The " Goat Chaser"

[Matt King]

Not to sure how much im going to do to this SJ but i plan to get it throught an MOT to use it over the winter as my M3 is massive pain in winter. Also hope to do a bit of green laning and pay and play days once i have built a winch bumper.


Finally the race seassion is over at work, so time to get back to the escort and looking athe SJ before winter comes.

When i picked it up the previous owner told me the water pump had a dribble so provided a new water pump.

Tonight i stuck it in the barn and started stripping the water pump off it. its the first time iver had a good look around the truck and it looks fairly good with ha few crispy and crudly repaired bits as i expected.

Here are a few pics, i know bugger all about these SJ's so have no idea whats been changed apart from obvious bits like the SPOA, weber carb and steering arm. If anything else obvious has been done please point it out..

[andyrew]

Looks like a tidy little sj you got yourself there

If you find you need any bits. Drop me a message ive got too many
Spares. I Work in tring so could drop them off.

[turbo-tom]

Nice projects looks pretty solid

[NylonAdmiral]

Nice truck, the Escort's looking pretty cool in the background too!

LOL, when I first saw the title of this thread, I thought it was going to be related to this news article!:

http://bit.ly/16bh9gP

[Matt King]

Thanks for the kind offer, do you use yours offroad around here?

Looks like a tidy little sj you got yourself there

If you find you need any bits. Drop me a message ive got too many
Spares. I Work in tring so could drop them off.

[Matt King]

That arrival made me laugh, There are some strange people out there!

My friend asked why I needed the suzuki and said it looks like its for chasing goats around mountains. The name has stuck.

Nice truck, the Escort's looking pretty cool in the background too!

LOL, when I first saw the title of this thread, I thought it was going to be related to this news article!:

http://bit.ly/16bh9gP

Just ordered a set of plugs and leads for it, think I will stick it in for an Mot and see what fails rather than go crazy doing all the metalwork. I need to remember this is just for fun and the escort needs doing.

[andyrew]

Thanks for the kind offer, do you use yours offroad around here?

Looks like a tidy little sj you got yourself there

If you find you need any bits. Drop me a message ive got too many
Spares. I Work in tring so could drop them off.

If the LWB sami feels like playing ball some time soon then yes I should be out playing in it soon.

about to fit its fourth engine tonight

[Matt King]

Not much of an update date, but I did the water pump, checked cambelt and bearing. If I had a new one to hand I would have changed it. Did plugs, leads and gave the dizzy cap a good clean inside. Stuck some new fuel in. Felt much smoother now. Sounds like there is a tappet that needs doing.

Fixed the bonnet pull which was hanging off.
Fitted my new eBay front wing indicators.
Removed one mudguard, the others mounts looks to have been cut off.


Problems I've noticed so far:
Front exhaust box has a hole.
No battery strap
Split in intake hose between airbox and carb.
Passenger seat ripped.
And of course Rust!

Also started to make a rear bulkhead for the escort, bolted the bell housing on the rebuilt gearbox and looked at adding another tube in the roll cage.


Hopfully next weekend I will give it a clean and do a few bits before I book an Mot

[rory-ray]

Looks like a pretty tidy sj that mate.

Escort looks interesting too, mk2? ive been around these for years, a close friend and his family rallys them.

[Matt King]

Yeah it's a mk2 group 4 car been a rally car for at least 15 years, I brought it in Northen Ireland but it was in Scotland previously.

Photo of it in action in 2009



When I got it.




A couple of months later.




I won't bore you with all its had done as its not a SJ but the shell is a fairly serious Tarmac spec now.