the no dosh Vitara revamp

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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Fri May 16, 2014 11:42 pm

Had another think...

The rear door, speakers spare wheel etc £30.

All the steel for the roll cage and the bumpers £10.

And bought a fuck off lump of steel today for the rear winch for £15.

So she's at £1253.

But after all that you have all the little things you don't add up...paint, bulbs etc.

And the time put into it all. I charge a modest £15 an hour for my work and that I wouldn't dare try to work out!
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by Jordi » Sat May 17, 2014 8:19 am

£15 an hour, when are you available I need a body shell finishing. Lol.
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Sat May 17, 2014 9:59 pm

Pity you are so far away matey...can you pop it in the post?
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by Anton » Mon May 19, 2014 8:39 am

Carrier pigeon - much faster/more reliable...
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Mon May 19, 2014 8:16 pm

Bumper is on!

It's not finished, I want to put a hoop in the middle of it, but it'll do for now!

Other pic is a design I made up for a mate's tool cabinet...and it's amazing what you can get in the back of a Vit :hahaha:
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by twiss » Tue May 20, 2014 10:06 am

hahh thats a good one! you should see me moving house ;)
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by Rhinoman » Tue May 20, 2014 11:00 am

donkeychomp wrote: Other pic is a design I made up for a mate's tool cabinet

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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by dan_2k_uk » Tue May 20, 2014 12:39 pm

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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by Jordi » Tue May 20, 2014 11:09 pm

donkeychomp wrote:Pity you are so far away matey...can you pop it in the post?
You mean for £15 an hour you're not gonna do a house call and repair it? Seems expensive now. :hahaha:

Tidy work on the bumper :thumbup:
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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Post by donkeychomp » Tue May 20, 2014 11:27 pm

Chuck it in the back of your rig next time you come down this way... :hahaha:

Thursday should see the rear bumper go on and the winch too. I've decided on a 2" body lift just to get some fatter rubber in there. Still not sure if I've bought the right bit of metal for the rear winch mount... it weighs more than a small child. Might be overkill. I'm going to weigh it but I reckon it's 20 kilos at least!
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