Ok, i'm new here though so just checking - I'll start and LJ80 restoration thread in the LJ owners forum
sound correct?

yep, i have a feeling most people on here will be quite pleased with my decision lol

I was going to do a crazy build with it but when i realised how amazingly mint everything was and all orgional i decided pretty quickly to do a restoration instead.
so bye bye mental suzuki/anus crazy build :(

tucked away on a little farm in southampton

Hi guys, just a quick update picked up my new 1981 LJ80 today, the engine is MINT its only done 6700 miles (which maybe why lol), one owner from new and used on a farm for taking little bits and pieces here and there. The body work is nowhere near mint but thats what i'm here for :D I will post more...

legend! cheers dazerede
Going to check out the thread now!

Hi Dazerede, That would be amazing thanks, i havent managed to find that particular modification but its one i would obviously love to see. Thanks for the welcome btw :D This is the best example of what i am trying to achieve i have found so far but i'm having difficulty getting much info on it as m...

Wow Darrell thanks mate that's an incredible piece of information! and on a sunday night!
Thanks alot and for the warm welcome
Time to put the kettle on and start looking at diagrams

lol thats exactly what i was thinking actually, if i cut the shell straight through at the doors and add length there's less bodywork to keep in proportion and it will just look like it has slightly longer doors than other lj's
what do you think?

Thanks Scottie I had already had a look at the german site as i found it talked about on the forum before, but i do prefer a nice original metal shell to work with even if it is going to ruin a classic. I had assumed they would be more narrow but i think i can make it work, not too bad with welding ...