Biotex Posted June 16, 2013 Share Posted June 16, 2013 Just picked this Samurai up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Pete M Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 neat! plans? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotex Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 No plans yet. I know nothing about Samurai's at this point. I see they are highly customizable, but I got it because it is 200 mile round trip for me to play golf where I am a member. 35 mpg and 4wd. Doesn't get much better than that. Has A/C, but needs a charge. Driver seat is not too hot. The rest is pretty nice. It shows 103k on the odo. PO said 50 k was towed behind his motorhome. He's giving me the tow bar also. Little bit of oil leaking from the passenger side closed knuckle. Could just be the wrong grease in there, since he had the leak fixed six months ago, and it started again. Needs new tires and a battery, but I stole it really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 If I had something the got 35mpg, I wouldn't touch it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyinajeep726 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Looks like a Postal Service truck with the blue and red on the side. But I agree, 35 mpg... drive it till the wheels fall off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftpiercecracker1 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 If I had something the got 35mpg, I wouldn't touch it. Not following you. :hmm: Nice samurai, by the way. Smallest 4wd vehicle ever to be leaf sprung front and rear i do believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I don't know about 35mpg as they are only rated at 23/27 but they are neat rigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnj92131 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Watch out for a wrecked VW TDI, then put the TDI engine in the Samurai. You will have an engine that will go for ever and get you 45 to 50 mpg. I get 45 mpg in my 96 Passat wagon regurlarly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotex Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 I don't know about 35mpg as they are only rated at 23/27 but they are neat rigs. Owner states he was getting 31mpg, then he switched to a new station that just opened up, and it has no ethanol in the fuel, and his mileage jumped up to 34 or 35 ish. You know how those claims go when someone is trying to sell their vehicle... I've been after him for two years to sell it to me, and finally got the call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotex Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 Watch out for a wrecked VW TDI, then put the TDI engine in the Samurai. You will have an engine that will go for ever and get you 45 to 50 mpg. I get 45 mpg in my 96 Passat wagon regurlarly My best friend here has two Samurais. He is in the process of that very swap for his offroad one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete M Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 If I had something the got 35mpg, I wouldn't touch it. Not following you. :hmm: I think he means that he wouldn't mod it and just leave it as-is. :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mvusse Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 I wheel with a couple that each have their own Sammi. She has been running a VW diesel in hers for over a year now. One month she wheeled it with the original gas engine, one month later they had completed the diesel swap. Has a 3 gallon lawn mower fuel tank, and goes all weekend on that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 If I had something the got 35mpg, I wouldn't touch it. Not following you. :hmm: I think he means that he wouldn't mod it and just leave it as-is. :thumbsup: :yeah that: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ftpiercecracker1 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 If I had something the got 35mpg, I wouldn't touch it. Not following you. :hmm: I think he means that he wouldn't mod it and just leave it as-is. :thumbsup: :yeah that: Gotcha. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMCJeepMJ Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 Looks good and am digging the stripes. Keep it as original as you can; it will help its resale when it's time to part with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zackcj7 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 I built a Samurai several years ago. It was a pretty fun little 4x4. I did a spring over lift on it with 31s, transfer case reduction gearset, winch-bumper, and roll cage. The coolest thing about them is the transfer case. It reduces even in 2 hi. So you can buy a lower gearset for the transfer case and leave the axle ring and pinions stock. The little 4 cylinder is really gutless though. It makes a Jeep 2.5l feel like a hot rod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 The last one I built had a spring over and 38s. With 5.13s and a 6.1:1 in the tcase it can crawl over about anything but with the guttless 1.3l all it can do is crawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotex Posted June 18, 2013 Author Share Posted June 18, 2013 Definately going to be an adventure driving it down her where the speed limits are 85 mph. :eek: The last one I built had a spring over and 38s. With 5.13s and a 6.1:1 in the tcase it can crawl over about anything but with the guttless 1.3l all it can do is crawl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddmodman Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 No offense to anyone's credibility, but there's no effing way anyone ever pulled even 30mpg out of that tail pipe unless it had a diesel in it, which I'm guessing it doesn't. The original 1.3 even injected only pulled maybe 28 with no mods. I got a Samurai for 500 bucks with a blown engine in it and bought a sidekick 16v for it for 150 bucks. Just haven't had the time to do the swap as of yet. I'd be super interested in modifying a Kubota or Yanmar 4 cylinder with a turbo and putting it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotex Posted July 3, 2013 Author Share Posted July 3, 2013 The old man I bought it from swore up and down he was getting 35mpg, but admitted he only drove it 45 mph. After driving it a bit I see why he never went over 45. The front left tire was 7 oz. out of balance, and was causing it to shake pretty badly. I installed two new tires up front and cured that. Driving around and not trying to save gas at all, I estimated my first tank at around 22mpg. That was all in town, and a lot of idling due to me working on the car trying to get things right. My feelings are that Samine would get a true 27mpg at best. If it had the original 205 tires, 28 or 29. I'll never know, because I sold Samine 3 days after I bought her. A friend offered me $1,000 more than I had in her. Happy trails Samine! I immediately went to another friends house who has a 1990 soft top model with A/C and F.I. and finally talked him into selling me the Bionic Woman! She was in the process of a new timing belt, idler, and cover, but otherwise is a decent rust free body. My reason for the virtual trade was for the soft top and F.I. mostly. Looking around at the parts suppliers, there is way more aftermarket support for a soft top model. I drove Samine II home last night, and I did notice a bit more power. I now need to purchase a new battery and four tires again... :doh: The saga continues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddmodman Posted July 4, 2013 Share Posted July 4, 2013 Right on, that's good business. At first I was like "what?! NO!", and then I read you bought another better one. Check out izook.com. It's the CC of Samurai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biotex Posted July 5, 2013 Author Share Posted July 5, 2013 Right on, that's good business. At first I was like "what?! NO!", and then I read you bought another better one. Check out izook.com. It's the CC of Samurai. I'm on both izook and zukicrawlers. That's why i'm not on here as much. :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oddmodman Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 This is an old thread yes, but to address ftpiercecracker1's statement about a small vehicle with 4 corner leafs, try this on for size: http://www.fourwheeler.com/features/0302-4wd-1970-suzuki-lj10/ I want one of these so bad I'd trade my MJ and my Samurai for one in decent condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Incommando Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 That the Suzuki that father the Sammi is a rip-off of the jeep is no surprise. Japan is famous for ripping off another countrys products. People forget that the Japs of 3 decades ago are the Chinese of today. The I6 that Toy used for decades was taken from Chevy during WWii when GM had to abandon their factory there. Sammi's rust worse than Jeeps around here. Cool to see a decent looking version. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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