Hinckley Off Road Firm

[Justsomebloke]

9 of us met up today for some green laning. It was superb, We met up at 10am set off around 10.30am & didn't roll back into Hinckley until 3.30pm :cool:
I got stuck twice going to slow through some big trenches but was soon snatched out.
Here are the pics from my phone with more to follow when my mate drops his camera & lead off to me.

Hinckley Firm.
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Zebs 110 Stuck ;D
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More to follow.
A great day was had with me Grinning like a 12 year old boy most of the time & ending up with Jaw ache. We all made it back ok but i have pretty much bunrt my clutch out. Mick hit Ed up the rear as well in a moment of madness so Ed comes back with some damage.

[Zirax]

Excellent :D

I used to burn around my granddad's farm on various machinery. It was brilliant when he forgot his lunch and I would have to go to the top field to give it to him :D Completely off-road, bombing along, all at the tender age of 12.

Looks like you are following a track there! No wonder he got stuck, he should have gotten out of the track, run one wheel down the grass and the other in the middle of the track.

[Desmo]

That sounds cool :D

When can we come up for a go? :p

[Justsomebloke]

Damage Report.

Clutch is *******. Exhaust is *******. Misfiring to *******.

I did attempt to do the exhaust from the floor as there is plenty of room but i bottled it. I ended up taking it down my mates Tyre & Exhaust place & using his ramp/air & tools It took me around 20 minutes to replace the front section & went on lovely & even sealed first time on. The replacement that came off my other SJ is better than the one i wrecked so alls good there.

Misfiring has sorted itself out over night so i just plan on stripping it out & rebuilding it with untold sealant spray.
Clutch is a major mission as i have to take the clutch out of my other one first. I had planned on ripping the Transfer box & gearbox & engine out anyways so it's no bother. Just means i have to do it sooner rather than later. So this weeks mission will be ripping the transfer box/gearbox & engine out of the old then dropping my box off mine & fitting the other clutch.
Cost will be nowt apart from freezing my butt off, laying in crap & knocking the crap out of my knuckles shoulders & head.
That'll do me


I'll add that Anyone with a vehicle is more than welcome to join us on an Outing.
Normal off road rules apply as in Tow points Front & Back etc.

[Darrin]

And any time anyone wants a go at breaking something on my old rust bucket, all it requires is a plane ticket!! :D

Malc, I really do wish there was a land bridge between us. I'd love to try out the Blazer on some of that stuff.

[Justsomebloke]

Malc, I really do wish there was a land bridge between us. I'd love to try out the Blazer on some of that stuff.

You & me both my Yanky friend, You & me both. I can quite honestly say i know me & you would get on like a house on fire :cool:


TODAY.

I spent around 3 hours stripping the Gearbox & clutch out the old one this morning. The scrapper is to far away from the compressor to use air & it's on some real big loose stones. So it was hand tools & crawling over stones out in the open air. Job went well with only one snag where a nut at the back near the gear stick locator was catching the body. Once i spotted that it virtually dropped out. The clutch plate looks good with plenty of life left in it so i am pretty damn well pleased with myself.
It's been a long time since I've got stuck into a job like this & i am pleased i still have the kahoonas to do it.
Tomorrow i have my mates drive & his compressor & air tools. I plan on a head down approach first thing with me not stopping till it's done
Roll on Sunday & more Off Roading

[Darrin]

Just as a by-the-way for next time (and hopefully you have the money for it), but Borg Warner do a hefty clutch plate (friction disk) for those. Well worth the money.


Oh, and if you ever have to do a U-joint, remember to mark the location of the driveshaft in relation to the yoke BEFORE you disassemble it. The balancing on the prop shaft is done with the yokes on them on those, so putting them back on rotated to a different position will result in SEVERE vibration afterwards.

Does yours have the 1.0L carby engine in it or the 1.3L EFI? If it's the 1.0L I know where I can get you an uprated carb for it for cheap. Or I can also get a hold of the complete EFI system for you to swap into it.

