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. 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. 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
WHEELS LENT TO THE SAMMY FROM OUR OFF ROAD VITARA'
WHO NOW LOOKS SAD IN THE GARDEN ON SAMMY WHEELS .....













ALSO THE BRAND NEW REMOVEABLE HARDTOP AS WELL.





