No vehicle as of yet.. but lurking!

[robwizard]

My Amazon is mostly air haha.. but I will take some pictures when I have a chance. Just doing some welding on it at the moment and trying to get rid of a Volvo 480 I bought which was a massive mistake. As soon as the 480 goes then I'm all systems go on getting a Samurai! The Amazon is awesome.. but has been badly restored in the past :( Still cool though!

[robwizard]

Is it much more difficult to get hold of a tin top rather than a soft top Samurai?

Cheers

[ScottieJ]

They are less common but still pop up for sale, another option is a soft top with a fibreglass roof.

[robwizard]

Is there any articles floating about with price guides and stuff? Been checking the forum and vehicles selling on ebay for ideas but any other information available?

Thanks

[donkeychomp]

It really varies. A rust bucket can go for silly money but a fully kitted and well sorted zook can go for less than you think...look at Scottie's zook. £3000?? Bet it cost him more like £10,000 with all the work that has gone into it. Then again I sold my 413 for almost that and I got the price because it was pretty I guess. Only mods were a winch and 31" tyres. Bit of an odd market really.

[robwizard]

Yeah I guess I will just keep looking. I'm just looking for something plain.. the less rust the better! If I do decide to start messing about with it I would like to do it myself even though I know it inevitably ends up costing way more than buying a vehicle already modified.

Cheers

[robwizard]

Also I'm poor haha.

Cheers

[donkeychomp]

If you can weld then a rusty one won't be a problem...

[ScottieJ]

Let's just say I doubt I could build mine again as it is for less than £4-5k plus maybe 200 hours in welding and fabrication. If I include the various other mods it's had in the past, the parts that have been replaced and all the repairs etc I don't even want to know how much I've spent on it over the years I've had it

How much are you looking to spend ideally?

[robwizard]

I can weld.. I would just rather avoid welding rusty sheet metal if I can help it. Sitting at a bench making nice, square things to go on my newly acquired Samurai sounds like a pleasant pastime. Lying on my already ruined back, on the drive, in the rain, trying to weld mud to rust doesn't sound so much fun if you know what I mean. Already have the Swiss cheese Amazon..

I don't know how much I want to spend. Seemingly Samurais can be picked up pretty cheap but seems to be a mixed bag of how rotten they are. Hypothetically if I were to say £1000, how much Suzuki fun and I going to be able to purchase?

Cheers