Year: 2010

  Petroworks Custom Wheels Wesley’s Zuk has been riding on Ultra 15 X 8 wheels with standard backspacing since we built the truck. Don’t get me wrong the truck rode nice and had a stable feel to it but Wesley wanted a wider stance. We had a couple of options, use wheel spacers or get […]

  with Bill Johnston Petroworks new Mudbuster Fender Flares Have you ever looked at your tires… from the drivers seat? Have you ever been stopped by the Law for a ticket or warning about your tires sticking out too far from the vehicle? Or does your vehicle often get categorized as a ‘ricer’ because the […]

Aluminum Door Handles with Bill Johnston On a cold winters night, with the wind whipping through your jacket chilling you to the bone, it’s time to run to the store and pick up those last minute Christmas presents. Coming out of the mall, arms full of presents, you try not to slip on the ice patches […]

  with Larry Harris Model Kayla King Petroworks GRSII Install  After discovering some real trails at the first ZookiMelt I found I wanted more crawlability! One quick call to Rudy at Petroworks and my GRSII was on the way.  Waiting for the UPS person was terrible, I even asked my wife to be sure to […]

    with Wayne Flower Repairing an ECU, Petroworks Style You know the story. You have a fuel injected Samurai, but the motor just wont start, or if it does start well it will do weird and random things. That was just the case I found myself in. I found a great deal on a […]

      with Terrina Harris Petroworks Aluminum Dash Kit Install, Part 1   Installing the Petroworks Aluminum Dash Kit means getting rid of the last of the show truck parts from the Samurai. Long ago in the distant past this truck was on the show circuit. I have included a picture just to prove […]

      with Bill Johnston Petroworks CV Carb Kit How many Samurai owners have tried to fix the worn out (sometimes falling off) vacuum lines on their failing Hitachi carb? Did you get them back in the right places? I have the diagrams on the wall of my garage and I still miss stuff! […]

  Click Here To Visit with Bill Johnston Upgrading to an Aluminum Radiator In most cases, the Samurai has an adequate cooling system for the small engine it has to handle. But we aren’t always satisfied to leave the engine compartment alone when it comes time to upgrade. Going to a larger engine, or even […]

Petroworks 2WD Low Option with Bill Johnston You are driving down the trail in 2wd, nothing tough yet, you haven’t even locked the front hubs… coming around a corner you are confronted with a hill that you KNOW is going to be tough in high range.  You know you could make it in 4wd, especially […]

    with Donald Roberts Samurai Power Steering Conversion Photos by Donald, arms by Popeye He’s strong to the finish ’cause he eats his spinach, he’s Popeye the Sailor man! So goes the Cartoon song. With the new 33 inch Baja Claw tires mounted on my samurai it took all the strength I could muster  […]