Personally like the facelift and ‘hood scoop’ look. Really all the changes were well done, from the og tin top up until now. Love that you took this over Nate! The portal axles and everything you’ve done are coming out great!!
Nate I think it looks great, & good call on “marrying” it to the hood itself. That’s what I would’ve done. Otherwise I think it would have looked like an afterthought.
I just have to say that I've been following you for a while (across a few of my own accounts) and I think you are consistently one of the best (and I'd argue underrated, or at least not highly publicized) automotive UA-camrs out there. You do unique stuff, which is maybe why it doesn't necessarily make it into the feeds of more people, but you impart so much knowledge and know-how in a relatively short amount of time. Great work, Nate.
That hood turned out sick love when there is customs touches on a vehicle to make it stand out so that when someone sees it they are like that’s Nate’s Sami because there won’t be another like it
There's a question that I constantly ask myself whe seeing A LOT of UA-camrs working: "Why is he doing that by himself? Doesn't he have any friends?" (that's actually two questions, LOL), but in all seriousness, I ask because I know that there has to be a lot of people that would volunteer a couple of hours to help you guys out. They don't have to be experts fabricators or skilled mechanics, just a person that can hold a piece of metal while you tack it, or someone that can help you tighten lug nuts while you look for the next part or tool that you're gonna use. Additionally is always good to have another set of eyes that can point out things or give you a different perspective. Maybe I say this because I'm ow retired, but I wish I lived close to any of you guys, so I can volunteer my time. 🤙
When I do sanding or fiberglass, I put up a cheap easy up in the shop, then use cheap plastic sheeting from Home Depot and make a little room out of it. Takes minutes and keeps the dust off every thing else. Also, for glass filler, 3m makes a product called micro bubbles that is used on aircraft. It’s mixed with an epoxy to the consistency you want, and it cure really strong, and sands really easy. I’ve found on the funny cars that it doesn’t chip or crack the way normal filler will. Project looks great Nate!
Great content...I really like the narration, it adds something special and fresh to each video. I think it's because of all the information you provide us in your project details.
That's impossibly cool that you're making the whole 17 minutes video about one part only! Showing your techniques and knowledge and all. Thank you so much for sharing that!
Hey. Nate , next time you are doing body work like this , look into “Panel Bond” it is what manufacturers use to assemble cars with at the factory . It is actually stronger than the steel it is used to bond together. Incredibly strong stuff .. promise you will like it..
Nate, looks great! In the future you should use panel bonding adhesive. It is what the body shops use to bond panels together. You wouldn’t need rivets and it provides moisture protection. Love your channel!
I had a 78 Z-28 Camaro back in the days, I installed an Iroc-Z hood scoop,, I grinded the the underside of the scoop and used what they used to call "tiger hair", to bond it together, and riveted , then I grinded the top and layed down fiberglass over, and used bondo to smooth it out..but in the long run, it started to cracked..but I believed they have a better products now.
Great job rescuing that little vent feature and I think the hood works well- very West Pacific, something you’d find in SE Asia, Japan or Australia, where these cars were more common over the years
I like the look of the scoop. A nice combination of form and function. I was a little concerned at the start with the body work, but it looks good. Like you said, it's a rock crawler, not a show car. Great video as always. can't wait to see the finished product.
I love the grill!!!! The hood scoop I wasn’t into at first but it came out great. I was screaming hoping you’d remove that hard line where the scoop meets the hood but that line looks better then I thought it would
I used to have a 1998 Suzuki Sierra hardtop, that front grill was only on the very last few Suzuki sierras built that were coil sprung instead of leaf springs... The interior dash was also much nicer... Great lil car, can't wait to see the rest of the build... As always Nate fantastic work, you have one of the best off-road UA-cam channels out there!
Nuts. I should have contacted you before you cut that hood. I just got a samurai that had a 4.3 in it and the hood has a very similar cut to the one you made. You are so right. Finding a good hood is proving difficult.
It’s your rig. Build it how you want. Some dig the rusty beaters and others like to parade show crawlers. I like the direction you’re taking the build. Can’t wait to see it finished👍
If you ever try more of the fiber glass add ons try 3m windshield adhesive with rivets. It is great for vibration dampening. Then use the bondo to match curves. Awesome job. Love the build
I love the hood scoop too! I've used hood scoops off an old 280z on my hood for looks and better ventilation on my Samurai. With body work, U-POL products are great! I've used the Raptor spray-on bed liner with awesome results and the when painting cars, the polyurethane clear coat is very durable and comes out really nice.
