Congratulations! I just finally got my own Samurai this past weekend. You’ve inspired me to really improve as much as I can and make a video series out of it. Thanks for all your wisdom!
@@Spookizuk Oh man, that's so exciting! I'm your first subscriber and I'm looking forward to watching your videos! Everything I did to polish this turd involved sand paper and some sprayable form of schmutz (except for the wrap) lol, and if ya screw it up you can always redo it. I'm convinced Samurai's are the best automotive project you can get, so congrats on acquiring yours! I made a long list of parts with links for everything I bought in the description (you just gotta click "more"). Most of it was very cheap and I still had decent results. Looking forward to getting that notification for your first video!
Really do appreciate all the attention to detail from start to Finnish! Been with the Samurai cult going on 9 years, and It would take a pretty penny to pry my Samurai away from me. Anyway thanks again for doing a great job of bringing us all along. Good luck finding another project, and I hope it’s another Samurai.
@@EddieChlapek Hey thanks so much. Yeah it kills me to see it go after all this work, at least the videos will live on. I would definitely love to have another one!
I’ve watched every episode and I have loved it. You transformed this vehicle from pretty crappy to a gem! Your quality of work, knowledge, and honesty, sets you apart from many others. After all the love and care you’ve given this Samurai I cannot imagine the next owner ever selling it. I know I wouldn’t. Looking forward to your next project which I, from the bottom of my heart, hope to be be another Samurai! Congratulations to a very good restoration.
@@BorisEkner Thanks so much Boris, that means alot, and thanks for all your interaction along the way. I 100% want to do another Samurai when its in the budget. I have a new found love and respect for them. I just love their simplicity so much! Thank you again!
From Portugal, once again. Congratulations on the results achieved in this project. A true transformation from "scary to cherry”. Perseverance and courage to bring the project to fruition, it was truly inspiring for some of us to resume our pending projects with our Zukis or Samus, as someone called them. I will follow your future projects, another Samu, maybe! Cheers
@@LuisGarcia-wt2kp I hadn't thought about that but wow, its inspiring for me to hear that I've inspired someone else to pick up where they left off on their project. I def want to have another Samurai in the future. Hopefully when I'm in a position to be able to keep what I build. Thanks so much for the comments and for following along!
From the Canary Islands. Congratulations on your magnificent work on this project. For Suzuki Samurai lovers it is a great pleasure to see videos like yours. I will miss being aware of each delivery. I will follow your next projects. By the way, I think the current value of your Suzuki Samurai could exceed 8 or 9 thousand dollars. It is not possible because I live thousands of kilometers away, but I would buy it from you without hesitation. Greetings.
@@gregoriogutierrezcastro1994 Thank you for following along and for the positive comments along the way. The market on these things is all over the place. I've seen them for a few thousand all the way up into the twenties, I guess it kinda just depends who's lookin when you try to sell it lol. That must be such an incredible place to live! Thank you again and hope to see ya soon.
Nice job man! The samurai looks awesome. I envy whoever gets to own this with how much work you’ve put in. I’ve owned mine for 18months and it’s been the funnest project and rig to drive and tinker on. Enjoyed your video series very much!
@@colejudd4776 Thanks alot. I keep saying the same thing, they are the funnest project, and probably most satisfying because of how small they are you see results quicker than a bigger rig. Plus they are so simple, I just love em.
Hello my friend, I wish the best end to this project and I look forward to the next one, it was nice to have exchanged some ideas and information about the places where we live. Best of luck.
@@MyPaulo1964 Thank you my friend, it was very nice talking with you. Its so cool that RUclips can bring people together from all over the planet. Hopefully talk to you again soon.
@@gabbejohansson1812 Oh I also finally did the list you were asking about before. Sorry it took me so long but it includes pretty much everything I bought for the Samurai build and there's links to all of it.
