4.0 v6 in a samurai

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I like it. Good job!
Richard

 

[kris97ranger]

i hate to drag this back from the dead but i really hope your around still.....

once im done getting my LWB samurai onto the 38s im starting on my sj410 tin top, regular things SOA, sammi axles with 4.56's, 3" bodylift, and 33's but i want more then the 45 horse the stock 1.0 provides. i loved the 4.0 in my 97 ranger and want on in the sj.

if your still around i want to talk to you lol (oh and this sj will be a dd so rad's gotta stay up front)

 

[mhughes165]

i would just put the sami body onto a explorer frame, theres a truck around my way done like that, has a HP 44 in the front 4.56s and 38's he wheels it all the time and never breaks anything

 

[kris97ranger]

Except thats defeating the whole purpose of having the little sj not to mention this thing will be a dd. I already have a long wheelbase samurai with toyota motor an 38s.

And i already have the samurai axles geared and spooled waiting to go in so its gonna stay as mich suzuki as possible. Im thinking a 4.0 and then 2wd trandmission tiny jackshaft to the divorced t case thats already there.

 

[mhughes165]

Except thats defeating the whole purpose of having the little sj not to mention this thing will be a dd. I already have a long wheelbase samurai with toyota motor an 38s.

And i already have the samurai axles geared and spooled waiting to go in so its gonna stay as mich suzuki as possible. Im thinking a 4.0 and then 2wd trandmission tiny jackshaft to the divorced t case thats already there.

you wouldnt know the truck was a explorer frame, it was chopped to keep correct wheel base, wish i had pictures of it.

idk how well it would hold up with the sami axles and the 4.0, she said she popped birfields alot, and if one were to have it locked im sure it would be much more frequent

 

[kris97ranger]

Yea i figure ill break alot of axles if i beat on it but again this wont be a trail truck mostly just gonna be wheeled if my offroad truck is broke or if im driving along and wanna scout a trail.

 

[Original_Ranger84]

Sweet little rig a few of my friends got those things, though they had the stock 4cyl and 5spds and they are sittin on 31's. Still pretty sweet rigs thou.

Love what you did to the interior hahaha

 

[Josh40601]

this is such a cool rig.

 

[compaqeo]

on stock axles.................Snap

 

[zuki]

i never broke the trail tough axles. i even put a locker in the front. drove it for a couple years this way untill i decided that i wanted 35's.

i have since swapped in toy axles, and dual toy tcases and 35x12.50x15 mtr's. low-low is crazy low, and only usefull in certain situations but it does make me smile when i get to use it.

a few pictures of the progress

toy axles being installed


CIMG0027 by chadreschly, on Flickr

ford c4 and dual toy tcases


CIMG0007 by chadreschly, on Flickr

and how it sits now.


CIMG0085 by chadreschly, on Flickr

i plan on loosing most of the body next and tubing it out. it is kind of in a in-between stage right now and looks kinda fugly.

 

[AgPete139]

Revival! Still looks good. How did you do the doubler with a divorced t-case?

 

[Diggerauditor]

How did you mate the trans and tc? My daughter wants me to do that same thing with her Chevy Tracker which is essentially a Suzuki Vitara. I can't find anything about adapters to a Zuki tc. Let me know please...Thx.

 

[multiranger]

There are several Sams running around where I live with chevy SB 350s in em... I want a bone stock one to turn into a lawn mower... I am thinking a finishing mower mounted under the sammy lock the front hubs and use the front axle as a PTO to turn the blades... Would it work?? Beats me.

 

[zuki]

Revival! Still looks good. How did you do the doubler with a divorced t-case?

it is not divorced. used a expensive adapter from advanced adapters.

 

[AgPete139]

it is not divorced. used a expensive adapter from advanced adapters.

Yea, I think I looked too quickly past that picture. Any updates on the rig since last fall?