Well - the scoop is nice. Rust repair is a bodge job. I highly recommend Fitzie fabrication and Yorkshire Car Restoration First specializes on rusty sheet metsl in general, also had a tutorioal on full sheet metsl scoop, the second specializes on a rusty Mx5 miatas. Plenty of rust fix tricks there.
I would have left the rivets visible. That's what I like visibly. I'm so happy to see you take the time and use metal in the rust repair. Saving the side hood vents was such a good call. The hood looks really good.
I am a massive fan of the hood scoop. Looks great. Keeping the factory side vents and the scoop together now, looks awesome. I love how much work went into it, but not everyone will notice it just walking by, in my opinion, that is what what makes good fab work great. Loving this build. Keep it up Brotha.
The Samurai bonnet is looking awesome, I really love it! Before you role it, it might be an interesting project to make a complete fibreglass mold of it. S if or when you do role it you @ least have a straight template by which to either make a complete fibre glass copy or a guide to effect a repair. I have started to teach myself to make molds & it can be alot of work but rewarding in a similar way that body work is. Made my 1st "plug" for an overhead console for a modified 1981 Hilux 4wd flat bed ute (pick up/ Tacoma). Will probably get the finished item vinyl vacuum rapped.
Look into the 3M xtrac vacuum and sanders and 3M sanding disks. I bought the sander and was well worth the money. Sped up my sanding times and very little dust.
I dig the hood. It looks pretty OEM. Being a fellow PNW resident, I don't know if you sealed any gaps between the bottom side of the hood to the scoop. It would be an awesome place for rust to start.
Excellent video, when building one off..the owner is the only opinion that truly matters, but knowing we all have an ___🕳 I do like the hood. The repair and modification look like it was meant to be. Thank you for sharing 😊
Nice Job.... can't wait to see more videos....., you don't need the factory metal tools,,, your skills are better and more important! Thanks for the update!
Awesome job Nate, now the JDM grill and Malaysian hood scoop compliment each other, like one commenter said they look factory ,you marrying JDM, German, to Nate know how = Badass rock crawler, looking forward to the rest of this build and yours and Ed's upcoming build what an epic spring/summer it'll be, Oh yah , asking for help is a great thing ,it will stop you from burning out👍
To hell with what anyone says. That scoop looks legit!
Agreed!!!!
Agreed
This is your build, and you are doing all the fabrication. Your final decision means more than anybody else.
Personally like the facelift and ‘hood scoop’ look. Really all the changes were well done, from the og tin top up until now. Love that you took this over Nate! The portal axles and everything you’ve done are coming out great!!
Nate I think it looks great, & good call on “marrying” it to the hood itself. That’s what I would’ve done. Otherwise I think it would have looked like an afterthought.
The hood scoop is AMAZING. Kind of a Star Wars vibe. You surprise me every other video with a new artistic skill
There's no complete satisfaction than hands on. This is a amazing work of art.❤ Love it.
Dude, finding the balance of time is the biggest deal ever for us family men! Letting others take some loads off is a great thing to learn
I just have to say that I've been following you for a while (across a few of my own accounts) and I think you are consistently one of the best (and I'd argue underrated, or at least not highly publicized) automotive UA-camrs out there. You do unique stuff, which is maybe why it doesn't necessarily make it into the feeds of more people, but you impart so much knowledge and know-how in a relatively short amount of time. Great work, Nate.
That hood turned out sick love when there is customs touches on a vehicle to make it stand out so that when someone sees it they are like that’s Nate’s Sami because there won’t be another like it
I love it I watch the episodes when Ian made it the first time. Your doing a awesome job. Keep up the excellent work
Nate, the hood came out great. I like the uniqueness between the hood and the grill. Great job, Nate.
Suzuki rock crawlers never looked this good. I like how the front end turned out.
There's a question that I constantly ask myself whe seeing A LOT of UA-camrs working: "Why is he doing that by himself? Doesn't he have any friends?" (that's actually two questions, LOL), but in all seriousness, I ask because I know that there has to be a lot of people that would volunteer a couple of hours to help you guys out. They don't have to be experts fabricators or skilled mechanics, just a person that can hold a piece of metal while you tack it, or someone that can help you tighten lug nuts while you look for the next part or tool that you're gonna use. Additionally is always good to have another set of eyes that can point out things or give you a different perspective. Maybe I say this because I'm ow retired, but I wish I lived close to any of you guys, so I can volunteer my time. 🤙
Scoop added more of an aggressive feel to it. I like it.
Love the hood scoop! Nice job “marrying” them together!
I think the scoop looks sick personally
It’s super cool. It’s like a JDM flavor crawler.
16:14 thats what she said 😂
Great work Nate. Loving this series and I can’t wait to see this thing absolutely rip.
