Suzuki Owners; Let's see your ExPo Trucks

[chet]

nice rigs everyone! Man I wish our sammy's were as clean as Seth's!

Heres my '86 LWB sammy. Currently it is undergoing a rust removal process which means rocker replacement, real wheel arches, new front fenders, windshield frame and some other patches here and there. Its got toy axles and a tracker 1.6. I have a set of roof racks that mount around the soft top as well.

There is a pic of my old 4 door sidekick which I sold to get the sammy.

[Seth Kendall]

nice rigs everyone! Man I wish our sammy's were as clean as Seth's!

Heres my '86 LWB sammy. Currently it is undergoing a rust removal process which means rocker replacement, real wheel arches, new front fenders, windshield frame and some other patches here and there. Its got toy axles and a tracker 1.6. I have a set of roof racks that mount around the soft top as well.

There is a pic of my old 4 door sidekick which I sold to get the sammy.

Chet, thanks for the compliment. I wish I could say it was my handiwork, but I just got lucky enough to buy her from Andy Walcker. I do agree that all the Zuks on here are incredible. Your LWB is so rad. What kind of racks are you using with your soft top? I would be interested in a set of those.

[Seth Kendall]

Seth;

Beeeauuuutiful set-up !!!!!!!... How ya likin those ShockWorks Bumpers

Thanks. The bumpers have been awesome. They have proven to be very stout and to look awesome. Looking for a good deal on a winch to finish out the front.

[Scott Brady]

Great thread. I love the little Samurais.

What would be awesome would be to build a little hard-top Sami and install a light-weight roof tent and an awning and then do a tightly integrated and light storage system in the back, maybe with a Weaco drawer fridge or similar.

Does anyone remember Phil Howell's awesome white Sami from 4WD and SUV?

[Crikeymike]

My 1993 Suzuki Sidekick. I love the size of the 4 door. With me, my wife, and kid, we still have enough room for all of the other bits and pieces to go camping without needing to put anything on the roof.

ARB's front and rear, 5.12's
ARB CKMA12 large compressor with hose kit
Shrockworks front winch bar
M6000 Warn
Shrockworks rock sliders - indestructible!!!
Calmini front, tranny, and t-case skid plates
Trail Tough 4.24:1 t-case gears
30x9.5-15 BFG MT's
IPF H4 headlights with fatboys, and IPF 100W foglights
Yakima roof rack
4" suspension (mix of Calmini arms and brackets with OME shocks and springs)
2" body lift
Washington state custom bodywork

[Crikeymike]

Here's one from my archives.

1995 Maruti Gypsy LWB back when I lived in Australia. Before I sold it, it had a 1.3L with a turbo, locker in the back, 34.5" Simex JT 2's, and a few other bits and pieces. This would have been a perfect platform for a 2-seater expedition vehicle. With it being LWB, it rode very well, and was nice and stable. Geez I miss that thing.

[Backroad Explorer]

Thank's everybody for contributing to this thread I think all your Sammy's are great. So many new project's for this spring I can't count. Please keep them coming

[kcowyo]

Heres my '86 LWB sammy.....

There is a pic of my old 4 door sidekick which I sold to get the sammy.

I wasn't aware you'd ditched the Sidekick for that LWB. You've been keeping secrets...

Cool LWB. Hope that ragtop keeps you warm enough up there!
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[chet]

haha ya I ditched it around 6 months ago. it was my faithful daily driver for 3 years even in its lifted state it did 120 kms per day commute! We got a screamin deal on an XL7 so I did not need it anymore.

Oh as for the cold weather... I have an insulated hardtop as well! Hopefully in a month or so I will have updated pics in its new color and with the hardtop. Welding suzuki sheetmetal sucks!

[troy]

Great thread. I love the little Samurais.

What would be awesome would be to build a little hard-top Sami and install a light-weight roof tent and an awning and then do a tightly integrated and light storage system in the back, maybe with a Weaco drawer fridge or similar.

This isn't mine, but a very cool expo Sami, diesel powered, hartop, RTT, etc.:
http://www.acmeadapters.com/gallery_view.php?gid=5

Good to see SteveC on here. I'm also addicted to the Suzuki LJ series, and currently own a few. One is slowly getting a 1.6TD installed.