Palmers samurai tin top build

palmer · Post by **palmer** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 9:48 am

Hey all well this is my first build thread for my Suzuki samurai 413vsb commercial, she is a 1991 h-reg. There won't be any major changes to her she needs a few parts of rust sorting mainly around the windscreen and the rear arches are starting to rust but apart from that she is in good nick. She needs some tidying up inside nothing major, I am going to replace the front seats as the drivers is pretty knackered, the previous owner removed the stickers from both sides of the truck but didn't do a very good job so that's first on the list. The engine runs without fault and it still has the original carb on it which I know are crap but while it is running well I might as well leave it alone. I also want to get some news tyres for her I want something that's good on the road but can handle a bit of green laneing and off road sites, I have heard that kumho kl71 are good for this, anyway here are some pictures I will take a lot more and go into detail a bit further tomorrow when I go to work, cheers Palmer

turbo-tom · Post by **turbo-tom** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:02 am

Grab you self a can of this guy I use it all the time cracking stuff! Wipe it all over the sticky areas then 2mins later wipe it over with a squeedgy/ credit card

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/autosmart ... litres.php

Petrol kinda works but it avaperates have of the time

palmer · Post by **palmer** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 10:41 am

turbo-tom wrote:Grab you self a can of this guy I use it all the time cracking stuff! Wipe it all over the sticky areas then 2mins later wipe it over with a squeedgy/ credit card

http://www.elitecarcare.co.uk/autosmart ... litres.php

Petrol kinda works but it avaperates have of the time

Cheers tom think I might invest in a can

turbo-tom · Post by **turbo-tom** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 12:53 pm

Yeah you might need some! my disco was the same and it had batternburg all over it exactly the same stuff the old bill used!

Darrell · Post by **Darrell** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 5:27 pm

This stuff is supposed to be good, but I've not used it so can't say.
Available at most motorist shops so may be worth a shot before ordering the big stuff.

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Richie · Post by **Richie** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:30 pm

Nice truck m8. Are u using it atm?

palmer · Post by **palmer** » Sun Jul 07, 2013 8:51 pm

Richie wrote:Nice truck m8. Are u using it atm?

Hello mate long time no speak, I have it down the pit atm its just been m.o.t'd for the year so just tax and insurance and she is ready to rock and roll. she needs a bit of tidying up but nothing major and some new rubber beneath her feet.

palmer · Post by **palmer** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 7:13 pm

Some more pics of her now, this afternoon at work found myself a bottle of thinners so thought i would have a go at removing the marks left from the stickers. It made a pretty good job of it and looks a lot better now. I thought i would make a start on cleaning the inside a bit, just made a start removing the rear bench and seat belts. It has a sort of plastic flooring which i am going to remove to check for rust and give it a good clean out. What would be the best way to deal with the rust below the windscreen? There is also a small red light just to the left of the steering wheel what is this?, is does not light up or anything.

donkeychomp · Post by **donkeychomp** » Mon Jul 08, 2013 10:05 pm

The light could be for a lot or reasons, it's an after market addition so maybe an old alarm or some such. Have a look and see where the wires go (if there are any!)