New Jimny run-around...

Thanks for the info & pics... Its looking good with the bigger rubber on now, just needs the winch

The 2" gap is about what i have and they scrape at the front sometimes...



You can just see where they scrape on this pic...


With the gearbox i think the R72 box is longer than the R7me box (the prop i had to have made for the rocklobster was shorter than the SJ one you used with it, but that was a rocklobster box which are different anyway). I didnt intend to remove my gearbox prop, but was unable to seperate it from the t-box so had to remove it and got covered in oil, hence the ramps at the rear solution.

Riccy.

foiled by the portrait picture problem!

Ive opened this in paint and used 'save as' to save as a jpeg...

Bit more this morning (just stopped for some lunch)



Had to strip half the interior to get to a plug that had come undone as the rear indicators weren't working after the bodylift



Wasn't happy with the tow point, I'd put a drop plate and a dixon-bate style pin and ball hitch, but it didn't look right?



So I took the hitch off, redrilled it, shortened it, and added some new bolts...

Then... got these off eBay -



They were designed for a Clio boy-racer, they are meant to wind into the front tow point in the bumper...

They came and the shank wasn't quite machined enough for my application, so they had a quick trip in the post to Scunthorpe, where Redacted machined them down for me a little Thanks matey!



Bit of drilling and swearing! They are M16 threads



Done!

After lunch...

I started measuring to make a spare wheel spacer...

...but then decided to just buy one from JimnyBits... no point reinventing the wheel (spacer)

So I turned my attention to the fog / DRLs...



These came from Germany, and replace the fog lights in the front bumper (the top two thirds are the fog light and the bottom third is the DRL, there are LEDs top and bottom of the bar two thirds of the way down inside the light)



Of course the old ones didn't want to come out, they put up quite a fight! So I had to drill them out



One done!



Both in...

Then to fight with the wiring...



DRLs = Daylight Running Lights, they come on with the ignition* and go off when the lights are turned on*



Foglights... they come on with the front foglight button on the dashboard (the DRLs go off when the lights are on anyway)

Mostly done... it was drizzling with fine rain so I didn't stay out of the garage too long...

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I just need to finish the wiring...

Quick delivery from JimnyBits -







Spare now on

Notice how the lads in the garage got the lettering on the tyre to match the mounting point? There's service

That's the back finished! Just need to finish off the front lights... when the rain stops!

S200KYS wrote:

Spare now on

Notice how the lads in the garage got the lettering on the tyre to match the mounting point? There's service

They didn't get the front wheel right though...

Hang on... I'll go and jack it up and give it a turn!

Finished wiring up the DRLs (Daylight Running Lights) this morning...

Next Job...

Thanks to James J999PRE, and delivery by Brett -



'old'(er) Jimny transfer box and diffs to go in the VVT Jimny and correct the gearing for the 235/75s

Even better... the stick has been extended to suit a body lift already...

I'll have to cut the carpet and remove the blanking plate to get the stick through, and James has even included a boot and frame

Oh, mostly for Riccy - I emailed my tame Suzuki dealer's parts manager this morning and asked him to look up part numbers for the intermediary props, and he's confirmed they are all the same for non-VVT and VVT models...

Time will tell, will get onto the gearing as soon as possible, and when the weather improves a little

S200KYS wrote: Next Job...

Thanks to James J999PRE, and delivery by Brett -

'old'(er) Jimny transfer box and diffs to go in the VVT Jimny and correct the gearing for the 235/75s

Even better... the stick has been extended to suit a body lift already...

I'll have to cut the carpet and remove the blanking plate to get the stick through, and James has even included a boot and frame

Oh, mostly for Riccy - I emailed my tame Suzuki dealer's parts manager this morning and asked him to look up part numbers for the intermediary props, and he's confirmed they are all the same for non-VVT and VVT models...

Time will tell, will get onto the gearing as soon as possible, and when the weather improves a little

That sounds promising then with the props thanks. I found the spline count was different on the r72 gearbox, which may be why i had problems. Do you know which gearbox you have? it should be the dreaded r72 to work with the push button t-box i think.

I have my older t-box now also (but without the handy stick bend/extension, but still no diffs yet), so might try it in with the current diffs to see what its like. theres details about the wiring on an older post from me somewhere, pretty straigtforward really. you can keep the vac hubs working (assuming you want to). only thing you loose is the 4x4 low light.

Riccy

Jimny had a good run on Sunday... Liverpool and back to take our youngest daughter for a tap dance exam. The gearing is surprisingly good (still standard at the moment) with the 235/75s on... Speedo shows 4/5mph over - GPS shows 50mph when speedo shows 46mph, and GPS shows 70mph when speedo shows 66mph.

Hoping to change transfer box and diffs next week.

Fitted 3 longer brake lines yesterday due to the combined suspension and body lifts.

Also swapped the old scabby radiator for a nice brand new shiny one