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Project Jimny... again!
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:16 pm
by Squik
Well, my little baby Oscar rolled out the driveway tonight to go and live in Armidale
. The bloke who bought him will look after him though... and wheel him nice and hard
But...
I bought another Jimny!
White Series 1 (no airbags
), only 89-thou kays, one owner, full books, immaculate condition inside and out, 3 month old 2in OME lift, 215 BFGs, roof racks and basket, towbar, nudge bar, lights, new sound system... all for $9500
We pick him up Sunday...
Let the buildup begin... again
First there was Stimpy... then there was DILBERT
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:20 pm
by want33s
Things always turn out better the second time.
Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 11:22 pm
by Squik
Dual battery goes in next week followup by the air compressor (getting lockers later
)
First mod is a bodylift then we start thinking flexy-bits and a snorkel
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 12:17 pm
by lay80n
God Squik, your a glutton for punishment aren't you.
Layto....
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 1:46 pm
by Squik
On the old Sierra's V Jimny thing...
"You can drink exactly the same things out of glass and crystal... you just handle them accordingly"
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 6:32 pm
by alien
so when do we get pics of the victim, i mean, donor, i mean, jimny =)
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:17 pm
by Squik
Will grab some tommorrow...
Very nice... I hadn't seen it till last night (Podge's dad went and looked at it for me and grabbed it
). Awesome... looks and drives like new...
...oh and it has brand new, top-of-the-range very fluffy, soft, warm lambskin seat seatcovers
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 9:27 pm
by zukiviagra
cool! lookin forward to seein a jimny project!
Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 11:09 pm
by BOG00R
good on ya. will look foward to meeting (dilbert) around a camp fire in the future
pm me for your story of adventures from yalwal
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 8:54 am
by Squik
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 9:10 am
by alien
hello dilbert
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:48 am
by moose
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:35 am
by fordy1
i would like to see you and 4wd monthly do projct 08 diesel GV!
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:49 pm
by JimWhite
Look forward to seeing what you do to it Squik, got a similar looking crystal baby myself. Lucky you got no airbags, no airbags = no bodylift restrictions.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 2:24 pm
by Squik
Yep... that's why I was looking for a Series 1
This one has already had the major 90-100thou dramas sorted (timing belt, crank seals, crank sensor, water pump, bearings etc). I have a strange feeling I may have a dicky shock on the rear (took a corner at speed and it rocked hard to one side without recoil)
On that note - the mags and 215 ATs will be up for grabs shortly - only 4), I have other alloys (I haaaaaate the Jimny ones with a passion) to go on and will be going up a size or two after the bodylift is done.
Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:38 pm
by Brendan-s
fordy1 wrote:i would like to see you and 4wd monthly do projct 08 diesel GV!
*cough* ask and you shall recieve....
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 8:31 am
by mud4b
good to see you got another one, they so suit your personality better than the x90... and how neat is that jimny for a series 1.. great shopping there.
im doing the same to a s1 jimny i got for $2000.. just finished spraying black, just got a m13a for it (going a m15a from a swift)and turbo ... got heaps of pics but i have not put them up yet..
hit me up if your selling the wheels and tyres (if i can get them freighted) and the 2" lift..
cheers mark
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 3:12 pm
by fordy1
fordy1 wrote:
i would like to see you and 4wd monthly do projct 08 diesel GV!
4130warrior*cough* ask and you shall recieve....
Please can you do a 08 Diesel GV Build up, 4wdmonthly has one in the so called "shed" , it would help the public to see that the new zook is still a 4wd
on the Jimny i look forward to seeing it up and going, freind had a series 1 with the lot, first to have arb bar and airtec snorkel and it followed the sierra's with welded diffs everywhare and passed them.
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:49 pm
by tjm_tj
so what is the build plan?
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 4:50 pm
by TheOtherLeft
fordy1 wrote:
That GV looks pretty mean. What is that at the bottom middle of the windscreen? Extra lights?
