[Monster]

Hi people, just wondering if anyone knows anything about the import Jimny Turbo circa 1988. The One Stop Suzi Shop in Nerang has one for sale, its really neat. Never seen one before and really like it, appreciate any thoughts cheers !

[alexvitara]

is it a white hi-top?
there was one on ebay not long ago

[Monster]

alexvitara wrote:

is it a white hi-top?
there was one on ebay not long ago

Yes, it is a white Hi top, so cool - big block 550cc Turbo engine, 5spd and air con what do u think ?

[alexvitara]

i think its cool as a collectable but probably abit gutless.

[Fatzook]

It would be very similar in performance to an LJ.

But for the love of god! Do not buy it if you plan on modifying it. There would be less of these in Australia than you have fingers on one hand. It should go to a collector.

JMO
Peter

[303zuke]

The 550cc F5A Turbo is broadly the same as a 1.0 Sierra, while the 660cc F6A Turbo is broadly the same as a 1.3 Sierra. Both of the Turbo engines though prefer high revs to low speed lugging, and neither would be as good as the comparable 1.0/1.3 in slow off-road work.

As Fatzook says, don't modify it. I'd keep it as JDM-looking as it is now.

[royce]

this one?

[303zuke]

royce wrote:

this one?

Yes, THIS ONE

[alien]

far out thats a tidy zuk!

[Gwagensteve]

How many people have driven a 550cc turbo Jimny?

They don't go ANYTHING LIKE an LJ or a 1.0 sierra. They are miles more drivable and more powerful. (and fun)

I can't comment on the 550cc, but I have an F6A motor from 1990 in my car, and it's just massively better to drive than a 1.0 litre.

Obviously EFI helps a lot, but the torque curve is nicely filled out by the turbo.

The F5A turbo motor runs 38KW stock, but these motors were legislated down in power With an exhaust and well designed dump pipe, stock boost climbs to 11 psi from 8psi stpck and the torque fills out nicely. With the lighter weight of the F5A car, I'd say it would match a 1.3 carby car for performance.

The Cappuccino engined car I helped build years ago pretty much matched a carby G16 engined car for performance with the same size tyres and same gearing.

I've owned a cappuccino, helped build the cappuccino engined SWB sierra, and my own car is 660cc. The sierras were running 34" swampers and are miles heavier than that little thing.

I think $5K is miles too much, clean as it is, and I don't believe in any car being a collector's item, much less an old sierra, so I can't see any reason to buy that car - after all, it's a NT hightop with whacky diff gears and a transfer I"m not at all sure you can put gears in, so it's pretty much useless - but they're a cool motor.

Steve.

[sideways]

Gwagensteve wrote:

How many people have driven a 550cc turbo Jimny?

They don't go ANYTHING LIKE an LJ or a 1.0 sierra. They are miles more drivable and more powerful. (and fun)

I can't comment on the 550cc, but I have an F6A motor from 1990 in my car, and it's just massively better to drive than a 1.0 litre.

Obviously EFI helps a lot, but the torque curve is nicely filled out by the turbo.

The F5A turbo motor runs 38KW stock, but these motors were legislated down in power With an exhaust and well designed dump pipe, stock boost climbs to 11 psi from 8psi stpck and the torque fills out nicely. With the lighter weight of the F5A car, I'd say it would match a 1.3 carby car for performance.

The Cappuccino engined car I helped build years ago pretty much matched a carby G16 engined car for performance with the same size tyres and same gearing.

I've owned a cappuccino, helped build the cappuccino engined SWB sierra, and my own car is 660cc. The sierras were running 34" swampers and are miles heavier than that little thing.

I think $5K is miles too much, clean as it is, and I don't believe in any car being a collector's item, much less an old sierra, so I can't see any reason to buy that car - after all, it's a NT hightop with whacky diff gears and a transfer I"m not at all sure you can put gears in, so it's pretty much useless - but they're a cool motor.

Steve.

Do you have a build thread? I'd really like to see this.

[Gwagensteve]

I don't have a build of Greg's Cap engined car, but I do have a build of my car on here:

http://www.auszookers.com/index.php?nam ... t=hedgepig

Steve.

[sideways]

Gwagensteve wrote:

I don't have a build of Greg's Cap engined car, but I do have a build of my car on here:

http://www.auszookers.com/index.php?nam ... t=hedgepig

Steve.

Thanks mate. That is awesome! Nice fab skills!

[projectzook]

My brother has recently come back from japan and had a few drives of some of there turbo zooks. He said that they pull hard! for a zook1 LOL! A mate of his over there took him for a spin a turbo Jimny (newish.) He was a race driver and my bro was pissing himself! I know it is isnt what this thread is about but i would love a different zook like that to drive around in. Would be so much fun but i guess that is just me!

[something_else]

I almost swapped my lj for that thing. But parts are a total bitch.

[ZookFan]

projectzook wrote:

My brother has recently come back from japan and had a few drives of some of there turbo zooks. He said that they pull hard! for a zook1 LOL! A mate of his over there took him for a spin a turbo Jimny (newish.) He was a race driver and my bro was pissing himself! I know it is isnt what this thread is about but i would love a different zook like that to drive around in. Would be so much fun but i guess that is just me!

Thanks for that, I am now JEALOUS!

[projectzook]

Your telling me!!!

The pic is of my bro with the guys that took him in the jimny! The white jimny is the one!!!

ZookFan wrote:

projectzook wrote:

My brother has recently come back from japan and had a few drives of some of there turbo zooks. He said that they pull hard! for a zook1 LOL! A mate of his over there took him for a spin a turbo Jimny (newish.) He was a race driver and my bro was pissing himself! I know it is isnt what this thread is about but i would love a different zook like that to drive around in. Would be so much fun but i guess that is just me!

Thanks for that, I am now JEALOUS!

[projectzook]

sorry cant load it here is a link to my business FB page, the pic is on there.

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid= ... =1&theater

[jonno_racing]

id love that, keep it dead stock just with a set of 16inch superlights.