My 1998 Samurai Pickup, basically a Samurai LWB made in Spain by Santana Motors, with the 1298cc and 69HP fuel injected catalyzed stock Japanese engine.

All the pictures were taken in Ritoque's dunes, a beach north of Concon, more than a hundred hectares of dunes.

Mods

• 3" lift custom shackles
• 3" custom lifted springs (home made mod on stock springs)
• 6" final lift
• Extra leaf on front springs, from my old SJ410 stock rear springs
• Front and rear Rancho 1000 shocks, 4" longer than stock
• 80W/120W hallogen driving lights
• Removed front sway bar, great axle travel now!
• Front bumper removed, after (an emergency) landing over a Vitara in the dunes
• Modified brake lines
• Vitara JLX '89 driving wheel
• Original front hubs (from an '83 SJ410)
• 235/75 15" Woosong AT tyres (great ride!)
• 7" steel wheels
• 40W CB Radio
• 35Wx4 Blaupunkt stereo
• Pre-amplified 12 band 75Wx4 equalizer
• Two 120W Sony triaxial speakers
• Two 200W Sony quadriaxial speakers
• 400W Jensen woofer
• WORLDS GREATEST 4X4 PAW!

--Francisco Olate
"El Kano"

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23 Jun 2000 01:52