@@numbskullskills Yes sir lol.

@@larry6315 I can neither confirm nor deny. I'm kidding of course the 3k got it running like a top lol.

@@JosiahMcBeth Hmm, never heard of it, I would definitely like to try it out though, I love trying new products like that. If we can fix that swelled up part that's cracked it'll definitely need to be painted after but I still wanna buy some. She's running pretty good now I just have a bunch of editing to catch up on. Everything else is still kinda rough though. I'm not sure how much time and energy he wants to put into it, I guess we'll find out together. Hey Happy New Year and thanks for the comment!

@@numbskullskills Yessir, tomorrow morning, it's already edited, just gotta add a thumbnail, upload, and schedule it.

@@FixLife119 ill watch it

@numbskullskills Okay but watch at your own risk. My videos have been known to make people dumber. I really should add a disclaimer at the beginning lol. Thanks buddy.

@@FixLife119 thats a very good idea, i put plug in my ears to help slow the loss

@@numbskullskills lmao!

@@cmdfred856 oh ok thanks, that's good to know. I think I also saw a kit to relocate the lock to the top of the door after they sent me the wrong style. I ended up cutting a hole for it. He doesn't really care as long as it works. I'm starting a business right now so money is tight but if the business does ok it'll be project city soon lol. Happy New Year!

@@larry6315 Yes sir, they're everywhere lol. Happy New Year!

@@MyPaulo1964 Yes Sir, Happy New Year to you and your family. Hope it's a great one!

@@ripnandtearing Yeah, huge bummer. I was hoping to be able to keep it. Happy New Year.

@FixLife119 I salute you for your commitment of documenting all the projects you have done. My son has a Samurai that needs restored and I plan to use a lot of your videos for reference. Happy New Year.

@@ripnandtearing Thank you.. That's really cool to hear. I've loved KZbin for so long and every year I always kick myself when I look back at all the things I could have recorded so I finally just decided to pull the trigger. I wish I would have done it ten years ago lol. If your son has any interest all you really need these days is a tripod because cell phone cameras are so good. It's good to record anyways in case you forgot how something came apart, then when you're done if you watch it and think this would make for a decent video you can edit it and upload.

@@FixLife119 I have several off road videos but no how to or build videos.

@@numbskullskills Hey bud, Happy New Year! Wanna hear something funny? That half assed video on my roommates uncle's F-150 has gotten like 6400 views in a week. I don't think Samurai's are where it's at lol.

@@FixLife119 happy new yr to you to , dang thats some views

@@garrykennedy5484 Yes sir, the outer pulley was wobbly and he said they had it off at some point. I'm sure it didn't get lined back up so that timing mark was off. That shouldn't affect the inner timing belt pulley behind it that turns the cam (idk, maybe I'm wrong, I've never had one of those off), that outer belt only turns the alternator I think. I'm sure we'll pull it off later because I don't like the way it wobbles, but might have to pull the radiator and there's an elec fan shoehorned in there also (ughh) so it'll be an ordeal. I just used the back one to time it real quick, then it idled much better after that, still had carb issues which we took care of in later videos, I have a bunch to edit still. Thanks for watching and Happy New Year!

You're correct. That outer pulley does not turn your timing belt. But the little pulley behind it does and that's where the Woodruff key is that I'm referring to. However your timing mark is on the main pulley. Call that Woodruff key does is align it for when you took it down. So if you can get it aligned even though the main crank maybe wallowed out a little with her Woodruff key goes, if you get it in the right spot and crank it down tight like it should be it shouldn't move.

@@garrykennedy5484 Hell yeah! You got some fun stuff to work on! I keep saying they are the best project vehicles ever because they were built simple and you can still get parts, cheap or expensive, I had decent luck with some of the cheaper stuff, not so much with others. I'll never cheap out on a carb rebuild kit again, or a combo switch... learned that from my Sammy restoration. So much fun though, and whatever money you put in you should get back because they're appreciating in value.

@FixLife119 I really think you need to revisit the difference between the flywheel timing and your main pulley timing on that new samurai. I just live over on Higley and Baseline if you want to reach out to me and I can show you what I'm talking about in person. It's really hard to explain over text.

@@onearm5827 Lol, this one isn't mine so I won't be going all OCD on everything, just trying to get her to a decent sellable condition.

@@FixLife119 thanx for the reply you help me out alot on fixing my 88 1//2 have a good new year

@@Steven-pv1xr In that case I think I was trying to get it to pass emissions and hopefully get a smoother idle. Just swapped another Weber for a 3k on my friends dad's Samurai a few weeks ago (still gotta edit that). That one just wouldn't run right. He had already rebuilt it, and it needed a new acc pump and power valve, so instead of spending $30 on that and hoping that fixed it, he spent $54 on the 3k and it frieken runs like a top now! They're cheap but they work very well. I had a lot of people tell me that in my comments before and I finally tried it, now I'm a believer. I'm not knocking Weber, they're good too, but when it comes to rebuilding a Weber or swapping to a 3k, twice I've had better luck with the 3k. They're also supposedly better on inclines when off roading.

