Nice build I am building Sammy 4 line mt in pa I will be watching video again and again I like the steering idea my I's 1988 ..thanks for sharing I learned alot on just watching you do walk around .
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 Well 9.5 comps. Piston balanced the bottom end micro polished the crank custom ground cam Honda valve springs. I can rev the nuts off this thing and don't float valves. You have to watch out on the cam because if you have TCase gears you can't run the torque cam. They won't go faster than 55mph. Also I run a Toyota Starlet carb. It rips!!
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 yeah right, lots of opinions. I’m really thinking hard about doing a three link in the front of my Sami with coils or coilovers. Looks like Barnes 4WD is a one stop shop for brackets and link hardware.
This things sweet! We watched you go through cougar buttes and it looked well put together compared to the leaf spring samis. Do you get much side to side play in the rear axle with that link set up? I had something identical on my old truck and kept wearing out rear upper link axle joint. I had to flip and remount it horizontal so the side to side loading was put into the walls of the joint instead of the sleeve (pressed in middle part of joint? Not sure of correct rod end terms)
Very nice and clean build and explained . Which is the wheelbase distance and overall weight? Wheter the weight is distributet 50:50? Best regards from Serbia
88” wheelbase(8” over stock). 2800 lbs with no people on it, had about 1/4 tank of fuel.52% fr/ 48%rr. Thanks for asking, I should have included that info. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for asking…..my mods will begin after the kubota motor is married to the Sami tranny. This is a emergency install since I plastered my Polaris diesel into a fugitive pickup trying to make a get away after cherry picking our farm garage. The kubota is tiny so the lift may not be required. Our farm has slopes of 1 to 1.5 - 2…requiring 4x4 and slow torque.
Lower t case gears combined with the diesel will make your samurai a tractor. My samurai will be used as a tractor in the next month as I am moving and have alot of heavy stuff to move.
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 that’s interesting…another “tractor “ in the barn….l have narrow paths along my grove….too narrow for my 5030 kubota tractor and taco….just need a horse that can carry a couple hundred pounds of citrus….the Polaris was perfect….but it’s a mess. What are you moving? My lathes weigh over 2 tons…!
@@offgridmangogrower I have to move my giant tool bix(1100 lb empty) a press brake a plasma table ect. All the equipment in my shop. I do fab work for a living. The winch will come in handy pulling things into place!
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 after hearing about your move…it reminded me of 4 flat tires on my zeeman trailer on I-99 hauling a lathe and small dozer to so cal…..talk about wt exceeding those old tires. Luckily they were 8 bolt just like my dodge so I had brought along spares. My farm shop only lacks a mill to be complete
Love the build. Was wondering if you could provide any details on your Holley sniper fuel system. Will it work with the turbo you are planning on? Any other engine build info would be great as well. I’m just looking for the ability to cruise the highway on my way to trails or work
Right now the motor is bored .020 over, stock style dished pistons, head has been milled .027, adjustable cam pulley, mild porting, LowRange OffRoaf 272 cam, mild intake porting, Doug Thorley header, 2” exhaust. Holley doesn’t recommend turbo with a non “super Sniper” but you can definitely do it, it just requires more experienced tuner. The Super Sniper is easier for beginners to boost safely. I plan on building up another motor for the turbo. Forged rods and pistons ect. Step one is a new intake manifold as I think that is holding back some power. I will do a video on that soon. Thanks for watching!
I use the 2GC Small bore, it the closest to the original carb in size. I have lots of pics on my instagram, @downing.fabrication. Basically I welded up the carb stud holes and re drilled to match sniper. And open up the throats of the manifold to match as well.
It wasn’t too bad. Lots of pics on my Instagram, @downing.fabrication the mounting studs are off just a bit so I welded the holes in the manifold and re drilled and tapped. Then I had to hog out the small butterfly hole in the manic to match the larger side. It performs great, takes some time to dial in but totally worth it. Cold starts like a new car, doesn’t care about extreme angles, and is nearly stall proof in the rocks. The IAC maintains the idle under load. Thanks for watching!
I run 4.89 Sumo Gears. They are made in Japan. I did break a set of their 6.4 gears but I was running it wide open climbing a steep hill during a race. The 4.89s are stronger.
Hey! i just bought myself a 20R swapped samurai, I'm currently getting all the parts I need for a radius arm/coil over set up, i want to also go with FOA coil overs after watching your vid, messaged them to see what valving/spring rate they would recommend, but no answer? so could you share your valving/spring rate setup, so i can use it as a baseline for mine? that would help me a ton!
