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Jul 21, 2020 11:34:39 GMT
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The Suzuki isn't finished but was put back together. It drove under own power to the new house and found a home in one of the garages. I still need to finish some sanding on one of the welds and add a bit of paint. Then a little rustpatch to fix and it should be MOT ready by then. Radiator was leaking (another one) but by now I had collected a lot of them. I send them to a refurbishment shop that tested them and one good version was found. So that's still waiting. The trailing arms of the rear had some rust to it also so I found used replacements for them. They will get new poly bushings and then all components like bearings, brakelines, etc. will have to be transferred from the old arms to the refurbished ones.
I'm not so sure that I will have the Suzuki MOT approved before winter, but let's see.
Once MOT has been achieved we can start testing it a bit on the road and see what else will fail. Once technically reliable it is time to replace that righthand side rear fender (more welding...) and probably send it off for all new paint. But I guess that will be autumn 2021 earliest.
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V-8: 1988 Corvette - 5.7 TPI
V-4: 1973 SAAB 96 - 1.5
4-boxer: 1975 Alfa Romeo AlfaSud - 1.2
2-boxer: 1965 Panhard 24BT - 0.8
4-line: 1982 Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid - 1.0
4-line: 1997 Alfa Romeo 164 Super - 2.0 TS
4-line: 2010 Renault Wind - 1.2 Turbo
4-line: 2021 Citroen campervan - 2.2 HDI
4-line: 2022 Alpine A110 - 1.8 Turbo
2-line: 1973 NSU Prinz 4L - 0.6 --> for sale
2-line: 2021 Honda Rebel 500
EV: 2024 Nio ET5T
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melle
South West
It'll come out in the wash.
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Jul 23, 2020 19:39:39 GMT
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I'm not so sure that I will have the Suzuki MOT approved before winter, but let's see. Those blue plates are a fail... |
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www.saabv4.com'70 Saab 96 V4 "The Devil's Own V4" '77 Saab 95 V4 van conversion project '88 Saab 900i 8V
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Its been a while and progress on the Suzuki has been slow.  When moving to the new location I got a good shot at this size comparison. Yes it really makes a C1 look large.     Only got out of the garage for an insurance appraisal, together with the other cars. Only cleaned off some of the dust.   After quite a bit of searching I have all components ready now to rebuild the rear axle and change the clutch. It is all so small.  A recent attempt to make it start failed. The battery is really dead (I forgot the battery switch) and my jump leads not quite quality enough. After just sitting and while I was trying to source some parts it now sits in a garage with good lights and on top of a simple lift. I want to get started with rebuilding that rear axle and when I build up the courage then tackle the remaining rust. |
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V-8: 1988 Corvette - 5.7 TPI
V-4: 1973 SAAB 96 - 1.5
4-boxer: 1975 Alfa Romeo AlfaSud - 1.2
2-boxer: 1965 Panhard 24BT - 0.8
4-line: 1982 Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid - 1.0
4-line: 1997 Alfa Romeo 164 Super - 2.0 TS
4-line: 2010 Renault Wind - 1.2 Turbo
4-line: 2021 Citroen campervan - 2.2 HDI
4-line: 2022 Alpine A110 - 1.8 Turbo
2-line: 1973 NSU Prinz 4L - 0.6 --> for sale
2-line: 2021 Honda Rebel 500
EV: 2024 Nio ET5T
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Mar 21, 2022 13:46:55 GMT
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 Its a small step but significant still. The wheels are up in the air and the Suzuki sits on the little lift. As the Suzuki is a bit odd-size and some critical components are in inconvenient places (I'm looking at you; tiny fuel tank) it was in the end a bit of a puzzle to really be able to lift it without causing damage and have it sit stable. Since it is a bit tail heavy I will support also extra at the rear end. Now we can lift it up higher and get to work on it. For the coming months the plan is: -Install new battery -Install again a new radiator (but this one has been pressure tested before mounting) -Rebuild the rear suspension with new/refurbished parts -Replace clutch -Fix two rust holes in the right-rear wheel arch After that I either go for MOT or first replace the right-rear fender. |
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V-8: 1988 Corvette - 5.7 TPI
V-4: 1973 SAAB 96 - 1.5
4-boxer: 1975 Alfa Romeo AlfaSud - 1.2
2-boxer: 1965 Panhard 24BT - 0.8
4-line: 1982 Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid - 1.0
4-line: 1997 Alfa Romeo 164 Super - 2.0 TS
4-line: 2010 Renault Wind - 1.2 Turbo
4-line: 2021 Citroen campervan - 2.2 HDI
4-line: 2022 Alpine A110 - 1.8 Turbo
2-line: 1973 NSU Prinz 4L - 0.6 --> for sale
2-line: 2021 Honda Rebel 500
EV: 2024 Nio ET5T
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75swb
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Mar 21, 2022 20:43:11 GMT
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Nice. I cant believe the amount of work that's gone into this little thing
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Mar 25, 2022 20:35:27 GMT
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More small cars. Yay Little cars are the future...  |
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teaboy
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Make tea, not war.
