2019 Jimny takes on Cut Rock Road - Watagans
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- Опубліковано 5 вер 2024
- In this episode we take the Jimny to the Watagans to try our luck on Cut Rock Rd.
This notoriously tight track will give the Jimny a good work out. It should have an advantage over the larger trucks but the size of the rock steps might be a show stopper.
Track Coordinates:
33°5'33.50"S
151°24'28.80"E
Instagram:
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If you like photography checkout. Dusmeister tagged along this trip and took some awesome photos of the Jimny in action
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Enjoy
I used to have a samurai when I was in the Marine corps 30 years ago. Love that little thing. We had lots of fun. I had her in both the Pacific and the Atlantic playing in the sand. I'm in the United States. I wish we could get the Jimny here. I buy one and have it set up similar to yours.
I love the samurais. Shame you guys don’t get them over there
I heard imports of older version Suzuki's will be hitting the states maybe look into it. Something to do with your importing laws.
Fingers crossed
You are the best off roader, in fact a one man show.
Thank you very much. Very kind words
Great video. You're really putting the jimny to the test. Keep it up, looking forward to the next video.
Cheers, will do
the only channel that shows true potential of this car, l'd love to see your jimny humiliating landrovers hahaha
Hahaha, I have a soft spot for land rovers but yes I agree
I guess you didn't see "leonid israel"??
He pushes that blue Jimny pretty hard
@@BillyGoatJim is she!, leonid's car is the Rubicón, the jimny is from a blonde girl always ride with him
Oh ok, thanks for clearing that up. I never really took my eyes off the car.
Love it mate. Great video. Subscribed.
Seeing that new jimny getting flooded in pit water broke me argh 😫
Wow, amazing content, so jealous you can take your Jimny to jump around on these landscape!
Yes we’re pretty lucky to have all these tracks so close to Sydney
Awesome stuff! Really enjoy watching your content. Thanks mate, from South Africa.
Thank you I really appreciate that
It is often taken.
It`s great to make.
Omg , I can’t do that. Glad to see the video. Keep it up. Try change tyre setting
Epic content, love to see the new jimny getting really pushed!
Thanks mate, it’s good fun
You probably know this already but in case you don't, there is a drain plug under the drivers side carpet. Having flooded mine in the same way I recommend to remove the front seats, lift the carpet up (have to undo the plastic screws) then remove the drain plug. Let the water drain out and soak up the rest with a towel. Then hit it with a hair dryer for a while and leave it to dry for a couple of days with the carpet up and the windows open. If you don't dry it completely it will start to smell really bad.
Cheers, I did find the plugs, and have since lifted the carpets.its almost dry now
Good tips on the 'post-flood' clean out⛺️🤠👍. 3 weeks til I get my Jimny 😍😁🤤😃👍
Cheers... awesome you’ll love it
From my experience with the 3gen jimny with BF tires 16 psi isnt enough air down.
Because the BF's very reinforced you + the small weight of the jimny you need to go 10-8 psi to get good air down.
I usually did 10 psi with beadlocks rims.
That’s a really good point regarding the lighter weight of the Jimny, I don’t have beadlocks, but I will go lower next time round. Thanks
Awesome vid, I subscribed as soon as the video finished. Looking forward to seeing more of your adventures.
Wow, great video. I felt anxious for you watching it, hoping for no damage. What an amazing little car, I've not seen anybody else test it to it's limits as much as you have. Well impressed.
Thank you, they are a great little vehicle and extremely fun to drive
You’re spot on. I’ve said it before, out of all the cars I’ve owned, I’ve had the most fun in the Jimny
Mamaw. One of my dream car😍
Geez mate you are keen; especially in the wet! Awesome video.
Thank you
Hey, your going to have to take the carpet out of the jimny!!🥺 Yep that's what I said.😔 The padding under the carpet or attached to the back side of the carpet. Has that stinky water smell in it.🧐🙂 I recommend that you get a peroxide based cleaner or get the brown bottle of peroxide from the store. And put it in a spray bottle. And just spray the padding with it. Note: do not dilute it. The peroxide will neutralize and kill the bacteria from the water in the padding.😬 And hopefully that rotten smell will go away.🤢 Let it air dry in the sun upside down🙃. So between the peroxide and the sun. They should help neutralize and deodorize your carpet.😊 Please Note: extract as much water from the top side first.🙂 Make sure not to get the peroxide on the carpet. You only want the peroxide sprayed into the Padding. After the back has dried. Flip it over and shampoo your carpet. Then make sure it's dry before putting it back in your awesome jimny! 😆😃
Hey, thanks for the tip with the peroxide. I’ve since taken the carpet out to air dry. But will definitely try the peroxide. Cheers
Interesting technique running the winch out first. Know I have used to winch to climb up some big rocks but only after I found I couldn't make it without.
