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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 11:37 pm
by donkeychomp
Just won a winch on ebay, off to pick that up next week. So the new front bumper will incorporate some kind of plate for the winch to attach. Oh and some bucket seats too!

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 12:11 am
by donkeychomp
Not really part of the build thread but this is what I helped my mate with...back breaking work but it pays for him working on the Vit!

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:48 pm
by donkeychomp
Made up the rear door card and plonked the speakers in. Makes quite a difference, it's a lot quieter with the stereo off and MUCH louder when on! I will cover it in some fabric, thinking blue and grey camo.

The winch may be mounted to the roll cage and fed out through the tailgate...having a think about that one.

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:13 am
by kiwizook
how many lb's is that winch?

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:07 am
by RickUK
Surely that winch cannot be strong enough to pull it ???

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:24 am
by Jordi
Looks like a 3500lb winch? Maybe 4500lb?

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:03 pm
by donkeychomp
Jordi got it, 3500lbs, just enough to give me a bit of help if I drive into something I can't get out of! It's just for emergencies, the front will have a much bigger one on it.

Used an old soft top and covered the speaker unit with it.

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 10:19 pm
by donkeychomp
Picked up my seats from Andy yesterday...got the cover off of one and I'm just going to sew in knew bits where all the tears are...cut out the old panels and use them as templates for the fresh material. I want to keep the colours the same but I can't seem to find anyone that sells any fabric like it.

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Mon May 12, 2014 11:21 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Its normally quite easy to pull yourself back the way you came so like you said that winch will probably just help it back if needs be.

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 9:54 pm
by donkeychomp
Indeedy.

Put on some spot lights today...the Vit looks like Mickey Mouse now but when I've made up some covers they should look better. If not then they will go on the front (when the bumper is done) and I'll put four little ones on the roll bar instead!

Note the wiring kit for dummies....