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Mar 25, 2022 23:48:34 GMT
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More small cars. Yay Little cars are the future... Rear engine is the future! 😀 |
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Apr 27, 2022 16:17:29 GMT
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Hi Engineer
Just found your posts as I have just bought one of the few remaining Whizzkids left in the UK, it is a 1981 and the same blue as yours. You must have spent many hours to get it looking this good.
Mine has been garaged well cared for with only 26,000 miles on the clock. The vinyl seats and carpets could do with a good clean but otherwise It is a very good example.
One thing a need is a rear window strut, I can't get one in the UK for love nor money and I wondered if you knew where I could get one.
By the way where are you in Holland, I was stationed for 7 years at RAF Laarbruch in Germany on the border with Holland, close to the 271 between Venlo and Nimegen so I know the Limburg area around Helmond, Eindhoven and Venray
Regards
Dave
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Hi Dave,
I answered you in DM with a hint where to look for such a strut. There are no originals anymore but for some parts slowly there is new production (or crossreference to parts from other cars that also fit).
I'm in the center of Holland in the area where all the rivers pass through. Venlo is just an hours drive away. I worked in Eindhoven and Helmond for many years so familiar area for me also.
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V-8: 1988 Corvette - 5.7 TPI
V-4: 1973 SAAB 96 - 1.5
4-boxer: 1975 Alfa Romeo AlfaSud - 1.2
2-boxer: 1965 Panhard 24BT - 0.8
4-line: 1982 Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid - 1.0
4-line: 1997 Alfa Romeo 164 Super - 2.0 TS
4-line: 2010 Renault Wind - 1.2 Turbo
4-line: 2021 Citroen campervan - 2.2 HDI
4-line: 2022 Alpine A110 - 1.8 Turbo
2-line: 1973 NSU Prinz 4L - 0.6 --> for sale
2-line: 2021 Honda Rebel 500
EV: 2024 Nio ET5T
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Nice to see the responses. Not sure if little cars are the future. But... my EV (the Ioniq5) is also rear-engined :-)
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Last Edit: Aug 16, 2022 7:30:19 GMT by engineer
V-8: 1988 Corvette - 5.7 TPI
V-4: 1973 SAAB 96 - 1.5
4-boxer: 1975 Alfa Romeo AlfaSud - 1.2
2-boxer: 1965 Panhard 24BT - 0.8
4-line: 1982 Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid - 1.0
4-line: 1997 Alfa Romeo 164 Super - 2.0 TS
4-line: 2010 Renault Wind - 1.2 Turbo
4-line: 2021 Citroen campervan - 2.2 HDI
4-line: 2022 Alpine A110 - 1.8 Turbo
2-line: 1973 NSU Prinz 4L - 0.6 --> for sale
2-line: 2021 Honda Rebel 500
EV: 2024 Nio ET5T
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Project Suzuki is rather slow but not stopped, Finding time is a bit tricky. Mostly also because at the moment there is a lot of dirty work (rear suspension) so you don't just do that for half an hour or so. But first a little sad news:  All of a sudden the windshield was cracked. I guess when lifting it on the lift some tension came into the chassis and after weeks the windshield gave up. I think I have a spare windshield so that's a job in the future. But will not tackle that until its on its wheels again.  The rear brakes were still pretty good I removed both rear suspension arms as they had some rust. Some time ago I got a set that was not rusted through and cleaned them and did a lot of rust proofing on them. The bushings in those were worn so I had a workshop make some new bushings from a nylon (modified a tuning part from another vehicle).   It was quite a bit of work and pretty dirty. At least no bolts were stuck. To show why it was needed here you see the suspension arm where the spring load is on. Old vs. Replacement.   Despite the holes to let water out being there I guess a lot of rainwater together with dirt accumulates there and then rust is just a matter of time. In the rebuild, it gets new wheel bearings and nearly new shock absorbers. And a lot of new paint. The brake drums only get a new brake cylinder as the rest looked still very good. Brake hoses I have to replace also.  Before it gets back together I have some rust removal to do on the right side of the car. Also I want to drop the transmission to replace the clutch. |
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V-8: 1988 Corvette - 5.7 TPI
V-4: 1973 SAAB 96 - 1.5
4-boxer: 1975 Alfa Romeo AlfaSud - 1.2
2-boxer: 1965 Panhard 24BT - 0.8
4-line: 1982 Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid - 1.0
4-line: 1997 Alfa Romeo 164 Super - 2.0 TS
4-line: 2010 Renault Wind - 1.2 Turbo
4-line: 2021 Citroen campervan - 2.2 HDI
4-line: 2022 Alpine A110 - 1.8 Turbo
2-line: 1973 NSU Prinz 4L - 0.6 --> for sale
2-line: 2021 Honda Rebel 500
EV: 2024 Nio ET5T
