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Friends, After endless night searches i got a chance of owning one of the last piece of Mahindra Major 4x4.He was found in the ravines of Chambal's stressed. Carried him back to silicon valley of India on a truck like a caged Tiger!
Below picture was took on 05-01-2021 some where in Madhya Pradesh at a Mahindra ASC to start with.
Please wait to see his work in progress and final roll out picture's in upcoming posts.
After a four long days of truck transit Major got rolled out at outskirts of Bangalore. Brought him home for a night and next day it was driven to Gods own country Kerala for a complete restoration Phase-1 !
Jeep drove from Bangalore to a local town in Calicut district negotiating highways, Wildlife sanctuaries and Steep Ghats without any fuss.
Observations found during initial ride
Work carried out.
Don't get scared by seeing the amount of spares removed. Will have a happy ending.
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Took 6 months from date of purchase to complete phase -1 restoration, many visits to work shop and had a total expenses of 8.5lac INR including Jeep cost with replacement of all possible parts.
Recently drove him to Wayanad for a spin, as expected he behaved just a like car. 100kmph on Bangalore Mysore express hi-way was a breeze.
Phase-2 to follow
Rolling out at Bangalore after a long haul.
Reached calicut workshop and got stripped.
New Clutch assembly.
Old Clutch assembly
A pic from rear end
Differentials opened
Spares to change
Chassis and Engine rejuvenated
Side view
Chassis close up
Engine close ups
Continue reading BHPian Rajith's review on his CL550's restoration for more insights and information.