martym wrote:Hi from another South Wales newbie

Hi,
Whereabouts ? Understand your Vitara less at moment .

Jon

Thanks for the info , lots to consider , but very useful , now got a few options .

Thanks for that info Anton. If the Grand Vitara's box has built in transfer box and front wheel drive shafts , then it won't suit my car as it's traditional rwd. I looked at this initially and decided to go for the sj box cos it's standard with separate transfer. On the subject of boxes, is the Jimm...

I know it's not a 4x4, but the engine choice was a direct result of reading about the Baleno engine on the Autozookers forums , where a few people had done the conversion into their Samurais. Also needed the coil on cam version , as previous 413 + Vitara engines I tried , the dizzy position wasn't g...

Nearly ready for paint - but ive been saying that for about 4 years - always find something else to mod / change , so its just an on going project :S Was looking at maybe upgrading to the 1800 Baleno twin cam , but not sure if that is an easy swap , heard its a problem to link up to an sj413 box . h...

Hi all, Might not be to everyone's taste , but I have a 1971 Vauxhall Firenza which I've converted to Suzuki power , I've owned SJ413, Bale no, Alto , and recently an Ignis , very impressive that for a 1300. Currently running a Baleno 1600 16 valve single cam coil on cam engine , Baleno MPFI, mated ...