Right been a while.
I decided to get a body lift to clear the tyres, I hate body lifts, why? Because vitara body mounts are usually falling apart.
2 of mine where the same. The two in the rear pasenger footwells to be exact. They seemed fine then as soon as I got to work putting the blocks in everything fell apart. YAY!!!
my head went I got all pissy and in an angry move I let the jack down supporting the body and bent the two front footwell captive bolts.
So I just layed the truck up on the drive until I decided what to do, I was going to buy a mig and learn how to weld but I think it would of been a brave starting point for me and I could of messed a lot up.
So my father in law had it and was going to sort it out in his spare time at his garage. 5 LONG weeks later he brought it back.
All nice new thick metal put in, he even welded up some patches along the way, ran in zinc coated bolts with a slot cut out the inner skin of the truck so I could do them up from inside and out, he was going to weld in a captive nut but feared in so many years time we could be in the same boat again. So at least this way its acessable.
Very good job I was over the moon with it.
Started putting it all back together now just interior has to go back in and nsf brake caliper needs freeing off or replacement its siezed solid!
In a week or so it should be on the road! Cant wait!!
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