That scoop really stands out. I love it!
When I do sanding or fiberglass, I put up a cheap easy up in the shop, then use cheap plastic sheeting from Home Depot and make a little room out of it. Takes minutes and keeps the dust off every thing else. Also, for glass filler, 3m makes a product called micro bubbles that is used on aircraft. It’s mixed with an epoxy to the consistency you want, and it cure really strong, and sands really easy. I’ve found on the funny cars that it doesn’t chip or crack the way normal filler will. Project looks great Nate!
Great content...I really like the narration, it adds something special and fresh to each video. I think it's because of all the information you provide us in your project details.
I love it. Although I love jeeps on 1-tons with LSs, I get so much more inspiration when I see something different. Thanks for the videos!
The Zuk is looking fabulous!! Love the hood & front end in general. Totally unique!
The hood scoop is spot on!👍
The whole vehicle is looking really awesome. Very cohesive vibe to the whole thing with the imported pieces… It’s rad, Nate!
That's impossibly cool that you're making the whole 17 minutes video about one part only! Showing your techniques and knowledge and all. Thank you so much for sharing that!
The hood looks good & the craftsmanship is good enough! Your goal is met - you can close the hood.
So far, this is my favorite Samurai… ever!
I like it. Someday I hope to have a crawler with 42's that stick out past the front and rear bumpers so I could go up walls.
Strangely satisfying.. and a great result regards the repair on that corner ‘doodad’..
Hey. Nate , next time you are doing body work like this , look into “Panel Bond” it is what manufacturers use to assemble cars with at the factory . It is actually stronger than the steel it is used to bond together. Incredibly strong stuff .. promise you will like it..
Nate, looks great! In the future you should use panel bonding adhesive. It is what the body shops use to bond panels together. You wouldn’t need rivets and it provides moisture protection. Love your channel!
I had a 78 Z-28 Camaro back in the days, I installed an Iroc-Z hood scoop,, I grinded the the underside of the scoop and used what they used to call "tiger hair", to bond it together, and riveted , then I grinded the top and layed down fiberglass over, and used bondo to smooth it out..but in the long run, it started to cracked..but I believed they have a better products now.
Great job rescuing that little vent feature and I think the hood works well- very West Pacific, something you’d find in SE Asia, Japan or Australia, where these cars were more common over the years
Samurai gets meaner every episode! Looking good
The hood and grill is fantastic
Hood looks great, nice job on those louvers and the scoop owns that hood.
I like the look of the scoop. A nice combination of form and function. I was a little concerned at the start with the body work, but it looks good. Like you said, it's a rock crawler, not a show car. Great video as always. can't wait to see the finished product.
4:21 That looks MINT! I love it!
I love the grill!!!! The hood scoop I wasn’t into at first but it came out great. I was screaming hoping you’d remove that hard line where the scoop meets the hood but that line looks better then I thought it would
Yeah mate super cool. Takes time but going in the right direction.
Amazingly quirky and I love it! Amazing job Nate!! Enjoy Moab!
Awesome as always.Thanks for sharing and taking us along
The hood scoop came out great. It's definitely a unique look and nice custom touch. 👍
I don't know much about the samurai looks but I can tell you the front of what you have looks awesome!
Good ol' 40 grit. Like sanding with a handful of lava rocks.
I used to have a 1998 Suzuki Sierra hardtop, that front grill was only on the very last few Suzuki sierras built that were coil sprung instead of leaf springs... The interior dash was also much nicer... Great lil car, can't wait to see the rest of the build... As always Nate fantastic work, you have one of the best off-road UA-cam channels out there!
I think the hood turned out great and yes it looks unique.
I think the hood scoop looks sharp it gives it a little different look have a great day be safe.
I really dig that hood, i think it looks great. Great save on the corner by the way.
Nuts. I should have contacted you before you cut that hood. I just got a samurai that had a 4.3 in it and the hood has a very similar cut to the one you made. You are so right. Finding a good hood is proving difficult.
0:24 Haha. Skip ahead in the video, na I’m here for the whole thing!
I just seen your gladiator and trailer at the grocery store in Moab
It’s your rig. Build it how you want. Some dig the rusty beaters and others like to parade show crawlers. I like the direction you’re taking the build. Can’t wait to see it finished👍
It’s looks different and serves a purpose. That makes it good imo
If you ever try more of the fiber glass add ons try 3m windshield adhesive with rivets. It is great for vibration dampening. Then use the bondo to match curves. Awesome job. Love the build
Nate, I really didn’t think I’d like the scoop, but I do! Looks fantastic
That's so rad! Looks great.
