i should say it is 8-valve also

hi all,
does anyone know if hi-top pistons are available for the 1298cc G13BA motor. I have a broken piston and would like to put hi compression pistons in if available

if anyone knows where they can be got from or even who to ask please let me know

many thanks

lester

you will have to cut off the bumper mounts to fit 30" and above on standard offset or widened rims. 30" will just fit if you use vitara offset rims. 30" will just clear the wheel arches with no body lift. If you want 31" you also need to flatten all the body seams inside the wheel arches. Any 2 ...

the back end is easy, you drill another hole in the chassis rail and bolt the hook through.

The front end is a bit more tricky, you need to bolt a plate to the chassis which you bolt the hooks to. I mounted mine onto my winch mount.

lester

Basically a stone came off a car on the other side of the road... so estimated speed of the stone would be about 200km/h as I was doing 100ish and my guess is he was too... there is no way the stone could be doing 200km/h 8O basically the stone would have been doing less than 100km/h and you DROVE ...

hi steve, don't do a three link (radius arm and panhard) setup as they are very restrictive. check out the rear of a vitara, the A-arm setup they have sounds close to what you want to do. the three link on my suzuki (standard fare) is hard to get working properly as the bushes have to compress to ...

when you put voltage thru tthe little wires on the solenoid it should go 'click' and you should get continuity thru the big side as you say, try feeding it voltage and throw a multi meter on it. the solenoid may be stuff-ed or you are not giving it enough voltage.

my old man has had a series of mitsi petrol cars. 2.6 litre magna (1993) sucked gas like it was going out of fashion 2.4 litre magna (1996) economical and powerful (suprisingly torquey) 3.5 litre daimante (2000) economical when driven carefully (7.5-8 litres per 100kms) and have jump when required ...

2.5 diesel currently i presume?? I've seen 2.4litre straight 4, 3.0 and 3.5 litre v6 versions in the 92 onwards rigs the 2.4 litre motor is very economical in the magnas (a zillion times better than the old 2.6) the 3.0 wasn't reknowned for economy the latest 3.5l v6 does great economy you could try ...

funny you should say toyotas are superior, they make the only engine i know where you can't get the oil filter off without burning your arms as it is behind the exhaust manifold how dumb is that? then again some nissans have there oil filters over the exhaust so you get clouds of smoke after the oil ...

meths and paper towels,

don't rub it but dissolve the tar with the meths and swab it with paper towels/rags etc.

petrol would work as well but it smells a bit worse.

Gday, Lester here

If you are after suzuki knowledge, ask here, or join the suzuki forum on this site (mike can tell you how to do that)

or come join our yahoogroups e-mail based forum on

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cheers

mike, suggestion: all this land rover stuff is a little intimidating for us with other preferences in vehicles. Just as an idea, how about having a 'tech' section which is then divided up into the various marques, you will need a general section too (for ladas and for stuff pertaining to all brands ...

Hi all, a few zook owners met up on a farm near whangarei for a bit of bush crashing. Here's a few photos to keep you entertained. http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/albums/album04/Easter_2004_003.thumb.jpg http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/images/albums/album04/Easter_2004_007.thumb.jpg http ...

the latest plan is to repair the dents if i ever sell it. the flares are probably the strongest panel on the vehicle.

try this sherlock:



woo hoo what a genius, cracked the code!! Everyone can go back to sleep now.

I've got some new pics too, mostly of the clevedon show and getting dirty for it!!! http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/modules.php?set_albumName=album04&op=modload&name=Gallery&file=index&include=view_album.php and mike if you are listening is it possible to insert a photo linked off the website to ...

Should be fine, the early nineties samurais only had two leaves in the front. They tend to sag a bit quicker, but then they only really last about 100,000k anyway so go for it and start saving for the next set...just watch the rear if you take too many leaves out of the rear, i did and i got a bit ...

grrr, even a broken bone doesn't guarantee you a week off work...... broken collar bone and the doc didn't think it would affect my netsurfing at work too much................

Mike, I must have bored the other day cos i went and changed my theme in the options and now the view is all screwed up and i can't seem to change it back. Which is the default theme?? The boredom could be something to do with having a broken collarbone and not being able to 4wheel or tool around in ...

Yeah I always suggest trying to fit some big tyres on, that usually requires a bit of suspension or body lift. I've seen an early hilux in tauranga with 35x12.5 BFG Mudders on it, looked like a bit of guard trimming and maybe a bit of spring lift had got them fitted in. Don't let the spring guys ...

Sounds like you have serious head gasket leak, or a cracked/warped head allowing the coolant to enter the combustion chamber or a leak as mike has said somewhere between the water jacket and the sleeved cylinder. Get the head taken off, the head gasket replaced, check that the head is not warped ...

I hope you don't lose too much flex afta all this effort, the three link is not the most flexible setup, it is what I have on my coil zook. It relies on the compression of the rubber in the control arm bushes on the axle to allow articulation. Whatever you do, do not put urethane bushes in, they do ...

is it 4wd?? no i own a lancer too, so i won't be nasty. 8O Usually you just find the adjuster and loosen it off until the belt drops off and then put the new one on, adjust it up and bob's your aunty. I've only adjusted the power steer on my old lancer (1990 shape) and the adjuster was through a ...

look here:

http://www.4x4.net.nz/4xSale/main1.asp

some 15x8's in palmy north

lester

we were out of the track by about 4pm, a side trip to katikat to blow up the tyres and the zook decided that it ws infact a tough day. The engine was cutting out, seemed to be a fuel or electrical prob, last night I pulled the carby down and there was a lot of crap in it, but still not convinced i ...

Hi, I have dropped some photos and vid files in my suzukisam album. Enjoy. Gareth from Wellington showed me how his little red zook compared with mine. We got through the track in less than 6hrs, a personal best, but then we didn't have any beached whales to drag through this time....go the zooks ...

I understand the early rangies are 5.5" PCD with 5 stud, which happens to be the same as Large Fords (F-100's Transit etc), Suzuki, daihatsu, lada and a few other obscure brands Kia sportage etc. You would have to check offsets.

Cheers Lester

the extended shot is right out, the compressed was about 25mm off the bumpstop. the spring is just loose at full extension but I've had some spacers made so I can pack the spring perch up if required. the spring perch is on a sliding collar that seats on another collar welded to the base of a rs5000 ...

Struggling to find the right category, but my zook is always a project.

There's some new photos showing my new front custom coilover ranchos.

Enjoy

Lester