My 4x4
 

so this is a little toy of mine

its a 1986 Suzuki Samurai Long Wheel Base.
its a 1.3L inline 4 cylinder. ive blown 2 engines.
and done almost every gasket on this engine.
im doing wheel bearings and suspension right now.
and my drivers seat fell in half so i got a friend to weld up some mounts to put my 87 supra drivers seat in.
also just to piss my friend off i made my camshaft cover and oil pan bright green...
gona weld up my rear diff and then i will never get stuck again.
this thing already goes almost everywhere...

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that things not a 4x4, its a quad on steroids!

i put a massive steel bumper on it since :)

That Samurai is awesome! Never seen the long wheelbase version before. Only the stubby ones.

got a new clutch in on friday, and then sat morning the water pump blew a gasket...

gona fix that 2day...

had a massive bumper, but it got ripped off in some drunken 4x4in...
got a 7ft long piece of 3/8 angle iron gona make a rear bumper, this week, and stiffen the front frame up with the left overs...

on a side note ill get some pics up of my 1.6 liter project. just got to hone the cylinder walls and buy new rings, and a head gasket. and its re-assembly time.:bouncy:

Any UPDATES!!!!!? Samurai powa!! :gotnos:

haha blew up another clutch about 1 month ago. starter is fried too. also from sitting for a while the front shocks seized i think... and my rad apears to be leaking.
gona pull the engine tomarow.
so i need to buy some shit
starting with a header.
and a better clutch.
shocks.
bushings.
i got some extra leafs to my front end :)
brake lights.

ported my weber too my manifold today. i also need to make a better air intake...

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i cut the hardtop up so it looks like a single cab truck. i still need to get a bar welded across the back and sheet metal run down to hold up my glass window at the back.

finally got my fender flares off, front leafs replaced with stiffer ones with new shocks and steering stabilizer.
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Pretty cool... I've never seen a long wheel base Suzuki mini-jeep either. I've been kicking around the idea of getting a cheap one for a long time... I really should, at least for winter driving.

the samurai is my favorite because of its durability and solid axles.
but really tracker or sidkick are just as good for winter use. plus trackers and sidekicks come with the better engines, the 1.6 is the best...

i need pictures, but my pacesetter header came in for the sammy, and its loud... as i have no exhaust yet, lol its got a 4-1 collector that gets reduced into a 2" outside diameter. its a little big, but i can really feel a gain in power...

my locker for the rear diff came in.:crazy2::crazy2::crazy2::offwall::offwall::offw all:

pics and goodies!!!:p
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also installed a 12 cd changer and some speakers.

Man I need a truck right now... and with this new house and big yard (HUGE by city livin' standards) to landscape that need is only going to get worse. Just a little one would do. Can't strap a whole lot of lumber onto the rear deck of an MR-2. :p

man trucks are the shit.
and if you have a nice car, then the more rust the better.

use it, beat it, leave it.

picked up 3 inch lift springs all round. 500 dollers. will be adding socks to the list.
install and picks coming next weekend.

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lots of new parts on the way. including chromolly axles, front locker new front brakes and shocks all round.

dude.....wanna trade?!? my supra for your samurai? that thing is totally bad ass, and people still say get a chevy of a dodge pphhff!

shocks have been in a while... and i have brand new axles and birfields right next to me. just need the knuckle rebuild kit, locker, and some new brakes.

and too be honest i probly would trade if we lived closer together.

Nice, heard parts are a pita to get for those Suzuki's. Uncle from Chilliwack had two regular samurai's for hunting and had to turn one into a parts car so he could keep the other one operable.
haha if there not to hard to find out there I'd with out a doubt trade you, I need a truck like vehicle bad since I sold me ol'chevy.

parts are not too hard too find, but i have a "great" stockpile.
plus im part of a samurai "club" kinda sorta, i have many friends with the same rigs.

man that's gotta be nice having people to role with, bet you guys have some sick trails out there. Take it you live on an acreage?

i live on the side of two mountains, with 5 acres. trails around here can vary from intensity, depends on what your into hill climbs, mud, rock crawling we got it all. there is alot of SERIOUS mudders on my island.

Installed recently:
4340 chromoly front axles and birfields
Front axle rebuild(wheel bearings and knuckle beearings. seals...)
front differential Locker.
Steel braided brake line extensions.

1600CC engine just installed a week ago, to replace the 1300CC.
acme adapter plate to keep original transmission.
electric fuel pump.

Nice 4x4! :bigthumb:

have been slowly dreaming up a enclosed cabin and flat deck project with total engine rebuild.
not even half way done with the body yet:

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