Cheers from Suffolk

[samus II]

Evenin everyone, my name's Mitch and I've just moved into the area from Germany. I've a '91 Samurai named Samus II, and an 02 WRX for my daily/track car. This is the second Samurai I've owned -- I had an 88 one (named Samus, hence the II on the current. I'm very creative, you see) about 6 years ago, she made it to 500k miles before I sold her for something better for the horrible Southern California freeway commutes to and from work. I've regretted it ever since.. but now I've got a new one to tear down and build back up.

Here's Samus:
Samus by mitch.rose, on Flickr

and the two of them together:
two of my three girls by mitch.rose, on Flickr

I'm currently gutting her and swapping in a turbo diesel motor from a 1989 VW golf TD-- it's just about a direct fit, which is lovely. I'll also be stripping all the rust off her and restoring/repainting everything. It's going to be a long journey, but I'm excited about it. She was in the garage for all of ten minutes before I started...



Build thread coming soon.. hope to see some of you out there!

[ROBBIE]

Howdy doesn't look too bad

[Ladaman]

to the club.

You can't beat a Sammi soft top.

Not that I'm biased in any way.

[1066 Boy]

Welcome to the club mate

[Martin86]

Welcome! Where in Suffolk are you, Im in Ipswich.

Martin.

[samus II]

Just on the cusp of Norfolk, in Brandon. It's a bit country, but it looks like there are plenty of trails around here.

[Martin86]

You've got Thetford Forest, My parents used to live in Mundford. Once my SJ is done we'll have to go out

[samus II]

I was putting around there in the Subaru last weekend, getting a feel for the area and exploring some of my options-- there are a lot of trails that are gated, but there are plenty more that aren't

[dan_2k_uk]

Welcome to SCUK.

With regard to finding local legal lanes have a look on trailwise.

[Ju]

Welcome