Shock companies are super busy these days. My front shocks are 0.015 compression stack/ 0.010 rebound. Rear shocks are 0.010 compression and rebound. All four have one free bleed hole in the piston, but I recommend 2 bleed holes. I will be doing this soon. Front springs are 200/225 and rears are 175/225. My Sammy weighs 2800 and the shocks have 7” up travel at ride height.
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 Thx a lot, my samy should be pretty close to yours for weight by the time I get bumper/winch/rock sliders and belly armor. it's a little annoying that on the website they don't give you numbers for compression/rebound, only words like light-medium-heavy, do you remember which one is which?
It’s hard to find but there is a chart in the tech section at the bottom of the main page. It’s for 2.5s but you just disregard the largest diameter shim. Yeah I wish they spelled out the thickness when you ordered.
howeracing.com/collections/steering-quickeners here’s a king for the steering quickened. Tires are 33x10.50x15 BF Goodrich mud terrains. What other info are you interested in?
@@epitam my suzuki doesn’t have the original fire wall, on yours I would mount it in the engine compartment between fire wall and steering box. I don’t recommend doing this if you have manual steering still. It will make it harder to steer.
Check out my Instagram for pics of the Holley install @doiwning.fabrication getting it running was pretty easy. The self learning gets it 90 percent there. I had to do some modifications to the intake for it to bolt up. I did have it tuned, but for a crawler I’d say the self learning is fine. The tuning mostly was for WOT. If you go this route hit me up if you need help.
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 I don’t have social media. Just TH-cam. But if it’s pretty straight forward, I might go that route in the future. I’m propane turbo right now, but 8v 1.6L are becoming impossible to find. So I might have to go 16v in the future, but I’d wanna run a plug and play system.
I’d say 2500-3000 to build suspension. I am running FOA brand 2.0x14” coil overs. Speedway engineering sway bars. I also have a Polaris RZR, thr Samurais is more fun to drive. More challenging and keeps you busy. Not as fast though.
My opinion, but I would swap the motor before spending time trying to turbo it. There are plenty of options with double the power that would be more reliable than trying to turbo an old suzuki motor that's not engineered for power in the first place. Love the style and character of this build though!
I will have to look at it, can’t remember off the top of my head. My car is not at my house right now so give me a few days. But it varies vehicles to vehicle. My samurai is 2800 lbs. so depending on what yours weighs my numbers may not apply. The guys at the shock companies are very good at getting you close when you order. I will look at mine and find my valve specs though. I run FOA brand shocks. 2.0x14 reservoir coil overs.
What a great build to be close too the stock mechanics! Amazing build!
Thanks!
what a rig! that thing is badass man! super unique and very well done, I dig it 😍😍😍
Thanks!
best #samaurai, the walk around is spot on.. #fantastic #job #awesomerig
Thanks!
Nice build I am building Sammy 4 line mt in pa I will be watching video again and again I like the steering idea my I's 1988 ..thanks for sharing I learned alot on just watching you do walk around .
Thanks! If you have any questions feel free to ask. Thanks for watching.
68rwhp! 😂🤘🏻 Love this thing. Thanks for the video!
Yeah, 68. Surprised me. Was expecting maybe 50s.
Cool samurai like the way you built it. I have a built 1.3 in mine runs awesome. 👍😁
I can’t wait to turbo it. It runs good but could use some power on big climbs. What’s done to your 1.3?
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 Well 9.5 comps. Piston balanced the bottom end micro polished the crank custom ground cam Honda valve springs. I can rev the nuts off this thing and don't float valves. You have to watch out on the cam because if you have TCase gears you can't run the torque cam. They won't go faster than 55mph. Also I run a Toyota Starlet carb. It rips!!
Thank you for giving us a walk a round rundown…..
Do you have a written list….to share….
Just looking for mods for a suk farm truck….
I don’t have a list. What are you wanting to mod? Suspension, motor,ext?
You should do a video just on setting up linked suspensions; Yours looks awesome.
I’ve thought about it, it can be a touchy subject. Since that link calculator program came out everyone is an expert. lol.
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 yeah right, lots of opinions. I’m really thinking hard about doing a three link in the front of my Sami with coils or coilovers. Looks like Barnes 4WD is a one stop shop for brackets and link hardware.
@@nrspence8258 I’ll do a quick video this morning.
