What to do

[Shark]

Hey guys after a while in the patrol scene i have decided that come december im gonna flog it and get back into zooks. I rolled my last zook which i had just got converted to the 1.6 vitara efi motor. Great combo and was really happy with it.

What im concerned about now is wether i do the same thing again or do i spend a bit more and go for the jimny.

It basically spends 80% of its time on the roads and i dont want the standard 1.3 cause i thinks its a slug. It cost me pretty much $4000 for the 1.6 conversion and i am prepared to do it again although a bit more power would be nice.

1. priority is fuel usage, i was getting 10km/litre out of the converted zook and thats what i would be looking at again.

Regards
Marc

[nicbeer]

You know u want to come back over this side.

Maybe go for the 4agze conversion? And a rollbar this time .

cheers

[bazooked]

if he rolled it wit a 1.6 in it he would need wings and a crash helmet with a 4ag in it , and it would cost ya more than a 1.6 conversion.

[nicbeer]

Hey guys after a while in the patrol scene i have decided that come december im gonna flog it and get back into zooks. I rolled my last zook which i had just got converted to the 1.6 vitara efi motor. Great combo and was really happy with it.

What im concerned about now is wether i do the same thing again or do i spend a bit more and go for the jimny.

It basically spends 80% of its time on the roads and i dont want the standard 1.3 cause i thinks its a slug. It cost me pretty much $4000 for the 1.6 conversion and i am prepared to do it again although a bit more power would be nice.

1. priority is fuel usage, i was getting 10km/litre out of the converted zook and thats what i would be looking at again.

Regards
Marc

Oops - did not see the jimny bit. What are your plans for it in the future? The jimnys are harder to fit bigger tyres and more $$ for mods than a leafy.

cheers

[Shark]

I dont wanna go crazy. I was happy with the 2" lift and 235's. I would love the 4age but im not doing it

Marc

[WHITVIT]

What about a sierra with a VW 1.6 or even 1.9 deisel or td, should be able to fit one for that amount of money. Can you say POWER and ECONOMY in the same sentence?

[roc box]

forget the jimny theyre way too hard to modify although the engine in the is really good

[Shark]

Well my budget is gonna be 10G, so i wanna get the whole lot for that. I must admit im leaning more towards the 1.6 efi at this stage and just finding a late 80's with a good body and crap motor. I MIGHT get back into four wheel driving as a hobby, i must admit it was alot more fun in a suzi that a patrol.

Marc

Anyone here from WA with the 4age conversion??

Marc

[nicbeer]

Yup, Drew is the master at these conversions mind you his is not std.



cheers

[Shark]

So whats is the difference between the 4age and the vitara efi. Is there that much of a difference and can you get people to do them or are they a backyard mechanic job??

Marc

[Santos]

power wise the suzuki 1.6 sohc 16v is a bit shy of the 4age but seriously maybe a SC12 toyo supercharger on a moded aircon bracket could bump up the ponies (but more importantly it's all torque from here )

Not that i hav anyway done but everyone seems to think with the correct adaptor plate the 1.6l carby is a relatively easy job so putting the newer efi would really on involve a electric fuel pump, regulator and filter to the list of mods. ( )

Then again you could just buy like a LWB vitara and drive it

[grimbo]

What about a sierra with a VW 1.6 or even 1.9 deisel or td, should be able to fit one for that amount of money. Can you say POWER and ECONOMY in the same sentence?

Can you also say "Where the hell will you get one that wont cost $$$$$ to get in the first place?" yes they are a somewhat popular conversion in the US but they are a bit more available there but not so here

[bozwon]

how about a WT sierra, s3 rockhoppers, a jimny motor and an exo cage.

should be doable for around 10k.

or find an early jimny (98-99 model) and remove the sway bar. put the front springs in the rear and buy 2 60mm raised springs for the front. then run 29's

[derelict_frog]

You could ask squik? about her jimmny, it has every snake racing jimny bit bolted on and 33"s.

A sierra with 33"s would have to be alotcheaper though..

[Shark]

I must admit at this stage its still looking like a sierra. My patrol is going up for sale next week after i clean her up and then its driving a bomb for a few months till the house is built and then the build up will start. Im prooly gonna end up with a std sierra and then get the engine conversion done and some after market seats put in. Then the zorst a 2" lift and some new 235's. I might go bigger yet, i have a feeling if i see nicbeers again i might go taller and bigger tyres

Marc

I wouldnt mind a car that can go harder off road but i still want my on road performance.

[alien]

235's on stock gearing would be pretty annoying...

mine at stock on 215's was very noticeable, then the 1.6l engine made it a TON better... but 235's i reckon you still would barely have use of 5th gear on hills etc...

Depending on terrain (ie: beach work) dont worry about tyre height - get some nice wide buggers under there.

I drove on 215/75 with 2" springs and 1/2" shackles for 3 years and went almost everywhere i wanted to go (sometimes faster or on more of an angle than i would have liked) but never did any extensive damage offroad, infact none at all in mundaring. only damage has been a clutch and an engine on dunes (more due to being dumb than the car tho).

[nicbeer]

Mine will go anywhere i want it to go, and has done.

Mild look at a

leafie
2" spring or 2" BL
small shackle lift
31's on 7s
1ltr case
bigger engine of your choice.
Rollcage

cheers

[suzi_on_46s]

it wouldnt go up BOBS HILL in brunswick junstion.......

[nicbeer]

I have never tried it so don't know.

forgot to add lockers to the above list, at least a rear

cheers