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Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILS

LowStandards Club Retro Rides Member Club Retro Rides Member 231 Posts: 2,719	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSLowStandards @2002gimp
	Feb 19, 2007 10:26:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	After going off roading in Bladerunner30's Rangie I just had to get myself a dedicated off roader. Since it was just going to be a toy the Missus allocated me a whole £100 to purchase the 4x4 After 2 weeks frantic Ebay searching I finally won this beasty for £72! As you can see at that price (you've got to bear in mind that things like the transfer box normally sell for £40 odd quid) she needs a little bit of work. The main bit being the roof, she's obviously been on it a few times and it was v'd in on the passenger side taking the door frame and window glass with it I got out my trusty lump hammer and smacked her around more than a cheap whore and the end result was pleasing I then set about removing the rotten pick up bed, this aint needed since there's a seperate chassis and i'm caging her up! The old tailgate filled the new gap perfectly This takes us to the engine, she runs lovely, but I found out the hard way the previous owners never put antifreeze in and now the head gasket is gone and the inlet manifold is cracked, so thats more work Thats it for the time being, i'll keep posting pics etc as things progress!
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HoTWire Administrator Posts: 27,179	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSHoTWire @admin
	Feb 19, 2007 10:29:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Time for an external cage me-thinks These are one of those seriously cult cars...
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LowStandards Club Retro Rides Member Club Retro Rides Member 231 Posts: 2,719	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSLowStandards @2002gimp
	Feb 19, 2007 10:36:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	My mates are taking the p*ss 'cause when new they were bought by women and the like... Still i don't care, i'll be smiling when i'm dragging a Land Rover out the brown stuff... Plus its got things like this written all over it This is the sort of cage i'm going for (appologies for my shonky PS mockup)
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street Posted a lot 6.2 ft/lbs of talk Posts: 4,662	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSstreet @street
	Feb 19, 2007 10:38:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Fantastic demolishing and fabricating skills, love it! I'd love to have a dedicated offroader like that, looks like heaps of fun!
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michiel Posted a lot Posts: 3,194	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSmichiel @michiel
	Feb 19, 2007 11:03:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Gotta love a car that has 'Tenacious' written on it... cool purchase!
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dollywobbler Posted hell of a lot Retro Japanese magazine Posts: 6,398	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSdollywobbler @dollywobbler
	Feb 19, 2007 11:06:12 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Fantastic. Anyone who laughs at these cars is a fool. They are incredible off road and even better with a lift kit and some chunky rubber. Made the mistake of following one in my Trooper when I was playing in a quarry. I got stuck and he didn't!
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reanimation Probably posted too much Probably? Definately! Posts: 12,694	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSreanimation @reanimation
	Feb 19, 2007 12:35:34 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	OOOooooooffff! cool £72 FTW i love these! I want that one! there are specialist SJ offroad clubs.
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Stiff Posted a lot 'kin 'ell Posts: 3,021	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSStiff @stiff
	Feb 19, 2007 12:42:40 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I used to go on the Suzuki Storm site when I had my SJ413 but last time I went on, it was more Vitara orientated. I'll post a couple of pics of my old one up when I get home. Oh.... and a rather awesome American orange one which you might like to see
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qwerty Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,420 Club RR Member Number: 52	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSqwerty @qwerty Club Retro Rides Member 52
	Feb 19, 2007 15:47:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yeah the orange american one is special!! My mate had a samurai sj413!! Was awesome fun off road. Left land rovers behind in the quarry because of its light weight. Brilliant fun just dunno if i could take one evryday but you don't have to
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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSgrizz @grizz
	Feb 19, 2007 20:41:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Gotta say, for the price of a dinner for two and couple of bottles of Chateau Headache, that has to be the purpose oriented bargain of the week/month/year. Well done to you for sleuthing abbilities, and your missus's skill at viewing marraige as a partnership of giving and taking........ she gave£100, you took the challenge and won.
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Stiff Posted a lot 'kin 'ell Posts: 3,021	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSStiff @stiff
	Feb 19, 2007 21:59:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'm quite fond of these so a couple of quick pics of my old one... The soft top (which was knackered anyaway : got nicked from outside of the local one night.. so a second hand hard top was purchased... a qick flash over in semi-gloss black for the hard top and a few bits striped off for tidying up... after spending nearly all day measuring, masking, blending and unmasking, the graphics where on...(this was a few years back now so forgive the taste... Ended up swaping it for a 1.9 205 GTi The orange beast from the states which I always wanted soooo badly
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grizz Probably posted too much REZIN ROCKIT......🚀 Posts: 28,504	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSgrizz @grizz
	Feb 19, 2007 22:15:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just blew my wad..... sorry missus
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LowStandards Club Retro Rides Member Club Retro Rides Member 231 Posts: 2,719	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSLowStandards @2002gimp
	Feb 20, 2007 9:12:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Thats nice, both yours and the orange one! the problem is with the Orange one is its retained very little of the original car, its all spaceframed and 4 linked! It falls foul of my 'cheap' budget rules
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reanimation Probably posted too much Probably? Definately! Posts: 12,694	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSreanimation @reanimation
	Feb 20, 2007 11:20:33 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ooooff, and OOoooooooofffffffffffffffffff, i like the graphics on that actually
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surprisingskoda Probably posted too much Posts: 10,934	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSsurprisingskoda @surprisingskoda
	Feb 20, 2007 15:12:36 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	reanimation said: Ooooff, and OOoooooooofffffffffffffffffff, I like the graphics on that actually very 80's, baywatch and the hoff, aren't they
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reanimation Probably posted too much Probably? Definately! Posts: 12,694	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSreanimation @reanimation
	Feb 20, 2007 16:06:11 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yep not something i would of tatoo'd but graphics work very well
	Aug 11, 2009 22:14:38 GMT MK2VR6 said: it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts

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LowStandards Club Retro Rides Member Club Retro Rides Member 231 Posts: 2,719	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSLowStandards @2002gimp
	Feb 26, 2007 14:21:33 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Finally got round to taking some proper pics with the digi camera... Oh and made the internal cage as well, its still going to have another cage hanging out the back, but i need to buy the metal first! I'd just like to say i love my tube bender, if you don't have one, buy one!
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dollywobbler Posted hell of a lot Retro Japanese magazine Posts: 6,398	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSdollywobbler @dollywobbler
	Feb 26, 2007 15:18:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Looking smart! Now I want an off road play toy!
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surprisingskoda Probably posted too much Posts: 10,934	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSsurprisingskoda @surprisingskoda
	Feb 26, 2007 19:41:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	2002gimp said: I'd just like to say I love my tube bender, if you don't have one, buy one! or make friends with a plumber! i'll call him out again when its time for the rapid cage! does that cage of yours go down the a-pillars too?
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LowStandards Club Retro Rides Member Club Retro Rides Member 231 Posts: 2,719	Suzuki SJ Hybrid - FLOOR AND COILSLowStandards @2002gimp
	Feb 26, 2007 19:56:54 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nah, i'm just having the rear loop internally, there'll be a full Exo-Cage in 44.6mm tube going around the back and all around the front. You've got to remember if she does end up on her roof it will only be at 5mph in mud, so there's no need to be overkill... Its nowhere near finished yet, i need to get some box section to go from the chassis to the floor its welded to, otherwise the floor would just fold making the cage pretty useless!
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