Suzuki Samurai Walk Around: A Detailed Look At My Samurai

[@gypsonny2]

This thing is an absolute masterpiece. Congrats on your restoration.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks, yeah it turned out pretty good if i do say so myself..lol

[@gypsonny2]

@Fabbin Adventures I know it's hard to give ourselves too much credit. As someone who is undergoing a frame off restoration on an 89 Vitara, I know (a little) of what this took. To see the end result of all the chopping, welding, fab and fitting; take it from me. Great job!

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks! It was a ton of work especially if you seen how it started! Some of my earlier crappy videos have an intro that shows a bit of it.

[@undriveable4507]

I wish we had a shed like yours our Samaria is even more rotten than yours was but it runs really well and it’s been sat in a field for 10 odd years

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks, its alot of work to rebuild the samurai, but worth it, great little 4x4!

[@christhejock5618]

By far one of the best zuki builds on you tube love it. I’ve been following for quite some time and love the build updates. Also used some of the tips on my own samurai build. Keep up the good work 👍👍

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks for the kind words sir, glad you like the channel and im happy to be able to help people with tips and ideas! Pretty much the whole reason for my channel. Thanks for watching and subscribing to Fabbin Adventures!

[@Mikefestiva]

Hey I just subscribed to your channel 👍 I got it recommended from little mancave on the prairie. I’m down in Western Washington just across from Victoria. I have a 93 sidekick that I’m planning on doing a bit of mods to. Take care and I’m looking forward to checking out your channel 👍

[@FabbinAdventures]

Hey awesome Mike! Welcome aboard, i have alot of fabrication videos, and some other stuff.

[@JAAZven]

it is impressive to see the evolution of the samurai ..! now with new tires, I would like to see the zook in the mud ..!

[@FabbinAdventures]

It should be an animal in the mud now..lol Thanks for watching!

[@TonyE99]

Looking to buy one of these, and these video has been truly helpful. Thank you so much for your honesty and thoroughness. Much appreciated. I subscribed too.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Ahh, welcome aboard! Its been a rollercoaster of content lately, but soon it will get back to Samurai and xtreme 40 content. Headed out wheeling today, so footage to come! Thanks for watching, commenting and subscribing!

[@caribooskidoo3997]

Awesome rig. I'm getting some great ideas for my lwb Tracker.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Glad i could help and that you liked the video!

[@dankissinger1969]

Thank you for all your knowledge. I was lucky yesterday 😊 my friend decided to go Toyota on his Sami build so he is giving me his 1.6. Hopefully the 16 valve. Crossing my fingers. Thank you for all your video's.

[@FabbinAdventures]

No problem Dan! Glad i could help! Thanks for watching, subscribe if you havent already, share and spread the word about my channel. Id like to take this full time at some point!

[@dankissinger1969]

@@FabbinAdventures will do. And more likely some questions once I dig in to my build hopefully in the near future.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Sounds good, ill definitely help you out if i can!

[@683dxwww7]

You got skill mate.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks man! Thanks for watching!

[@DIYWilly]

Very clean looking Samurai. I really like the color. I chose a VW 1,6 turbo diesel for my 86 Samurai. I’ll check out your other videos.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thank you, iv always been curious about the diesel conversion. Yes check out my other videos, i have lots!

[@phuabnomhawjyaj8608]

It's always nice to see your video, very educational. but I think you need to do what I did on my Suzuki Samurai. My Samurai will soon have video about what I have. Everyone was doing things differently and it's good. I have an tin top 1986 Suzuki Samurai and upgraded to a 1993 electronic fuel injection (EFI) I swap the wires harness out and put in a 93 harness and ECU, replace the 1.3 engine with a Suzuki Sidekick 8 valve 1.6 engine more reliable than the 16 valves and not too many moving parts compression wise, connected to Sidekick 4WD transmission and cut the T-case put in 4.24:1 and connected to the Samurai T-case with 6.5:1. I install a power steering from 95 4runner gear box with cooling coil, aluminum radiator and add a 2007 Toyota Prius electric power steering to turn my 37" tires.. I swap the rear axle to a Toyota 1994 FJ80 full float DANA 60 with 5:29:1 lock right front and rear and the front axle from a 1985 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60. The leaf spring I use the 1993 Isuzu Rodeo rear leaf for the Samurai front and rear axles. I use the Toyota pickup truck drive-line for both the front and rear axles, extended the front drive line and shorten the rear drive line with a double cardan drive-line. I build a home made missing link shackles for the front and rear and a body lift of 3", I custom build the front bumper with 1/4" thick inner winch bumper and put a 9,500Lb for the speed master winch. My tires sizes are 37" on a 17" rims. I add an external high pressure fuel pump for easy fix. I converted the air condition from a sidekick into an air compressor, I also add many other add on gadgets such as MXT400 Midland high frequency radio communication, LED head light, roof racks with off-toad lighting. No jeep can go where I go because I have the gear ratio capability and Jeep does have the power but that's Okay.at least I didn't break down on the toughest trails just to enjoys natures scenic view.and that the fun will never stop. I would like to see if anyone come to close to what I have, I've seen guys with the 2.0 Chevy Geo Tracker but none has the gear ratio capability yet. Lets share ideas and how to stay small but most capable than Jeep. Keep add more video on building Suzuki Samurai and hope to see y'all on the trails some day. Thanks!

