Mikes Samurai build / use / fixing broken bits after abuse

[mike harris]

Hello,

I keep getting messages on forums about what spec my suzuki is so here it is, I am getting bored of writing it out in pm's lol !!

100% rust free samurai commercial shell and chassis and rear door.
1995 injection samurai front end, doors, bonnet, fuel tank, wheel arches, grill, dashboard.
1.6 16v mpfi vitara engine
Muddy zook adaptor plate
5.1 to 1 trail gear transfer box
Rockwatt rock bucket and solid mount kit.
Toyota landcruiser front and rear prop shafts.
Suzuki vitara lwb calipers and vented discs all round
Rob Storr high steer kit
Suzuki vitara v6 power steering
Built in line lock handbrake
Rock assault chromoly half shafts and cv joints
5.125 vitara ring and opinions built into steel sj casings
Lock rite automatic diff locks front and rear
Rear rob Storr fully floating back axle with hardened shafts
Offroad armoury axle trusses
Offroad armoury diff guards
Offroad armoury spring over axle saddles
Llama 4x4 brained hoses all round (plastic coated black)
Llama 4x4 rough country 31.5 inch front nitro shocks
Rear vauxhall Belmont (Astra with a boot!!) rear shocks
Custom rear shock inclination bar
Front custom shock towers
Old man emu rear spings 3 inch lift on the front
Iron man 3 inch lift springs on the rear
2 inch lift shackles on the rear
Trail gear bone shackles 1.5 inch lift on the front
Trail gear missing links on the front
Fully poly bushed
10 inch wide wheels
33/12.50/r15 super swamper tsl boggers
32mm wheel spacers
Granite bashers DIY front bumper kit
External roll cage, rockslides and rear rock bumper.
Warn m8000 winch
Bucket seats, harness, mountney steering wheel ECT

Pretty sure that's it !!

Mike

[Jordi]

When you write the list out like that. That is one mental truck.

Hope france is spot on. Can't imagine what the tinkering is going to be next.

Jordi

[dazerede]

that is one nice mental truck

[mike harris]

Thanks, it took three years to build and three years of saving too !! That was before Alcohol and girls interested me !! Haha

Not sure what's next jordi, missing links on the back maybe? and a new front winch, put the front one on the back? Some how?!

The thing is I spent so long building it its now nice to be able to hop in it and use it. And be hard on it too, which is what I built it for. I want to chalk edge it next year in some events, but I need a winch partner !! Can't find anyone mad enough yet lol

Mike

[ScottieJ]

I'll be a winch bitch being in a suzuki rolling down a hill doesn't hurt as much as falling 10ft off a BMX I want to start competing in mine too at some point but still need to get a cage on and get some winches so I'm just going to start trialling it first.

[mike harris]

Well i need a one pal

I am going to do mud monsters to begin with I hope, go from there.

[mike harris]

Just started to put some spares together for hesdin in France at the end of month, alternator starter......that's about as far as it stems !!! Haha

Still not 100% what do do next with it....

Any ideas people?!

[Jordi]

Honestly i have no idea where you would go mods wise with a truck like that. Would something like the YJ spring conversion improve articulation?

As it's purely an off road toy you could go to coils?

I'd imagine the 16v gives enough power especially with such low ratios. Rust free body requires no attention.

I dunno. I'm sure you'll find something to improve on it.

Jordi

[ScottieJ]

Id bung in some wheel bearings and spare HT leads, rotor arm and little bits like that just in case something plays up. Oh and extra fluids etc.

There's not much you need to do I don't think, your already planning on a rear winch etc aren't you.

One small thing I would suggest though is maybe adding some extra tubes into the cage below the existing lateral tubes, above the tops of the doors and edge of the roof, I noticed the other day that those areas look a little bit vulnerable to tree damage, especially if you want to do winch challenges and might end up rubbing a few trees would be a shame to dent the body there when you've done so much work restoring it.

[mike harris]

No I am not a fan of anus springs or coils, sorry !!

But yeh rear winch and a better front one, missing links on the rear? If they release the kit in America.

Yeh the cage isn't the best anyway. I was going to get another one made, with an x brace behind the seats maybe. Just waiting for someone I now to start up, and he'll be making me one

Them spares cost money Scottie !! I can't afford new bits lol, il see if I have any lying about but I am not sure I do, just had to insure my truck so I have bugger all money at the moment :(

I am going to do the Slindon round one of the mud monsters challenge series. Should be an eye opener if nothing else. The thing is, it's got lockers which do most of the work, so I hope it won't get rinsed by all the lawn rovers that will turn up.

Mike