Pics at last
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Thanks for the nice comments. We are well pleased with the tin top. Got it 10 weeks ago from a scrapyard. Just passed its mot ready to go back on the road after 7 years. Before
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Anton
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Proper job!!!!
Really, really nice resto job!
Really, really nice resto job!
1985 SJ413VX (SJ50V) with SPOA, rear disc brakes, 31x10.5R15 Kaiman Malatesta tyres, an MOT and a lot left to do!
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twiss
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Ooooh very nice! Looks tidy in comparison with the black one! (im a fine one to talk i know)
Can it do over 45mph is the question?
Can it do over 45mph is the question?
Twiss
'93 Suzuki Samurai Sport 1.6 16v SU. Virtual lift, spring under, 31s
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"If brute force doesn't fix your problem, you aren't using enough of it."
'93 Suzuki Samurai Sport 1.6 16v SU. Virtual lift, spring under, 31s
'93 Maruti Gypsy MG410
"If brute force doesn't fix your problem, you aren't using enough of it."
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Yes Twiss - I only took it up to about 65mph on the way to the MOT as it hadn't been on the road since 2006 but it felt good for more.
And the big truck now cruises at 55mph with an extra leaf in each rear spring. It wasn't the car that wouldn't go faster on the way to Wagtail we were just terrified of the swaying about and needed all three lanes of the motorway to keep it in a straight line!!!
The little black Sammy is the fastest - when we took it to France it covered 72miles in the first hour on the autoroute trying to keep up with the group of Land Cruisers & Patrols we were with. It was also the only truck in one piece on the ferry back after 500 miles in 3 days!!
And the big truck now cruises at 55mph with an extra leaf in each rear spring. It wasn't the car that wouldn't go faster on the way to Wagtail we were just terrified of the swaying about and needed all three lanes of the motorway to keep it in a straight line!!!
The little black Sammy is the fastest - when we took it to France it covered 72miles in the first hour on the autoroute trying to keep up with the group of Land Cruisers & Patrols we were with. It was also the only truck in one piece on the ferry back after 500 miles in 3 days!!
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Latest pic of the tin top. 
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twiss
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Ooooooh shiny!
Twiss
'93 Suzuki Samurai Sport 1.6 16v SU. Virtual lift, spring under, 31s
'93 Maruti Gypsy MG410
"If brute force doesn't fix your problem, you aren't using enough of it."
'93 Suzuki Samurai Sport 1.6 16v SU. Virtual lift, spring under, 31s
'93 Maruti Gypsy MG410
"If brute force doesn't fix your problem, you aren't using enough of it."
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Love the tin top
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Has tin top had a full body restoration then? All the rust and a full respray?
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Never have I been this green.
There's three ways of doing things:
The right way,
The wrong way
And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
The right way,
The wrong way
And my way, which is like the wrong way but faster.
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No Jordi, It's just t-cut, touch up & train smoke. Looks great in the photos but you can see the flaws up close. I'd like to say originality came first but pennies did........Main aim was to put it back on the road & take it from there - so maybe one day. At least it's saved from the crusher now.