The hood looks really rad!! I’m enjoying all the nuggets you are building into this little rig 👍🏻👊🏻
Hood came out awesome. I’d throw some guide count over the primer before you start sanding it. Easier to see where the low spots are.
Sweet hood. Doesn't need to be OEM original because the Samurai isn't stock. Looks great, send it!
The hood looks good!
Next step, if you really want to make this unique, make a fiberglass mold of the hood and make a carbon fiber copy of the hood.
I love the hood scoop too! I've used hood scoops off an old 280z on my hood for looks and better ventilation on my Samurai.
With body work, U-POL products are great! I've used the Raptor spray-on bed liner with awesome results and the when painting cars, the polyurethane clear coat is very durable and comes out really nice.
Love the look it’s like a big boys RZR side-by-side 👍🏽
That hood scoop is a fibre glass copy of a 76/79 series Land Cruiser. Here in Australia they make them for nearly every model of 4x4
That hood looks fantastic!!
Love the hood. Always been a fan of cowl and stinger style hoods. Especially when they're functional.
Well - the scoop is nice. Rust repair is a bodge job.
I highly recommend Fitzie fabrication and Yorkshire Car Restoration
First specializes on rusty sheet metsl in general, also had a tutorioal on full sheet metsl scoop, the second specializes on a rusty Mx5 miatas. Plenty of rust fix tricks there.
I dig the look of the hood. Good work!
I would have left the rivets visible. That's what I like visibly. I'm so happy to see you take the time and use metal in the rust repair. Saving the side hood vents was such a good call. The hood looks really good.
On my screen it looks REALLY GOOD!!!!
The scoop turned out great!
It's expensive to own and maintain a Suzuki model here in Malaysia. Great to hear Malaysia made parts make it to the US
Scoop looks like a australian toyota landcruiser scoop. Looks mint!
I am a massive fan of the hood scoop. Looks great. Keeping the factory side vents and the scoop together now, looks awesome. I love how much work went into it, but not everyone will notice it just walking by, in my opinion, that is what what makes good fab work great. Loving this build. Keep it up Brotha.
the grill and hood are amazing! nice job!
Looks really good Nate. Thanks for showing us how the sausage is made.
Looks absolutely amazing Nate. Great job.
Wow, amazing work !
I like the hood scoop. Function over form I say. 😊
It looks sick dude! I love the scoop. I want for the Monty!
It's all coming together quite nicely. The hood and grill look great.
MAN !!! this thing is looking GREAT !!! i just stumbled onto your chanel this morning and i love it keep up the good work!
That looks freaking sick! Well done
Looks phenomenal, Nate!
The Samurai bonnet is looking awesome, I really love it! Before you role it, it might be an interesting project to make a complete fibreglass mold of it. S if or when you do role it you @ least have a straight template by which to either make a complete fibre glass copy or a guide to effect a repair.
I have started to teach myself to make molds & it can be alot of work but rewarding in a similar way that body work is. Made my 1st "plug" for an overhead console for a modified 1981 Hilux 4wd flat bed ute (pick up/ Tacoma). Will probably get the finished item vinyl vacuum rapped.
Look into the 3M xtrac vacuum and sanders and 3M sanding disks. I bought the sander and was well worth the money. Sped up my sanding times and very little dust.
The scoop looks great.
Fantastic job bro. Coming along nicely! Keep up the great work!!!
That hood came out awesome
Love the whole look so far. Great job.
I love the import parts this thing it so rad!!!
That hood turned out nice, good job!
That scoop looks great! And your skills never cease to amaze me!
The hood looks awesome
I dig the hood. It looks pretty OEM. Being a fellow PNW resident, I don't know if you sealed any gaps between the bottom side of the hood to the scoop. It would be an awesome place for rust to start.
Excellent video, when building one off..the owner is the only opinion that truly matters, but knowing we all have an ___🕳 I do like the hood. The repair and modification look like it was meant to be. Thank you for sharing 😊
Nice Job.... can't wait to see more videos....., you don't need the factory metal tools,,, your skills are better and more important! Thanks for the update!
That hood is amazing, great job! I might cry if you ever roll it and crush it, which will happen, lol. killer build.
Awesome job Nate, now the JDM grill and Malaysian hood scoop compliment each other, like one commenter said they look factory ,you marrying JDM, German, to Nate know how = Badass rock crawler, looking forward to the rest of this build and yours and Ed's upcoming build what an epic spring/summer it'll be, Oh yah , asking for help is a great thing ,it will stop you from burning out👍
I always like your style, and that hood suits the build like it cam right from the japanise r&d show room.
The thought of you rolling this and crumbling that hood makes me feel like I just got punched in the stomach… that thing looks absolutely amazing 👌🏼