I almost bought a jeep
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Those really are great little wheelers!
I've seen a few of those built up and crazy - but they are just as fun stock.
Just be careful on off-camber stuff!
Head Lice
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There was one that came into our camp on the Alaska Highway in October. It had a Volkswagen diesel .....
Fit good ..... home fab, but done right.
Ted
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Ted
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The 1990 and newer models all had fuel injection.
So far my weber has worked perfectly on hills and flat ground. I test drove a 94' with less miles than mine and it was slower. Maybe it had other problems?
Carbs only concern me when you start dealing with changes in climate, elevation, etc. They're always finicky like that.
I guess our Florida climate and small elevation changes are not enough to affect the carb. Every carbureted truck, car, and motorcycle that I've owned for the past 35 years ran good all year round.
I can see where you live on the west coast, or any other mountainous region it would be a major factor.
I can see where you live on the west coast, or any other mountainous region it would be a major factor.
Carbs with floats really suck under certain circumstances. Too many g's from lateral acceleration with a side hung float, climbing or descending really steep grades with a center hung float. Of course, cornering fast isn't going to be a problem here, but off camber may.
Yep, here on the West Coast it seems to be different. I've had several vehicles with carbs in the past, and all of them were finicky when weather changes, altitude changes, or anything else would come along.
UPJOHN
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The factory Samurai carbs were finicky no matter where you live. There has to be a dozen or so vacuum lines on them. Idle adjustment is done by bending linkage. The older they are the harder they are to get just right. Weber or Harley Davidson carbs seem to be the way to go.
An acquaintance in Missouri built a alcohol (ethanol) race carb for a jeep that won the Pike Peak annual race. How he set up a carb to start at 6000' to run to 14,000' is a mystery to me. I could barely start my old 69 Torino at 9000' after a hike in the 70's.
Michael Roberson
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I drove it about 75 miles today topless of course, 78 degrees and sunny, ahh, only in FL in February. If you have any questions just ask away.
Great little rigs. They also work great out here in the West. I use mine out here in Redwood tree country, mainly for hunting. Great for off road. I have a spring over lift with 31" tires, great set up that way. Just bought a winch bumper for it from lowrange off road. There are so many aftermarket things for these rigs.
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