Suzuki Jimny Pick-up

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Test fit of a few panels made from 10mm Malaysian ply secured with existing holes, even the bolt heads were countersunk for flush fit.

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Now, I know what you’re thinking why didn’t I take the panels off, lash a coat of oil on the bare wood now I have them the right size so they will be dry & ready for another application in the morning. It’s because it’s 03:58 and I have to be up @07:30 to help my dad do a dump run with my Transit.
Actually, while we’re chatting, here’s a pic of the type of operation he currently runs after a got 18T of logs cut, split & stacked for him..
Yeah that’s right, hand balling them into a gabion bag to trolley them outside to my van. The mighty Jimny will put an end to that caper.

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Jesus Barry that is some going, have you thought about how you will reveal it?

I’m knackered lol

Ideally Christmas swim on Portstewart strand. He’l see it, get excited & call me over to see how cool somebodys wee pick up is, then I hand him the key.

But I won’t be able to make the swim this year as I’ve booked dinner with friends in Bushmills so will just have to leave it in a public car park close to our family home & we all go on a walk with the dogs on Christmas morning.
 
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While waiting for the first course of deck oil to absorb it was time to finally give the wee car a wash.

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Dirty Jimny

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Snow!

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Wash & rinse

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Polish with Poorboys Black Hole

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New wipers too!

The most common place water was collecting was in the sisor jack compartment. They all go there & I actually welded a patch there on Tuesday.

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As my dad is called Jimmy I had to get hold of another Jimny badge from the scrappy 8o|

If you think this is naff just say. Personslly, i think it’s the more the sort of thing a 17 year old 6th former girl gets done on her first car, not a 72 year old man. But il let you guys decide.

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That really is cool. Could do with something like that myself.

He will be well chuffed when he gets it cracking job!
 

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Looks great Barry. Good job. I’m sure he’ll be delighted no matter how it’s presented to him.

Not best pleased about the weather forecast for our neck of the woods either as we were wanting to be outdoors in the morning ffs...
 

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All relaxed back at home mum asks him to fetch the turkey out of the fridge in the garage.
6 of us sitting in suspense in the living room as he comes back in the room.. no reaction! He bloody missed it ! How could you miss it?!!
Completely on auto pilot lol

Sent him back down & to have another look & the gift was greatly received. The more he sits here sipping whiskey the happier he gets, asking all sorts of questions.

Brilliant, he deserves it.
 
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All relaxed back at home mum asks him to fetch the turkey out of the fridge in the garage.
6 of us sitting in suspense in the living room as he comes back in the room.. no reaction! He bloody missed it ! How could you miss it?!!
Completely on auto pilot lol

Sent him back down & to have another look & the gift was greatly received. The more he sits here sipping whiskey the happier he gets, asking all sorts of questions.

Brilliant, he deserves it.


I’ve been in autopilot like that plenty of times, bu not to the extent of not noticing a random vehicle in your garage :joy:

He’ll be out having fun in it in the morning no doubt
 

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I’ve been in autopilot like that plenty of times, bu not to the extent of not noticing a random vehicle in your garage :joy:

He’ll be out having fun in it in the morning no doubt

Mrs BarryPort irrupted into laughter & cried ‘I knew he would do that’
That wee man is deadly.
 

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Fantastic news, great project and useful for him. I’ll maybe do the same to my dad’s shogun he uses it as a pickup anyway lol merry Xmas
 
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