It's been an awesome journey this series , well worth the sub. Not only did u impress with the way you went about it , you have a great delivery and made it interesting light and fun . My LJ project is currently in a million bits 😂cos of the body work things we found which needed a shop to do welding and plating properly . Look fwd to getting it back so I can complete the resto and I'll ping you when I start the vids back up. You've probably inspired a few people to do that same mate. Congrats and hope u get a good price for her.👍,
@@andrebaumbach9447 Hey thanks brother. I was just replying to another comment, they had just gotten a project Samurai this weekend, it made me wonder about yours. Sucks it's in so many pieces but that means progress. It'll be so frieken nice when it's done! Can't wait to see the next video. Are you documenting little bits here and there so you can throw them in the next video?
@@FixLife119 I have a few pics of it sitting in shop , I really should be taking video during 'visiting times ' 😂. The advantage with it being there is that some of the heavy stuff it would have taken me 12 months to finish (with my work commitments) they can maybe get it all done in 2 or so. They've found other pretty shitty previously unseen things people have done to it over 44 years .I guess it's to be expected but I see myself as saving this now, can't turn back even tho it's gonna send me broke as F 😂.
@@andrebaumbach9447 That's how it was every step of the way for me. Everything takes 3 or 4 times longer than anticipated. That's probably with any of these older rigs. Also once you get one area as close to perfect as you can it kinda sets the bar and you don't wanna do any less on the next part.
@@numbskullskills Yeah man I figured maybe 5 or 6 hundred bucks, not $1,550 WTF?! Lol. That included the exhaust and spark plugs etc but still, dayum! that stuff adds up to be the majority of a project quick.
I wouldn't mind having one stock with uogrades led lights, with a CB Radio, VHF/UHF dual band Transceiver, GMRS radio, Police scanner and HF Transceiver.
@@Kq4hcuDan It wouldn't work in Cali but here in AZ if you get insured as a collector or classic you don't have to do emissions. It's simple, just get Hagerty insurance. But Hagerty only insures certain vehicles and I didn't think Samurai's would be on that list but it turns out they are. If I'd known sooner it would have saved me from changing the muffler, cat, carb etc...
@@BorisEkner I don't have any long term data to prove what's good or bad, but I ended up shooting the underside with the Iron Armor rubberized undercoating. Its not a very permanent solution like the bed liner would have been but I was looking at what mechanics from the N.E. were saying. It seems like what happens alot there after the vehicles have been coated is they'll get rock chips that let moisture in and then the corrosion eats away the metal underneath the coating. For that reason I went with the undercoating because its less permanent, you can take a fingernail and scrape it off. I went that route with the thinking that I would inspect it once a year and open up where any rock chips were present to inspect for corrosion then re-coat. I figured that would be much more difficult with a bed liner material since it's very hard like a shell. There was or is a company in the NE that would coat people's cars, then once a year they would re-coat, and it just destroyed thousands of cars because they were just covering up all the moisture every year. It would still look good on the outside but when they peeled back the coating the metal was all but gone! If I remember right they all recommended to go with something more oil based, not rubberized like what I did (but the stuff I used is honestly more greasy than rubbery) and I've heard of alot of people using something like surface shield when they're under there doing brakes jobs and things like that. I'm prob not a very good reference for protecting against corrosion since its so dry here I don't have any real world experience. My Jeep for example is 19 years old and has no rust underneath and I've never done anything to it, but it seems like from the guys I've watched there's not really a one and done solution, and they coat with oily petroleum based products and check it often.
@@BorisEkner Sure, I can try lol. I've just used the rubbing alcohol and denatured alcohol. Rubbing alcohol is usually 70% ethanol and 30% water because it's the best mixture for killing germs. The more alcohol and less water makes the flash point higher and makes it evaporate quicker. I have seen 91% here but it's more expensive. Denatured alcohol is basically pure ethanol that they've added stuff to it to make it less desirable to drink. It's also more expensive than the 70% rubbing alcohol. The denatured alcohol seems to require less elbow grease for cleaning but in most cases the 70% works fine and is the cheapest. I remember my friends dad used to buy the 70% instead of lighter fluid for his barbecue because it was cheaper. That was when it was 99 cents. Now it's over $2. The denatured alcohol actually says "Fuel" right on the can.
