the no dosh Vitara revamp

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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:37 pm

Just won a winch on ebay, off to pick that up next week. So the new front bumper will incorporate some kind of plate for the winch to attach. Oh and some bucket seats too!
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:11 am

Not really part of the build thread but this is what I helped my mate with...back breaking work but it pays for him working on the Vit!
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:48 pm

Made up the rear door card and plonked the speakers in. Makes quite a difference, it's a lot quieter with the stereo off and MUCH louder when on! I will cover it in some fabric, thinking blue and grey camo.

The winch may be mounted to the roll cage and fed out through the tailgate...having a think about that one.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by kiwizook » Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:13 am

how many lb's is that winch?
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by RickUK » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:07 am

Surely that winch cannot be strong enough to pull it ???
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by Jordi » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:24 am

Looks like a 3500lb winch? Maybe 4500lb?
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:03 pm

Jordi got it, 3500lbs, just enough to give me a bit of help if I drive into something I can't get out of! It's just for emergencies, the front will have a much bigger one on it.

Used an old soft top and covered the speaker unit with it.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Mon May 12, 2014 10:19 pm

Picked up my seats from Andy yesterday...got the cover off of one and I'm just going to sew in knew bits where all the tears are...cut out the old panels and use them as templates for the fresh material. I want to keep the colours the same but I can't seem to find anyone that sells any fabric like it.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by dan_2k_uk » Mon May 12, 2014 11:21 pm

Its normally quite easy to pull yourself back the way you came so like you said that winch will probably just help it back if needs be.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Tue May 13, 2014 9:54 pm

Indeedy.

Put on some spot lights today...the Vit looks like Mickey Mouse now but when I've made up some covers they should look better. If not then they will go on the front (when the bumper is done) and I'll put four little ones on the roll bar instead!

Note the wiring kit for dummies....
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