Video - How to drive your Suzuki offroad - Pirate4x4.Com : 4x4 and Off-Road Forum

rotozuk · 12-21-2007, 10:42 AM

Stumbled across this video last night and thought it needed to be posted up. It's a vintage Suzuki video showing some driving tips for offroad. All the vehicles appear to be right hand drive SJ-410s. Worth watching for the fun of it. Even looks pretty good in full screen.

http://www.vimeo.com/273308/

So did you learn anything?

-Wayne

toykilla5150 · 12-21-2007, 11:22 AM

That was kool. Makes me want to go find a right hand drive! I like how they said if your going to use their zuk in a comp, you should always where a helmat and harnesses! Now thats an enthusiast's manufacturer

Great find!

catzuk · 12-21-2007, 12:00 PM

That was pretty sweet.

I like the pic of the engine. The intake/injection and aircleaner box were totally different.

Moral of the story? We need to find a way to import new ones back into the country!

OffRoad · 12-21-2007, 03:53 PM

awesome. jealous of the rust free zuks. made me want a stock one to drive around. i miss those days.

Marshall-88Zuk · 12-21-2007, 05:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by catzuk

That was pretty sweet.

I like the pic of the engine. The intake/injection and aircleaner box were totally different.

Moral of the story? We need to find a way to import new ones back into the country!

X2, I would jump all over a chance to buy a new one. Instead the US manufacturers keep making bloated turds or minivan like junk.
With gas prices soaring you would think US manufactures could figure out it is possible to make a capable vehicle without it being a bloated pig.

jr4x · 12-21-2007, 09:20 PM

Thats cute.

newmexicocrawler · 12-22-2007, 12:27 AM

"PROP"shaft......

HRDCRWLRZ · 12-22-2007, 08:38 AM

He said that four wheel drive will lead to a decrease in fuel consumption. Sounds good to me..

sven · 12-22-2007, 11:48 AM

the reason the engine compartment was different in these ones is becauce they are SJ410's they are also pre 1985.

quebecsamurai · 12-24-2007, 12:39 PM

I love it.
I'll stop my build and import a stock JDM truck.
Should I take the 660 turbo or the 550 2 strokes?

suzuki1750 · 12-24-2007, 01:12 PM

Did anyone else notice no factory roll bars in the convertibles?

gi_zuk · 12-24-2007, 04:22 PM

The Sj410s didn't come with a rollbar. The targa bar was the roll bar ala the Sidekick.

When Suzuki introduced the Samurai to the US and Canada in 1985-86, Suzuki installed a roll bar and the windshield to targa bar supports. However, on the flipside, we lost the fold down windshield kit items.

From what I know, the European bound Samurais kept on like the SJ410-no rollbar or windshield supports. When I lived in Germany I once met up with a Suzuki Samurai club. They were salivating over the stock Samurai rollbar!

Strange · 12-24-2007, 07:50 PM

yea people in other countries flip out when they hear we have a stock roll bar in our sj413s

that video is sweet, there really gettin in in the little mud bogs

12-21-2007, 10:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
rotozuk Registered User Join Date: Dec 2001 Member # 8965 Location: Lake Forest, CA Posts: 4,028	Video - How to drive your Suzuki offroad Stumbled across this video last night and thought it needed to be posted up. It's a vintage Suzuki video showing some driving tips for offroad. All the vehicles appear to be right hand drive SJ-410s. Worth watching for the fun of it. Even looks pretty good in full screen. http://www.vimeo.com/273308/ So did you learn anything? -Wayne __________________ [URL=http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=364808]Short version of my buggy build thread.[/URL] [URL=http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=392230]Low rider trailer for the buggy.[/URL] [URL=http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=583138]My Samurai project.[/URL]

12-21-2007, 11:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
toykilla5150 SMASHurai Join Date: Jan 2006 Member # 65463 Location: Sacramento,CA Posts: 921	That was kool. Makes me want to go find a right hand drive! I like how they said if your going to use their zuk in a comp, you should always where a helmat and harnesses! Now thats an enthusiast's manufacturer Great find! __________________ you cant fix stupid people 87 zuk- modded/wheeler/DD 86 zuk- tub/registered propane 88 zuk- firewall/last rig 87 zuk- invisable w/title

12-21-2007, 12:00 PM	#3 (permalink)
catzuk Granite Guru Join Date: Mar 2005 Member # 44135 Location: Pueblo,CO Posts: 855	That was pretty sweet. I like the pic of the engine. The intake/injection and aircleaner box were totally different. Moral of the story? We need to find a way to import new ones back into the country! __________________ 87 Zuk, dana 44's w/5:38 detroits,coils/3 link frt, 3 link rear 37" Krawlers 87 Zuk, SPOA, Lockright/spool, 31" Truxs MT's. shaved and trussed stock axle housings,1.6/w 1.3 head, fuel injected, 4.16 t-case 88.5 Zuk future project pending

12-21-2007, 03:53 PM	#4 (permalink)
OffRoad Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Member # 63800 Location: NB, Great White North Posts: 425	awesome. jealous of the rust free zuks. made me want a stock one to drive around. i miss those days. __________________ "I’m more flux-core than hard core." -- rustywagoneersdotcom

12-22-2007, 12:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
newmexicocrawler Wheeler Join Date: Dec 2005 Member # 63257 Location: albuquerque N.M. Posts: 342	"PROP"shaft...... __________________ I am the Samurai GOD!!! Lets see how big your "Ca-Ho-Nies" really are...Follow me !!

12-21-2007, 09:20 PM	#6 (permalink)
jr4x Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Member # 94747 Location: GJ colorado Posts: 1,484	Thats cute.

12-22-2007, 08:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
HRDCRWLRZ Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Member # 87618 Location: MD Posts: 40	He said that four wheel drive will lead to a decrease in fuel consumption. Sounds good to me..

12-22-2007, 11:48 AM	#9 (permalink)
sven Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Member # 105060 Location: Sarpsborg, Norway Posts: 5	the reason the engine compartment was different in these ones is becauce they are SJ410's they are also pre 1985.

12-24-2007, 12:39 PM	#10 (permalink)
quebecsamurai Registered User Join Date: Mar 2002 Member # 10995 Location: Québec City, Québec, Canada Posts: 67	Wow I love it. I'll stop my build and import a stock JDM truck. Should I take the 660 turbo or the 550 2 strokes?

12-24-2007, 01:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
suzuki1750 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Member # 44084 Location: Barnhart, MO. Posts: 81	Did anyone else notice no factory roll bars in the convertibles? __________________ Steve Schilling Barnhart, Mo. 90 Samurai To many mods to list....

12-24-2007, 04:22 PM	#12 (permalink)
gi_zuk Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Member # 43395 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 183	The Sj410s didn't come with a rollbar. The targa bar was the roll bar ala the Sidekick. When Suzuki introduced the Samurai to the US and Canada in 1985-86, Suzuki installed a roll bar and the windshield to targa bar supports. However, on the flipside, we lost the fold down windshield kit items. From what I know, the European bound Samurais kept on like the SJ410-no rollbar or windshield supports. When I lived in Germany I once met up with a Suzuki Samurai club. They were salivating over the stock Samurai rollbar! Last edited by gi_zuk; 12-24-2007 at 04:26 PM.

12-24-2007, 07:50 PM	#13 (permalink)
Strange Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Member # 63309 Location: Dallas-Austin, tx Posts: 294	yea people in other countries flip out when they hear we have a stock roll bar in our sj413s that video is sweet, there really gettin in in the little mud bogs

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