well when I got it some one had bumped the front and smashed up the bumper no biggie as I planned to replace it with something a bit more off road anyway as you've seen theres a little rust in her especially at the front but over all its not to bad nick made a start with flap disc then red oxidevitara sort out
vitara sort out
well seems to be a bit of work in this vit so might as well share the experience well when I got it some one had bumped the front and smashed up the bumper no biggie as I planned to replace it with something a bit more off road anyway as you've seen theres a little rust in her especially at the front but over all its not to bad nick made a start with flap disc then red oxide
well when I got it some one had bumped the front and smashed up the bumper no biggie as I planned to replace it with something a bit more off road anyway as you've seen theres a little rust in her especially at the front but over all its not to bad nick made a start with flap disc then red oxide- Attachments
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this shows the worst areas but as you can see a good part of it is solid to thankfully!
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brakes and suspension are in pretty bad shape so some new bits going in here including ludicrously expensive wishbones! 
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been doing the welding in the boot this last week
cleaned and painted while in there
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apologies for all the pics but I love pics 
well that's one side done! now for the other!
had to settle for grey primer this side ran out of red oxide 
something else on the shopping list!
done....
...just! this is how much wire I had left!
so this will just have to wait!
well that's me up to date gonna get some more wire this weekend and weather dependant crack on with this and the coupla patches it needs at the front of the chassis 
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something else on the shopping list!
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Good to see things cracking on.
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Coming on nicely.
What made you go for brand new wishbones? I'm sure you could have got some good ones for a fraction on the price second hand.
Lucky with the wire, about and inch left. I'd get a 5kg 0.6 and 0.8 on order, a bit for stock.
Crack on, and you can't have too many pics. We all like pics
What made you go for brand new wishbones? I'm sure you could have got some good ones for a fraction on the price second hand.
Lucky with the wire, about and inch left. I'd get a 5kg 0.6 and 0.8 on order, a bit for stock.
Crack on, and you can't have too many pics. We all like pics
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Ignis Sport 1.5 16V; Jimny gearbox, 410 transfer box; 5.125:1 Vitara diffs; rear Lockright, Rob Storr full float rear axle, rear discs, YJ springs, virtual lift, 31" Grizzly Claws, beadlock rims, +50mm LR arches, LED rear lights, LED roof spots, bucket seats, Luke harnesses, internal cage
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cheers guys 
thought it was jus better to bite the bullet with the wish bones second hand ones never going to be great especially with rust already present at least with these I can give em a nice coat of paint and waxoil the insides and can be sure their gonna be good for as long as i've got it anyway I use 0.8 don't bother with 0.6 cos I don't weld thin stuff very often and cant be bothered swapping over 
that's why its all stitch welded
thought it was jus better to bite the bullet with the wish bones second hand ones never going to be great especially with rust already present at least with these I can give em a nice coat of paint and waxoil the insides and can be sure their gonna be good for as long as i've got it anyway I use 0.8 don't bother with 0.6 cos I don't weld thin stuff very often and cant be bothered swapping over that's why its all stitch welded
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You'll have it all welded up and sorted before you know it!! not sure I've ever seen so much rust under the front of a vit 
are you by the sea or is there just loads of salt used on the roads up where you are in the winter?
are you by the sea or is there just loads of salt used on the roads up where you are in the winter?Re: vitara sort out
not sure to be honest bought it over in fife and it wasn't right on the coast, was owned by a woman who used it to transport her trials bike around about once a month where it was before that I dunno but I wish they'd hosed underneath now and then!