Suzuki Club UK

Im not digging mate honest!, is it a disco one by any chance? , yeah i think looks look better tight and look decent compare to looking shit and hanging off

its a nissan navara one that a friend of mine bought then left in my garage for months before just giving it to me
i didn't want it sitting over the arch but we decided that a compromise had to be made somewhere so i went for fitting well against the top that is more visible.
either way its a huge improvement on what was there even if i now have two big holes in the wing

Any news on the other project ??

nope
we have picked up a couple of bits on it and done some welding but not enough for another update yet.

ok

after months of making noise and putting off the work my thrust bearing finally gave up
so me and a friend of mine ripped the gearbox out to put a full clutch in.
ordered one from unipart online and it arrived the next day.tried to put it in and found it was too small.
after a couple of phone calls we arranged a straight swap for a clutch that would fit and should have been twice the price . collected it the next day from a fairly local unipart store and got it in.
pics of the old parts




total cost was £56.16 for the clutch and £20 for some fresh gearbox and transfer box oil.

been a bit busy lately so i haven't had chance to do much but i did manage to pick up a winch for the vitara.
its a superwinch lp8500 which was damaged when i bought it,i had to make an end plate for the motor and get the motor cleaned out and working correctly.
i know its not a high quality winch but for the occasional use it will receive its more than good enough,and was a bargain at £11



its wired through an isolator switch located next to the battery so its not connected constantly.
and i still have a couple of end plates to make for the mount and finish off the welding on the front plate and get some bigger bolts for the fairlead.
also picked up a cheap 48" farm jack aswell which is now mounted on the back of the cab.

Well that bearing is fooked not bad for £11 that winch but it dont look like a superwinch to me

the guy i got it off said it was a superwinch lp8500 and the wiring for it is the same as a superwinch lp8500 so i just assumed it was,doesnt have any name on it so i can only go on what the seller said.
it was £11 because of the damage,ive cleaned it out,greased the gearbox up and fabricated a new end plate for it to get it working again.
this is as it was when i got it