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Vehicle & Technical => Suzuki => Topic started by: Hovis on June 08, 2006, 09:13:27

Title: And Finally.......
Post by: Hovis on June 08, 2006, 09:13:27: Well it's finally finished. Well all most, just a couple of bits and pieces to do, nothing major other than the transfer box. Just hope it goes through the MOT ok.

I took it out on Sunday for the first time and the carb suddenly decided it didn't want to work any more! Luckily the Rapid Response Unit (Dad) was at home and within 20 mins arrived with a replacement! :D It went really well after that.

We did have quite a major problem occur though. Whilst driving up a well rutted track we grounded out. When we went back and I noticed that we had left a wheel behind!! :shock: It turned out that where the centre of the wheel had been welded back in had failed, leaving the centre attached to the car! :shock: Just pleased we weren't on the road!

A big thank you to everyone who has given input and help with the problems I had. Also IÃ¢â‚¬â„¢d like to thank Roger who spent 4 weekends welding and grinding etc etc and his wife who gave up her parking space in the garage! Also to my Dad, who gave up his garage for several weeks whilst we faffed about trying to get it to work. And stayed up until 12am painting it when he had to up at 5.30 the next day!

Anyway a couple of pics of how it was and how it is
Title: And Finally.......
Post by: bobby-gg on June 08, 2006, 15:03:30: Mark, can I be the first to say its looking good.

Your pick up was my inspiration to buy a sj, and I really wanted to buy it but you are too far away from me. I've since bought another club members sammy, which I've just put a 410 transfer box in with hand brake on, and I'm busy finishing a rear disc conversion.

i'll be posting more pic's soon.

Rob.
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Post by: Jake on June 08, 2006, 16:50:47: Wow!
What a difference.
Bit too clean though
:wink:
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Post by: Hovis on June 08, 2006, 18:08:50: Quote from: "bobby-gg"
Mark, can I be the first to say its looking good.

Your pick up was my inspiration to buy a sj, and I really wanted to buy it but you are too far away from me. I've since bought another club members sammy, which I've just put a 410 transfer box in with hand brake on, and I'm busy finishing a rear disc conversion.

i'll be posting more pic's soon.

Rob.

Thanks muchly! Going to try and get my transfer box on next weekend. Just bought some wheel spacers so i can go out this weekend just got to the tyres swithed over on to some different rims.

Quote from: "jake"
Wow!
What a difference.
Bit too clean though

It's dirty now, inside and out, never remember to shut the windows!
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Post by: Mart on June 08, 2006, 18:14:52: looks better with dark rims on mate but looks pretty gd
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Post by: Littledan on June 11, 2006, 01:00:47: wow dude she looks awesome :D

good work:D
Title: And Finally.......
Post by: Hovis on June 12, 2006, 11:41:55: Got the wheels sorted on saturday, i think they look better than the 8 spokes. Some great faces pulled when i turned up and said please change these. The spacers i got work really well too.

Carb started to play up again on Sunday though :(
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Post by: Littledan on June 12, 2006, 14:33:21: very nice dude :D they do look better than the 8 spokes not as wide :D
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Post by: Hovis on June 12, 2006, 17:48:02: Quote from: "FLATPACK!"
very nice dude :D they do look better than the 8 spokes not as wide :D

Cheers mate. It's the same tires but different wheels. The offset isn't as much as the reversed wellers.
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Post by: Mad_on_Suzuki_jeeps on June 12, 2006, 21:38:55: it looks goods i like colour of it could you tell me what colour paint is mate :shock: :D
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Post by: Hovis on June 13, 2006, 09:48:23: Yes its a product called Corrofast over 98 Line primer. It's an industrial paint and is really hard, meant to be sprayed but doesn't look to bad when brushed.
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Post by: Littledan on June 13, 2006, 14:33:44: Quote from: "Hovis"
Yes its a product called Corrofast over 98 Line primer. It's an industrial paint and is really hard, meant to be sprayed but doesn't look to bad when brushed.

my dad hand brushed his range rover that color :D

thats the color i will do mine :D
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Post by: nickW on June 13, 2006, 15:37:48: hovis, are you going to paint the new wheels black
Title: And Finally.......
Post by: Hovis on June 13, 2006, 15:51:42: Quote from: "nickW"
hovis, are you going to paint the new wheels black

I wasn't going to. My mate thinks we should. WhatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the general consensus?

Leave them as is or paint them black?
Title: And Finally.......
Post by: Littledan on June 14, 2006, 00:34:27: Quote from: "Hovis"
Quote from: "nickW"
hovis, are you going to paint the new wheels black

I wasn't going to. My mate thinks we should. WhatÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s the general consensus?

Leave them as is or paint them black?

i like them how they are but they would also lookgood black mate

up to u:D
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Post by: Mart on June 15, 2006, 14:20:04: Black
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Post by: marjan on June 15, 2006, 19:32:10: If your gonna do em black then use Hammerite smooth satin spray, it goes on easy and leaves a really nice satin shine.
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Post by: Mart on June 16, 2006, 13:04:10: mine are going black shortly
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Post by: Littledan on June 16, 2006, 13:05:32: Quote from: "Mart"
mine are going black shortly

snap mine too :)