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New SJ410 owner driving around the world in it!
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2019 11:45 am
by thelostshepherd
good morning chaps! Im Billy Morris from the midlands! i have a 1986 Sj410 with original engine and gearbox, and i am going on a world tour in it starting in july this year! any tips, tricks advice anyone could give me would be great!!!
my website for the trip is
www.lostshepherd.co.uk
instagram - wanderwithbill
facebook - The Lost Shepherd
Re: New SJ410 owner driving around the world in it!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 2:05 pm
by timwilks13
Just checked out the website, sounds like a hell of a trip! Make sure you have given it a good old service before you leave, check your bearings, oil levels (inc. gearbox, diffs etc) and get some spare parts on board! Depending on what countries you go through, lots of places still run SJ's daily and parts are fairly easy to get hold of.
Still probably a good idea to take a good handful of spares with you, a jack and a decent tool kit. Cable ties and gaffer tape a plenty can never go wrong
Re: New SJ410 owner driving around the world in it!
Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:19 pm
by thelostshepherd
yeah! cheers tim. im actually in the process of having the engine and gearbox rebuilt as it was totally original. all bearing and brakes will be done too! getting sponsored hopefully some BF AT tyres and a roof tent !!! cheers for the advice! Any following on my social media would be great!
Re: New SJ410 owner driving around the world in it!
Posted: Thu Jan 17, 2019 9:23 pm
by Larry
Sounds like an amazing trip, im jealous!
Great to see someone going at this kind of thing is a humble little Suzuki too! So many people nowadays think they need a 20k defender prepped to the max just to get on a ferry!
Is there actually any off road in the rally?
Good luck!
Re: New SJ410 owner driving around the world in it!
Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2019 10:17 pm
by ScottieJ
Tidy little SJ! I'm sure your trip is going to be epic! good luck and feel free to ask as many questions as you want, theres guys on here that do know their shit when it comes to SJs