@@BorisEkner Yes sir. I remember a few years ago (might have been before the pandemic) at my local grocery store the end caps were stacked floor to ceiling with 70% alcohol bottles and hydrogen peroxide bottles. Both were 99 cents. Things have just gotten so expensive lately 😞
@@BorisEkner Unfortunately it's not the businesses fault here, it's the govts fault for spending us into high inflation, well the massive spending and cutting back on oil production, driving gas and diesel prices up, when diesel goes up, everything that gets transported goes up. Our govt likes to say there's price gouging going on but grocery stores are at 1.5-2.5% profit margin.
I duplicate the color scheme on my wife’s horse trailer , if I could upload a picture here I’d show ya , sprayed it with single stage , all black accents
Congratulations! I just finally got my own Samurai this past weekend. You’ve inspired me to really improve as much as I can and make a video series out of it. Thanks for all your wisdom!
@@Spookizuk Oh man, that's so exciting! I'm your first subscriber and I'm looking forward to watching your videos! Everything I did to polish this turd involved sand paper and some sprayable form of schmutz (except for the wrap) lol, and if ya screw it up you can always redo it. I'm convinced Samurai's are the best automotive project you can get, so congrats on acquiring yours! I made a long list of parts with links for everything I bought in the description (you just gotta click "more"). Most of it was very cheap and I still had decent results. Looking forward to getting that notification for your first video!
Really do appreciate all the attention to detail from start to Finnish! Been with the Samurai cult going on 9 years, and It would take a pretty penny to pry my Samurai away from me. Anyway thanks again for doing a great job of bringing us all along. Good luck finding another project, and I hope it’s another Samurai.
@@EddieChlapek Hey thanks so much. Yeah it kills me to see it go after all this work, at least the videos will live on. I would definitely love to have another one!
Yeah MORE SAMMI!
I’ve watched every episode and I have loved it.
You transformed this vehicle from pretty crappy to a gem! Your quality of work, knowledge, and honesty, sets you apart from many others.
After all the love and care you’ve given this Samurai I cannot imagine the next owner ever selling it. I know I wouldn’t.
Looking forward to your next project which I, from the bottom of my heart, hope to be be another Samurai!
Congratulations to a very good restoration.
@@BorisEkner Thanks so much Boris, that means alot, and thanks for all your interaction along the way. I 100% want to do another Samurai when its in the budget. I have a new found love and respect for them. I just love their simplicity so much! Thank you again!
Same!!!!! ❤❤❤😊
@@FixLife119
One thing missing is to see you drive it in harsh terrain. It is a very capable off-roader, it’s a mountain goat.
From Portugal, once again. Congratulations on the results achieved in this project. A true transformation from "scary to cherry”. Perseverance and courage to bring the project to fruition, it was truly inspiring for some of us to resume our pending projects with our Zukis or Samus, as someone called them. I will follow your future projects, another Samu, maybe! Cheers
@@LuisGarcia-wt2kp I hadn't thought about that but wow, its inspiring for me to hear that I've inspired someone else to pick up where they left off on their project. I def want to have another Samurai in the future. Hopefully when I'm in a position to be able to keep what I build. Thanks so much for the comments and for following along!
Nice job on the restore! Looks terrific.
@@azdizzer8447 Thanks very much!
Sheesh, dude, well played. I picked up an SJ 410 a couple of months back; gonna keep me busy for a long while.
@@amhisnice Congrats, that's the best project you can have in my opinion!
From the Canary Islands. Congratulations on your magnificent work on this project. For Suzuki Samurai lovers it is a great pleasure to see videos like yours. I will miss being aware of each delivery. I will follow your next projects. By the way, I think the current value of your Suzuki Samurai could exceed 8 or 9 thousand dollars. It is not possible because I live thousands of kilometers away, but I would buy it from you without hesitation. Greetings.
@@gregoriogutierrezcastro1994 Thank you for following along and for the positive comments along the way. The market on these things is all over the place. I've seen them for a few thousand all the way up into the twenties, I guess it kinda just depends who's lookin when you try to sell it lol. That must be such an incredible place to live! Thank you again and hope to see ya soon.
