Love that finish! Is it going to be easy to maintain, though?
The (not so) white one
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Anton
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Re: The (not so) white one
Love that finish! Is it going to be easy to maintain, though?
1985 SJ413VX (SJ50V) with SPOA, rear disc brakes, 31x10.5R15 Kaiman Malatesta tyres, an MOT and a lot left to do!
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tbh it actually looks more textured in the pic than it is in real life.
It shouldn't really need maintaining, raptor is pretty tough stuff.
It shouldn't really need maintaining, raptor is pretty tough stuff.
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Anton
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I ask because BMW do "matt" paint for some of their cars and I've heard it's a nightmare.
I'd like to do my SJ like that someday. But maybe matt grey.
I'd like to do my SJ like that someday. But maybe matt grey.
1985 SJ413VX (SJ50V) with SPOA, rear disc brakes, 31x10.5R15 Kaiman Malatesta tyres, an MOT and a lot left to do!
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It's a 4x4 mind.......looks better with a bit of dirt on it 
Few little jobs done this eve, worked out the airbox, PS reservoir and washer bottle position and mounts.
Few little jobs done this eve, worked out the airbox, PS reservoir and washer bottle position and mounts.
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Anton
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Re: The (not so) white one
You know that I agree wholeheartedly with that one!!!ScottieJ wrote:It's a 4x4 mind.......looks better with a bit of dirt on it
I hate mud, unless it's mud my Zuk is driving through/covering itself in...
1985 SJ413VX (SJ50V) with SPOA, rear disc brakes, 31x10.5R15 Kaiman Malatesta tyres, an MOT and a lot left to do!
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Re: The (not so) white one
Mine's looking really sad, as I washed it the other day :(Anton wrote:You know that I agree wholeheartedly with that one!!!ScottieJ wrote:It's a 4x4 mind.......looks better with a bit of dirt on it
I hate mud, unless it's mud my Zuk is driving through/covering itself in...
Keep it up Scott, looking forward to seeing this one finished!
2002 Jimny O2 Ragtop
Safari Snorkel, Freewheeling Hub Conversion
Diff Breathers, G/Box and T/Box Breathers, 2in Suspension Lift
HD Recovery Points and Winch Plate
Kuhmo KL71 MT / Goodyear Wrangler AT
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Re: The (not so) white one
Really tidy work Scottie. Looking forward to seeing st some point, hopefully we'll get a meet up this year at some time.
1988 Samurai - Truck Cab & Tray Back - 1.6 8v & HIF44 - Snorkel - Stack Exhaust - PAS, YJs & 33s - Trussed, Gusseted & Pumpkin Capped Axles - 4.3 R&Ps - 4.16 T/Box - Rear Air Locker - Full Float Back Axle & Discs - RCV Front Shafts - X-Eng Handbrake - Custom Fuel Tank
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Cheers guys! Hopefully we will have a meet up in Wiltshire, once this is finished I need to get out off-roading! Do need to give the blue sj some love mind, it's developing more and more oil leaks and new rust in the few bits of original metal that's left 
Got a few jobs done yesterday and today, more stuff painted, some stuff bolted back on, wiring tidied.
Got the bastard Xeng handbrake fitted, modded and set up! Damn I hate those things!!!!!
And one thing that you can actually see, the seat rails modded and new seats fitted.
Would have got more done but yesterday included emergency heart surgery on fathers maruti and I spent a few hours today having a tidy up in the shop, but progress is progress and the end of my part of the build is getting closer.
Got a few jobs done yesterday and today, more stuff painted, some stuff bolted back on, wiring tidied.
Got the bastard Xeng handbrake fitted, modded and set up! Damn I hate those things!!!!!
And one thing that you can actually see, the seat rails modded and new seats fitted.
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I read that "emergency heart surgery on my father" and my heart dropped!
Head Gasket? Bloody hate those things, looking good, quite looking forward to seeing this in the flesh
Head Gasket? Bloody hate those things, looking good, quite looking forward to seeing this in the flesh
2002 Jimny O2 Ragtop
Safari Snorkel, Freewheeling Hub Conversion
Diff Breathers, G/Box and T/Box Breathers, 2in Suspension Lift
HD Recovery Points and Winch Plate
Kuhmo KL71 MT / Goodyear Wrangler AT
Wessex 4X4 Reponse - WE411
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I don't think I'm qualified for that......well technically I'm not qualified for head surgery on the maruti as well
Think it was the headgasket, seems fine now it has a new one on but we found some horrors in that engine, certainly on its last legs so we are going to fit my spare 16v when we get a chance.
There's a crack between 1&2 cylinders and well somehow it's had something in the cylinders at some time in its life
oh and it's had the wrong coolant in it at some point so the waterways are seriously corroded.
Think it was the headgasket, seems fine now it has a new one on but we found some horrors in that engine, certainly on its last legs so we are going to fit my spare 16v when we get a chance.
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