Tdi rhd jimny build

cadman929

cadman929

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So i picked up a rhd jimny with a bad motor for $1700 and traded one of my woods beater samurais for a tdi swapped project. It just so happens i have a built ford 9” and passenger drop dana 44…
Anyways ill let the pics do the talking…
 
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Got one side of the frame cleaned up and ready for the dr.z frame plates and shock towers. I swear an hour a day is all it takes to get **** done every little bit of progress counts even if it’s just a cleanup and organize the shop day.
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Didnt get much done after work lastnight but Finished cutting all the junk off the frame. Also a yj rear bumper lines up with two of the factory bolt holes on the sami frame so thats pretty cool. Also they fit the body perfectly. Ill post some pics of that once i get the body on the frame
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Started working on the rear rhodes racing housing and started looking at how the steering box will fit. Im going to cut out the factory frame crossmember tube and box in from the front of the frame rails with 2x4 rec tube. The steering shaft will have to be right where the center of that tube is. But the ifs toyota steering box inside the right frame rail seems to be the move.
 
Was making good progress on the link mounts/frame plates before i ran outve gas for my welder🙃 been slowly plodding along cleaning stuff up for paint cutting nonused factory brackets off etc gotta tackle the frame plates for the inside of the front rails and build new motor mounts next so i can get the steering box and panhard all mounted up. Also with summits sale on low range and trailqueer parts i couldnt pass up the rock sliders/rocker gaurds
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And yes i know my welds arent perfect but ive been really struggling with my vision it’s better now that i got glasses but tough to get used too. I guess i need to stop beating off so much because it seems to be making me go blind😂😂
 
cadman929 said:
And yes i know my welds arent perfect but ive been really struggling with my vision it’s better now that i got glasses but tough to get used too. I guess i need to stop beating off so much because it seems to be making me go blind😂😂
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Try running a cheater lens inside your helmet. You could ditch the glasses as the lens mounts inside your helmet, a lot more comfortable.

Or just cut back on beating off. :flipoff2:

Welds look good btw.
 
Thanks man, i got real bad compound astigmatism so gonna try to find a perscription lens for inside my hood. One eyes near the other is far. Its about as homo as she gets
 
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Engine out to redo the “motor mounts” the previous owner built. As well as inner frame plates
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superb penetration on those “welds”
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getting things cleaned up
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front end sitting on its own weight minus the panhard bar.
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Well unfortunately didnt get too much done on my night off, but i got the rear leafs and shackles painted as well as test fitted the 14” kings i had laying around. Im definitely going to have to change the shock towers but luckily i have a set of daves offroad ones laying around from another build. I think im going to go with 150/150 springs as a starting point. Just gotta finish up the t case mount and o can rip everything off flip it over finish weld and paint then start final assembly. Im going to leave the front of the frame bare as motor mounts etc have to be done once the bodys on the frame.
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sitting at desired ride height and shocks are at full bump so gotta raise the mounts up but im going to make them work!
 
Built the rear t case bracket after work monday, burned it in tuesday, cleaned the shop up wednsday, got my wheels after work thismorning. Just about ready to strip it all down finish weld and paint the frame
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Had to move the steering box further forward so cut the frame off and redid it
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Dana 50 vs 44 factory yokes a very cheap or in my case free upgrade
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Found out yj and samurai tubs share the same contour so thats cool looks like shell be getting full 1/4 panel armor also heres a picture of it one last time before i pull the body off😂🤌🏻
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Well still working 6 12’s with zero free time so i took a sick day to get some **** done. Not that it really matters hut always remember to make time for what you love not excuses. I built both my buggy “carport the s&n bravo build” and this working 72hrs a week one hour at a time after work. I started on the rear housing, using a rhodes 9” housing, torino big bearing ends, 60”wms going to be getting explorer rear disk setup from quick performance to retain a cable parking brake
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Poser shot with the wheel/tire package before i yard the body off.
Finish welding the front 1/2 of the frame.
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Mmmm so fresh and shiny
 
Always wear your saftey beard in the shop! I looked at this disk and was like damn she looks dodgey oh well ill use it then toss it, triming a corner of my spring perch and she gernaded and got caught in my beard and smoked my glasses🤣 Some how i didnt take a picture of the final product but i got the springs new bushings in and hung them then got perches/u bolt eliminators tacked and built a strap to tie the truss together.
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Well ended up with a short shift monday night so i raced home and pulled the body off and set it on the new frame now i can finish up the front suspension and bumper
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random v8 radiator i had from a 351 swapped cj5 should work great
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id like to say i meant for things to line up this perfectly but it was pure luck😂
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shaking hands with danger stacking tires under the gantry to get the body off😂
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cadman929 said:
I built my buggy in a costco tent you just gotta want it
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More the timing, got the other Blazer I need to wait to finish then rebuild my crawler. Hopefully in the fall I’ll be moving closer to building a house/ shop. I got a chassis and motor so far :flipoff2:


Did you follow anything specific for the motor swap? Tech article, or just went at it.
 
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More the timing, got the other Blazer I need to wait to finish then rebuild my crawler. Hopefully in the fall I’ll be moving closer to building a house/ shop. I got a chassis and motor so far :flipoff2:


Did you follow anything specific for the motor swap? Tech article, or just went at it.
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Theres nothing i could find about it in a jimny, but it is an extremley common and supported swap. Im running acme components, doomsdale diesel components, random **** i had and a fast forward automotive harness. 90% of the swap stuff was in the yellow sami i traded the beater $600 one for. But a all fab work to get in was ghetto as all get out.



On a whim on my way home today i decided to stop at my grandpas have coffee and visit for an hour. But it was the best decision i couldve made. Since i never get to visit working 12’s. After that i boogied home did some clean up in the shop. But like i say time and time again anything in the shop no matter how big or small of a task is huge.
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Checking wb and fender cut line
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Sadly wont stay this clean too long
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Got the axle slung under to finish the front suspension, gotta move the panhard to the leftside, do shock towers and bumpstops
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