[kdalton]

I do a lot of beach fishing.im thinking of buying a Suzuki sj40sierra.doing it up a bit and hit the sand.are they any good and what are there faults.i have to drive 50km to the beach and 50ks home.thanks

[Gwagensteve]

I'd recommend an SJ50 or SJ70 over a '40. 40's are getting pretty old. It's not even that easy to find a good one now.

The F10A engine in the SJ40 is tough and loves a rev, but finding motors in good condition is hard.

The 1st gear is tall in the stock F10A gearbox, and they have a small clutch - not a good combination.

SJ70 would be the pick.

[kdalton]

ye the one ive seen is a 1983.but it has a corolla 4k motor.it needs a lot of body work the guy wants 5oo bucks for it.theres a lot of rust and im thinking to much time and money to fix it all up.thanks 4 your tips.

[atari4x4]

this one? http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/clarence ... 1067186650

[kdalton]

ye that's the one. what do you think

[atari4x4]

it's green & has a toyota motor... i'm not much of a sierra guy, but if it didn't have the 4k in it i reckon it could be a good buy depending on how bad the body is.

would be worth checking it out to see how it looks.

[pezz]

Sierras go great on the sand it just sucks when your following something with a wider track width as your in one wheel rut only

[Gwagensteve]

Hmm, that actually looks like quite a good buy, LWB's are the pick of the 1.0 litres.

I'd pull the anchor out and put a 1.6 in it. Body actually looks pretty good considering. I've paid more for less. Twice.


Steve.

[kdalton]

I was going to have a look tomorrow.but its sold.

[kdalton]

im looking at this one now. any tips.http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/MTIwMFgxNjAw/ ... -/$_20.JPG

[Gwagensteve]

Looks decent enough.