Did a quick paint photoshop to work out how much would chop off, think it will be around 200mm, I won't loose much storage space and it won't have the same departure angle as a swb but it will be a lot less likely to hang up.
To bob or not???
To bob or not???
I'll be starting work on the lwb again soon. the question is do I bobtail it or not???
Did a quick paint photoshop to work out how much would chop off, think it will be around 200mm, I won't loose much storage space and it won't have the same departure angle as a swb but it will be a lot less likely to hang up.
Did a quick paint photoshop to work out how much would chop off, think it will be around 200mm, I won't loose much storage space and it won't have the same departure angle as a swb but it will be a lot less likely to hang up.
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Edweird
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Re: To bob or not???
I just don't see the point bob-tailing a LWB when you could just use a SWB instead. LWBs are so much harder to find.
There's three ways of doing things:
The right way,
The wrong way
And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
The right way,
The wrong way
And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
Re: To bob or not???
The point is the advantages of the longer wheelbase, extra storage space and no huge rear overhang that gets caught on everything.
I can see you point that lwb sjs are rare and hard to find....However this one was beyond what most people would even bother repairing and it's getting loads of modifications anyway i.e. a big virtual lift and modded sills etc. I've actually seen a few lwb sjs that are better than this broken and scrapped in the last few years
That is the exact reason I restored the maruti the way I did, that was too good to cut up and modify the body, eventhough it would have been quicker to VL and box section sill it.
I can see you point that lwb sjs are rare and hard to find....However this one was beyond what most people would even bother repairing and it's getting loads of modifications anyway i.e. a big virtual lift and modded sills etc. I've actually seen a few lwb sjs that are better than this broken and scrapped in the last few years
That is the exact reason I restored the maruti the way I did, that was too good to cut up and modify the body, eventhough it would have been quicker to VL and box section sill it.
Re: To bob or not???
This one has had a 200mm chop and is on 33x10.50 tyres, pretty much the same size as what mine will be running.
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Edweird
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Re: To bob or not???
I guess, if you think it's beyond restoration and you're going to chop it elsewhere for tyres then go for it.
There's three ways of doing things:
The right way,
The wrong way
And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
The right way,
The wrong way
And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
Re: To bob or not???
It has already been chopped elsewhere...I had no choice, I did actually spend ages trying to find a good donor swb body to cut up and use to restore it, but after a long time searching I gave up.Edweird wrote:I guess, if you think it's beyond restoration and you're going to chop it elsewhere for tyres then go for it.
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Re: To bob or not???
Must admit really like the look of that red lwb,it looks better i think than say a swb version,not sure exactly why but it just looks well balanced.
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SJ413 tinwormed to the great car grave yard in the sky.
Vitara LWB V6 engine deceased and also in the great grave yard in the sky.
www.hideones.info www.hideones.info
Current wheels.
BMW X5 Le Mans 3.0turbo diesel.
Looking for a newish Suzuki Jimny.
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Re: To bob or not???
If your aim is to make it like the red one, then all I can say is - what are you waiting for? Doooooooo iiiiiiitttttt!!!
(in an arnie voice) Doooo iiiit! Doooooo iiiiiiittttt noooooowwwww!
Get to the choppahhh!
I mean, get to the chopping...
(in an arnie voice) Doooo iiiit! Doooooo iiiiiiittttt noooooowwwww!
Get to the choppahhh!
I mean, get to the chopping...
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Re: To bob or not???
1985 SJ413VX (SJ50V) with SPOA, rear disc brakes, 31x10.5R15 Kaiman Malatesta tyres, an MOT and a lot left to do!
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