Sam's Samurai Project

[sam16v]

Yeah cheers guys. Lpg Is awesome i picked up a second hand kit off a vitara for £200 little bit of tweaking and runs spot on cant feel the difference between lpg and petrol. Reckon it has saved me £200 already in fuel. Will get some pictures up of the setup when i get chance, havent had chance yet been to busy blazing around in the snow.

[sam16v]

Well i know its been a couple of months but i did say id put some pictures up of the LPG conversion for Twiss



anus is still going well and is my daily driver, been totally reliable and loads of fun to drive!
Think a new exhaust is on the cards as i reckon the standard 1.3 system is mega restrictive and costing me a few horse power and mpg's, plans for the next month or so is some new suspension ive been looking everywhere for YJ springs but had no luck at all! if i dont find any decent leaf springs i may have to do a coil conversion?

[ScottieJ]

Nice, I'm very tempted by lpg on mine

[twiss]

I like the way the vapouriser is nicely mounted where the airbox was
Yeah I am definitely considering it. If unleaded goes upwards of £1.50 a litre I'm doing it!!!

[SonOfWoody]

very tidy SJ , well done matey

[sam16v]

Finally Found some springs! Bought a complete Set of anus Wrangler CJ springs off ebay, been told the flex and ride should be very similar too YJ springs but will soon see (only difference is front springs are 2'' wide and rears are 2.5'' wide.)
Also managed to buy a complete rolling chassis just down the road for a bargain price, plan is too beef the axles up and treat them too a full rebuild. Clean up the chassis and get it galvanised and powder coated, Fabricate all the missing links needed for the springs, (probably just copy the Trail tough Kit from the states). New extended shock towers and Extended shocks to make the most of the springs. May also try to get the 16v engine built up and in the chassis. then when rolling chassis is complete swap my body onto the new chassis with a small body lift if needed to clear wheels at full flex

[ScottieJ]

Yep CJ srings do flex pretty darn well too! a lot of US guys run RUF and CJs on the rear b u you can easily run cjs all round.

have a read here. http://bbs.zuwharrie.com/content/topic,79796.0.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

I've been designing my own relocation plates for my YJ conversion but these are useful and will work

[twiss]

Scott, I'm liking the use of the PDF button

[mike harris]

hello sam,

looking very nice mate, you made a lovely job of this, i really like,

i am after a bit off advice really, how did the wireing go on the 16v conversion???

i have next to no knowledge on the engine, other than when i took mine apart, the wiring looks quite complex is it???

i got the whole loom out of the vitara, how much of it do i need to use?? as the dash loom and the engine loom are as one??

whats the best way to do it??

any help would be very helpful !!

thanks

mike

[sam16v]

Mine is currently an 8v Mike but have all the wiring for the 16v and will be doing the swap soon.
Once you get started wiring isnt bad at all you need, a good wiring diagram for the ecu, a multimeter, some side cutters and lots of cups of tea.
basicallly i just worked form the ecu and engine loom and any wiring that isnt associated with the engine is cut off, eg headlights, indicators, horn etc pull the wires out as you go and you will be suprised how little is needed.
There is a guide on an american website but to be honest that just over complicated it.
http://www.acksfaq.com/16wiringharness.htm" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
If your really confused drop me a pm and sure we can sort something out.