Cool one mate! Sammy 4 life!
Thanks!
Looks tough & awesome zuk 💯💯💯🤙🏼
Thank you!
Man that Sammy is FBA🔥🔥🔥
Thanks!
Aweosme vehicle! Do you need to keep the original axles and engine for the class you race in?
@@NpackT no, I could run a v8 and one ton axles. But then it wouldn’t be a samurai. I’m a weirdo
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 haha I love that. It’s a sweet vehicle!
@@NpackT thanks!
What a beast!
Thanks!
Awesome build very Nice design.. what size tubing is the roll cage?
It’s mostly 1 3/4” x 0.120 wall.
👍👍😎👍👍
This things sweet! We watched you go through cougar buttes and it looked well put together compared to the leaf spring samis. Do you get much side to side play in the rear axle with that link set up? I had something identical on my old truck and kept wearing out rear upper link axle joint. I had to flip and remount it horizontal so the side to side loading was put into the walls of the joint instead of the sleeve (pressed in middle part of joint? Not sure of correct rod end terms)
Thanks! It’s coming along. So far so good with the wishbone joint. If it becomes a problem I will do like you did. Thanks for watching.
Very nice and clean build and explained . Which is the wheelbase distance and overall weight? Wheter the weight is distributet 50:50?
Best regards from Serbia
88” wheelbase(8” over stock). 2800 lbs with no people on it, had about 1/4 tank of fuel.52% fr/ 48%rr. Thanks for asking, I should have included that info. Thanks for watching.
Thanks for asking…..my mods will begin after the kubota motor is married to the Sami tranny. This is a emergency install since I plastered my Polaris diesel into a fugitive pickup trying to make a get away after cherry picking our farm garage.
The kubota is tiny so the lift may not be required. Our farm has slopes of 1 to 1.5 - 2…requiring 4x4 and slow torque.
Lower t case gears combined with the diesel will make your samurai a tractor. My samurai will be used as a tractor in the next month as I am moving and have alot of heavy stuff to move.
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 that’s interesting…another “tractor “ in the barn….l have narrow paths along my grove….too narrow for my 5030 kubota tractor and taco….just need a horse that can carry a couple hundred pounds of citrus….the Polaris was perfect….but it’s a mess.
What are you moving? My lathes weigh over 2 tons…!
@@offgridmangogrower I have to move my giant tool bix(1100 lb empty) a press brake a plasma table ect. All the equipment in my shop. I do fab work for a living. The winch will come in handy pulling things into place!
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 after hearing about your move…it reminded me of 4 flat tires on my zeeman trailer on I-99 hauling a lathe and small dozer to so cal…..talk about wt exceeding those old tires. Luckily they were 8 bolt just like my dodge so I had brought along spares. My farm shop only lacks a mill to be complete
Such an awesome rig, your work is amazing. Maybe I missed it but what axle and Tcase gears are you running?
4.89s
Love the build. Was wondering if you could provide any details on your Holley sniper fuel system. Will it work with the turbo you are planning on? Any other engine build info would be great as well. I’m just looking for the ability to cruise the highway on my way to trails or work
Right now the motor is bored .020 over, stock style dished pistons, head has been milled .027, adjustable cam pulley, mild porting, LowRange OffRoaf 272 cam, mild intake porting, Doug Thorley header, 2” exhaust. Holley doesn’t recommend turbo with a non “super Sniper” but you can definitely do it, it just requires more experienced tuner. The Super Sniper is easier for beginners to boost safely. I plan on building up another motor for the turbo. Forged rods and pistons ect. Step one is a new intake manifold as I think that is holding back some power. I will do a video on that soon. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for responding. Stuffs good to know. I’m looking forward to seeing what else you do to this rig.
I have been thinking about the Sniper EFI for mine. What model did you go with? How did you have to modify the intake manifold?
I use the 2GC Small bore, it the closest to the original carb in size. I have lots of pics on my instagram, @downing.fabrication. Basically I welded up the carb stud holes and re drilled to match sniper. And open up the throats of the manifold to match as well.
Was the holley sniper install easy??? And how does it performe???
It wasn’t too bad. Lots of pics on my Instagram, @downing.fabrication the mounting studs are off just a bit so I welded the holes in the manifold and re drilled and tapped. Then I had to hog out the small butterfly hole in the manic to match the larger side. It performs great, takes some time to dial in but totally worth it. Cold starts like a new car, doesn’t care about extreme angles, and is nearly stall proof in the rocks. The IAC maintains the idle under load. Thanks for watching!
Before I forget….what brand gears did you upgrade your t-case with?
Are there stronger vs cheaper sets…?
I run 4.89 Sumo Gears. They are made in Japan. I did break a set of their 6.4 gears but I was running it wide open climbing a steep hill during a race. The 4.89s are stronger.
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 thank you for the sumo plug….plus the taller and stronger 4.89s
That’s great u tested the crap out of them…!
Hey! i just bought myself a 20R swapped samurai, I'm currently getting all the parts I need for a radius arm/coil over set up, i want to also go with FOA coil overs after watching your vid, messaged them to see what valving/spring rate they would recommend, but no answer? so could you share your valving/spring rate setup, so i can use it as a baseline for mine? that would help me a ton!
Shock companies are super busy these days. My front shocks are 0.015 compression stack/ 0.010 rebound. Rear shocks are 0.010 compression and rebound. All four have one free bleed hole in the piston, but I recommend 2 bleed holes. I will be doing this soon. Front springs are 200/225 and rears are 175/225. My Sammy weighs 2800 and the shocks have 7” up travel at ride height.
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 Thx a lot, my samy should be pretty close to yours for weight by the time I get bumper/winch/rock sliders and belly armor. it's a little annoying that on the website they don't give you numbers for compression/rebound, only words like light-medium-heavy, do you remember which one is which?
It’s hard to find but there is a chart in the tech section at the bottom of the main page. It’s for 2.5s but you just disregard the largest diameter shim. Yeah I wish they spelled out the thickness when you ordered.
Amazing work!
What tire size are those bf?
P.s link for the steering ratio adapter? And some info on the work you did? Please!
Thanks for sharing!
howeracing.com/collections/steering-quickeners here’s a king for the steering quickened. Tires are 33x10.50x15 BF Goodrich mud terrains. What other info are you interested in?
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 thanks! I'll be glad to see or understand how you installed it on the samurai steering shaft and firewall.
@@epitam I have lots of photos of the build on my Instagram @downing.fabrication
Check it out! Thanks for watching!
@@epitam my suzuki doesn’t have the original fire wall, on yours I would mount it in the engine compartment between fire wall and steering box. I don’t recommend doing this if you have manual steering still. It will make it harder to steer.
@Downing Fabrication Ultra4 Samurai thanks! You replies are really Appricated
Subscribed! What an awesome build. What was the difficultly level of the Holley sniper? My rear steer buggy is still all zuk powered. 🤘
Check out my Instagram for pics of the Holley install @doiwning.fabrication getting it running was pretty easy. The self learning gets it 90 percent there. I had to do some modifications to the intake for it to bolt up. I did have it tuned, but for a crawler I’d say the self learning is fine. The tuning mostly was for WOT. If you go this route hit me up if you need help.
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679
I don’t have social media. Just TH-cam. But if it’s pretty straight forward, I might go that route in the future. I’m propane turbo right now, but 8v 1.6L are becoming impossible to find. So I might have to go 16v in the future, but I’d wanna run a plug and play system.
I love this thing! A bit like a cooler utv! I would love to build something like this. What did the suspension cost to build? Metal, shocks etc
I’d say around $2500 in parts to build the suspension
@@ultra4suzukisamurai679 ok, thx!
I’d say 2500-3000 to build suspension. I am running FOA brand 2.0x14” coil overs. Speedway engineering sway bars. I also have a Polaris RZR, thr Samurais is more fun to drive. More challenging and keeps you busy. Not as fast though.
My opinion, but I would swap the motor before spending time trying to turbo it. There are plenty of options with double the power that would be more reliable than trying to turbo an old suzuki motor that's not engineered for power in the first place. Love the style and character of this build though!
I’m considering a swap, but literally can’t fit a talker engine.
Looking to buy a set of those coils for my Sami. What exact specs are the coils? Like rebound, compression valve, mount width / stiffness, 150/150?
I will have to look at it, can’t remember off the top of my head. My car is not at my house right now so give me a few days. But it varies vehicles to vehicle. My samurai is 2800 lbs. so depending on what yours weighs my numbers may not apply. The guys at the shock companies are very good at getting you close when you order. I will look at mine and find my valve specs though. I run FOA brand shocks. 2.0x14 reservoir coil overs.
Thank you!
Shut up and take my money!
Bring me a Sammy, I’ll build it!