Project LWB Suzuki SJ413

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:28 pm

Right so thought it was about time i wrote some of this build up...
decided I wanted something a little more capable than the vitara, so am gonna sell it eventually (if anyones interested in a road legal vitara, rear arb locker, 31's, snorkle, arb bar etc... should have it forsale in few months time)

Truck is being built up to use as a bit of a safari type truck, will be road legal, and not a daily driver...

Plan is:
SJ413 LWB Convertable
Fibreglass Canopy
6 Point Cage
2" Spring Lift
2" Virtual Lift
31" Tyres
Rear Lockrite
Bucket Seats & Harnesses
Rock Lobster
Checkerplate rear deck/False Floor which turns into bed
Hippo Liner in front.
Snorkle/Modified air Intake
Stereo, Marine Speakers
In Cab PRS
Warn HS9500 Winch
Rock Sliders
Side Bars

Longer Term:
Rear Bar
Power Steering
Front Locker
Rear Disc's
BIGGER TYRES!!!
? Springover
? Bigger Engine
? Hilux/? diffs

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:39 pm

Ok so got the body home late one night, and also aquired a spare truck for running gear... having not had a very close look at it, this is what i was faced with the next morning...

Just a few bits of rust here and there...

and there

and here

and there

and i think there's a bit in there

nice strong rollcage mounting

the showroom interior

the pile of junk is growing

starting to cut rust out

2mm 50x50 RHS - definately strengthed up the body

no more fred flinstone

more rust

more welding

starting to take shape..

testing new paint ideas... trialing an 825 x 16 (roughly equivlent to 33") SAT tyre on rear...

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:48 pm

And the shopping starts and now I'm a really broke student...
-Got some 31" Groundhogs on zuk rims - not sure if i'll stay with them, hoping to get some simex's or may keep my pirelli scorpions off the vitara...
-Jamex Bucket Seats

-Hmm now that their home they seem a little tight for long distances, will see how they go.
-Gearbox, transfer case (have discovered its a 410 one, so will keep it for now to get the lower low range), driveshaft, and a few other bits and pieces and have got bits for a rocklobster lined up.
-Rear lockrite from rocky-road
-Parts to fix warn winch
-Fibreglass Canopy (Thanks lilpig)
- 2" lifted Maxitrac springs, and toughdog bushes, shocks 2 come
- Rust Killer, Paint, Rhino liner etc...

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 11:56 pm

Managed to paint the chassis with chassis black

Undersealed bits and pieces of the floor (will eventually do the whole thing)

been playing with wheel wells

Installed gearbox, transfer, fuel tank, starter and started the motor

it had been sitting for a while and started first try

Went to install diffs outta the other truck and discovered they were a bit worse than i first thought... so have had to fit all new bearings ($$$), and repack all the hubs etc grrr... but got the front all done and installed the rear lockrite, and painted the brake drums.

Ok so they ended up red, but thats only cos it was all ripco had in stock and i wanted to paint them before they rusted again...

and this is where i'm about upto currently

gimmemud · Post by **gimmemud** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:09 pm

shot chris looking good. i wish i was that fast

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:11 pm

not fast enough though

haven't done anything in weeks since went back to uni...

wopass · Post by **wopass** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:06 pm

damn dude thats lookin better

lilpigzuk · Post by **lilpigzuk** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 11:12 pm

Nice work Chris. The donour of that canopy leaves my premises tomorrow, I hope the new owners do a build thread on here, could be quite the weapon :wink:

No mention of powerplant?? you sticking with the unbreakable G13A or going vitara power??

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 5:56 am

yeh sticking with the G13A for now

can't afford much else...

mroffroader · Post by **mroffroader** » Sat Mar 24, 2007 6:47 am

that things rad!!! I aways liked them and i reckon they would be such a weapon! but i thought they didn't exzist in NZ? lol seems there may be a few around?

Clint · Post by **Clint** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 9:35 pm

Cool! Iwas thinking of building a lwb 413 before I started on the Cruiser, but was put off cos they all either looked like your one did, or cost almost the same as the Cruiser which already had all the suspension, diffs, etc that I needed. Good to see someone's brave enough to attempt a resurrection.

Cheers
Clint

zukmeista · Post by **zukmeista** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 2:13 pm

so wats the haps wit dis thred :roll:

icekayak · Post by **icekayak** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:13 pm

Been collecting more bits and pieces as they come up for the right price

Done a bit more on the body.. but it has had to take a back seat as uni studies have taken over

Ryan · Post by **Ryan** » Tue Aug 21, 2007 8:20 pm

looking good!!!!

and your guard chop looks like your openin them up for some massive rubber??

zukmeista · Post by **zukmeista** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 6:50 am

thats good i thought youd given up :oops:

Bubba · Post by **Bubba** » Wed Aug 22, 2007 3:54 pm

zukmeista wrote:thats good i thought youd given up