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barbie May 24, 2011 21:29:05 GMT -1

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Post by jamie on May 24, 2011 21:29:05 GMT -1

Right then it about time i did a thread on barbie.
I got the Sammy in 2007 and it was standard and also look like the mode of transport that barbie would use hense the name.

it didnt take long to find half the truck missing due to tin worm, so having never really been in this situation before me and my mates got stuck in patched it up and started bolting bit on i will let the pictures do the talking.
enjoy.

first bit off road crappy photo but you can see what i was dealing with, Barbies car!

got my self some wheels and tyres

i think you might can be able to tell that the front bumper is home made as well.

well it stayed like this for about bout a year or so and my rear light started playing about abd my bumper rotted out so i made my own but it was rubbish so it didnt last long.

my luck wasn't in this month this was embarrassing in rush hour, and i was just about to go on the motorway and just after fixing it by the side of the road i got pulled by the police.

prob in 2008 now.

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barbie May 25, 2011 14:37:48 GMT -1

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Post by jamie on May 25, 2011 14:37:48 GMT -1

well this ment it was a good reason to fit vitara axels so i had bigger brakes and wheel bearings. So a quick trip to leigh's and B&Q on the way home for some paint. let the refurb begin, i also got my self some new seals for the front CV joints.

a quick pic with my mates SJ which was mint, not a spot of rust on it. this was a old photo after we just did a spring over axle on both trucks.

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barbie May 25, 2011 16:22:31 GMT -1

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Post by jamie on May 25, 2011 16:22:31 GMT -1

Then came the 33" didn't really need these but they look the nuts and it was a bit of a impulse buy. It took four of use and some racket straps to get the tyres to seal on the rims, i have since then mastered the art with the lighter gas trick.

so with my new wheels it was time to go lanning with some of the guys from this site on boxing day i think this was.

so 2009 now and i also gained another partner in crime little mat with his vitara.

managed to source a rear bumper and some new rear lights and rewired the hole truck from the engine bay back. i also got my self a raceing steering wheel from the breakers i saw it and had to have it,to make my SJ faster and handle better obviousy! and a i got a roll cage at some point but havent any before or after pics. I wouldnt trust it to save my life but its better than nothing.

stayed like this till 2010 in which time i did a pay and play in dartford with ricky and his sj + his mate vitara.

well the drive home took a lot longer the on the way up there because the radiator was so clocked with mud after stickin it in some big holes and we had no way of cleaning it.
It also developed a miss fire so it was only running on thre cylinders which turned out to be knacked HT leads.
so with a combination of reving it to keep it going along the A2 and it over heating due to radiator blocked and lossing most of my coolant we ended up like this a lot!

By this time my partner in crime had got rid of his vitara and gained a sj from spike.

so we spent most of the next few weeks transforming his little sj.

On the way to work my starter moter started to mess about so i stripped it down and found it was full of mud probably from dartfort!

I was starting to fed up with the fumes from my exhaust getting in to my cab, i think it was because of the crappy exhaust some one before me put on there. so i decided to turn it in to a pick up.

Went out for another lanning trip with some of the guys

This was the trip where the bloke, mike i think his name is hit the tree and nutted his windscreen.

I moved the battery next coz it was to big to go under the bonnet since i replaced the old one with one from a BMW.

Next on the list it was time to get some new rear leaf springs coz the old one started to sag. Another trip to leigh's and he did his salesman thing where you go down there for a single leaf spring and come away with a full set of parabolics.
I used a beer can as a guide coz every one knows the size of one of those's.

You can see the diffance here.

After

Next was a 2" body lift.
half done.

and the other half

Thats better

Next came the the winch and wirering.

Thats about it for now hope you have enjoyed it so far.

jamie Member Posts: 56	barbie May 25, 2011 16:36:07 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamie on May 25, 2011 16:36:07 GMT -1 dont know why i have lost some of the pictures but its bloody annoying.

abdul Administrator GREEN LJ80s Posts: 3,535	barbie May 25, 2011 17:33:18 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by abdul on May 25, 2011 17:33:18 GMT -1 verry big well done m8 great post 8-)like it alot

asplando Junior Member Posts: 90	barbie May 25, 2011 18:56:24 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by asplando on May 25, 2011 18:56:24 GMT -1 Nice work there but i bet its still not finished if your like me just keep adding to it

Administrator Administrator Posts: 2,494	barbie May 25, 2011 19:01:20 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Administrator on May 25, 2011 19:01:20 GMT -1 Yep, nice write up, and nice job.....good skills.

matt410q Member Posts: 68	barbie May 25, 2011 19:19:47 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by matt410q on May 25, 2011 19:19:47 GMT -1 That's it u always have to go one step further!! haha that's sweet mate nice work.... think its about time i updated mine!!

