ok so here is my suzuki sj 416, i bought it from a chap in lowestoft of ebay after some intense last minute bidding.
what attracted me to this particular sj was
1. the colour
2. the height
3. engine conversion
4. how aggressive it looked
5. most importantly it wasnt a complete rot box...
so after 7 hours on a train and a 220 mile return drive i finaly arrived home with my new winter toy..
the 200 felt left out so sneaked in on the last photo.
so the spec when i bought it was
1988 suzuki sj tin top with vitara 16v engine conversion with twin choke weber carb
413 gearbox
410 tranfer box for lower ratio low box
2 corbreau fixed back bucket seats
4 point harnesses
tinted windows
custom black fleece interior trim
vitara power steering conversion
electric fuel pump conversion
heavy duty steel front bumper
heavy duty steel rear bumper
tow bar
2 front spot lights
spring over axle conversion using 6 in rise saddles
2 inch bigger and heavy duty leafs all round
1 inch prop spacers front and rear
8 spoke sj wheels with the centres cut out and welded back for my offset (no need for wheel spacers)
31 x 10.50 x 15 khumo kl71 road venture tyres.
free wheeling front hubs
think thats everything!!
so first up was to sort some of the little problems out
the exhaust manifold gasket was knackered so replaced that.
then time to weld up the blowing exhaust
then new spark plugs, oil filter and re fit the exhaust with some sealent.
coulpe days later whilst cleaning the back out i found a nasty little suprise. RUST!!
so out came the cutting tools and i set about repairing it..
then i went to seam seal it and it reacted to the zinc primer.
so i cleaned it all of and repainted and sealed it again with different products and it worked fine.