Nice job man! The samurai looks awesome. I envy whoever gets to own this with how much work you’ve put in. I’ve owned mine for 18months and it’s been the funnest project and rig to drive and tinker on. Enjoyed your video series very much!
@@colejudd4776 Thanks alot. I keep saying the same thing, they are the funnest project, and probably most satisfying because of how small they are you see results quicker than a bigger rig. Plus they are so simple, I just love em.
Très heureux d avoir partagé cette restauration avec toi j attends ton futur projet coucou de la France
@@robertludovic826 merci beaucoup d'avoir suivi
Congratulations on your project! Looks amazing! Looking forward to your next one.. I will be riding with you all the way!!👍👍👍
@@davidstinson1458 Thanks David! I really appreciate the support!
Hello my friend, I wish the best end to this project and I look forward to the next one, it was nice to have exchanged some ideas and information about the places where we live.
Best of luck.
@@MyPaulo1964 Thank you my friend, it was very nice talking with you. Its so cool that RUclips can bring people together from all over the planet. Hopefully talk to you again soon.
Thank you so much from sweden! One of my favourite on youtube! You are awesome!!
@@gabbejohansson1812 Thank you for the amazing compliment!
@@gabbejohansson1812 Oh I also finally did the list you were asking about before. Sorry it took me so long but it includes pretty much everything I bought for the Samurai build and there's links to all of it.
What a great transformation. Very well done. Please do a For sale video as it is driving off.
@@larry6315 Yes sir, If I can get permission from the buyer I'll do a video on it.
Congrats from Colombia ! Just bought my 98 Samurai, really appreciate your tips for the process 🙏
@@Santiago-vv1rj Hey thank you. Congrats on your Samurai purchase! They are so much fun to work on!
great job,i enjoy your build
@@johntucker469 Hey thanks alot John.
It's been an awesome journey this series , well worth the sub. Not only did u impress with the way you went about it , you have a great delivery and made it interesting light and fun . My LJ project is currently in a million bits 😂cos of the body work things we found which needed a shop to do welding and plating properly . Look fwd to getting it back so I can complete the resto and I'll ping you when I start the vids back up. You've probably inspired a few people to do that same mate. Congrats and hope u get a good price for her.👍,
@@andrebaumbach9447 Hey thanks brother. I was just replying to another comment, they had just gotten a project Samurai this weekend, it made me wonder about yours. Sucks it's in so many pieces but that means progress. It'll be so frieken nice when it's done! Can't wait to see the next video. Are you documenting little bits here and there so you can throw them in the next video?
@@FixLife119 I have a few pics of it sitting in shop , I really should be taking video during 'visiting times ' 😂. The advantage with it being there is that some of the heavy stuff it would have taken me 12 months to finish (with my work commitments) they can maybe get it all done in 2 or so. They've found other pretty shitty previously unseen things people have done to it over 44 years .I guess it's to be expected but I see myself as saving this now, can't turn back even tho it's gonna send me broke as F 😂.
@@andrebaumbach9447 That's how it was every step of the way for me. Everything takes 3 or 4 times longer than anticipated. That's probably with any of these older rigs. Also once you get one area as close to perfect as you can it kinda sets the bar and you don't wanna do any less on the next part.
Looking forward to something retro, maybe fj40 something cool. keep up the. good work
those nickles an dimes add up fast an big to almost sicker shock, you did a gr8 job Adam i sure hope it sells fast.
@@numbskullskills Yeah man I figured maybe 5 or 6 hundred bucks, not $1,550 WTF?! Lol. That included the exhaust and spark plugs etc but still, dayum! that stuff adds up to be the majority of a project quick.
@@FixLife119 LOL the life of fixing junk. So what other things have you been thinking about filming 🤔.
@@numbskullskills Not sure yet. I was possibly thinking of filming my journey of starting a business but that sounds kinda boring doesn't it?
@@FixLife119 not sure if it would be or not, i do know drama an stupid crap sells. I'll help support you what ever u come up with
I wouldn't mind having one stock with uogrades led lights, with a CB Radio, VHF/UHF dual band Transceiver, GMRS radio, Police scanner and HF Transceiver.
