Pimp My Mighty Boy

The objective is to take a stock standard Mighty Boy and improve upon its look and performance, a la Pimp My Ride. The project is being done in conjunction with The Shoot Out, the 24 hour filmmaking competition that started in Newcastle and is comin...

After the engine was taken out the rolling chassis was put on the back of a truck and transported to Mamics Smash Repairs for major bodywork and also the paintjob. Gary Mamic got Johnny to strip down all exterior components then the interior. There we...

After the bodywork and spraypainting at Mamics the Mighty Boy was transported back to Newcastle Auto Dismantlers to get the engine put back in. We've gone from a 500 to an 800. And I must say having driven it in since these photos were taken you can f...

Next stop: Yates Windscreens at Belmont. We couldn't drive it there because it didn't have a windscreen. Not sure if that's illegal or not but one would probably need a motorcycle helmet to avoid facial collisions with bugs and other airborne debris. A...

The number one safety feature of a car is the tyres. A lot of things can go wrong with a car to prevent it from starting, a few things can prevent it from stopping, but while you're in motion they're the four most important parts of the car. When it...

Rhino Linings is a world leader in sprayed-on protective linings for automotive and other commercial applications. When we were there Alex showed us some photos and examples of work that he's done. There was also a horse float there that had been done...

A local car sound specialist has come on board as a sponsor for the Pimp My Mighty Boy Shoot Out Challenge.On offer is a GPS or a Sound System. One or the other. I'm asking my Squidoo bretheren, the Shoot Out community, Mighty Boy enthusiasts and the p...

The seats, tonneau cover, roof lining and door trim were done by Trim By Tim at Warners Bay. It was quite a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work. It's fascinating to see a man and a machine (in this case sewing machine) work as one. Of course it's not...

Everyone needs car insurance. Compulsory third party people... because fixing a person can be very expensive. Third party property... because running into a BMW isn't as bad as a person but who's got a spare 100k lying around? And then there's compre...

Handling and performance... two words that have had little to do with the Suzuki Mighty Boy. Driving the Mighty Boy is a novel experience. It's feels like driving a dodgem car. It takes great constraint when driving through a shopping centre carpark t...

Maybe it's just me, but sometimes when I'm driving, and especially when I'm alone and I do a lot of thinking, I imagine what it would be like to have a tyre blow out and how I'd react. Yes, I have a vivid imagination. But really, what would it be like...

Every bit of work and part is sponsored and supplied (though not yet finished) and in the meantime we forgot how the steering wheel and footpedals look. And they're looking standard, old and pretty worn. We needed something with a bit of zing and a lot...

Altapac were approached to do the window tinting and they jumped on board the Pimping Project in a BIG way. Altapac are a one stop shop for a lot of cool stuff for your car. All the latest modern conveniences, storage solutions, safety applications an...

In addition to the car graphics wrap and window tinting Altapac also provided the central locking and immobiliser. The central locking is in all honesty, not REALLY needed. But it's fun to have a car with central locking. And it works in well with th...

In the months of planning this project which was a part of the Shoot Out Challenge, we didn't consider, until the week before we were to start work, that we'd need ANOTHER car to get us around while the Mighty Boy was in each of the workshops of the...