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GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« on: November 19, 2004, 09:48:25 PM »
 Well here i am half way through fitting my calmini 3" suspension lift on my lwb vitara and guess what......
It's started pouring down with rain. >:(
i got the rear done friday lunchtime in the sunshine. ;D
so i now have a jacked up rear and no front on at all. :(
How i wish i had a garage ;D
                         

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Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2004, 10:04:11 PM »
 Sounds like East Tennesse USA! If you dont like the weather,wait a few minutes it will change(not always for the better but it will change) Good luck  M.Z. 8)
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Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2004, 04:15:55 AM »
At last i have managed to get the front axle dropped down, cos it stopped raining for half an hour. :o
Still got to swap the springs and wishbones over ::)
Still it will be finished tomorrow what ever the weather throws at me.
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Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #3 on: November 20, 2004, 05:37:50 AM »
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Well here i am half way through fitting my calmini 3" suspension lift on my lwb vitara and guess what......
It's started pouring down with rain. >:(
i got the rear done friday lunchtime in the sunshine. ;D
so i now have a jacked up rear and no front on at all. :(
How i wish i had a garage ;D
                         

Did mine last week in the garage I hire 15 kilometers from home  ;) Those 3" really make a difference in rideheight, when getting out the ground is just that little bit further away ( like being parked on the edge of the sidewalk )



Yes, bumper/pusbar is already painted black, but still in the shed  :P, lights are going in tomorrow.

I'm in the Netherlands by the way, only a NorthSea
away  ;D

http://home.planet.nl/~mverver/SAMURAIRISE.HTM


hhmmm, I read the quote again and your talking about suspensionraise, mine's the shackle reversal kit, I'm waiting for my IronMan 3"suspension raise to come in from Australia......................well, got my picture on the Forum anyway  8)
1600 cc 8v, MegaSquirt EFI, Camden SuperCharger, Calmini 3" Shackle Reversal, IronMan 3"suspension lift, SPOA and 2"bodylift, 4.16 T-case, QuickLok rear, 33x12.5 ProComp XT's on 8"rims with 1"wheelspacers.

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Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2004, 05:40:39 AM »
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How i wish i had a garage ;D
                         


Happy Birthday, I was going to ask you how you got on. I started extending my garage today, just got the first lot of boards off the side (shiplap) and down it came. As I had a big hole all the way down the side of the garage I had to keep going. Still it didn't rain all afternoon - there was sleet as well  :(
« Last Edit: November 20, 2004, 06:22:46 AM by Rhinoman »
2000 Vitara 1.6, 3+3 Lift, 33"MTs, 5:83s, LWB brakes, Winch, Snorkel, Safari Rack
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Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #5 on: November 20, 2004, 08:28:19 AM »
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How i wish i had a garage ;D
                         


Well look at the bright side,

At least when you get around to building one you'll know how exactly high the door needs to be cause you've all ready lifted you rig  ;D

Unlike me who now has heaps of room in the garage cause it won't fit under the door   ::)
Hmmm...... wonder weather any one builds lift kits for garages  ;D

Back on topic  - did you take any before and after  pixs ?

Shane

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Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #6 on: November 20, 2004, 09:03:51 AM »

this is it with the 2 1/2" suspension kit and 32's.


this with the 4" suspension on the rear only.

and this is how it is at the moment

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Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #7 on: November 20, 2004, 10:27:07 AM »
Hmm that signpost looks strangely familiar




How did you sort the bushes on the centre diff bracket then?
2000 Vitara 1.6, 3+3 Lift, 33"MTs, 5:83s, LWB brakes, Winch, Snorkel, Safari Rack
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Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2004, 11:02:30 AM »
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How i wish i had a garage ;D


I have a one car garage and I love it.
It's the only way to do auto work.
Dry, on a solid surface, and with all of your tools around you  ;D
Jerry
1990 Geo Tracker,  2-Door Hard Top
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Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2004, 06:34:40 PM »
Well i acualy have 2 garages but as they are round the back of the house and i have no rear access. they are about as much use as a chocolate tea pot. ;D
still it's only damp this morning so i'm off outside in a mo to try and get a bit further.
« Last Edit: November 20, 2004, 06:35:20 PM by red_baron »

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mudfkr

Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #10 on: November 20, 2004, 06:59:01 PM »
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and this is how it is at the moment


Looks like although we live on different sides of the world we've both spent our day doing the same thing  :o  we've even got the same color rigs - scary   :o only mine looks a little worse with the front suspension, front diff and gearbox all sitting on the bench in the shed awaiting my Calmini parts  :P  

Shane



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Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #11 on: November 20, 2004, 10:28:21 PM »
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Well i acualy have 2 garages but as they are round the back of the house and i have no rear access.

You have a TracKick, they have to be accessible  ;)

they are about as much use as a chocolate tea pot.

If a chocolate tea pot is indeed a tea pot made of chocolate; I could get some use out of it  ;D



Good Luck.  I hope you get a whole good day.
Jerry
1990 Geo Tracker,  2-Door Hard Top
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Re: GOOD OLD ENGLAND
« Reply #12 on: November 21, 2004, 08:00:59 AM »
well the gear is all on.
but......
i got to adjust the angle of the passenger front wheel as it points towards the center of the truck. ::)
my calmini wishbones had been adapted to make the wheel hubs adjustable. so i will have to slacken off the bolts and pull the wheel out a bit.
but thats a job for tomorrow.