VINTAGE SUZUKI’s conclusion of project ‘Mr. Mutt.’ Story and Photography by Ted Holman GRANTS PASS, OR. Our Final installment as we follow Ted Holman from Vintage Suzuki as he builds a samurai from the ground up for exploring the rugged trails and scenic vistas of the West.We Join Ted as he has finished his Samurai mechanically and has driven to …
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Project Mr. Mutt Building a Samurai with VINTAGE SUZUKI. -Ted Holman We Join Ted at the point where he had placed the body on the frame and reconnected the steering. At this point, he is attempting to hook everything together and make a running machine to make it to the CALMINI customer appreciation run. Never, ever attempt building a rig …
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Building Spyderman. Mechanical Adventures With Vintage Suzuki’s Ted Holman. -Story and pictures by: Ted Holman GRANTS PASS, OR. -Mr. Mutt was a finished project and I was left wondering what was offered in my next mechanical adventure. The Samurai had been everything that I had expected it to be, but it was lacking in daily driver refinement. It rode …
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What Up? Dave p.2 Ted Holman Puts The Finishing Touches on His X-90 Editor: Eric Bewley Story/Photo: Ted Holman BAKERSFIELD, CA. -Steve Kramer at Calmini was on the phone with me every day from the end of January on, telling me to get off my ass and get going again. Nice thing about Steve is that he is used to …
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Building a Samurai with VINTAGE SUZUKI. -Ted Holman GRANTS PASS, OR. Follow Ted Holman from Vintage Suzuki as he builds a samurai from the ground up for exploring the rugged trails and scenic vistas of the NorthWest. Let’s join Ted as he cronicals his progress. Like most of my on going projects, buying this 88 Samurai was a gross judgment …
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Project Mr. Mutt Building a Samurai with VINTAGE SUZUKI. -Ted Holman The summer was rushing on and the Rubicon was coming up. I finally got the running gear back in place and started adding the suspension parts. My ’90 had been a SPOA and I was jazzed to be able to install a CalMini 5″ Reverse Shackle kit and the …
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What Up? Dave. Ted Holman builds a beautiful X-90 in memory of his son. Story/Photo: Ted Holman Editor: Eric Bewley GRANTS PASS, OR -On December 20, 2001, my son David was fatally injured while jumping from a waterfall in Costa Rica. He was on break from Southern Oregon College with a group of friends and having the time of his …
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OPERATION: RockStar Building A Stadium Rock Sidekick On A Club Band Budget – Finale’. Editor: Eric Bewley Story/Photo: Mike Hagen COTTAGE GROVE, MN – We started this project with our goal was to see how far we could take a TracKick while retaining mostly stock drive train. Our secondary goal was to have it built in 7 build days. That …
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Saturday Night Special 4B Motorsports Suzuki Swift GT Dominates the Series. Editor/Story/Photo: Eric Bewley The Journey to the checkered flag at Indy doesn’t begin with the words, “Start your engines.” Countless hours, day ,and years go into design and development. Endless toil by suppliers, pit crews, and drivers push race-car designs to their limits. Sometimes, the journey begins with a …
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Pavement Pounding Suzuki Swift GT 4B Motorsports Suzuki Swift takes to the track.-Eric Bewley Pocatello, ID -June 14th witnessed the unveiling of a powerful new-comer to the world of paved circle-track racing. The mini-stock class had long been ruled by mid-seventies Ford Mustangs and Pintos running 2.3 liter four cylinders. It’s time for a change. With it’s four wheel disc brakes, …
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