DrunkenMaster New Member Posts: 17	barbie Jun 3, 2011 23:40:19 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by DrunkenMaster on Jun 3, 2011 23:40:19 GMT -1 Nice post m8 really injoyed reading that

tarandy Member Posts: 91	barbie Jun 11, 2011 15:23:07 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by tarandy on Jun 11, 2011 15:23:07 GMT -1 Nice truck and liked ur write up very entertainig

jamie Member Posts: 56	barbie Jun 23, 2011 17:55:30 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamie on Jun 23, 2011 17:55:30 GMT -1 thanks for the feed back, all positive which is nice. just finishing off a few more mods at the mo but the pictures will be up soon so watch this space!

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barbie Aug 1, 2011 17:59:26 GMT -1

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Post by jamie on Aug 1, 2011 17:59:26 GMT -1

right then here we go again i have just finished a engine transplant from 1.3 on a webber carb to a 1.6 vit engine and carb, As usual i will let the pics do the talking.

first thing to do was find a monkey to work for peanuts. CHECK

out with the old

In with the new painted up engine.

well got it in and turning over but it would not start, after a bit of head screactching i tried turnning the engine over with the spark plugs removed and found cup fulls of coolant come pouring out of the plug hole, so cyl head off was the next job.

you can see the pure coolant coming out of the sump, something is amiss.

head off now and found the block was cracked between the cylinders.

now i think this was prob caused by me knocking the engine off its stand in my garage when it was in storage but i thought i got way with it, so quick phone call to everyone friendly mate Leigh, and he sorted me out a short engine (ie block and pistons) for a bargin price which helped me out coz i was running low on funds.
so i removed the old block again and the gear box this time coz it was realy messy and dirty and pissing me off.

with all the bits removed i pressure washed eveything.

you can see the diffrace a bit of elbow grease does.
before

after

then with all the bits cleaned i started the build it all back up again.

Last Edit: Aug 1, 2011 18:00:36 GMT -1 by jamie

jamie Member Posts: 56	barbie Aug 1, 2011 19:10:28 GMT -1 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamie on Aug 1, 2011 19:10:28 GMT -1 starting to look like a proper engine again.

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barbie Aug 1, 2011 20:11:52 GMT -1

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Post by jamie on Aug 1, 2011 20:11:52 GMT -1

i put the engine and gearbox in as one which was stupid it was much harded than i thought but it went in just required a bit of GBH.

the moment of truth am i as good as i should be and i have i bugged another one.

its alive !!!

altogether now and a custom top hose to go with my new well new to me radiator which is from a super carry van.

look at the state of the old one!!!

so i have managed to get it running but it is not 100% it coughs and spluters and lacks in power so i did some head scratching and found the choke kept closing on its own. you can see it in the pic on the right of the throttle body.

so i have sorted that with a tips from the Aging Rhino him self leigh. loads better but still coughs and spluters, i stripped the carb and did some more cleaning.
By the way i like cleaning!!!!!
look what i found full of crap

with that done i save a few pennys and and got my self a clutch kit mostly coz in my wisdom i my have forgoton to take the realse bearing out of the gearbox when i jet washed it so it became very noisy when being used.

well i have been driving it as much as poss becuase all this preperation is for marquentere so the heat is on i have less than 5 days till kick off

and disaster stright away my gear box is pissing out gear oil, i replace the out put shaft seal when i did the cluch coz it looked like it was leaking, well this is what i found.

you can just make out the hole in the pic its the black spot in the middle of the sliver of the gearbox.

some monkey had liquid welded it up before (not the one from the frist picture i might add)

so with only 2 day left now till the ferry leaves i liquided welded it again. kept drivin it for the last two days and it held out bring on Marquentere!!!!

Last Edit: Aug 1, 2011 20:22:29 GMT -1 by jamie

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barbie Mar 13, 2012 20:41:05 GMT -1

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Post by jamie on Mar 13, 2012 20:41:05 GMT -1

Time for an update i think!
A bit of Marquentere first from 2011 The most fun i think i have had in a long time.

In the dock where i managed to drive past everyone in the car park and ended up on an earlier Ferry and had to wait on the other side for over an hour Doh!!

On route

The camp site

A bit of local architectural

home made fridge of sorts!

and dinner from the local market (recommend this)

Sunday morning before we all set off

Another truck broken down again

Looking Goooooood!!!

end of the day

on the way home

well when I got back it sat in the garage for about two months until I decided its time to cut out what I thought was a bit of rot (It was a lot worse than I thought)
So for ease i took the hole front end off