@@Steven-pv1xr Yeah mine was really good too. When I bought the Samurai, it fired in like half a crank and idled really well. In my tinkering to attempt to pass emissions the idle got worse and I was trying things to get it idling really good, the 3k was so cheap I figured I would try it and it would be good content, it ran pretty much exactly the same after swapping it. I tried it facing both directions because there's a vent tube in the base of the manifold and because the Weber isn't a true 2 barrel I thought maybe it needed to have that vent tube on a certain side, anyways, nothing made a difference. I made a thermal gasket, that didn't matter either. So I found you can slap the 3k on facing either direction without a thermal gasket and it'll run great. I also wanted to try a manual choke so I bought one for like 8 bucks and loved it. My weber had the wet choke where the coolant runs through part of it to heat up the choke spring. I learned that I like the manual choke much better. But yeah they're both great carbs.

@@PipoZaro Hey thank you for watching. That was a fun project. I made 90+ videos and I love how it turned out, unfortunately I couldn't afford to keep it. Now I'm working on a friend's Samurai. Merry Christmas!

@@numbskullskills Thanks buddy. Got alot more footage of that Samurai just haven't had time to edit any of it. Hope you're doing good, Happy Holidays!

@@FixLife119 yeah alls good here, thanks i hope u have a good holiday too

@@gregsochor Hmmm, I think they cheaped out on this one. Looks like they took a few bolts over to the grinder and rounded the heads. You can even see where one used to be a flat head, the 2 bolts don't match. If the heads were to snap off the ign assembly would come right off so idk what they were thinking, then again that wouldn't be the first time on the ole Samurai's lol. Thanks.

@@FixLife119 Have a look at breakaway bolts on google, then it should be apparent how they work. And yes the other one with the slot is probably not original.

@@garrykennedy5484 Yeah good idea, that's probably alot less work, and you don't really need to get to anything in the other part, it's plastic so it doesn't corrode. I usually grease the steering lock mechanism while I'm in there, but in the interest of just getting it done I'll prob try it that way next time. Thanks for the tip!

@@gregoriogutierrezcastro1994 Hey thank you very much. I wish had a definite answer for ya. Actually my friends dad has several Samurai's and he wants to sell one but it needs some work to get any kind of money out of it so I might help him with that. I'm starting a business doing mobile work on RV's and trailers so that's been taking up alot of time but I'll try to get some more Sammy content soon. Thanks again.

@@voqk Hey thank you, and congrats on your new Samurai! Best project you could ever buy! I like to think the videos got better throughout the series, I was still trying to figure out the editing in the beginning lol. Thanks again.

@@numbskullskills Thanks bro. I don't get hardly any views anymore since I didn't post for a while.

Hey thanks, since I didn't drop any videos for a while now they aren't getting any views. I think I made a shirt on Etsy that says "algorithms suck!" lol.

Hey, thanks so much! Happy holidays!

@FixLife119 hey no problem, you too merry christmas!

@@numbskullskills Hey thanks brother! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving.

@@FixLife119 yeah it was good, im still eattin

@@miroslavsevic6031 I'm sorry I'm probably not the best person to ask. I left the wheels and tires the way they were on mine. All I really know is that mine had 15" wheels and it had a cheap 2 inch lift with the extended shackles on the leaf springs. I guess it all depends if you're at stock height or if you've lifted it at all. I know there's tons of forums if you type your question into Google. Also lots of FB groups for Samurais too. Sorry I'm not more help, good luck!

@FixLife119 for some reason I have felt that you are going to give me an honest advice and you did... I just serviced leaf springs and installed new shocks that alone gave me a plenty of room. Thanks anyway

@miroslavsevic6031 Oh right on. You should have a nice smooth ride once you swap the tires. I've heard some people say it's difficult to find 15" tires anymore so I get why you're looking to change to 16's, best of luck to you. Happy holidays!

@@numbskullskills Hey thanks brother! I actually clicked on your live this morning but was falling back asleep in like 30 seconds, not cuzza you lol, I'm on day 3 of covid and was finally sleeping like crazy, thought I could wake up but apparently it wasn't time lol. Hope you're doing good, before covid I've been busy trying to get my business stuff together, gonna do mobile bearing and brake service on trailers/RV's. I'm should have some videos out soon. Happy Thanksgiving!

@@FixLife119 so i put you to sleep? its ok i have thick skin, glad to help.......sweet i hope u get a lot of grease on those hands

@@amhisnice Congrats, that's the best project you can have in my opinion!

@@gregoriogutierrezcastro1994 Hey, I'm not quite sure but I've got quite a bit of footage that I just need to edit. I've been quite busy, I'm trying to start up a business but I'm going to make time to edit several videos soon, hopefully this week. Thanks for your interest, I hope you're doing well.

@@Kq4hcuDan It wouldn't work in Cali but here in AZ if you get insured as a collector or classic you don't have to do emissions. It's simple, just get Hagerty insurance. But Hagerty only insures certain vehicles and I didn't think Samurai's would be on that list but it turns out they are. If I'd known sooner it would have saved me from changing the muffler, cat, carb etc...

@@davidstinson1458 Finally sold it today. I had it on Craigslist for quite a while with very little interest, then all of a sudden in the last week or so I'm getting emails like every day. Nice younger guy from Phoenix drove down and bought it.

@@cjplol6589 No sir, I don't have one of those retractable keychains. When I drive my only keys are in the ignition. As far as the seats, after I touched them up 2 or 3 times they really didn't need it after that, they've actually been good for a long time now. At first I loved the spray paint, then I got really bummed out, now I'm happy with it again lol.