Category: Accessories

    with Jeff Pollock Radiator Replacement My original stock radiator and I have been through a lot of adventures together and it has served me well over the years but after a few leaks, some radiator stop leak, motor swap and an endo it was beginning to shows signs of fatigue. I noticed after […]

      with Brian Alley Power Steering Adapted From A 91 Chevy S-10 MOUNTING THE STEERING BOX After the pulley was finished, and the customer vehicles parts arrived it was back to work on paying jobs. The next step was to mount the steering box. I spent about a week off and on looking […]

    with Brian Alley Power Steering Adapted From A 91 Chevy S-10 First, let me state, this is not the easiest conversion. I had a few very strict goals I wanted to accomplish when I one this conversion, and it follows along with some of my other mods to my rig. GOALS FOR THIS […]

    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 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 […]

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 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 […]

  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 […]

      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! […]

      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 […]