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Suzuki Samurai restoration project
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This time I am posting here with good news!!!
:D
Over the last 2 weekends a bit more work has been done. Basically the first weekend was spent disconnecting a few more bits and pieces. Wiring, handbrake cables, exhaust and a few other odds and ends. Then this weekend just gone was spent taking the body off the chassis. What would have taken 20 minutes with a proper lift but took the whole weekend without!! Admittedly I had some other stuff to do, did't just work on the jeep all day. anyway, pictures!
Exhaust off. Replaced at some stage as the manufacture date is 14th week 1999. I'll probably clean it up and reuse it.
Mastercylinder removed from the pedal box and fire wall. Again this will probably be reused.
The beginning of the body lifting!!!
Going up!
And my dad looking delighted with a lamp in the last one :pac:
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Love this project, keep it up. (No clue how I never saw it before tonight...)
Dont suppose anyone has a link to this please?
Thank you very much
Quadrifoglio Verde (or however that lad spells his user name!) found a link to it. Couldn't find it there when I looked. According to him I was the last poster in the thread asking for advice on where to start with my project :P On;y getting around to actually starting now 0 -
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Thank you very much
Quadrifoglio Verde (or however that lad spells his user name!) found a link to it. Couldn't find it there when I looked. According to him I was the last poster in the thread asking for advice on where to start with my project :P On;y getting around to actually starting now
Here you go.
That thing called search function is actually quite easy to use
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=20566068370 -
quadrifoglio verde wrote: »Here you go.
That thing called search function is actually quite easy to use
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056606837
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That's great to see to whole chasis being lifted off, nice and easy job now :P.
Thanks! Was really fun to take the body off, not a job I had done before. Did't get anything done today as I was nursing a hangover. I have Monday off work so should get a good bit of stuff done Sunday and Monday.
Should make replacing all the suspension etc much easier as well as any other chassis maintenance needed
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Cheers man
Myself and 166man took the 4 shocks, the tow bar and the fuel tank off the chassis the other day. Some slow progress is being made!
The next thing I want to get done is to get the body out of the shed and the chassis in the space that the body is currently in. I have a trailer that the body can be put on buy I'm missing a few lads to help lift the body on to it. 4 people could lift the body but it's getting 4 people here on a day with reasonable weather etc... Soon hopefully.0 -
Cheers man
Myself and 166man took the 4 shocks, the tow bar and the fuel tank off the chassis the other day. Some slow progress is being made!
The next thing I want to get done is to get the body out of the shed and the chassis in the space that the body is currently in. I have a trailer that the body can be put on buy I'm missing a few lads to help lift the body on to it. 4 people could lift the body but it's getting 4 people here on a day with reasonable weather etc... Soon hopefully.
Plenty of lads on Boards to help :P0 -
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I'm around and it would be a spiritual thing to return the polo home
It would be spiritual indeed. return to it's birthplace
You can have a door for it too! It would be awesome if you could make it:)Dr Turk Turkelton wrote: »Where abouts in the country are you Ded_Zebra? If your anywhere within about half an hour of me I'll come and give you a lift. I'm in Meath myself.
I'm in Ashford, Wicklow. It's probably a decent enough spin for you but it would be very much appreciated if you could come too 0 -
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Dr Turk Turkelton wrote: »Sorry Ded_Zebra doubt I would be able to make it that far although I do love Wicklow. Best of luck with the build though am really looking forward to seeing this one.
Not a bother at all. Maybe some other time if you're ever in the area on a weekend.Foxhole Norman wrote: »This some serious work, looking forward to seeing the final product, good luck with it!
Cheers man Hopefully going to get some shiny new bits ordered over the next while. 0 -
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Duke O Smiley wrote: »Was only in Ashford yesterday Dz. I came on here tonight though to tell you, there is an identical to yours (pre-resto) Samurai going around Clontarf. I saw it today and tried getting a pic for you but couldn't stop.
Ah you should have dropped me a PM I would have made tea
I would love to see a picture of that one if you see it again! Is it identical to mine in terms of colour etc? I have seen a dark grey one with a blue decal around Donnybrook a couple of times. A 1992 one I think.0 -
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Duke O Smiley wrote: »Yep it looks to be the same colour as yours, a nice dark blue. It was parked up near St anne's park but I couldn't pull over anywhere for a pic, will keep an eye out for it again. It looked properly rough and ready too so whoever is driving it deserves a tip of my hat at least.
Mine's black :P
I would be nearly tempted to just drive around the area and look for that lol. Starting this project has made me a proper hardcore enthusiast for theses little jeeps again
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Finally it's update time! Took a long time to get this image hosting sorted but i hope it works now.
The chassis went for a little drive once separated from the chassis.
Years of oil spewing out of the distributer drive.
Filth everywhere
Gunk and some pre-cleaner to tackle the oil and the dirt. Pressure washer and scrubbing brushes too!
All cleaned up!
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Next few pictures might not be in exact order but it won't reply matter. The body was up on blocks which made it tricky to get out of the shed. Many weekends were spent trying to think through how to get it out. While that was being thought through work was still being done!
Lovely clean gearbox:)
Gearbox off.
Transfer box off too.
Then myself and a friend/boardsie worked at taking the shocks off. Bonus points of you recognise him,
Then myself and (mostly) the same boards above come up with an engineering solution to get the body out of the shed. We disassembled the engine crane and then lowered the body onto the base trolly bit. It was a bit touch and go lowering it onto the trolly for a while with the jacks but the 4 of us there managed to keep it under control.
Here it is lowered onto the trolly
And another.
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