2002 Suzuki Jimny

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C.A.R.

3,967 posts

187 months

Thursday 14th July 2016
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Always had a soft-spot for the Jimny.

Tamiya recently released an RC JB23 Jimny. Whilst not accurate in the sense of having live axles (has independent F+R) it's still a great little model. Maybe worth getting one and making a mini-me, so you have something to do when (if) you ever get your 1:1 car stuck?!

Here's mine I made last year. We took it hunting for the Gruffalo in the woods...


HorneyMX5

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5,306 posts

149 months

Friday 15th July 2016
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Went out to test the lift kit a bit this evening. Took my fave local lane to find a tree had fallen down.

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PH Smiley smile

I went all Bear Grills and using another branch spent 20 mins levering it out of the way and then carried on.

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So far so good. As per on the road it feels a little more softly sprung and damped. Articulation seems better from the drivers seat as well. THere's a few of us heading out on sunday fro some good lanes round Wiltshire.

HorneyMX5

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149 months

Monday 18th July 2016
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Another mad sunday of greenlaning.

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Paintwork got ruined but a bit of t-cut seems to bring it back. The right side of this photo is what the whole car looks like, the left after a quick polish by hand.

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HorneyMX5

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149 months

Friday 29th July 2016
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Bought a rotary polisher and spent today de-scratching it and giving it a good clean.

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My mate had some ramps he didn't want anymore. Time for an axel flex photo or two!

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Fitted my CB radio and wired up my roof lights.

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And finally went out shopping and found another Jimny!

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CX53

2,964 posts

109 months

Saturday 30th July 2016
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The pay and play days and green laning look like tons of fun in a jimny..

My Mrs will wish I never saw this thread laugh

KevD28

10 posts

142 months

Saturday 30th July 2016
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That is a belter of a Jimny, looks tonka toy like and a whole lot of fun.

Bowen86

239 posts

110 months

Saturday 30th July 2016
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As said on ed38. Love your threads mate. Keep the updates coming.

HorneyMX5

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149 months

Saturday 30th July 2016
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So Roger, a fellow 5er, bought a Jimmy a few weeks a go to but had been suffering overheating problems. He'd fitted a new rad yesterday so today we thought we'd combine a pub lunch with our better halves and a short test and see if his overheating problems had gone.

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Roger managed to knock a tyre off a bead.

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And a short video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_JlgE_G_qc

HorneyMX5

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149 months

Saturday 13th August 2016
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Last sunday went to the Muddy Bottom 4x4 Playground in the new forest with fellow Jimmy nut Roger. I got stuck, a lot, due to the place being heavily used by people with Land Rover vehicles and the ruts are just too deep for clearance with the Jimmy diff. Bigger tyres would solve it but that messes up the gearing. Anyway, it was all part of the fun and a good time was had. Even if being recovered by a Disco ripped one of the rear tow eyes off the chases! lol.

Pics are mix from my own, Roger's good lady and the guys who run Muddy Bottom 4x4.


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Getting pulled out:

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Stuck again:

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and stuck again, lol:

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Nearly drowned in a big puddle, this was right by the burger van while everyone was having lunch. Ha ha.

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Er, stuck again.

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Here's a vid of the day.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk0TgR97JtU

Edited by HorneyMX5 on Saturday 13th August 10:10

jumare

417 posts

148 months

Sunday 14th August 2016
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Having seen your pictures earlier and having just bought some ramps...





didn't do the ramps much good though...


HorneyMX5

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149 months

Sunday 14th August 2016
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Oh dear. I guess the discos a fair bit heavier than the Jimny. Makes a cool picture though.

HorneyMX5

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Sunday 21st August 2016
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Another quality days offloading with Mr Skuzzle in the L200 and Roger in his green Jimmy. We we're joined by another chap Alex in his silver Jimmy.

Here's my pics and a little video.

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https://youtu.be/QbLReudHRPU

5harp3y

1,942 posts

198 months

Monday 22nd August 2016
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these look like epic fun!

e21Mark

16,205 posts

172 months

Wednesday 24th August 2016
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Had one of these in Barbados a couple of years ago and thought it was great fun. I'd like one now as a daily down here in Cornwall and this thread is making me think now is the time to hunt one down.

steve-5snwi

8,592 posts

92 months

Wednesday 24th August 2016
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I'm thinking of an automatic version for the wife as a station car ....

HorneyMX5

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149 months

Tuesday 20th September 2016
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Forgot to update this after the other weekend.

Went to another pay and play day with a couple of other Jimmy owners and had an absolute ball. This thing is just too much fun.

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Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Ls8vfm3jtw

All cleaned up after:

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This day killed my radiator as it filled with mud and when trying to clean it bent all the fins. A new one has been ordered and I think I'm going to have to treat the rad as a consumable. Only £45 though so not too bad.

I've also developed some bad clicking noises underneath which a google has suggested is related to the swing arm mountings working loose. One to investigate.

Finally the rear brakes are now goosed. They've filled with mud and no longer function at all. I could rebuild them but frankly it seems easier to do the rear disc conversion and although £250ish it'll save me money and time in brake rebuilds in the future.

MOT runs out on Oct 11th and as I have the Race Of Remembrance 1000km Endurance race in the Skuzzle Motorsport Turbo MX5 in November to do I suspect this poor thing will be neglected until December.

Edited by HorneyMX5 on Tuesday 20th September 07:37

Stuperbulous

330 posts

149 months

Tuesday 20th September 2016
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Your Jimny looks great! I bought a 2004 1.3 Mode a few months ago with the intention of doing what you're doing, but with my wife being pregnant I haven't had the chance. I drove it home and it's sat in the garage ever since. I'll probably end up selling the poor little thing to save it from neglect frown

HorneyMX5

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5,306 posts

149 months

Friday 23rd September 2016
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Readers car of the week! Thanks PH. smile

Usget

5,426 posts

210 months

Saturday 24th September 2016
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Still got a soft spot for the old Jimny. Its the sort of car I want my girlfriend to have so I can steal it all the time!

irish boy

3,520 posts

235 months

Saturday 24th September 2016
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Fantastic pictures. One of these is very much on my radar at the minute. Probably one of the 05+ vvti models around 3k.