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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 20:43 Post subject: My Samurai |
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I've bought a poor little Samurai that is going to need a bit of work. I absolutely love it already and can't wait to get things how they should be.
We play over Whaddon in Milton Keynes in Range Rover's and Land Rover's normally, but after seeing the little Suzuki's flying around, I couldn't help myself, I had to have one!
I'll be posting pics of each stage of the repair and modifications as it happens, starting with the fitting of my Bedford Rascal rear springs and the re-build of the front springs, and the fitting of an axle breather kit, all starting next week hopefully
Here's my Samurai now.
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RickyD ****
Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Posts: 295 Location: Northampton
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Posted: Sun Mar 21, 2010 22:01 Post subject: |
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It must have been my little suzuki you seen flying roung whaddon that inspired you |
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Harris-Dobson **
Joined: 28 Jan 2010 Posts: 74 Location: Bedfordshire
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Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:44 Post subject: |
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bah, pics dont work on my work PC, will check em from home _________________ - Nick |
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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 16:30 Post subject: |
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RickyD wrote: |
It must have been my little suzuki you seen flying roung whaddon that inspired you |
Yeah could have been.
I love Land Rovers (especially the old one's) and the Range Rovers, but the Suzuki's just seem to have more fun and are definitely easier and cheaper to maintain.
I so nearly went for a V8 Disco, but well glade I eventually got the SJ. |
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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2010 16:32 Post subject: |
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Harris-Dobson wrote: |
bah, pics dont work on my work PC, will check em from home |
Hi mate, It's not all that exciting but if you do have trouble seeing the pics and want to have a gander, I can email them to you, or send you the address on photobucket.
Take care
Alan |
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Harris-Dobson **
Joined: 28 Jan 2010 Posts: 74 Location: Bedfordshire
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 14:19 Post subject: |
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managed to glance at the pics from home last night. Looks like you have yourself a good base to start from, already looks more offroad capable than my Vit :p but then again I have the fatboy which isn't the best setup for serious offroading will look forward to seeing how you progress witht he build! _________________ - Nick |
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Harris-Dobson **
Joined: 28 Jan 2010 Posts: 74 Location: Bedfordshire
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2010 14:24 Post subject: |
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managed to glance at the pics from home last night. Looks like you have yourself a good base to start from, already looks more offroad capable than my Vit :p but then again I have the fatboy which isn't the best setup for serious offroading will look forward to seeing how you progress witht he build! _________________ - Nick |
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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 16:38 Post subject: |
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Done a fair bit of work on my SJ since getting it a few weeks ago.
This weekend I gave it a lick of paint, also painted the newly welded in sils, painted the wheels and the front bumper.
It now looks like this:
_________________ Alan
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My neighbors don't like my mud splattered Suzuki. Do I look bothered? |
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little sammy ****
Joined: 22 Oct 2009 Posts: 486 Location: Milton Keynes
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 17:23 Post subject: |
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Looks pretty good now eh!!! _________________ Ive created a monster............. |
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RickyD ****
Joined: 21 Nov 2009 Posts: 295 Location: Northampton
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 18:17 Post subject: |
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Looking good mate. Troble is you wont want to take it to whaddon now |
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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 18:25 Post subject: |
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little sammy wrote: |
Looks pretty good now eh!!! |
RickyD wrote: |
Looking good mate. Troble is you wont want to take it to whaddon now |
Cheers guys.
It's took a lot more work than I thought it would just to get it this far, and there's so much more I want to do yet!
Ricky it'll defo be going over Whaddon and anywhere else I can get to
Going to have a look at Daventry 4x4 club tomorrow. The site looks wicked but it's only open on the 2nd Sunday of each month, the rest of the time they travel to other sites and go greenlaning. _________________ Alan
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me and the wife *******
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1013 Location: gosport
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 20:38 Post subject: |
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i just made these bad boys coz i didnt have enough shock movement
just need to get it all painted now |
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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 21:13 Post subject: |
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me and the wife wrote: |
i just made these bad boys coz i didnt have enough shock movement
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Awesome!! That looks like the way to go.
How did you bend the tube? _________________ Alan
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me and the wife *******
Joined: 07 Aug 2007 Posts: 1013 Location: gosport
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Posted: Thu Apr 15, 2010 21:29 Post subject: |
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hydraulic pipe bender, i think you can get them from machine mart.... i used it to make the cage on my old vitara |
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ideal_dog ****
Joined: 18 Mar 2010 Posts: 307 Location: Daventry, Northampton
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 11:26 Post subject: |
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Is this what you used? Pipe bender
The reason I ask is I'm considering making some sort of roll cage up for my Samurai and I'm not sure what diameter tube to get if I do decide to do it.
I notice the pipe bender in the link will bend up to 2" tube. Is that big enough do you think?
I was just going try to hire one from HSS or somewhere later on in the year when I got around to doing the job, but now I've seen your damper mounts, I've got ideas about doing all sorts of things so I might need it for a while and so might be better off buying one. _________________ Alan
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