Jordis 1988 Samurai (Re)Build

Post by **Jordi** » Sat May 07, 2016 3:35 pm

Brakes now bled, front shocks mounted, TRE changed. Only handbrake cable to do and then some minor non-MOT stuff.

Had a little flex up too.

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It will go further but i ran out of good blocks and they kept sliding forward.

twiss · Post by **twiss** » Sat May 07, 2016 5:49 pm

Looks good! Seems like the next limiting thing will be the bushes...
That front one looks about as twisted as it can go, but I guess there will be some give in the one at the top of the first shackle as well

Post by **Jordi** » Sat May 07, 2016 6:06 pm

There is a more, not sure how much.

Need to lift it on the telehandlers and check my shock and brake line lengths.

Get the diff plumbed in to give extra traction to climb the blocks.

Post by **ScottieJ** » Sun May 08, 2016 11:43 am

Nice! More arch trimming needed by the look of it.

Post by **Jordi** » Sun May 08, 2016 3:22 pm

Very possibly, bit more off the front of the arch.

andyrew · Post by **andyrew** » Fri May 13, 2016 11:26 am

Showed this too the misses and she said it looks awesome.

Good work dude. Looking cool

zook123 · Post by **zook123** » Fri May 13, 2016 11:56 am

Looks awesome, keep up the good work!

Post by **Jordi** » Fri May 13, 2016 1:59 pm

Cheers chaps.

I back from work on the 26th, MOT on the 27th!

Post by **Jordi** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:00 pm

Just had it's first outing in Wiltshire on Saturday.

Sadly only did the one day and set off back home at 10 on Sunday morning. As until 19:00 on Sunday i was in common sense mode (i shall update about the common sense failure later) and knew i had to drive home, unpack everything and be back at work at 4AM today.

YJs, good and flexy. Noticably more comfy but still leaf springs. Turning circle on 33s is appalling though so will have a look see what i can do to A) improve it, B) limit it before i destroy a wheel or tyre.

Chinasoong diff lock, litarally plumbed it in at 9am on Saturday at Dans, jacked the back up, checked it actually worked (it did) and away we went.

None of the routes were too bad, but i locked it up for some of the swampy bog water puddles and i think there was less "thrashing about" to get through. Dunno if the others agree or noticed if it went through better / easier than theirs?

Overall i'm gonna say money well spent.

Few oil leaks to sort, a starter motor full of mud and more paint to splash about.

zook123 · Post by **zook123** » Mon Jul 18, 2016 4:31 pm

Looked smart when I was showing my Brother in law around it, shame I never got to see it in use on the lanes!

What's the next set of plans then?

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