The last missing bits (as the title implies) were the bonnet and the doors. Among the few visible reasons why this car was taken off the road and subsequently didn't sell at the dealer, was the fact that a tree branch or the like must have fallen onto the bonnet, bent it badly and most likely on the way down managed to crack the windscreen.
As I am not entirely sure what the future might bring, I deliberately bought a later 413/Samurai hood, because it as a little bump in the middle, which is necessary, if one wanted to install a 1.3 or 1.6L engine at some point.
Of course, it was reasonably priced because it needed some work. Aside from two small bolt holes each side, where some external hood latches were bolted on, it was rusted through in the middle where the Suzuki emblem would have been.
Plus a layer (or three) of paint and it's good to go again.
Installation is just four bolts.
And because we were already near a concrete fence post, it was time to straighten the left frame horn where the bumper mounts to... redneck style. ( F=m*a ) and you can achieve quite some acceleration, when you have two or three meters of rope...
Last step: the doors. Disassembly is very straight forward.
Two m6 bolts at the bottom of the sliding mechanism.
Remove both weather strips.
Window comes out.
... and paint(ed).
Lastly: Install the front and rear windows. Which, quite frankly is brilliantly easy, if you a) install new rubber on the window a few days before, b) lube it plenty and c) have a car with flat glass. For the rear window, we didn't even have to use string to get it in. On the front, we had to revert to the original seal as the aftermarket one was just a smidge too big for the window frame.
There you go, one freshly painted Suzuki SJ410 and to be honest posting about all of this felt like it took longer than the actual work.
Coming up next time: BMW e36 seats in a little Suzuki.
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