Mad Slammer Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Hi, This is an old build (99-00) that got damaged during the 2017 Hurricane Maria here in Puerto Rico... I repainted the body and made some changes/repairs on the suspension, wheels etc... It was originally built as a close replica of a real 1985 Suzuki SJ-410, the predecessor to the SJ-413 or Samurai as it's commonly know here... Hope you guys like it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scalper Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Great save,, you guys have been thru a lot down there.. wishing the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Slammer Posted May 16, 2019 Author Share Posted May 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Scalper said: Great save,, you guys have been thru a lot down there.. wishing the best Thanks Brother... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbowser Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 That is too cool! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglia105E Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Nice job you have done on the restoration there Roberto..... I used to own a Suzuki SJ413 Samurai hardtop, and later a soft top version also. David Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordmodelbuilder Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 That turned out nice! Any pictures of the suspension? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobraman Posted May 16, 2019 Share Posted May 16, 2019 Cool little truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisR Posted May 17, 2019 Share Posted May 17, 2019 NICE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PappyD340 Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Excellent save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Hey bro! That turned out great. As you know those are still very popular around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Geiger Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) Very nice! My introduction to the Samurai was in 1986 in Colorado. I went to a computer seminar and someone took us to lunch in their new Samurai. They weren't available across the USA yet, so I had never seen one. I thought it was pretty primitive and liked it. I was sitting in the back seat and you could feel every bump! Go forward a few years and I rented one on Aruba. I drove it for a few days, it didn't even come from the rental place with the top. It was a lot of fun to tool around the island. When I got back to the USA I investigated getting one. I test drove one in New Jersey and realized it wouldn't be great on our busy and fast highways. So I moved one model up and bought a Geo Tracker, the Chevy version of the Suzuki Sidekick. This was 1991. My daughter was young at the time and loved my bright yellow convertible Tracker. So I bought the Fujimi Samurai kit and we built it to match my Tracker's color scheme. I still have that model sitting prominently in my show case! Model built in 1992 by my 10 year old daughter with my coaching! My Geo Tracker. Yes, 1991 was 28 years ago and what happened to the Tracker? It's out in my garage right now! Edited May 18, 2019 by Tom Geiger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyjim Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Cute little bugger. I really like the big tires. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Slammer Posted May 18, 2019 Author Share Posted May 18, 2019 Thans Guys... Here are some pics of the underside... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobthehobbyguy Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Nicely done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismaelg Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Hmmmm.... I don't think the hurricane damaged it. You just ignored all the warnings and went out immediately after too see what was going on and got swept away by a river or something....... Hold my beer and watch this high clearance go over that...... That was a common story here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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