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A friend of mine recently moved to NYC, and he left behind an old Suzuki Samurai. It wasn't selling, and it didn't run so he was going to donate it. I said "Fuck that, free car".
This thing is a Beater with a capitol B. It looks deranged. Some of the previous owners have modded the hell out of this thing, and I'm still finding surprises. It hasn't moved since last October.
Curbside work: replaced the water pump, adjusted belts, re-spliced some wires from some junky's failed attempt to hotwire the damn thing. By some miracle we got it home, and it's currently curbed parked on the hill out front because the parking brake has gone out.
I'm new to this, but this is the way to learn. This is going to be fun as fuck, and my neighbors are going to hate me for having this monstrosity out in the open.
Are there any gearheads here / a better thread for this project?
Also open to any names for the beast.
- NICE. The 12 year old inside me (ssh, don't tell the cops) would f'ing love one of these.
I think 'Beast' would do :)detritus - You know, detritus has a nice ring to it.
I'm not going to name it until it's steady rolling.garbage - Beautiful rare mini-beast, it will be a good burrorobotron3k
- Hey bud, just start a thread I don't think anyone will be pissed off and we get to see progress.eryx
- In Philly...Suzuki Samurai's are considered a most prized possession.utopian
- @robo something we can finally agree on, and that makes me happy.
@eryx I'll start a wrenching thread in the morning when I can get more proper photos..garbage - ..I know there's a lot of motorcycle fiends that show up here, so was curious if there was some old mechanic NT thread that we could revive.garbage
- @utopian Wanna buy a Samurai lolgarbage
- i wouldnt even know where to begin lol props to you guy!trooperbill
- My friend has a super clean stock tin top as his daily driver. I see a lot of these lifted beater hand painted camo ones down in Oregon.
Name it Godzuki!fooler - Replace all the fuses. just do it. my god, the hours i've wasted trusting "good" fuses. Clean / update ground connections.imbecile
- Ya good diagnostic tools will save you many hours of trouble shooting, you can narrow them from auto parts stores for just a deposit.BabySnakes
- DUDE NWA loved that car
http://imagesvc.time…err - @trooperbill I don't either, but that's where the fun is.
@imbecile You're definitely right on that. This thing has spent some time in rivers.garbage - @snakes I know a guy who has some. Luckily I'm not alone in this, but will need all of the advice I can get.
@err Lol, now I know what I'll play once I get..garbage - ..the speakers working.garbage
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Feel free to come by, gripe and share knowledge.garbage - @fooler your friend is lucky, I wish it was a tintop. This will be broken into on the regular. Came with a pistol lock box cabled to the driver's seat.garbage
- NICE. The 12 year old inside me (ssh, don't tell the cops) would f'ing love one of these.