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1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep

Mike D Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,196 Club RR Member Number: 57	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep Mike D @v8mike Club Retro Rides Member 57
	May 20, 2011 19:35:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	This is my latest acquisition, a 1989 Suzuki SJ413 with a Jago body grafted on I've taken it out a few times, it's like driving a horseless cart! Seems to go ok though, if a little rattly! I'm going to take it down the woods tomorrow to see how it copes
	Last Edit: Aug 30, 2012 19:01:42 GMT by Mike D

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qwerty Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,410 Club RR Member Number: 52	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep qwerty @qwerty Club Retro Rides Member 52
	May 20, 2011 19:39:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Good idea! The worst bit about the little SJ's is how much they love to rust!
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jizzy gillespie Posted a lot Posts: 4,715	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep jizzy gillespie @mrsigma
	May 20, 2011 19:45:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	thats friggin excellent!
	"quote hairnet" I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$! [/quote]

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Ginge Part of things Posts: 65	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep Ginge @ginger0ne
	May 20, 2011 20:35:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Me and a mate of mine started to build one with a 2.0 zetec on hyabusa throttle bodies but he sold it in the end and purchased a v8 mk2 cortina instead... Had some great fun in it though when it had the x-flow in it... Ginge


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luckygti Posted a lot I need to try harder! Posts: 4,912	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep luckygti @luckygti
	May 21, 2011 7:49:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That is brilliant ;D I really fancy a little 4x4 at the moment, something like that would be spot on!
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Mike D Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,196 Club RR Member Number: 57	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep Mike D @v8mike Club Retro Rides Member 57
	May 21, 2011 11:06:07 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The size was a major factor, this one fits down my drive and I can walk past it, unlike my old Hilux! I'm off for some lunch then to find somewhere to play


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Foxy Posted a lot Making pink manly in the north! Posts: 1,913	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep Foxy @280sexy
	May 24, 2011 17:28:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	And play we did.................................... and my fave pic of the day................... Plenty of smiles per gallon from the little mule. ;D
	I'm the handsome fella with the cheesy white specs or is that the cheesy fella with the handsome white specs?

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Mike D Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,196 Club RR Member Number: 57	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep Mike D @v8mike Club Retro Rides Member 57
	May 24, 2011 20:56:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ace day mate! I was well impressed with el poco mula ;D
	Last Edit: May 24, 2011 20:58:25 GMT by Mike D

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wheelspinner Part of things Posts: 664	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep wheelspinner @wheelspinner
	May 25, 2011 10:38:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ive had a few of these in my time (Sj's and Samurai's etc) If you need any advice about making them go a bit quicker or getting them a bit more off road friendly (on a budget) don't hesitate to drop me a line Steve
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Ratchet Part of things The user formerly known as Thomas Posts: 674	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep Ratchet @thomas
	May 25, 2011 13:51:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	love this, looks like the body was designed for it, wheel base lines up perfect, did it need much work to get it on there? (or am i being dense and it is a kit based on the sj) I'd have a bigger front bumper on it myself but its not mine and i guess it wouldn't help it off road, probably hinder it actually
	Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization. 1971 vw beetle 1200 1978 international loadstar 1700 4x4 1987 landrover 110 1994 Yamaha FZR600r 2010 honda CBF100GT

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conrad Posted a lot Here to fix your cabin....... Posts: 1,678	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep conrad @conrad
	May 25, 2011 17:04:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Certainly one of the best homes for a Jago body!


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Mike D Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,196 Club RR Member Number: 57	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep Mike D @v8mike Club Retro Rides Member 57
	May 25, 2011 18:12:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	They normally look like this: Escort based rwd on a ladder chassis - Mine is 2" longer at the front, and uses the SJ chassis and floor / bulkhead / inner arches, making it 4wd, and also due to the points system, it's allowed to keep its F reg rather than be a 'Q' Ratchet, the bumpers were made so as to make use of the best possible entry / exit angles..
	Last Edit: May 25, 2011 18:14:10 GMT by Mike D

