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I"ve seen one with a cement mixer mounted to the rear. If you go to www.altavista.com and search images for suzuki samurai you will find loads of photos. Myself, I got interested when I discovered you can put a VW turbo diesel easily into a Samurai. A company called Acme Adapters>Link
designs>Link and builds adapters to allow for VW engines in various Suzuki and Toyota models. I purchased 2 VW turbo diesel engines out of Canada, but have yet to install it in my Samurai. It took me a year to locate a clean Samurai. They are mostly on the coasts. I located one that was bought new in Arizona, white, with AC and fuel injected (1990 and up). The little truck has 173,000 miles as of today on the original engine (I"ve talked to the original owner). I put in a clutch at 164,000 miles. The AC still blows cold and after 3 years of ownership, I"ve yet to add freon. I pushed back the seat with brackets and raised it up. The one thing about a Samurai is it isn"t made for big people, but you can rework the seat, etc, add a center armrest and this thing is more comfortable than my Landrover! But not for long trips (over 200 miles) as the short wheel base will work on your neck. She gets near 30 mpg all around, 25 is the lowest. 32 the highest. They say with the diesel conversion, 45 at the highest. In short, you couldn"t buy this thing from me. I"ve got the least invested in this of all 5 vehicles I own, and I love it to death. And when I show
up at the car shows, people want to know what the HE*L it is ! Talk about attention grabber. I"ve had countless people approach me wanting to talk about it. If you get one, you might just like it so much
you won"t want to destroy it, rather, enjoy it as
is. Just be sure to get one with EFI and try to get one rust free. Oh, and a hard top or even aftermarket hard top is the best as opposed to a soft top. Mark
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