Nakuba isizukulwane esedlule uJimny wathengiswa njengeMazda, i Suzuki Samurai (ukubuyela emuva kwesinye isizukulwane), ngakolunye uhlangothi, akukho okufanayo nohlobo lwe-Hiroshima ngaphandle kobuzwe.
Kodwa-ke, lokho "umhlaba wangempela" owasuka "emhlabeni we-restmod" wawusondeza, futhi amaSamurai oyibona kulesi sihloko i-Suzuki eminingi njenge-Mazda. Konke ngoba, ngaphezu kokubukeka okuphefumulelwe izinduku ezishisayo, ngaphansi kwe-hood yayo "ihlala" enye yezinjini ezidume kakhulu ze-Mazda: i-Wankel 13B!
Empeleni, uMarvin Sanchez (@chillmatic), waseMelika kanye nombhali walo msebenzi, wayefuna ukuhlanganisa uthando lwakhe lwamaSamurai amancane kanye nemijaho yokuhudula emshinini owodwa.
Indaba ende
Ethanda i-jeep encane yaseJapane “esikwele” kusukela ebuntwaneni, u-Sanchez akazange acabange kabili lapho ethola ithuba lokuyithola ukuze anikeze umbono wakhe wokwakha iSamurai “ehlanyayo”.
Uqale ngokwehlisa (kaningi) iSamurai yakhe, eyeka ukushayela wonke amasondo, manje usethembele kuphela ekushayeleni amasondo angemuva ngosizo lomshini othize wokudonsa umjaho osuka ku-Strange Engineering. Ekugcineni, i-asi engemuva eqinile yazuzwa ku... Ford F-150 sekusele noshintsho olulodwa: injini.
Ukhumbula ukuthi sisezweni le-V8, kungaba ngokwemvelo ukuthi ukukhetha kwenhliziyo entsha yale Samurai kungaba yinto eyodwa, kodwa ubukhulu bemodeli abusoze bavumela (kuyimoto yaseJapane i-kei). UMarvin Sanchez, kusukela ekuqaleni, wayenenye injini engqondweni yokufeza amandla ayewafunayo, icwecwe kakhulu: i-Mazda 13B, ezuzwe njengefa, kulokhu, kusukela ku-1990 RX-7.
I-13B edumile.
Naphezu kokunikeza ekuqaleni cishe i-160 hp (amandla angaphezu kokuphindwe kabili kwamandla okuqala e-Suzuki Samurai), ibingakanele ku-Marvin Sanchez. Akukho okufana nokwengeza i-turbo ukuze kuthuthukiswe "i-firepower" ye-13B. Ishajwe kakhulu yi-Precision 7675 turbocharger (i-turbine engu-75 mm ububanzi) kanye nevalvu ye-wastegate ingu-66 mm; izengezo eziphoqelele ukwakhiwa kokudonsa okuyingqayizivele nokukhipha amandla amaningi, kanye ne-intercooler.
Izingxenye ezengeziwe ze-13B bekufanele zilungiswe, kodwa ekugcineni, umphumela wazo zonke lezi zinguquko uhumushela ku... 450 hp amandla! Kuyathakazelisa ukuthi ukudluliselwa kwaqhubeka kufana nokusetshenziswa yi-RX-7.
Yebo, kukhona i-450 hp ku-Suzuki Samurai, kulokhu, ekhombisa i-820 kg encane esikalini. Okuhlangenwe nakho kokuyishayela kufanele kube kokubili okwesabisayo nokujabulisayo. Khumbula ukuthi sisenayo imodeli enamasondo angaphezu kwamamitha amabili nje kuphela, ama-blade suspension nama-ekseli aqinile...