In case you didn't know, my father had one, my brother had two, and his son now has one. So the family knowledge base on them is quite extensive.

[Justsomebloke]

Mine is the Samaria with a 1300 petrol in it but it has a Carb. I do have another that i am stripping that is an SJ1300 that is carbed an all but has a different carb on it. I am tempted to try the other carb but the current one is all tied in nice with the snorkel. I think though if i keep it long term i will put a 1.9 Turbo Diesel from a Peugeot 306. Less hassle when i go swimming.
With mine tomorrow i only have to take the shaft from gearbox to transfer box off to get enough room to change the clutch. I will remember to mark it though i had a nasty experience when i was about 19 in my Mk2 Tina 1600GT crossflow. I changed the UJ's myself because they were only a few quid, I spent hours fiddling them in |& out then took it for a blast. All went well till i torqued up in 3rd & then the m motor just veered left across the road & up on the embankment. When i looked under the rear UJ's had gone & the shaft was hanging down. Thank god it went at the back & not the front a or i would have been spiked up & over :p
Worst of all down the road i bought a recon prop with new UJ's for a tenner. Took four bolts & around ten minutes to fit :D
Live & Learn a :)

[Kell_ee001]

Glad you had fun Malc :D

[Justsomebloke]

I Failed.
Didn't get it finished off today. I started it & got the clutch fitted but then the gearbox just wouldn't slide on nicely. I messed about for a bit but really need someone to push the back of the lump down so it will slide on how i want it to.With someone else pushing the back of the lump down it will go in how i want. I am not in to bullying them in & messing the clutch or the spline up. A mate is meeting me down the yard in the morning & I'll finish it off then. To be quite ****** honest i gave up far to early as a phone call off a mate called me away & my intention to go back to finish off just never happened.
I am feeling my age though as i would have never stopped until i had finished it years ago & my shoulders are aching like ****. I could have quite easily used a jack & a block of wood to move the lump into the angle i wanted but my nice warm front room was calling me & a nap was needed in my armchair :o
I am old.

[Darrin]

Don't feel bad. I had much the same thing go on when I was putting the engine in the Silverado. I ended up taking a couple weeks to do it.

I also didn't have much fun doing the engine in the Neon, either. That thing is a right pain in the arse. Mind you, working on ANY front driver is.

Mind you, in both cases I think my working conditions were a little worse....


And the 1.3 with a carby on top must be a non-US version thing. All of the Samurai's over here are 1.0L carb, and the Sidekicks are 1.3L EFI. The one I'd like to get a hold of is the 660cc turbo Jimny. Those look like they could be a whole pile of fun to beat the **** out of!! :D

[Justsomebloke]

Success :cool:
Finished it off this morning & the Clutch is Lovely. Am pretty damn pleased with myself & am ready for Sundays outing.

[Nutcase]

Nice one :D You;ve got more done in a couple of days that I have in a couple of months :o

[Justsomebloke]

Off road :D

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[Nutcase]

Fail TBH. I can still see the roof :p:evil:

[Darrin]

And there's no sheet metal hanging off yet... ;)

[Justsomebloke]

Todays Fun :)

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[Desmo]

Get your arse to the car wash dude :D

[Justsomebloke]

^^ I was going to pull into this garage where the Poles do Hand car wash just for a Laugh ;D
Can you imagine there faces :shocked:
Mind you knowing the few Poles i do i bet they wouldn't bat an eyelid & just get on & clean it.
I have to say that the Poles i am meeting recently are Stand up guys. Say what they mean & stick to a deal to the Absolute letter :cool:

[Darrin]

Looks like it was a most inopportune time to snap a pic of the guy in the grey sweatshirt in the 2nd one!! :p

Oh, and Desmo. The only time you wash an off-roader is right before you go get it dirty again!

[Justsomebloke]

Cookie to Darrin :)