1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

I kick myself for passing on one about 6 months ago that had a tdi swap from a Jetta and Dana 44s front and rear sitting on 33s (had a bunch of other good stuff on it)

 

He then uses it all the time hunting, because it can fit and get where the 4 wheeler tracks go.

 

I want!

 

I bet the bikini top comes off super fast!

 

So it's agreed that everyone has a raging boner for samurais?

 

If you pull the right string, they all do!

 

Isn't that also known as the Suzuki side flip?

Maybe I have that confused with it.

Edit: I have the two confused. Both are similar, but the samuri has a solid front axle and the side flip has IFS.

Its probably still prone to getting blown into the next lane on the highway on a windy day.

 

Seems like it. I've liked them since the 90s and even more since I drove their cousin, the Jimny. That's my rental car of choice when visiting other countries.

I would prefer a hard top but wouldn't turn down a vert.

 

That Suzuki X90 is still for sale here.


Fly and drive Luis! Fly, and drive!

 

if I didn't have too many cars already I might. Thats like a Miata and a jeep had a baby.

 

not the one I had the chance to buy but it is a build from the local Offroad shop, scorpion Offroad

 

Didn't Isuzu make a rodeo that was like a Samurai? I can't remember the name, but I rode in one and holy jeebus was that thing slow.

 

No, the Isuzu is much bigger like a Nissan Pathfinder. My old GF had one of those until Jiffy Screwed didn't put new oil back in her ride after draining it and the engine seized on the highway.

 

Let's discuss overheating for a minute if that's cool. My 91 SHO recently got a new TB, WP, cam seals, and crank seal. It overheated the other day so I dumped a full gallon of radiator juice in there. It overheated again on the way home. So I got another gallon and it took that. Wtf? It takes 11.6 quarts, no way it was that low. So I got another gallon today and popped the cap but it was full. I ran it for a bit but it started spilling over. I put the cap back on and let it idle. Sure enough the guage crept and crept until it was above normal. I turned the heater on and got no heat. I shut it down after seeing that.

So I don't think that a little air can cause that. Could this be a bad thermostat? Maybe a bad rad cap letting the coolant boil? But if it was the cap I'd have heat, right?

 

Yeah, the rodeo is bigger, but I'm certain Isuzu made something 4wd, 2dr, rag top.

 

Sounds like the thermostat is stuck closed and won't open.

 

I found it. It was an amigo. And some countries called it a rodeo sport.

 

Isuzu Amigo? I had to look that up. Never saw one personally.

 

They're like a chopped rodeo. It's like a big samurai. For normal sized people.

 

I'm think so, but hoping not. It's basically under the intake. On a transverse v6.

 

I don't think there's any other way to fix it other than replacing it. You don't want to overheat the engine and warp the heads.

 

It's not a Ford. It's a SHO.

 

Oh absolutely. Just wanting to gather some other opinions. When I do it I'll get pics. Cause, well, you know.

 

Have some compassion for the man with the SHO.

 

Weren't those Yamaha's? The engine, anyway.

 

You may also want to consider the water pump as well if that hasn't been changed. I'm not quite sure how you would differentiate a stuck thermostat over a bad water pump. Both need to be operational for coolant to flow.

 

I thought it was Mitsubishi but @bmf4069 can let you know.

Edit: I stand corrected. It's Yamaha.