the no dosh Vitara revamp

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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by twiss » Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:36 pm

donkeychomp wrote:Same here matey. Wouldn't want a second hand airbag either, but they are on ebay.
Only car I've ever had with airbags... crashed it... airbags didn't go off

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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by Rhinoman » Fri Oct 31, 2014 5:45 pm

Old airbags are often fail to go off.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Fri Oct 31, 2014 9:32 pm

Got all the lights on now and did the '1st fix' (I guess), earthed them and fed the positive wires into the cabin. Got a volt and oil pressure gauge and 2 switches for the lights/winch. Making a little template that will go where the central air vents were.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Thu Jan 22, 2015 12:57 am

Been a while...a few more bits done...and I repaired my mate's Vitara windscreen surround...they all rot there and I can't figure out why. Maybe the aerial position above it pools water and it drips down? He went to Homebase and I asked him to get me a new jigsaw... :hahaha:
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by 1995 Zuk » Thu Jan 22, 2015 3:17 pm

Hi must say a great read ... have sat here at work and read through all 28 pages :) enjoyed every post.
I have just purchased a 1995 Vit :) and will be doing mods to go green laning.
A question for you..
KYB shocks, what ones did you get? and what longer springs did you use on the rear and front?
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Thu Jan 22, 2015 9:36 pm

Glad you liked it and all done on a stupidly small budget. The KYB's are off ebay I just typed in Vitara rear suspension and they popped up, lowest price first. Coils are off a Grand Vit, they go straight in.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by ROBBIE » Fri Jan 23, 2015 3:07 pm

Have you seen the flex on olly the little white van
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by robbie1985 » Fri Jan 23, 2015 5:37 pm

Love this, picked up my vit yesterday and m can't wait to get stuck in! Keep up the good work you've given me some right inspiration.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Fri Jan 23, 2015 6:49 pm

ROBBIE wrote:Have you seen the flex on olly the little white van
eh?
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by Anton » Fri Jan 23, 2015 8:03 pm

The van in the jigsaw?
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