got me a nice little 4x4 toy
 

I picked up an 87 samurai special edition recently from someone I do work for occaisionally. I'm the 3rd owner, and its impressive how nice this little truck is for what it was made for.

in all I'd say its a pretty sweet deal for $500, considering it runs and just needed a general tuneup and new battery after sitting in a garage for 4 years. I still need to patch some rust holes and wash/wax it, but overall its not half bad. the interior is even really clean, as I like it, despite being carpet instead of vinyl.


http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f9...c/000_0780.jpg

sooo, what's gonna be the first mod? :D

I'd love a little project ride like that... Good deal.

Chop top........via a roll over. :lol

it was $500?

http://www.24hoursoflemons.com/

Thats awesome

I was going to say outrigger wheels to prevent tip-overs. :lol:

Another informed dum dum.


Welcome to the club.

I'm rangerscott at bbs.zuwharrie.com

Rockwells...49's...small block transplant...cage...fun.

The rollover thing was pure BULLSHIT from consumer reports, I suspect paid for by jeep because the samurai was kicking the wrangler's ASS in sales and dependability. I've taken it fairly quick around some turns recently, it feels pretty damn stable. from where I sit, ZERO body roll. fuckin spring under axle suspension on both ends is cool.

Probably only doing two mods to it. one is a full 2" exhaust with high flow cat and lower restriction muffler for some better power/mileage, and the other, is really just replacing the rocker panels with rock sliders.

Toyota axles and a double low t-case. (At least that's what ours were). Those Suzuki's are kick ass little crawlers.

theres such a HUGE aftermarket support market for this model its scary. literally hundreds of options, and different ways I can go if I chose to. suspension, engines, transmissions, axles, body, the list pretty much covers the whole rig from lugnuts to hood.

The good: Trail Tough, Lowrange offroad, petroworks, Zuks Off Road (ZOR), Spidertrax, shockworks, Hawk Strictly Suzuki, Sky manufacturing.


The bad: Calmini, Rocky Road


Not sure: Rock 4xfabrication


There's more. I just can't think of them.




Here's my rebuilding a '98 tracker 16v for the transplant.

http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,74552.0.html

Installing it.

http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,88600.0.html


Older pics.

http://www.zuwharrie.com/gallery/alb...28Small%29.JPG

http://www.zuwharrie.com/gallery/alb...8Medium%29.JPG

http://www.zuwharrie.com/gallery/alb...1285/front.JPG

http://www.zuwharrie.com/gallery/alb...28Small%29.JPG

http://www.zuwharrie.com/gallery/alb...all%29%7E2.JPG

http://www.zuwharrie.com/gallery/alb...all%29%7E0.JPG

http://www.zuwharrie.com/gallery/alb...28Small%29.jpg

I actually have several of those sites bookmarked, they're awesome resources for upgrade parts, kits and other goodies in general.

I dunno, I've personally been in one that tried to tip over.
However, it was due to poorly straddling a rut while offroading.
That aside, I always liked the Samurai and the Isuzu Amigo.