my sj!! :)

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my sj!! :)

Post by mathewh11 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:19 pm

well... as iv'e spent hours on here searching and asking for help and advice so i thought i'd post some progress of mine and maybe help others with the same problems i had! ;).
first off picture say a thousand words and all that :lol:
when i first got it!
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Post by mathewh11 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:38 pm

polybushed and add a leaves fitted only had them 8 months :hahaha:
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cut my massive shackles down to this...
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on to the :weld: (which i don't do :tongue: )
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other side footwell was the same :rockin:
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Post by mathewh11 » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:50 pm

might aswell show you what i drove before this badboy :poke:
my pride and joy still miss it :cry: (with my dads disco :thumbup: )
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Then decided on something more economical :thumbdown:
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Driving a ibiza tdi now tho as a 100mm drop didn't agree with the massive speed bumps at work :argh:
thanks for looking :tongue:
any advice welcome! (needed)
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Post by turbo-tom » Wed Oct 26, 2011 8:54 pm

nice look sj van there needs a bit of welding but what sj dont :lol: ,

also sorry lads i like the look of that disco , very simple :mrgreen:
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Post by ferris » Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:22 pm

Sj's looking good, keep up the good work :thumbup: .

Please excuse my lack of 4x4 knowledge :oops: .....but what is that red 4x4?
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Post by turbo-tom » Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:25 pm

ferris wrote:Sj's looking good, keep up the good work :thumbup: .

Please excuse my lack of 4x4 knowledge :oops: .....but what is that red 4x4?
isuzu trooper 3 door by looks the called them the trooper, big horn etc the made them in 4 door aswell and a commercial back windows blacked out ;)

also at the time vauxhall didnt have a 4x4 on there market so vauxhall rebadged it calling it the monterey only know that because we use to have a monterey :lol: , strong engines though :brows:

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trooper
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Post by mathewh11 » Fri Oct 28, 2011 3:31 pm

Thanks guys! :), well chuffed with my add a leaves sits loads better but now my shocks don't fit :(.

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Post by mathewh11 » Sat Oct 29, 2011 7:57 pm

:smokin: can't wait to get back in the mud now! :guns:


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the allterains have seen better days so i got these :D
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Post by mathewh11 » Sat Mar 03, 2012 10:18 pm

well... finally got my truck mot'ed haven't really bothered with my build because it's
nothing compared to some off the things on here :lol: . thought i'd just put a pic off how it stands with add a leaves and my feedback etc...
since my last post it's had:
new clutch
recon starter
235/75/15 recip mud tyres
extended shocker mounts
polybush shocker bushes
painted all that red with black (with a brush offcourse :smokin: )
loads more stuff but i can't think atm :screwy:
been to korc twice now and it really does go anywhere i point it
was looking into rocklobsters/lockers but for what i do 1st gear and mementum work a treat!
really impressed with the add a leaves would recomend to anyone!!
so here she is! :hands:
(note to self spotlights aren't for ramming other trucks :tosser: )
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P.s looking forward to the meet at korc so we can all put the landy's in there place :hahaha:


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Post by dan_2k_uk » Sat Mar 03, 2012 11:22 pm

Looks nice.

Much prefer the black cage. Subtle stuff always works best.

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