The body is surprisingly rust free except for the underside inner sills, need some plates, otherwise it’s fully under sealed and solid. I’ve cut the arches down, and given every nut and bolt a good dousing of penetrating oil.
Front shocks are shot, got those to get, stripped back brakes down and the callipers (Asin) are knackered and seized solid, so I need a new set of brake calipers( can’t seem to find any anywhere except India!). Need to get new rear shocks and the rear end is about 2” lower than the front. Any ideas?
I am hoping to have it on the road for the summer, going to US army olive green the body, and I have a stack of spares etc from a ww2 anus that I intend to fit, shovel,axe, Jerry can, spare wheel carrier, bumperettes, etc and adjust the Willy’s anus canvas to fit the sammy.
My friend spotted a samurai fitted with a vitara 1600 engine, but less the body as it has rotted and removed, so I have that to use for spares. This will be my first Suzuki rebuild, as I’ve usually just restored ww2 vehicles, but they are now far too expensive to buy and build, plus I suffer from PTSD from my military experiences and being locked up as we are now, has been very stressful and bad for my mental health, so I’m hoping that this project will benefit all round. Thanks for listening and any advice, etc will be much appreciated.
is that an Gv XL7 I can see in the background top pic?