Also looks like you could either really use a auto to better crawl or a good set of low range reduction gears. Reductions worked a treat on the 3rd gen's. My low range is now 3.54:1 not much she can't crawl over now, as long as there is traction.
Yes reductions would be ideal. The factory gearing is just too high
Nice jimny brother..
Cheers mate
Nice work champ, grey to see the little jimmy out and into it 👍
Go the ZOOK ! 👍👍👍👍
Cheers
Billy Goat Jim keep me posted when you do another run out Newnes / Lithgow way champ 😉👍👍
Will do mate
We did it in a 80 series on 3"and 33s no winch full locked its a cool track
Yep good fun. I found with myself winching often with the Jimny
I've taken my JB74W thru some deep river crossings (~90+cm) and never had water ingress as I saw on your bog crossing, gnarly outcome
I’ve been through there before and no issues, it’s because I got bogged down, and there car was sitting under water for quite some time
@@BillyGoatJim indeed, remaining stationary is a hindrance , same applies for the breathers. on another note, was out in muddy mountainous terrain of Central Greece last weekend and found that i had better results; traction, clearance on normal tyre pressure than when deflating. My JB74W Auto has ARB OME 40mm lift, runnin
BFG KM3 215/75R15
That’s interesting regarding tyre pressures
Very cool video!!! really want to come to Australia and drive my jimny!
Cheers, we’re lucky to have some cool tracks here
Epic track - well driven.
Cheers it was good fun
That image with the water in the car was really painful to watch. I see why you told me wait for the next video! I hope it's clear now and ready for the next adventure😉
She’s all good now, it’s all part of the fun of 4wding
Fantastico y genuino 4x4..
Hi Mate, your Jimny setup looks awesome. My one will be landed in 5 months in NZ. Can you advise your tire size and wheel off set? Thanks.
Have to use momentum in the Jimny unless you have reduction gears to crawl especially to use the all grip properly
Great vid, explanations and ownership to some little misfortunes
Our Jimny is months away on order
Cheers
Perth
Thank you. Awesome you’ll love it
Love the vid but crikey mate on ya own on one of the hardest tracks out there? You've got massive coolionies.
Thanks for sharing 👍💪
Haha, I think it’s more stupidity, glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for the great videos! Just wondering if you ever have experience both front and rear brake loss after going deep in the mud hole? My jimny's brakes are at 50% performance after going through similar hole. Thanks
Cool action mate!
Still no undercarriage protection/skid plates? You are brave!
Good to see the Jimny doing some real 4x4 action!
I really feel like buying a winch for my GJ now. A have considered the bushranger winch. What winch are you running?
I don’t think it’s bravery I think it’s stupidity. I’ve gotta get some protection. I’m running a Warn Xeon 8000lb
8:57 hey man, can you tell us about electronics and speakers after all that water? just tryna see what happens before l get mine... thanks
Everything is fine and working as it should. Just one blown fuse for the air compressor
When I am looking at the tires it looks like you didn't lowered the pressure enough. Besides that, amazing video ! :)
They were down at 16 psi. There was plenty of traction on the rocks, just not in the bog, thanks
incredible
cool run dude
subbed man
Hi mate great video a few ideas for you to have a think about take someone with you that can spot for you to help with wheel placement and it would be a good idea to have a second vehicle for back up if something goes wrong I have do cut rock a few times it's not easy the little suzuki are great little rigs
Cheers mate. I will be doing some trips with other vehicles in the future. It’s nice to have a second vehicle around, but timing doesn’t always work out. Thanks
Oh my gosh! I have same colour new Jimny in Finland, and I always say to feel sorry for a thing is sickness. But I just could not do that rock part in a mint car. No problem with my old heavily modded 1983 Suzuki SJ...
The first scratch is always the hardest... I’d love to get my hands on a SJ
My SJ is lifted 2", 235/75-15 radar renegade rubber, Toyota Ke30 Corolla 1163cc engine, Ke70 five gear gearbox. massive front bumber. Winch will be added when I have time to play. 4 channel stereo, but it is not loud enough 😁
Sounds like a bit of a weapon
That gearbox was a pain in the *ss. Needed new bearings front and back. Different sizes metric bearings, Toyota Finland had one of them, but the other nowhere to be found. Well it is still made in Ukraine but not readily available. Took inch pattern bearing a bit too large outer race, a bit too large inner race. Friend used to make race car cams, had the machinery to reduce outer race to spec and machine groove for ring to keep it in. .And machine beautifull insert for the inner race to fit the axle. Huhhuh, that was really hardest thing yet with any car 😎
Great video mare. You should go with MT tires and a much lower tire pressure
Cheers. I will be going MT next, I was down at 16psi already!
My 2011 Jimny dropped into the same wheel ruts in that hole.
Im guessing they were dug out by out Hilux'es with bigarse tyres.
My Mate dragged the winch out and had to step onto the bullbar in that nasty arse water.
