Re:G'day from Oz

Hi RonOz,welcome, I'm on the west side of oz, have you found out what car the 1.6 came out of hope it was a swift sport very good motor relatively easy to fit no re engineering or machining
Sounds like you got the bargain of the century

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nearly lost it going down a steep hill when it started to snake. That was nasty.
 

I know exactly what you mean. I had a Falcon and was asked if I'd help pick up an old Oldsmobile. He paid for the car trailer so I said okay. Unfortunately, there was no option but to put the car on backwards. The balance was all wrong on the trailer. Driving was okay at first, but when I came to a downhill grade the car started to snake. I don't know whether it was tending to lift the front or rear wheels, but I could barely keep the car straight. Accelerating helped stabilize the car, but who wants to do that with a load and heading downhill. Very nasty.

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have you found out what car the 1.6 came out of
 

No, not as yet. Someone else mentioned that they bolt straight in, and wondered if that's what I have. When the dust settles (and I stop trembling) I'll contact Suzuki and see if they recognise the engine number. It would be useful to know where it came from and what year it was too. For specs, maintenance, and the like.

And, by the way, it's nice to know there's at least one other from Oz.

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have you found out what car the 1.6 came out of
 

No, not as yet. Someone else mentioned that they bolt straight in, and wondered if that's what I have. When the dust settles (and I stop trembling) I'll contact Suzuki and see if they recognise the engine number. It would be useful to know where it came from and what year it was too. For specs, maintenance, and the like.

And, by the way, it's nice to know there's at least one other from Oz.

Don't get stressed out, step at a time, ask questions on forum, most second hand modified cars need sorting can be dornting to begin with
Have a look at front brake rotors, if they are standard solid rotors, Martin has vented disc brakes conversion in his shop could help with slowing down the extra weight
Cheers Neil

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In Austria Jimnys are often used with a snow plough in the front and a salt spreader in the back and this adds a lot of weight. For this there are reinforced springs and with them the allowed load of a jimny is increased. Attached there is a picture and maybe this could help.