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New guy building a jimny!!

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25 Nov 2012 20:41 #54172 by Tadpole
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Having done considerable work to the ‘rolling chassis’ what do you have planed for the body ...... :whistle:

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25 Nov 2012 20:55 #54174 by nezzy55
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Not a lot realy tadpole, ora front winch bumper, good winch 9.5 tds, and a snorkel thats realy about it for now any suggestions would be great

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25 Nov 2012 21:18 #54175 by Sponnie
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Ha ha oops. I thought the fronts were bolt on arches.

Keep up the good work!

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25 Nov 2012 21:35 #54178 by TomDK
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nezzy55 wrote: Not a lot realy tadpole, ora front winch bumper, good winch 9.5 tds, and a snorkel thats realy about it for now any suggestions would be great


You could consider Defender extended wheel arches :-)
www.jimnybits.co.uk/shop/landrover-extended-arches/blog_3.html

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27 Nov 2012 17:28 #54300 by nezzy55
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i have thought of extended arches, i'll see what clearance i have when the 31's go on

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27 Nov 2012 17:53 #54303 by nezzy55
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all built back up and bumper fitted



also these wheels and tyres are for sale with 32mm spacer kit, there 195/80/15 virtually brand new
if any ones interested pm me
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27 Nov 2012 18:05 #54304 by Dan_w
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WOW :woohoo:

That's a seriously great Jimny, its going to look even better with those 31's on there. you don't mess around, how long did it take you start to finish? you seem to have flown through it.

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27 Nov 2012 18:21 #54305 by nezzy55
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close to 2 month give or take, the fact that winter has been fast approaching has kept me going, ive just ordered my tyres and my Redacted box will be ready this week, carnt wait to get them fitted

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27 Nov 2012 19:30 #54313 by Tadpole
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Please don't tell me you will soon be getting this fine example all wet & muddy ...... :whistle:

I'll bet you can't wait to get it rolling, have you started it up yet?

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27 Nov 2012 20:03 #54318 by renard38
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so beautifull, i love it ;)

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27 Nov 2012 22:35 #54327 by nezzy55
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Tadpole wrote: Please don't tell me you will soon be getting this fine example all wet & muddy ...... :whistle:

I'll bet you can't wait to get it rolling, have you started it up yet?


Yep its been started, not be long till its all mucky lol

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28 Nov 2012 08:32 #54341 by goatboy
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Great job! That looks fantastic. What did you do to the plastic bits? They look like they are Matte?

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