Thanks Scottie, that's an awesome offer and no, I don't have a late style 410 transmission, the one installed is an early one and the original one (more on that later, once I have caught up on the blog and overhere) is most likely the original type-2 transmission. I have the nagging suspicion though...

Check the spare part numbers: SJ410: 17841-80000 and 17851-80000 vs SJ413: 17841-83000 and 17851-83000 ... or in short: NO, they are entirely different. But SJ410 hoses are readily available from Maruti-Suzuki either via your Suzuki dealer or via the various better SJ and Samurai specific shops in E...

Alrighty, made up my mind and I am NOT going to go down the easy (and sensible) way and just get myself a late coil-sprung 1.3. Soooo... does any one of you know of a good and reliable dealer in Spain, that I can buy a 5-speed box from? (There's two or three dealers on ebay, but when asking them abo...

For now making sure it keeps all its fluids on the inside or outside, spraying all the cavities with what they call "Wire Rope Grease", some sticky oily muck that when the little Zook is parked too long in the sun, starts dripping out and thus makes it mark its territory. Aside from that m...

Cheers - a lot of work (should put that one in CAPITAL LETTERS) sounds about right. Completed 600km day before yesterday and swapped the alternator for one out of a Miata (MX-5) and now I finally have enough juice to enjoy all the electric doodads at once. :mrgreen: Lights, Wipers AND heater fan. Ju...

Cheers guys, well it's already on the road and has done a wee bit over 500kms since completing the rebuild. So currently I am working on creature comforts and turning it from bearable to actually enjoyable.

Greetings y'all, my name's Greg and for a long while I've been happily stranded in a country with plenty of mountains, which considers itself to be the heart of Europe. (Austria) Plenty of mountains leads to a notable need for affordable off-road vehicles as snow overhere during the Winter months is...