Here in Alabama we dont have smog checks, so automatically it would be cheaper where im at since moving out of comiefornia 12 years ago back.
@@Kq4hcuDan It wouldn't work in Cali but here in AZ if you get insured as a collector or classic you don't have to do emissions. It's simple, just get Hagerty insurance. But Hagerty only insures certain vehicles and I didn't think Samurai's would be on that list but it turns out they are. If I'd known sooner it would have saved me from changing the muffler, cat, carb etc...
Love the videos!! What size tire do you have on it?
I’m looking at stuff to protect the chassis and underbody from corrosion.
From your experience, which is better, Rust-Oleum or Herculiner?
@@BorisEkner I don't have any long term data to prove what's good or bad, but I ended up shooting the underside with the Iron Armor rubberized undercoating. Its not a very permanent solution like the bed liner would have been but I was looking at what mechanics from the N.E. were saying. It seems like what happens alot there after the vehicles have been coated is they'll get rock chips that let moisture in and then the corrosion eats away the metal underneath the coating. For that reason I went with the undercoating because its less permanent, you can take a fingernail and scrape it off. I went that route with the thinking that I would inspect it once a year and open up where any rock chips were present to inspect for corrosion then re-coat. I figured that would be much more difficult with a bed liner material since it's very hard like a shell. There was or is a company in the NE that would coat people's cars, then once a year they would re-coat, and it just destroyed thousands of cars because they were just covering up all the moisture every year. It would still look good on the outside but when they peeled back the coating the metal was all but gone! If I remember right they all recommended to go with something more oil based, not rubberized like what I did (but the stuff I used is honestly more greasy than rubbery) and I've heard of alot of people using something like surface shield when they're under there doing brakes jobs and things like that. I'm prob not a very good reference for protecting against corrosion since its so dry here I don't have any real world experience. My Jeep for example is 19 years old and has no rust underneath and I've never done anything to it, but it seems like from the guys I've watched there's not really a one and done solution, and they coat with oily petroleum based products and check it often.
@@FixLife119
Thanks. I never thought water would creep in under the coating. I’ll have that in mind while looking for a suitable product.
@@BorisEkner ruclips.net/video/nXvl9nt57Kg/видео.htmlsi=cBO9aOt5mwBeRYbl
I know I could Google it, but please tell us what the difference is between the variants of alcohol you use.
@@BorisEkner Sure, I can try lol. I've just used the rubbing alcohol and denatured alcohol. Rubbing alcohol is usually 70% ethanol and 30% water because it's the best mixture for killing germs. The more alcohol and less water makes the flash point higher and makes it evaporate quicker. I have seen 91% here but it's more expensive. Denatured alcohol is basically pure ethanol that they've added stuff to it to make it less desirable to drink. It's also more expensive than the 70% rubbing alcohol. The denatured alcohol seems to require less elbow grease for cleaning but in most cases the 70% works fine and is the cheapest. I remember my friends dad used to buy the 70% instead of lighter fluid for his barbecue because it was cheaper. That was when it was 99 cents. Now it's over $2. The denatured alcohol actually says "Fuel" right on the can.
@@FixLife119
Thanks. Appreciate your reply. I’ll keep it mind next time I need it.
@@BorisEkner Yes sir. I remember a few years ago (might have been before the pandemic) at my local grocery store the end caps were stacked floor to ceiling with 70% alcohol bottles and hydrogen peroxide bottles. Both were 99 cents. Things have just gotten so expensive lately 😞
@@FixLife119
Every business is for profit. If the price increases to an unacceptable level buy something else. Vote with your money.
@@BorisEkner Unfortunately it's not the businesses fault here, it's the govts fault for spending us into high inflation, well the massive spending and cutting back on oil production, driving gas and diesel prices up, when diesel goes up, everything that gets transported goes up. Our govt likes to say there's price gouging going on but grocery stores are at 1.5-2.5% profit margin.
It's a great looking paj**t/temu jeep
I duplicate the color scheme on my wife’s horse trailer , if I could upload a picture here I’d show ya , sprayed it with single stage , all black accents