[@FabbinAdventures]

Wow, that sounds like quite the rig you got there! Im gonna keep my samurai light and simple as im currently building a 1972 fj40 with 14 bolt full float rear and dana 60 front on 4 links, coil overs, sbc 400, th350 tranny and double stick 4 to 1 dana 300 transfer case, ill work on gearing and locker once i see how she goes! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@mtnduck3674]

With all the ideas that you have implemented on the Sami, you'll definitely have my attention to see what you do with a tube crawler! Great channel in general. Thanks for the effort of putting it out...

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks for watching! The tube chassis crawler has been something ive wanted to do for some time, slowly collecting parts. Ive got an entire 1st gen toyota truck drive line, a buddy of mine has a set of dana 60s at the farm, i also have an old chevy small block 400, new performance cam and crank, i just gotta decide what i want and start building. Our economy needs to turn around though as ive been holding off doing big projects like the concrete floor for my shop and this crawler. Thanks again!

[@lef.luisalbertocorral8642]

Oye bro que piensas de instalarle el 1.8 de la sidekick a un samurai ?

[@Fearl3SS84]

Good Review, I have been following your channel for a while now while building my own up(Somehow I have missed this one, until today). Some days when I felt that I should just give up. Your video's would be suggested, and would give me some hope again, to keep on pushing on, Mine is now basically finished as well. with some minor things to sort out still. Your Video work for your channel has also improved greatly as you kept on adding more content. Keep it up.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks! Glad i could help. Yeah my first videos are horrible..lol i cant even hardly watch them. But practise makes perfect...or close to it haha. I keep trying to make each video better than tbe last! Thanks for hanging in there with my video progression!

[@felipecorlo]

Great work!! beautiful Samurai... Thanks for sharing this knowledge 👌🏻

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks man, subscribe if you havent already, i have alot more content coming, and share if you dont mind. Thanks for watching

[@belairfor]

Nice build and great info here! What make are those 33" mud tires you are going to be trying out? How is the weight difference between the steel rims vs the aluminums?

[@maximo979]

Did you roll on or spray the monstaliner on the body of the zuk ?

[@FabbinAdventures]

I rolled the exterior, sprayed the interior and the underbody. If i was to do it again, id spray every thing! Thanks for watching!

[@ckeating32]

Do you have a video of you doing the front window rust repairs? Could you send a link? Thanks

[@FabbinAdventures]

No i dont sorry, i did that before i started this channel. I got a brand new windshield frame, cut.it up, and cut out the old rusty one and welded in the new frame

[@o0TriKiTraKa0oMODZ]

The engine that you are using is the one that comes with the suzuki sidekick ? And what tramsfer and transmition you have

[@FabbinAdventures]

Yep, from a 93 suzuki sidekick, using the sammy tranny and t-case.

[@tmac1fart]

Would you be able to make another set of fender flares ?

[@FabbinAdventures]

I get asked that all the time, but i dont have the equipment to be able to reproduce them fast and cheap enough.

[@sailorsanjoy]

Amazing build . She looks gorgeous now 👍👍 Waiting to see the nstall n performance of that rhino locker.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks man, i finally got the rest of my parts for the diff build today, so ill be starting that soon and installing the locker!

[@maximo979]

What do you think was killing the cs130 I just did the swap and used the cs130 hopefully I don’t have the same issue

[@FabbinAdventures]

Heat, maybe, im not sure. But sofar the 10si has lasted longer than most of the cs13s have. Hopefully i have no more alternator problems. Thanks for watching Fabbin Adventures!

[@codyswilley]

I cant wait. Let's make it happen. I'm out in the yard now listening to some good ol country drinking beer and putting a 5.4l motor in a 2000 f150. AMERICA

[@FabbinAdventures]

Haha nice, its finally stopped raining here for a bit, got company coming. Ill be on to answer any questions.

