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Re:What did you do to your jimny today?
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Back into a different little local mechanic in Italy. Bloody roads here are proving too much for the aged metal on the underside of my car...
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Good Luck
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He said it was a very common place for them to fail - I tend to agree as every point of contact on the front shocks (top or bottom) has had work on them!
Here's it getting put back together after having 6mm metal welded onto the bracket:

Here's a quick snap of some in-action photos I could see (amongst loads of trophies and medals) located above the workshop area.

He recommended that I put in a 1.6 Vitara engine and offered to source one for me in the time we are staying here! If I come back here (highly likely as this is where my partner's parents are), I might take him up on that offer! They knew the Suzuki's inside out from working on them to rallying them. Very happy.
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2003 M13 early KAP build.
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235/85R16 Maxxis Bighorns on 16" Rims, 4:1 Rocklobster, Rear ARB locker and on-board air
Corrected arms all-round, rear disks, Recaro seats and harnesses
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What a spot of luck finding them. Looks like you're in good hands with their racing pedigree. I definitely consider them doing the swap.
Looking for a nice clean and straight LHD Jimny..... Not any more.
Got one that seems to have been magnatized and driven through the "Big Jimny Bits" parts stores too quickly so it missed a few items.
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Just think, if you get the 1.6L engine you will virtually have a new Jimny and should come back a little quicker.
2011 Blue Jimny SZ3, Xtrons Head Unit, DAB, Front and Rear Cameras, TPMS, K&N, Bosch Aerotwin blades, LED side and interior lights, boot light, parcel shelf, boot box, dash box. Osram Nightbreakers, CTEK Battery Sense.
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Rabid Rhino wrote: R2D 2 things to consider: price of engine out there plus their labour vs price of engine in UK plus UK labour.
What a spot of luck finding them. Looks like you're in good hands with their racing pedigree. I definitely consider them doing the swap.
LOL


Wandered off for a bit... you'll find me in the garage building a Jimny Buggy

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While i was digging around that area remembered Reason2douht's post, corroded electrical terminals, bingo not as bad but needed attention (thanks R2d)
All together brakes are better but similar symptoms, Busta did say it is jimny trait,
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X8GGY wrote:
Rabid Rhino wrote: R2D 2 things to consider: price of engine out there plus their labour vs price of engine in UK plus UK labour.
What a spot of luck finding them. Looks like you're in good hands with their racing pedigree. I definitely consider them doing the swap.
LOLI had to read that a few times before realising what you were saying then... I thought it was a Star Wars reference!
Haha it's not the first time someone has pointed out 2 things to me and caused star wars confusion!


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This post follows on from: www.bigjimny.com/index.php/forum/6-jimny...ay?start=1296#224703
The new battery is the same height as the original to the top of the terminals
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The Battery sits on the plastic tray with about 4mm of total space at the end and the side.
Sorry for the half-shade photo, the battery is now fitted, all good!
My Senior's Jimny, a history:
www.aveoforum.com/forum/f118/seniors-jim...-suzuki-jimny-23477/
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