the no dosh Vitara revamp

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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by Anton » Sat Mar 23, 2013 10:39 pm

ROBBIE wrote:Devon 4x4 do them cheap
dazerede wrote:EBay for a whole set was like 34 with postage
donkeychomp wrote:They are Land Rover lights, I did get them off flea bay years ago, £14 I think, probably a bit more now!
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Sun Mar 24, 2013 3:51 pm

No worries glad you got a set!
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Wed Apr 03, 2013 8:12 pm

Got the diff guard made up today...also put in a mesh grill to protect the lower part of the radiator. I have the template if anyone wants a guard made up! This was all done at my mate's inherited workshop...there is a ton of gear in there!
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by OllieSJ » Wed Apr 03, 2013 9:06 pm

Nice keep it up :thumbup:
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Sat Apr 06, 2013 9:44 pm

Until I can get a snorkel I thought I'd connect the diff breathers to a little air filter, found a handy bracket in the garage that worked perfectly. Also go this roll bar for a tenner of the bay, it will be a basis for an internal cage.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by OllieSJ » Sun Apr 07, 2013 9:04 am

I love this thread mainly as your doing thing that are so simple and making the car look 100 times better.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by The Heretic » Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:54 am

Home made... Brilliant! I made some underbody protection for the Vit out of some old checker plate as simply as I could. Needs a joint welding between the middle, and back plate, but having been out since, it is the best thing I've done. The front bumper is a bar and step from a truck as well. Just added a top piece.

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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:15 pm

Cheers Ollie, trying to keep everything as simple as possible so if I can do it anyone can!

And another fine bash plate there, they are quite easy to make, better than forking out £200 for a new one :lol:

Next job is a new exhaust and fit that roll bar, stay tuned.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by The Heretic » Sun Apr 07, 2013 10:42 pm

Well, the front ones are expensive. Mine was as simple as it comes. Rectangle, with a bend in it. Bolt it on, job done. Cost? Probably a few lev for bolts. I like shit simple. My brother has some nice limping underbody protection for his SJ, and that cost close to 500 euros.

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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Tue Apr 23, 2013 9:55 pm

The roll bar is all done ready to be fitted, took many hours and 10 very coarse sanding discs but it was well worth it...
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