[@luismendoza634]

Doesn't get any more 'Merican than that, I must admit. But our friends, the Canadians, are not too far off, other than being nicer than everyone else in the world, they are solid allies and we share some of the same culture and traditions.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks for the kind word about us Canadians, some times though being nice doesnt get you anywhere...lol I love the good ole USA, ive travelled through probably 40 percent of it and love the vast diversity of your country sides from the hardwoods in tennessee, to the mountains of colorado and the deserts of arizona and california, some times i wish i was born and lived there! Thanks for watching guys!

[@matthewsauer458]

How’s the ride quality of the epik trek suspension? I haven’t seen many reviews on KZbin and am considering picking it up for my samurai.

[@FabbinAdventures]

The ride quality after the springs are broke in is pretty darn good, never had death wobble even at 80mph..the one time i got it up that fast..lol cruises down the hwy nicely at 70mph and flexes really well off road.

[@reneguay1347]

Hey dude ive got a 2 pc soft top can you tell me if i can use a hard top on my 91 samurai thanks

[@FabbinAdventures]

Yes i believe they are inter changable.

[@claytonmenezes5980]

Love the content

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks man! Glad you like it! Please share my videos to help me get more views!

[@marcalexandre7824]

Lookin' good! I just bought a samurai here in Sask and I've been using your videos as reference for a lot...any chance you still have the original wheels/know where I can find some? I've been looking around and can't find any!

[@FabbinAdventures]

I actually threw them out, when we moved 2 years ago. There are a few guys i know that probably have the stock wheels. I have a whole set of wheels and tires from a 1989 tracker still which would probably fit. Where in sask are you, i grew up in saskatoon, all the family is there and around the cudworth area. Thanks for watching, glad you like the channel!

[@marcalexandre7824]

@@FabbinAdventures Hahaha no way, I'm in Saskatoon, born and raised! Yeah I'm looking to get at least two of the stock wheels to complete the set that came with it when I bought it and have just been unable to find anything..Keep up the channel, I love it!

[@FabbinAdventures]

Small world hey? A buddy of mine most likely has wheels and lots of them, he is in Rimbey AB. let me know if you are interested and ill call him tomorrow.

[@marcalexandre7824]

@@FabbinAdventures That would be awesome! Thank you

[@jook13]

Awesome build. I'm here in Arizona, I was lucky enough to find my tintop with zero rust. I got the 1.3 with the myside turbo and it's... Pretty good. It's tough for me to get it dialed in. Seems I'm always fidgeting with it to make it better. Wish I went the 16 valve route. Maybe in a few years.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks, yeah i finally got fed up with fidgiting and trying to get it started in winter that i went the 16v route, so happy i did! Thanks for watching Fabbin Adventures!

[@luismendoza634]

I have a complete 1.6L 8 valve, if you're interested. I have the wiring harness, ECM, map sensor, electric fuel pump, alternator, starter, etc. I'm going diesel, so I'm selling my 1.6L 8 valve.

[@FabbinAdventures]

I actually have a whole 1989 tracker here that i bought for swap parts, then ended up going 16V. But thanks for offering!

[@Brave_Little_Toaster]

Mine is originally from Arizona, I'm glad I didn't have to go through the work of rust repair. Mine has a 16v and it is pretty awesome, but I want to swap out to a TDI and Toyota drive train

[@mr.phoenix8691]

I really love the look of the samurai... would you recommend it as a daily driver as well as a mild offroader? (I live in a rual area with lots of gravel roads, but about an hour away is a city (techanally a town but 30k people is a lot for me lol) and I think its a nice, cheap car, to learn how to drive in. But judging as its old i'm thinking lots of maintenance, and lots of gas refills. Is this correct?

[@FabbinAdventures]

Well they are simple to work on so doing most maintenance can be done your self depending on your mechanical abilities. But...they are not overly powerful or fast for highway driving unless you upgrade the motor to a 1.6 8v or 16v. Also not very quiet or comfortable for long trips, id say no more than a couple hours. Good vehicle to learn on and can be made super capable off road! If you havent already, check out my other videos, lots of "how to" Samurai stuff and wheeling/jet boat vids. Make sure you subscribe, ill be going back to weekly videos soon.

[@mr.phoenix8691]

@Fabbin Adventures Great thanks! Do you know how much a fitting 8v is?

[@FabbinAdventures]

Well thats a good question, depends what donor cars go for in your part of the country. Here you can find them between $500 and $2500 depending on the mileage on them.

