Coiled turqoise samurai

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Re: Coiled turqoise samurai

Post by d_r_1989 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 10:10 am

RichyP wrote:
Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:49 am
Some good pics, really capable motor you've made hats off to you
Thanks pal, still time for it to fall in bits though yet

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Re: Coiled turqoise samurai

Post by Anton » Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:43 pm

d_r_1989 wrote:
Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:25 am
Ill be honest, the last 5% has been and still is being the hardest part. You get so close and forget everything that needs doing :er:
I put a todo list on my build thread, and changed stuff to a green font as I finished them. That way I had a nice list of jobs online where I could never lose it.

Never actually finished the list though... :(
1985 SJ413VX (SJ50V) with SPOA, rear disc brakes, 31x10.5R15 Kaiman Malatesta tyres, an MOT and a lot left to do!

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Re: Coiled turqoise samurai

Post by d_r_1989 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 2:13 pm

Anton wrote:
Sun Feb 07, 2021 1:43 pm
d_r_1989 wrote:
Sun Feb 07, 2021 9:25 am
Ill be honest, the last 5% has been and still is being the hardest part. You get so close and forget everything that needs doing :er:
I put a todo list on my build thread, and changed stuff to a green font as I finished them. That way I had a nice list of jobs online where I could never lose it.

Never actually finished the list though... :(
If you werent t'other side of country id help. Nice to see old suzukis out and about

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Re: Coiled turqoise samurai

Post by d_r_1989 » Sun Feb 07, 2021 8:18 pm

Mamaged to get the roof on this aft. Looks 99.9% done but its not. I still need to sort the handbrake and rear brakes. Also investigate why the speedo cable seems too short :er:
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Re: Coiled turqoise samurai

Post by Anton » Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:25 pm

Looking great!

That's a nice offer, btw - but unfortunately I didn't have anywhere to put it anymore, and I had to sell it. One day I'll have space for another and I'll probably get a Jimny - I need the coil comfy life, my spine is bad and the SJ literally injured me more than once while offroading it.

Or I'll win the lottery and buy yours... :)
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Re: Coiled turqoise samurai

Post by d_r_1989 » Tue Feb 09, 2021 5:56 pm

Anton wrote:
Mon Feb 08, 2021 3:25 pm
Looking great!

That's a nice offer, btw - but unfortunately I didn't have anywhere to put it anymore, and I had to sell it. One day I'll have space for another and I'll probably get a Jimny - I need the coil comfy life, my spine is bad and the SJ literally injured me more than once while offroading it.

Or I'll win the lottery and buy yours... :)
Thats a shame, i think a vitara would probably be more comfortable for you.

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Re: Coiled turqoise samurai

Post by donkeychomp » Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:08 pm

Anton tends to break Vitaras :lol:
If it ticks over...leave it

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Re: Coiled turqoise samurai

Post by d_r_1989 » Tue Feb 09, 2021 10:21 pm

Maybe its only fitting then that an sj broke him. Joking aside i think my white was more comfortable than a standard jimny

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Re: Coiled turqoise samurai

Post by Anton » Wed Feb 10, 2021 4:05 pm

Funny - it broke me, yet I still loved it. Until right this moment, I didn't realise I was a masochist...
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Re: Coiled turqoise samurai

Post by d_r_1989 » Wed Feb 10, 2021 9:35 pm

I think theres abit of that in all of us leaf sprung owners

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