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Mods to my SJ

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PostPosted: Wed May 02, 2007 20:53    Post subject: Mods to my SJ Reply with quote

First i cut out all the rot from the wheelarches and welded in steel extended arches made by cutting two lorry trailer arches down the middle to make four for the Suzuki



Then i started fabricating the external roll cage.







Although the paintwork looks nice and shiney in the pictures it's actually hand painted with some of B&Q's finest as this zuki is purely for off roading  Wink
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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2007 21:03    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looking good there Redneck!

One of my friends owns an SJ.  He always says they show up all the other 4x4's off road.
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PostPosted: Sat May 12, 2007 21:12    Post subject: Reply with quote

Benner wrote:
Looking good there Redneck!

One of my friends owns an SJ.  He always says they show up all the other 4x4's off road.


I would agree with that  Wink
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 11:16    Post subject: Reply with quote

Redneck..what indicators are those fitted in your grill slots?
Want to fit some like that to our SJ
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PostPosted: Sun May 27, 2007 19:37    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jo0Lz wrote:
Redneck..what indicators are those fitted in your grill slots?
Want to fit some like that to our SJ
Jo0Lz


They were from here http://www.towsure.com/category/7261-Trailer_Marker_Lights
The only snag is that they don't seem to guarantee sending exactly the same unit  Rolling Eyes
I also got the front sidelights from there and they sent me two different types with the same order  Rolling Eyes  after phoning them they sent me two the same  Wink

I went for trailer lights at the rear as well because they're much easier to find replacements for when they get broken off road  Wink  (not that my zuxi actually needs lights because it's not road registered)
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 19:32    Post subject: Reply with quote

my father in law done a similar thing to his sj but he keeps bending them on banks so he is trying to find a rubber alternative.... looks cool though Very Happy
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 17:32    Post subject: Reply with quote

me and the wife wrote:
my father in law done a similar thing to his sj but he keeps bending them on banks so he is trying to find a rubber alternative.... looks cool though Very Happy


i have knocked them a couple of times on trees, but i just bend them back out again  Twisted Evil  Laughing
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:16    Post subject: Reply with quote

i notice the bar that sits behind bumper has been shortened would this affect the mot ?
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PostPosted: Wed Jan 30, 2008 21:43    Post subject: Reply with quote

romperstomper wrote:
i notice the bar that sits behind bumper has been shortened would this affect the mot ?


I shouldn't think so as it's just an outrigger for the bumper to fit onto and doesn't affect anything structurally
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 0:53    Post subject: Reply with quote

i like what u have done with your arches are they metal? i had a similar idea of doing arch extentions with my zook when i 1st got it as arches are rusty but i was going to use the rear plastic arches from a iveco tipper van, but havent yet put ideas into practice
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 31, 2008 20:12    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yep, they're metal  Wink
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 5:28    Post subject: Reply with quote

Done a realy good job very nicely done  Cool  Very Happy

My brother has just brought a Pipe bender to do a cage for his old landy (more for show then offroading as its only got a 2 1/4 petrol and its TAX free so uses it for work and back)
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 8:35    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, I had actually forgotten how much work i had put into this. I've sold the zuke (and trailor) now to a fellow trialler because I needed the money to buy a new car for the road and concentrate more on laning trips.
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PostPosted: Fri May 16, 2008 18:17    Post subject: Reply with quote

you done a good job on the suzuki. you did the same as me with the arches but i use transit mud guards and cut them in half only use them cos they where free  Very Happy

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PostPosted: Sun Sep 14, 2008 13:44    Post subject: Reply with quote

redneck wrote:
Yep, they're metal  Wink


I want to do similar with my Vitara but aren't sure what mudguards to get.  Can I ask where you sourced yours please?  Looks nice.
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