[@mr.phoenix8691]

@Fabbin Adventures U.S?

[@FabbinAdventures]

Im in Alberta, Canada

[@jerrysantiagojr9823]

The cs alt doesn't like high rpms. I had the same problem. They fry at constant higher rpms.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Yeah, i even put a big pulley on it and still fried them, no trouble with the 10si yet! Thanks for watching!

[@FabbinAdventures]

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[@harrymartin2808]

Thanks for the great videos thinking ab0ut putting turbo on my 1.3 but I see you prefer putting a 1.6 in. I am not o much a winter user of my sammy - was that the main drawback. My 1.3 is still a good engine with 160 compression so I would hate to throw it away

[@FabbinAdventures]

Yeah that was the main draw back other than i think putting the turbo on my 1.3 was the beginning of the end of it. The 1.3 was never meant for a turbo and i think just bolting one on without doing proper modifications is asking for trouble. Swapping in the 1.6 16v was cheaper and better all around. More low end grunt, better top end and drivability. I will never steer anyone towards a turbo again. Thanks for watching and for your comment!

[@harrymartin2808]

@@FabbinAdventures Tx for the info

[@namshimaru]

Sick AF

[@FabbinAdventures]

Thanks man!

[@briankirwan9588]

What brand are the tires your going to put on the samurai

[@FabbinAdventures]

Those are comforser "thruster" tires. Thanks for watching!

[@tcard2008]

Good video! What brand of tires are they? They look sick! Should turn the green paint a shade of mud!

[@FabbinAdventures]

They are a chinese tire called comforcer, the model is Thruster. I put them on and took it for a drive, nasty shake after about 80km/h (50mp/h) so i took them back to be rebalanced, havent tried them yet.

[@Jason-dy6qy]

@@FabbinAdventures if they are a bias ply tire they need to be balanced on a specific balancer. I can't remember the brand. National Tire and Wheel is awesome with tires like that, I've got some 33x9.5x 15 Super Swampers and I love them.

[@FabbinAdventures]

Yeah thats possibly what it needs they still shake badly, but are super awesome on the trail!

[@sterogerson4177]

Can I ask why you have put a catalytic converter on it, cool motor just got one, sj410 vbja... Van

[@FabbinAdventures]

It came with the exhaust system, the guts are punched out of it, so i really dont have a catalytic converter any more. Thanks for watching!

[@danielblack5184]

hi can you please make videos on skid plates eg gas tank protection

[@FabbinAdventures]

At some point ill be building a skid for my fuel tank, but its gonna be a little while before i get to that. Thanks for watching Fabbin Adventures!

[@Bennett-xo6iu]

I wish I just could find one lifted ready to go for sale but I'm not having any luck

[@FabbinAdventures]

Yep, they are definitely getting hard to find especially at a decent price! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@Bennett-xo6iu]

@@FabbinAdventures i also just subscribe to your channel can't wait to see some more upgrades on your Samuri..

[@FabbinAdventures]

Oh nice thanks for subscribing! If you have a 4x4, take a video of it and submit it for my "subscriber rides" segment! You can learn more by watching my season 4 episode! Thanks again!

[@Bennett-xo6iu]

@@FabbinAdventures ok cool I will look into it.. do you care what 4x4 it is.i have 3 different one's.. 1976 chevy k20 manual 4 speed with a 4inch rough country lift.. then I got a 1989 dodge w150 short box on a 6inch lift then I got a 2002 ford ranger xlt ext cab stepside on a 5inch rough country lift.. I got a couple toys lol..

[@FabbinAdventures]

@@Bennett-xo6iu nope, it doesnt matter. Make it up to 3 minutes long. Thanks

[@cosmodave69]

Google Samurai truck song.enjoy

[@Elisrecoveryoffroad]

The rear tracker stock axel shafts are alot stronger then the samurai stuff. You have a questions about any samurai or tracker parts messge me. I pretty much kniw them both like the back of my hand. Crazy_red_tracker ig

[@FabbinAdventures]

Unfortunately trackers are a centered diff

[@Elisrecoveryoffroad]

@@FabbinAdventures yeah there are but most of my samurai buddys just run the drive shaft at a angle and seem to work pretty good

[@FabbinAdventures]

Yeah, if im gonna run the drive shaft at an angle which i probably wouldnt, but if i did, i would just install my toyota diffs i have sitting here. Thanks for commenting.

[@Elisrecoveryoffroad]

Yota only way to go if your going to run bigger then a 33 for sure im running yotas and a yota t case in my tracker. But if you have chromoly axels in the front with locker you should be set. We tend to wheel out rigs hard tho