Project - 1969 Mitsubishi Jeep 4DR5 (J24)

[fiat fan]

47 minutes ago, kmeeg said:

Love how it looks. Would you put skinny tall tires or put wider tires?

I have a feeling if you put wider tires it will kill the engine power. I've seen many say there are lots of benefit with skinny tall tires.

Me personally have used wider tires for the looks on my vehicle but will look to reduce the width and go little tall when its time for tires next.

Thanks mate. 
 

Keeping it skinny.
 

Few reasons to do so are-

1. Looks more original.

2. Much better off road(specialy in narrow and tricky bits).

3. Cheaper.

4. Easier on the suspension and running gear, etc.

5. Pulls much better with skinny.

6. Not as noisy as them fatty rubbers.

7. Every 4dr guy seems to get it nowadays. And hoon around town on pavements.

 

The 4runner is actually better with the original trd off road pack tires. We used to sell the lifted with the big wheels(custom made by DSI). Slow and very noisy. Handles bad too.

[Kavvz]

1 hour ago, fiat fan said:

4 mil is a stretch to be honest. 2.5 mil should be the Max.

 

Thank goodness! I saw the figuare and I was like: NO WAY! ? 4.0 mil gets a nice Harrier or a Forester so, that makes a project like this unfeasible (for me at least). 2.5 to 2.0 mil makes a lot of sense....

[fiat fan]

On 9/11/2020 at 5:19 PM, Kavvz said:

Thank goodness! I saw the figuare and I was like: NO WAY! ? 4.0 mil gets a nice Harrier or a Forester so, that makes a project like this unfeasible (for me at least). 2.5 to 2.0 mil makes a lot of sense....

Right? 4mil is BJ40/defender/patrol/LC/pajero territory.

[fiat fan]

No updates currently. Its sitting at home till parts are available and priced regularly(Costs are sky high now).

Just needs an Italian and a Frenchie to complete the stable!

[Kavvz]

1 hour ago, fiat fan said:

No updates currently. Its sitting at home till parts are available and priced regularly(Costs are sky high now).

Just needs an Italian and a Frenchie to complete the stable!

A lovely sight to wake-up to! 

Edited September 25, 2020 by Kavvz

[Kavvz]

1 hour ago, fiat fan said:

Right? 4mil is BJ40/defender/patrol/LC/pajero territory.

Yes absolutely! 4 mil gets you a decent a on-road / soft off roader type vehicle, including an older Harrier, LC or a very decent Forester XT which would be what I would consider...

Edited September 25, 2020 by Kavvz

[fiat fan]

1 hour ago, Kavvz said:

A lovely sight to wake-up to! 

Thank you. Indeed! Although the Jeep grabs the most attention from people...

1 hour ago, Kavvz said:

Yes absolutely! 4 mil gets you a decent a on-road / soft off roader type vehicle, including an older Harrier, LC or a very decent Forester XT which would be what I would consider...

If you want very good off road capabilities I’d say Patrol or LC. But if you wanted better on road manners, yes a nice foz with a spooly thing would be awesome!

[fiat fan]

Just a minor update. 
 

Washed and waxed her.

So far has been off-roading over 10 times. Performed very well. She’s been to all the parks in the country. 0 issues. But then again my brother is highly experienced off-road, so that might be why its been a breeze.

We actually have plans to swap the KE-31 and drop a 4dr6. OR overhaul the KE-31 and upgrade it for more power.

[kmeeg]

1 hour ago, fiat fan said:

Looking so good mate. Please share if there is any pics or videos of off-road. Please continue with the progress..

[fiat fan]

On 10/26/2020 at 2:53 PM, kmeeg said:

Looking so good mate. Please share if there is any pics or videos of off-road. Please continue with the progress..

Will do bro. Have quite a few video’s, but proving difficult to share and upload

[fiat fan]

Pic update. 
 

She will be in for an overhaul in Jan. No issues, but inner OCD hitting us. 
Would like more power for on-road usage. Touches 100, but would like more speed. 
 

She will also get front disk brakes.

 

*pic taken at someone’s home, So did some baad touch up work on it. *

[fiat fan]

Bought a SS “Jeep face” keytag.

Also a pair of JBL club 6.5’s for the front. The rear will be having a small box with 2 more 6.5’s and a sub. Nothing too crazy.

[Lasindu90]

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Edited May 25 by Lasindu90
Deleting the post

[tiv]

On 9/26/2020 at 12:33 AM, Kavvz said:

Yes absolutely! 4 mil gets you a decent a on-road / soft off roader type vehicle, including an older Harrier, LC or a very decent Forester XT which would be what I would consider...

How times have changed...

[fiat fan]

On 5/25/2024 at 7:27 PM, tiv said:

How times have changed...

Also a testament to how time changes people and we have to move away from something we once loved.

The Jeep is with a bunch of teenagers who crashed it bad multiple times and take it to cringe parades and really suicidal tik-toks. Also some of the people involved in this restoration are not on speaking terms. Covid really taught me that everything is temporary mostly.Maybe even family...