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Hi from Bulgaria
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:16 pm
by Ato
Hi guys, I am Vlad and am proud owner of a 1986 Samy LWB. Got it 2 years ago after searching the net for about 8 months. A lot of work has been done since. When money and time was available. Engine rebuild. LPG conversion with the LPG tank in the place of the petrol tank and additional 20lt petrol tank next to it. Underbody welded and painted. Calmini 3,5" suspension fitted {after 8 months waiting for it to be delivered from USA}. Dash sprayed by me. Vitara front seats fitted and reupholstered. 16" wheels from Daihatsu Feroza with 235/80 Cooper Discoverer and spacers. That is the work done for now. The Samy needs some more work on it, but the main problems are solved. I use it as a workhouse {builder} daily with removed back seat and soft offroading/picknicks on weekends.
Hope you like my :Samy
Re: Hi from Bulgaria
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:53 pm
by andyrew
Im loving that interior.
Nice suzuki!
Re: Hi from Bulgaria
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:57 pm
by Ju
Hi nice SJ.
Re: Hi from Bulgaria
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 8:28 pm
by Ato
andyrew wrote:Im loving that interior.
Nice suzuki!
Proud of it! Done it myself with help with the upholstery. The colour of the dash is a VW colur, selected from a catalogue. Paint is waterbased, and you need to apply an primer on the plstic before applying it.
Re: Hi from Bulgaria
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:15 pm
by Jordi
Welcome to the club.
Re: Hi from Bulgaria
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 9:45 pm
by Ato
Jordi wrote:Welcome to the club.
Thanks Jordi
Re: Hi from Bulgaria
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:46 pm
by donkeychomp
gives us a ciggie...
Welcome to SCUK!
Re: Hi from Bulgaria
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2015 11:24 pm
by Tramp
Welcome, what a great looking truck, as others have said the interior looks fantastic. I like your roof top, we don't get removable hardtops like that in the UK. It's nice to hear that you use it for work, in England SJ's are old, so they are mostly used for off-road/fun
Re: Hi from Bulgaria
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 12:28 am
by Ato
donkeychomp wrote:gives us a ciggie...
Welcome to SCUK!
Bad for ur health
20+ a day and still going strong. Dont know for how long though....
Re: Hi from Bulgaria
Posted: Sun Jan 04, 2015 1:40 am
by Ato
Tramp wrote:Welcome, what a great looking truck, as others have said the interior looks fantastic. I like your roof top, we don't get removable hardtops like that in the UK. It's nice to hear that you use it for work, in England SJ's are old, so they are mostly used for off-road/fun
Thanks Tramp!
The original idea was to have a 2 in one vehicle plus a old timer, instead of having a van and a Grand Vitara. Well, it did not work exactly this way. It has not got sliding doors, manoeuvrability and on highway trips my wife gets nervous, asking me "Why are all this lorries overtaking us". But I love it to bits.