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Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:15 pm
by OllieSJ
I want one so bad but apparently mot people don't like them ? Is that true loving this project shame it wasn't with a cheap sj but good work one day the sj will be like the lj and everyone will be modding the vits even though they don't compare off road !!

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 10:18 pm
by Jordi
MOT aren't too bothered Ollie.

Your problem will be they count as a performance modification and should be notified to the insurance.

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 11:19 pm
by rory-ray
Oooooo a nice shiney one! I Have 2 of these in the garage and im considering fitting one to the vit myself, let me know what it sounds like!

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2013 11:39 pm
by donkeychomp
It should sound like my old SJ, got the same mate making it all up and he is a genius, using varying widths of pipe to get it all spot on, so it'll be pretty loud but only if I really gas it. Already told my insurance company about this and all the other bits and they didn't bat an eyelid.

After this is all done there's the roll cage to finish, a light bar on the roof and a custom fastback hardtop to be finished. Lot of work, not enough time!

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Sun Sep 29, 2013 11:27 pm
by donkeychomp
No pics as yet but I picked up a 2 piece roof from markw (very nice chap) so the fastback design can now start. It's either that or using the old roof materials making a pick up cover like I had on my old SJ (see avatar). Might make both!

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:34 pm
by donkeychomp
The Cherry Bomb is on!

Nice and burbly at low revs, give her some welly and she screams like a Banshee. (Sounds almost like my bike!)

Looks the part too!

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 8:53 pm
by dazerede
Looks good mate

Nice welder too

So is it straight threw with a cherry bomb.or a silencer inbertween

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 9:42 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Love this build.

Cant wait to see the "fastback"

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Mon Oct 14, 2013 10:04 pm
by donkeychomp
It's pretty much straight through...the pipes from the block go first into a cat, then a silencer and then out the back. The cat acts as a silencer.

I junked the silencer and just kept the cat (for MOT reasons).

And thanks Dan, it's progressing nicely and cheaply too! The fastback is on hold till I can finish the rust bug, unless we get a few days of sunny weather...highly unlikely!

Re: the no dosh Vitara revamp

Posted: Tue Oct 15, 2013 7:48 am
by turbo-tom
Cant beat a cherry bomb! :rockin: