MEET THE NEW LWB SAMMY

 

 

WE WERE BUILDING A SAMMY OFF ROADER AND WHILE WE WERE BROWSING ON EBAY (AS YOU DO) WE FOUND A 1991 SAMMY WITH A BRAND NEW (BRAND NEW)SHELL.

WE DID A DEAL WITH THE SELLER, BORROWED A TRAILER AND DROVE TO SOUTH WALES.

WHEN WE GOT THE SAMMY HOME WE HAD A LOOK OVER IT AND ALSO IN THE THREE BOXES OF SPARES THAT WERE IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. WE HAVE HAD TO PUT THE LOOM IN PROPERLY AND DASH, INTERIOR, PROPSHAFTS, BRAKES AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF. EVERY NUT AND BOLT WAS LOOSE, WATER PUMP SIEZED, ENGINE WATERWAYS SLUDGED UP. STILL WE HAVE A LOAD OF THINGS LEFT TO DO AND WILL POST IT HERE FOR YOU TO SEE.
WHEELS LENT TO THE SAMMY FROM OUR OFF ROAD VITARA' WHO NOW LOOKS SAD IN THE GARDEN ON SAMMY WHEELS .....

 

AS WE 1ST SAW HER IN A LOCKUP IN SOUTH WALES

 

NOTICE THE LOOM DUMPED INTO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE ENGINE BAY.

 

TIDY BODYWORK

 

AND UNDER THE BONNET IS AS GOOD AS THE BODYWORK ... SUPERB

 

THE RED SAMMY WE WERE BUILDING HAD A SPOA THAT WAS FITTED BY TIM AT RHINO CENTRAL ...... WITH DFLEX

 

FRONT SPOA FITTED. NIGHT TIME STOPPED US FITTING THE REAR.

 

TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE HEIGHT OF IT, THE VITARA IN FRONT HAS 31" TYRES, 3" BODYLIFT AND A 2.5" SPRING LIFT

 

ALL NEW BRAKE LINES

 

INWARD FACING SHOCKS FOR EXTRA FLEX

 

NICE SIDE VIEW

 

SEE THE SIDE LIGHTS AND INDICATORS IN THE GRILL AND NOT IN THE BUMPER AS PER NORMAL

 

ALL BRAND NEW FLOORING AND DOOR CARDS

 

NOTE THE STANDARD ROLL CAGE THAT WAS FITTED AS NEW TO THE SHELL WE GOT.
ALSO THE BRAND NEW REMOVEABLE HARDTOP AS WELL.

MORE SOON

 

A FEW NEW PICTURES NOW SHE IS ON THE ROAD ...... FANTASTIC

 

YOU CAN SEE HOW TALL SHE LOOKS NEXT TO THE X TYPE

 

WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW A SAMMY LWB, OR EVEN A SWB WITH ZERO RUST .... AND I MEAN ZERO RUST .... SHE IS IMMACULATE

 

 

WE HAVE A 410 TRANSFER CASE TO GO IN HER AND TIME PERMITTING I WILL GET IT FITTED VERY SOON. SHE RUNS OUT OF STEAM AS YOU WOULD EXPECT ON LONG HILLS, GIVEN THE WAY SHE IS CURRENTLY GEARED. BUT WHAT A HEAD TURNER. WE HAVE HAD TWO PEOPLE OFFER TO BUY HER IN THE 3 DAYS SHE PLAYED OUT LAST WEEK.

 

 

JUST A COUPLE OF PICTURES WITH THE REAR ROOF SECTION OFF