Category: Suzuki Tech

      When we added the air cleaner to the engine compartment, we noticed right away that the power steering reservoir would have to find another home. We fabbed up a small bracket to keep the air cleaner just above the stock jack mount on the drivers side inner fender well. There was just […]

       Using the Trail Tough engine kit leaves the bottom end of the engine in the same place the original engine sat. Since the 1.6/16v is a taller engine, the front clip would have to be raised just a bit using the included replacement front body bushings. This vehicle has a body lift […]

        The engine came out clean in about 30 minutes. We used this time to clean out the engine compartment a little, tying up wires and putting everything in order.  Here you can see Sean Farley (the owner) install the brackets needed for the power steering unit. You can also see that […]

      with Bill Johnston 1.6ltr / 16v Conversion Everyone knows that the stock 1.3ltr engine in a samurai is barely adequate as it comes from the factory, but when you start adding upgrades and heavy off road goodies it gets downright pathetic. The Grey Ghost project truck has had many of these upgrades […]

Seasoned Rookie with Murph, The Seasoned Rookie. Hello, and welcome to yet another edition of The Seasoned Rookie.  Once again we have pages and pages of excitement, insight, and a free stain-removal guide.  As you may remember, back in March Larry flew me to London for an exclusive interview with Miss Elisa Beasley.  That was […]

  Seasoned Rookie with Murph, The Seasoned Rookie. What’s in the future for us? Something to Ponder. Everywhere we look, there seems to be a debate about SUVs. Wasteful, inefficient, monstrous, the list goes on and on. Now, Im not saying that I fully agree with either side of the arguments I know that there […]

  Seasoned Rookie with Murph The Seasoned Rookie. The beginning of winter. It’s never really been one of my favorite times. All those last minute things to do, putting the grill away, covering up the patio furniture, and winterizing the pool. What about the Zook? Before it gets miserably cold, now might be a good […]

  Seasoned Rookie with Murph, The Seasoned Rookie.   Greetings, fellow Rookies.  I regret that I was unable to write the usual article — an interview, some maintenance tips, and possibly a recipe for some good holiday cookies.  Truth be told, even The Seasoned Rookie needs to step away every so often and look at […]

Seasoned Rookie with Murph, The Seasoned Rookie.       Hey Rookies! It has indeed been a while since I’ve written. For those of you who are new at the sport: My name is Murph and I’ve been Zookin’ for about three years now. I drive the bright yellow Tonka Toy, now known as Zook-n-a-half. […]

  Alfred Budschitz emailed in some rather carnage-hungry inquiries What was your worst driving screw-up, and most expensive repair? Well, Im happy to report that I havent had anything more serious than rock rash to repair after a trail run, except for bending my stock shackles, or tearing open my back tire on a pointy […]