okay in the end though, plenty of carpet protection anyways ;)



And the fitted one that's been in the boot for ages now...
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28 Feb 2021 13:00 - 28 Feb 2021 13:01 #233359 by X8GGY
Been out in the daily driver today... I go nearly every week to Booker Cash & Carry just down the coast from me in Llandudno Junction, but today... the sun was shining so I thought I'd take the scenic route for a necessary but also theaputic Sunday morning drive -

 

Round all the scenic windey back roads, passing the ends of many great greenlanes, and then back along the A55 coast road with views of the sea and the fabulous coastline...

 

 

Ahhh, needed that... had brunch (a nice Omlette) and about to venture out to the garage for an afternoon looking at the Buggy's front brakelines...

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28 Feb 2021 17:51 #233362 by Lambert
I can see why you might want to go the long way round.

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28 Feb 2021 18:00 - 01 Mar 2021 16:42 #233363 by X8GGY
In fairness... referencing the map - it's almost a mirror image of the route on the expressway... just a MUCH nicer drive ;) 

 
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07 Mar 2021 16:21 #233510 by X8GGY
The local Car Wash and Valeting Centre around the corner from me are now reopened by appointment only due to COVID, so I dropped the GeeVee off this morning and picked it up this afternoon...

Looks like new again, despite it's age! ;)

 
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07 Mar 2021 18:17 #233516 by X8GGY
They did a lovely job on the old girl... especially for £15!

I might book myself in and see if they can do anything with my old bodywork! :woohoo:

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07 Mar 2021 18:20 #233517 by Lambert
Looking well.

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14 Apr 2021 19:18 - 14 Apr 2021 19:19 #234472 by X8GGY
Nice Post COVID Lockdown Travel Restrictions road trip today! B)

Up to Todmorden. home to the infamous James Priestley to pick up some Jimny parts. too tight to pay for a carrier, so it was cheaper in petrol, and a damn good (outside in the fresh air!) jangle with a like minded enthusiast too... I waited for restrictions to be lifted before making the journey up ;)

Nice to meet Bentley the doggy too! :woohoo:

 

 
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14 Apr 2021 19:24 #234473 by Soeley
Oh, not too far from me.

Can i ask who James Priestley is, I keep seeing his name on FB groups as a g to guy for parts. Does he have a shop/garage, is a Suzuki specialist or just and avid enthusiast?

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15 Apr 2021 07:55 #234480 by maverick
Jimny breaker

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