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Last Edit: Oct 22, 2019 5:37:31 GMT by rblote
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I have driven this Suzuki ute about 17 years ago. It was a slow, uncomfortable little bouncy box that needed lots of TLC.
I fell in love straight away!!
Today it was given to me for free. It has been parked in the shed about 10 years ago with a broken rear (leaf) spring.
I hope to pick it up this Thursday.
Plans for now;
Find or fix that rear suspension.
Get it running
Then make a list of jobs to do.
Wish list;
replace the very tired motor. I think the 1.3 Sierra motor will slot in without much pain.
I prefer to keep it as much as possible as found. But it will get other seats as the originals are falling apart.
Will see what happens
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Reminds me of the mk1 Pajero dash and steering wheel.
Didn't know these existed.
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This is how they look  |
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Last Edit: Oct 23, 2019 4:26:57 GMT by rblote
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It will be picked up tomorrow afternoon.
I found out that the brakes are still working, no handbrake though.
We found the keys!! I was afraid that they had gone missing.
The motor is still turning by hand, so that's great!
Coolant looks clean.
Oh, and I haven't found any rust so far!!
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Last Edit: Oct 23, 2019 4:32:06 GMT by rblote
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I am sooooo jealous !!!
There, I said it.
Looking forward to all of the forensic detail.
Regardless of your claim of uncomfortable ride etc, you will still be the coolest kid on campus.
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no rust....on.a suzuki....thats a winner for starters!! never found my samurai uncomfortable , even on custom made hd +3" springs. may have been more to do with the uber comfy-bum rover metro seats i fitted. that has the potential to be a great little truck. all the guys over here that tray-back them will be very jealous!
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Given that outback New South Wales is usually as dry as a dead dingo's donger I'd be surprised if that thing was rusty. I'm sure you'll have a lot of fun with it.
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Oct 23, 2019 10:39:23 GMT
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This is a bit of the history I know.
It was possibly bought new by the Hancock family in 1995. They own a 300.000 acre cattle property out west (near Mt Moffat Queensland)
and a smaller 300 acre property near Mt Tamborine (1hr South West of Brisbane)
The car was used by him and his family till about 2005 or 2006. It more or less never left the property and has only about 35.000km on the clock.
Mr. Hancock founded the Youth Enterprise trust and the car became property of the trust. I started working for the Youth Enterprise Trust in about 2003.That's when I drove the car for the first time.
Although I left YET in 2006 and worked for other organizations I always kept in contact and have delivered/facilitated many youth programs at the smaller property.
In 2012 I started working with the Youth Enterprise trust again.That's when I found out that the Suzuki was now parked up at the smaller property. It was apparently parked up around 2006 or 2007 when the rear leaf suspension broke.
I kept reminding managers, board members and the like that I would like to buy that car when it was time to move it on.
That day came yesterday and tomorrow it should be sitting on my drive way!
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Oct 23, 2019 10:45:07 GMT
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I would like some advice on how to start that thing for the first time.
What do I need to do before I turn it over?
What do I need to do before I try to turn it over or try to start it?
There is water in the cool system.
There is fairly clean oil in the engine and it turns over by hand.
The petrol stinks like old petrol.
Thanks
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Oct 23, 2019 20:02:09 GMT
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I'd just give it a crank and see if it starts. Obviously fresh petrol would help. Might want to clean and regap the sparkplugs and check the rest of the ignition system first. How lucky do you feel?
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Oct 23, 2019 20:12:38 GMT
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ok, so its a tray backed SJ, i'm in
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Oct 23, 2019 20:13:47 GMT
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they are pretty bulletproof , i assume it's a 1000cc?
a 1300 or swift 16v would drop in easily enough if you wanted to upgrade. my 1300 went really well but was running a webber carb that the p.o had fitted.
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Oct 23, 2019 20:34:55 GMT
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Unfortunately, if it's a stockman, it was actually made by Maruti in India. It has the older 1000cc engine, but your local dealership (zupps at Hillcrest) can order parts in.
Lots of parts for the sierra/stockman are still available, but I'd be getting the Japanese parts over the Indian parts.
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Oct 23, 2019 21:59:01 GMT
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It says loud and proud on the rocker cover "Maruti"!! And yes, it has this 1000cc power house under that bonnet!!
0 to 100km/h ....bring your lunch
top speed....no speeding fines for me anymore!!
fun factor ...100%
I have more or less decided to clean it, get it going, service it, make it look great, but keep it all original.
I will never do a lot of miles in it so, a little under powered and a little uncomfortable will add to the fun!!
I have "friends" in higher places at Zupps. They will look after me.
Today is the day!! It will be delivered around 1.30pm!!
My son asked me not to clean it. He wants to do that!! He loves car detailing.
I am happy to leave it till he is ready to clean it.
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It's home!! I can't wait to get into it. First job is to get the windows up and make it more or less water tight (ish) Then get the rear suspension sorted. New leaf springs L&R only $230. Not bad but I am looking for second hand first. Anyway here it is. On the tow truck  on tow truck by Renee Blote, on Flickr Bit of cleaning required.  inside by Renee Blote, on Flickr One window up. The other side is stuck  front garage by Renee Blote, on Flickr Sir Alfred approves!!  with Alfred by Renee Blote, on Flickr |
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Oct 24, 2019 17:04:49 GMT
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so exactly what kind of horse is sir alfred then??
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'80 s1 924 turbo..hibernating
'80 golf gli cabriolet...doing impression of a skip
'97 pug 106 commuter...continuing cheapness making me smile!
firm believer in the k.i.s.s and f.i.s.h principles.
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Oct 24, 2019 21:23:40 GMT
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so exactly what kind of horse is sir alfred then?? Mate, Sir Alfred is me little doggy. It's a Great Dane. He started growing a bit late but stopped growing even later. He is the best lap dog we ever had, makes weird growling noises from the front and sometimes from the back too. |
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thumbnail_20191022_101038 by Renee Blote, on Flickr
thumbnail_20191022_101026.jpg222 by Renee Blote, on Flickr