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Ratchet Part of things The user formerly known as Thomas Posts: 674	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep Ratchet @thomas
	May 25, 2011 18:18:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	May 25, 2011 18:12:44 GMT Mike D said: Ratchet, the bumpers were made so as to make use of the best possible entry / exit angles.. yeah realised that after i posted it, wide bumpers wouldn't help that at all
	Competition is the law of the jungle, but cooperation is the law of civilization. 1971 vw beetle 1200 1978 international loadstar 1700 4x4 1987 landrover 110 1994 Yamaha FZR600r 2010 honda CBF100GT

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Mike D Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,196 Club RR Member Number: 57	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep Mike D @v8mike Club Retro Rides Member 57
	May 30, 2011 13:31:32 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Took the 'burro speciale' out again yesterday for a 4 hour play in the countryside, it's doing well! The only casualties so far have been my exhaust, which got knocked apart, and i broke the speedo cable on a log! Have a pic! ;D I'm trying to resist lift kits etc at the minute, I would like some more articulation though - would longer shocks achieve this? Pro Comp ES1000's look good for the money...


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micrat South East Building a Kanjo styled Cinquecento :) Posts: 1,176	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep micrat @micrat
	May 30, 2011 13:49:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	thats an awesome little toy! i drive by the jago 'factory' every day unti last year they had one of these bodys perched on top of it!!! love the last pic!


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robinmasters Part of things I never done it Posts: 399	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep robinmasters @robinmasters
	May 30, 2011 14:01:10 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Is that a sound mirror? I've never seen one like that.
	" East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' "

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Foxy Posted a lot Making pink manly in the north! Posts: 1,913	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep Foxy @280sexy
	May 30, 2011 15:24:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	And a couple more. Was indeed a grand day mooching, I love this little thing. As for the dishes, they're ex MOD/NATO Tropospheric Scatter Dishes. From Wikipedia RAF Stenigot was a World War II radar station situated near Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire, England. It was part of the Chain Home radar network, intended to provide long range early warning for raids from Luftflotte V and the northern elements of Luftflotte II along the approaches to Sheffield and Nottingham and the central midlands. After World War II, the site was retained as part of the Chain Home network. In 1959 it was upgraded to a communications relay site as part of the ACE High program, which involved adding four tropospheric scatter dishes. The site was decommissioned in the late 1980s and was mostly demolished by 1996.
	I'm the handsome fella with the cheesy white specs or is that the cheesy fella with the handsome white specs?

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stevehowes123 Part of things Posts: 190	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep stevehowes123 @stevehowes123
	May 30, 2011 18:17:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	you could put a d-flex kit on the front and rear shackles like mine
	Some people are like Slinkies - they serve no useful purpose, but they still bring a smile to your face when you push them downstairs.

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skodarew Part of things Posts: 130	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep skodarew @skodarew
	May 30, 2011 21:32:17 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	hello, for advice on lifting and more flex. join up over at suzukiclubuk.co.uk and difflock.com if your not already a member there add a leaf if a cheap way to gain a good few inches of lift but it makes the ride even harder. had add a leafs on my pick up but have recently gone to reverse shackle my flex with adds on, think this was the max for my brake lines at the time tho my daily off road
	Last Edit: May 30, 2011 21:33:23 GMT by skodarew

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robinmasters Part of things I never done it Posts: 399	1989 Suzuki Jago - Mot prep robinmasters @robinmasters
	May 30, 2011 22:13:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	May 30, 2011 15:24:17 GMT Foxy said: As for the dishes, they're ex MOD/NATO Tropospheric Scatter Dishes. From Wikipedia RAF Stenigot was a World War II radar station situated near Donington on Bain, Lincolnshire, England. It was part of the Chain Home radar network, intended to provide long range early warning for raids from Luftflotte V and the northern elements of Luftflotte II along the approaches to Sheffield and Nottingham and the central midlands. After World War II, the site was retained as part of the Chain Home network. In 1959 it was upgraded to a communications relay site as part of the ACE High program, which involved adding four tropospheric scatter dishes. The site was decommissioned in the late 1980s and was mostly demolished by 1996. Thanks for that, interesting read. Great place to take photos I thought they were sound mirrors-like this:
	" East bound and down, loaded up and truckin' "

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