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:07 pm
by Squik
mud4b wrote:good to see you got another one, they so suit your personality better than the x90... and how neat is that jimny for a series 1.. great shopping there.
im doing the same to a s1 jimny i got for $2000.. just finished spraying black, just got a m13a for it (going a m15a from a swift)and turbo ... got heaps of pics but i have not put them up yet..
hit me up if your selling the wheels and tyres (if i can get them freighted) and the 2" lift..
cheers mark
On that note, the wheels and rims will be up for grabs once the bodylift goes in next week, will keep you in the loop.
Only doing a 2+2 on this one... maybe go 2+4 later on. I've done the "biggest, baddest Jimny in the country thing"... over it now, nothing to prove
Dilbert will just be a capable little tourer... I'm done with wrestling with transfer case swaps, gearing, guard cutting and 7inch plus lifts
Going with body lift, sus' lift, bigger rubber, snorkel, dual batteries, winch bar, lights, onboard air, slider bars (same as Stimpy's... OI! Surfection!
)
I've mellowed somewhat
That GV is AWESOME
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 6:21 pm
by Brendan-s
You call it Dilbert, I call it Dildo, cause it's undoubtedly gonna F**K UP!
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:19 pm
by Squik
4130warrior wrote:You call it Dilbert, I call it Dildo, cause it's undoubtedly gonna F**K UP!
Nasty...
... seems I need to get into work before you tomorrow
Posted: Wed May 14, 2008 9:28 pm
by Brendan-s
If you do can you call Tommy, he needs a bloke's phone number that's on my desk
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 8:54 am
by just cruizin'
Did the kit turn up yet?
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 11:43 am
by TheOtherLeft
Squik wrote:
Dilbert will just be a capable little tourer...
Capable little tourer eh? How far are you intending to go without a trailer full of supplies?
I love suzuki's for what they are, but tourers aren't one of them.
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:20 pm
by Squik
just cruizin' wrote:Did the kit turn up yet?
Yep... I'm impressed
Unsure about the steering spacer, doesn't look like it will match up... has anyone got pics of what they've used on their Jimnys?
Stimpy's was a rectangular block with two holes... I don't have pics or measurements though.
TheOtherLeft: You obviously haven't got a Black Belt in the ancient Japanese art of "Stuff the Zook"
You'd be surprised what you can get in a Jimny...
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:27 pm
by cjdeane10
TheOtherLeft wrote:Squik wrote:
Dilbert will just be a capable little tourer...
I love suzuki's for what they are, but tourers aren't one of them.
buy a roof rack... and remove the back seat (or one of them)...
You would be suprised what you can stuff in a zook - but it does sort of make it a 'one-person' tourer (gives me an excuse to get away from the wife/kids - "sorry honey, no room?")...
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:32 pm
by Guy
fordy1 wrote:
on the Jimny i look forward to seeing it up and going, freind had a series 1 with the lot, first to have arb bar and airtec snorkel and it followed the sierra's with welded diffs everywhare and passed them.
I think you will find Joeblow off here had the first ARB bar on his jimny ... his was used for the measurements\prototypeing I belive.
Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 2:56 pm
by Dee
Squik wrote:mud4b wrote:good to see you got another one, they so suit your personality better than the x90... and how neat is that jimny for a series 1.. great shopping there.
im doing the same to a s1 jimny i got for $2000.. just finished spraying black, just got a m13a for it (going a m15a from a swift)and turbo ... got heaps of pics but i have not put them up yet..
hit me up if your selling the wheels and tyres (if i can get them freighted) and the 2" lift..
cheers mark
On that note, the wheels and rims will be up for grabs once the bodylift goes in next week, will keep you in the loop.
Only doing a 2+2 on this one... maybe go 2+4 later on. I've done the "biggest, baddest Jimny in the country thing"... over it now, nothing to prove
Dilbert will just be a capable little tourer... I'm done with wrestling with transfer case swaps, gearing, guard cutting and 7inch plus lifts
Going with body lift, sus' lift, bigger rubber, snorkel, dual batteries, winch bar, lights, onboard air, slider bars (same as Stimpy's... OI! Surfection!
)
I've mellowed somewhat
yeah right...
cmon, ya know ya want to...