rebuild, restore, maybe improve...

[Edweird]

On the radio front, I just have a 3.5mm audio jack going straight to a speaker amp. Nice and simple and means you can connect phones, laptops, mp3 players, ipods etc.

[djc]

thanks for the encouragement and good info as usual here, all very helpful.
No comments on the bit about 'by about 80 it's fine again'
Just checking if anyone's paying attention - i think i touched 60 once, that isn't where it belongs.
The KYBs must be worth a go, will do.

p.s. thanks Andy, I will have a good look at steering joinery before assuming anything (is it Ok to call it joinery?)

[djc]

It's off to work...

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Would't want anyone thinking my SJ was a shiny plaything (not that shiny anyway- must get that sill trim back on). 2 very big tables off to Spitalfields. Quite a normal day for the SJ and well up to it, including some really bad London traffic!!
Transfer box going in any day now, and will have a close look at steering at the same time.
[That's Matt's bikini top... v handy for throwing stuff in the back.]

[djc]

No News since April... rubbish!! Where I'm up to:
- my SJ works for its living and has been very good to me indeed. Done around 5k since I got it early '14, mix of shorter and mid-distance (London round-trip a common one). Got the rebuilt Tbox in (from Rockwatt) and that gets rid of most of the noise. There is a little still at low-ish revs pulling (say 1500, 3rd or 4th). Maybe gearbox? - not a problem, just not ace. I wish there was a knowledgable owner nearby could take it round the block and judge.
Next up: steering/hub rebuild - bearings and seals etc, check freewheel hubs as I am suspicious there's nowt inside. While in there will check discs, calipers etc - might as well.
Just ordered a Bestop bikini - I fancy a bit of strapless and the bikini top lives on it.
Got all paints to repaint original wheels and plan a set of Yokohamas (195/80/15) as I mostly do road and the odd track, field.
Next up might be suspension - new springs and dampers.
Need to do something about seats - driver's is tatty, have one mint Maruti seat but want a matching pair.
Would like a full width front bumper without those nasty plastic ends - a 413 pre-Sami one??
Need to sort Suz badge on tailgate, and an oil change v soon - i plan a change every 5 or 6 to be reasonably safe. It doesn't seem to use much oil at all, sounds sweet and the SU conversion excellent. MOT Feb so we will see about emmissions again, I shall thin it pre-test.
Pics soon - steering re-do etc.
It's a cracker is my SJ.

[Martin86]

Keep up the good work. Do you know how much your T/Box rebuild cost ?

Martin.

[andyrew]

Great looking sami doug.

Regarding a front bumper the sami bumper is
A 413 bumper with just extra tabs and holes
For the end caps. Its to make it match the wider
Samurai arches.

Keep up the good work.

[djc]

Martin, I think the box was about £160 from Richard, it's standard ratios. He does a brilliant job and it arrives looking and feeling like new - and he engraves his name on it, so it's sort of art really Only other thing I recall was lower boot on selector lever (into the actual box), old one was split and a sod to get off anyway. Andy pointed me to a kit that included a new boot but a load of other bits are in the spares bin !

forgot, used the beefier mount bolts from Llama - not that mine has a hard life but might as well.