Dan's Suzuki Samurai build

[ScottieJ]

I'm nearly always up this late

[dan_2k_uk]

Got quite a bit done last week then had an epic weekend with Scottie getting the virtual lift all in place. (Thanks Again) Now I've just gotta spend my evenings stitching it all up


All the last load of welding painted in red oxide primer




Trims removed to reveal the problem




Cut away to the bottom of the pressed arc shape behind




Both sides cut back apart from behind the headlights




Rear with trim off




Rear cut away




Bulkhead cut out




One rear all tacked up




And the other




Area behind headlight moved back




Nearly all tacked in




GROUND ZERO




Finally we had to give the front clip a try




Its looking very nice now. Feels like real progress has been made!

Welder seems to be playing up now so will have to look at that tomorrow.

Dan

[ScottieJ]

Was a good mission this weekend, certainly envolved a lot of &

no worries Dan, glad I could help!

[dan_2k_uk]

one thing that can be gathered from these photos is I need to get myself a good hair

[twiss]

hahah you haven't seen me yet mate

[ScottieJ]

hahah you haven't seen me yet mate

bloody hippy

so Dan you've had 3 evenings now, is it all fully seam welded yet

[dan_2k_uk]

Bit of an update

I put the body on hold to sort the chassis during the nice weather we had. Chassis is now painted.

I have since been doing little bits and pieces and made a start on the engine etc. because the recent heavy wind destroyed the gazeebo!

The body is wrapped in a tarp and i'm waiting untill the wind calms down a bit (Hopefully tomorrow) to try bodge the gazeebo back together for the last push!


Removed everything from the chassis to try get as good a clean as I could
















Painted it in red oxide






Then the grey transformer paint I borrowed from work






I have also got round to modifying the oil pick-up to fit the SJ sump on the 1600 (Still needs the bracket tidying up)







Just need a really big session on the body now and get it all back together.

Got a nice Suzuki Baleno exhaust to use from the manifold to the back (only has a tiny middle box and its virtually straight) then I'm gunna stick a Cherry Bomb backbox next to the tank for a nice roar

Got a modified inlet manifold for the SU on the way aswell to aid the breathing further.

Still working at the weekends at the moment so progress on this is slow.

Dan

[dan_2k_uk]

The wind has died down so I have just constructed Gazebo-Garage MK3

Looking stronger than any of the previous efforts

had to cut bits out of poles where they were bent or snapped so some were slightly shorter than others but as its on a slight slope its worked out to be perfectly level!

Hopefully It can hold till the bodys finished. Best get on with it!

[dan_2k_uk]

chassis has now got a nice shiney top coat on it.

not much point posting a pic as it looks exactly the same as a few posts back but it does mean I can start putting it back together.

I need to replace the fuel lines. Does anyone know what is suitable to use?

I need to do the bigger feed one and the return

Dan

[Edweird]

When I replaced mine I just went and found rubber fuel hosing the same diameter sizes as the hoses going from my pump to the old metal chassis hoses.