Lost all the skin off his feet over the next week or so.
Mine sat there for a good 30-45 minutes, climbed out the windows to exit, no water in the cabin.
Wow 30-45 min and no water. Impressive
*l want more videoossss*
Stay tuned. More to come
The gen 3 jimny has drain holes in the foot wells. if that helps for next time. Not sure if this model does or not though. Great video!
It does. I did take them out to get the last of the water out. Cheers
Georgyyyy does it worth all this damage and time???
I have to tell you mate that you do a true great tough adventures in the bush.
It’s all part of the fun of 4wding mate
Awesome adventure, i'd love to be with you in some other with my samurai
Amazing video mate! Love to come out with you, I’ll bring my jungle green Jimny too!
A fellow jungle green owner. Love it. Good to know you’re keen
Hey mate, did you get your jimny undercarriage undersealed for rust proofing? Or is it pretty good stock? Cheers hugo
No I left it stock mate
@@BillyGoatJim oh to good mate, do you reckon I'd be better off just getting a lift done? Cheers
Ground clearance is always good, in such a small car
@@BillyGoatJim Hey mate, just done your tie down job to me jimny, for the lion reflx tie down straps, did you get 2x1m cam buckle and on the otherside with the hook is that 2m length?
Cheers
Yep, 1m for the fridge side.
Awesome set up! Do you think a warn axon 55s would be big enough for a jimny? More for remote back up than crazy steep rock climbing
Anything helps, it all depends how you plan on using it. I would be using a snatch block with it to reduce the load in the winch
@@BillyGoatJim thanks mate, just trying to keep the added weight down as much as I can, especially in the front
You sold me on adding the ARB bumper and Winch to my Jimny when I get it ;) That looked pretty intense going up that first part, how was it going down?
You won’t be disappointed... I continued out the other end of the track, I wouldn’t be game to go down that
😯
How do you think removing all carpet and spraying with Line-X bed liner? Easy wash out with hose...
I think I’ve seen someone do that, not a bad idea
Awesome rig man. Huge fan of the jimnys. Just gotta wait 3 months to get mine. Just wondering what size rims ur running?
Cheers man, I’ve got 15x7s 0mm offset
@@BillyGoatJim Awesoms thanks, I noticed you got 235 75 r15, do you think you could go bigger?
I’m planning to, but I don’t know how big yet
Eso es off road xtreme!!!!
Hey mate, how long were you in the water before the water started seeping in??
About a minute, it happens when you stop because there’s no bow wave keeping the water out.
I recommend jimny bits rock sliders.
I keep trying to find the time to build some, but I don’t think it’s gonna happen, I’m gonna pull the trigger on arb sliders
@@BillyGoatJim ARB rock sliders look good but I tell ya what the coverage on the jimny bits ones are great.
I like them but the shipping costs to Australia are huge
@@BillyGoatJim I know the feeling I'm in NZ. however I bought mine before the world went to crap. having the same feeling looking at all the sweet Japanese stuff. Maybe looks at getting them fabricated?
I’ve got a mandrel bender as I’ve done all the bar work for my previous 4wds, but time is always an issue.
How did the water get in there so easily? How does one prevent that?
It happens on all cars, it comes through the door sills... it’s not really preventable, and it’s not too much of an issue if you clean it out properly.
What tire pressure are you on when climbing this boulder?
Around 16 psi
Being a modern 4wd i thought it was waterproof inside the cabin.
Every 4wd will let water in if they’re stopped and underwater, the key is to not stop, but sometimes it can’t be avoided
@@BillyGoatJim ohh i though the water came in instantly the moment it wade through the bog.
Lovely video . What winch have you installed ?
Gday, I have the warn zeon 8000lb
winch type and pulling power?
I have the Warn Xeon 8000lb. Worth every penny
Where’s ya spotter?
Mate if I had a spotter, I would have had a good chance of driving that. The Jimny loves that stuff
@@BillyGoatJimyep, I’ve been watching a few videos of little jimny, sliders would be a good idea.
Flooded my patrol in wattagans after a storm. Messy work.
You’re not wrong about it being messy... Sliders are one of those things I keep meaning to do but never get around to.
Is it auto or manual tnx.
Manual
Why don't you have a snorkel
I’m not a fan of the TJM snorkel, I’ve been waiting for Safari to release one, if not then I will get a stainless one.
It’s mainly aesthetic, I’m leaning toward a stainless snorkel. Just personal opinion really, technically I’m sure it’s fine
Hi Mate, your Jim is not waterproof. 😜
Hahaha, no it’s not
The winch did all the job you hardly even accelerated the Jimmy
You are absolutely correct. I realise I’m in the minority, but If I have a piece of gear that makes the job easier or less chance of breaking something I try to use it. I know driving it without any aids is more heroic, but the Jimny lives to fight another day. I appreciate the comment. Cheers
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