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Dec 31, 2022 20:57:32 GMT
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nice build. my sc100 is in dire need of a suspension overhaul so this makes a nice reference
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Last Edit: Dec 31, 2022 21:07:58 GMT by nick44
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Finally buildup the courage to replace the clutch. With 2 of 3 powertrain mounts on the gearbox and the engine leaning in at a angle it took a bit of work to figure out how to support the engine in place.   All pretty much miniature size.. happy for it as the gearbox is heavy enough as it is. The clutch bearing was failing so that was the first reason to start replacing parts. Rest was preventive.. or so I thought.  One of the springs in the clutch plate fell apart and pieces of it got stuck in inconvenient places   A bit of damage on both sides. Luckily the flywheel was not too bad and anyway it is just a small part of the surface. So I left it as is.   Back together with nice new parts  Always glad when the gearbox connects again.  After checking that clutch and gearshifting works again (also after the powertrain was in its supports once again) and various other bits it was time to look at the suspension again. For the left side its pretty much ready now. Replacement trailing arm, new custom made bushings, new brake lines/hoses and cylinder, new wheel bearings. And pretty much new replacement shocks. Right side about the same but some paint is still drying. Once the driveshafts are back (new rubber covers) its assembling time. Don't worry, still more rust to tackle. |
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V-8: 1988 Corvette - 5.7 TPI
V-4: 1973 SAAB 96 - 1.5
4-boxer: 1975 Alfa Romeo AlfaSud - 1.2
2-boxer: 1965 Panhard 24BT - 0.8
4-line: 1982 Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid - 1.0
4-line: 1997 Alfa Romeo 164 Super - 2.0 TS
4-line: 2010 Renault Wind - 1.2 Turbo
4-line: 2021 Citroen campervan - 2.2 HDI
4-line: 2022 Alpine A110 - 1.8 Turbo
2-line: 1973 NSU Prinz 4L - 0.6 --> for sale
2-line: 2021 Honda Rebel 500
EV: 2024 Nio ET5T
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79cord
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May 24, 2023 11:14:29 GMT
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That rear transaxle looks pretty amazing even by microcar standards!
Transaxle in my z360 almost looked big as it's engine!
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Jan 10, 2024 15:00:59 GMT
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Every now and then you just have to get yourself motivated.. I got some metal work done again. Seems to be something I never look forward to but once you get going its good to make progress.  The right rear fender was rusty on the wheelarch and the surroundings of the rear window. Also a bit on the sill end but this outer skin is not structural on the sill (if it was it should have been welded a bit more in that area originally). Lots of welds to drill out.  After getting most of the outer skin off it turns out underneath it is not as bad as feared.  It didn't take that long to get it ready for rust proofing. Then had to clean the edges again.  Some rust damage was in place inside the wheelarch also. This is where this needed to get done. I propwelded these in place. That went pretty OK. Then I welded also the edges and that was less good. Its solid but doesn't look too nice. Clearly been too long ago since I last welded and I struggled quite a bit with the settings; mostly with having too much feed of material. But hey; its strong and by the end it started to look better.  Getting the new fender on took many tries. Overall fit was good but some of the edges needed a bit of help and on the C-pillar I needed to cut it to fit.  Many propwelds later it is finally part of the vehicle. Still a bit struggling sometimes with too much feed of material. It varies.  One of the last pieces in the making which will become a part of the rear window surround. And then my welder stopped the material feed. Which turned out to be simply that I ran out of welding wire. No issue as I have more. But now the remaining bit of welding wire is stuck between the machine and the welder. I'm giving it one more try to unstuck it and else maybe this is a good sign to start looking for a different welding machine. |
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V-8: 1988 Corvette - 5.7 TPI
V-4: 1973 SAAB 96 - 1.5
4-boxer: 1975 Alfa Romeo AlfaSud - 1.2
2-boxer: 1965 Panhard 24BT - 0.8
4-line: 1982 Suzuki SC100 Whizzkid - 1.0
4-line: 1997 Alfa Romeo 164 Super - 2.0 TS
4-line: 2010 Renault Wind - 1.2 Turbo
4-line: 2021 Citroen campervan - 2.2 HDI
4-line: 2022 Alpine A110 - 1.8 Turbo
2-line: 1973 NSU Prinz 4L - 0.6 --> for sale
2-line: 2021 Honda Rebel 500
EV: 2024 Nio ET5T
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