Waiting on my Isuzu Elf and saw these getting loaded

New owner of a 1998 Nissan Vanette truck. 70km, manual, overall clean in and out.

Ordered through Mitsui, had them service the truck before shipping - replaced water pump, timing belt, tensioner, oil seals, spark plugs, and fluids (oil change and all).

Needed gas out of the port, drove it from Tacoma to Portland with no issues.

Will be converting this into a mobile coffee truck, stoked on it all.

Exactly 1 year of ownership and 13,000km of Central FL work and cruising miles later I can’t recommend a Sambar or any Kei model enough

Old signal bulbs were pretty much clear from losing their orange coating and half burnt looking, so I got some LED replacements, and man are they an upgrade. Pretty sure they can see these from the ISS lol.

Need new front coils for my s200p. MiniTruckUSA jumped in an said they had the solution without any questions. They sent me 6.8cm ID springs but I need 8.0cm springs which is apparently the difference of the mid-year upgrade. Well this incredibly inconsiderate vendor said that I could pay for return AND restocking fee as if it was my fault. Buyer beware!!!!

Looking for some advice or insight any of you guys have!

Currently the van is running great and going to be making it into a micro camper! I will be posting videos and photos when its done.

But have some issues I want to get resolved before they get any worse if they do.

Vehicle: 2000 Suzuki Every Wagon Joypop Turbo 4x4

It's a manual and EFI with a F6A.

I have two issues at the moment:

1. The horn & foglights aren't working -

The horn clicks when pressing the steering wheel but no honk, I dont believe anything is going to the horns, I dont get any voltage. Same with the fog lights, I think they run off the same wire.

1. My gas tank when I open it has a vacuum to it, like sucking in air when I have the car on for a bit. I haven't driven the car much but I open the tank to see if it still does and it still pulls in air. It smells like gas too around the vehicle and I think might be running a little rich. The vehicle isn't idling hard but a little rougher than a normal American vehicle. I can slightly see vibration in the steering wheel at idle.

I also put in a new radio that came with a backup camera I really want to use but dont know the best way of either running the wire to the back or wireless for the back up camera too so if anyone has done that before too, any information helps.

Any thoughts or ideas to triage or fix would be greatly helpful!

A friend did the research and now I’ve done the installation and testing. He nailed finding a replacement 70 amp alternator on Amazon for the S110P. It didn’t even need clocking, just a pulley change.

Two points, disconnect the ring terminal at the plug easily accessible just above the valve cover. Clean the contacts really well. I used a bit of sandpaper and electrical contact cleaner.

Second, you will need the spacer behind the original pulley. Carefully remove it DO NOT SMACK the stud against the table to get it off if you plan on keeping the original. It jams it into the rear. I’m going to have this one rebuilt anyway but it’s not a good idea. Lesson learned.

Gave this truck some more life by upholstering the door skin and foam, what do you guys think?

Just got new LEDs installed on my Carry pretty simple process and got a pair for $48 on Amazon! Super bright too.

I've stopped expecting a bed cover to keep everything completely secure. I'd rather have something that's easy to use and doesn't become a headache if the electronics stop working. With kei trucks, you still need the bed for hauling, so losing easy access kind of defeats the point.

Kei truck owners, what do you use to keep your cargo secure without making the bed harder to use? I've been wondering whether a simple manual cover or a lockable canopy makes more sense for everyday hauling.

I really want to order a custom showplate for my sambar but with the original lisence plate numbers it would have ran in japan. Problem is i have no info on the car except for the vin number

1995 honda acty with a k24a2 swapped into the back. mid-engine, rwd, cr-v 5-speed, haltech elite 1500, approx 200 hp. an absolute blast to rip around in. built with my dad, my idea + his garage

feel free to ask anything about the build or doing something similar.

last photo is when we dropped the rear diff and drove shaft on a test drive

Paint is finally done! Did a full custom paint change both interior and exterior. During the entire process we addressed body work needs, sound deadening in the cab, new body seals, rust treatment, and black Rhino liner under the frame.

Couple more things to do but otherwise this 32 year old truck is almost brand new again!

Plugs, wires, cap fuel lines and fuel filter. Felt rattling in my fuel filter so I decided to do some surgery. Some "rat turd" looking bits . . Gross! 66km (41k miles)

Ganna call "Toy Box" in Austin tomorrow to see about the cost of timing belt and water pump replacement. Have the kits just don't want to do it.

I got a 2026 hijet jumbo. What’s the stud pattern for these?

Vibe

Bought a 99 sambar from a farmer and want to repair the cosmetic damages it sustained. Is this just cracked paint or something worse...? Never owned any truck before, kei or otherwise, and have not done this kind of work on a car before.

Not long ago i asked for some ideas for trunk or treats in the kei truck! Well, I came up with an idea and here it is! Dino Safari!

Any questions, let me know!

I handed out candy and little glow in the dark dinosaur toys!

Ill post more pictures as I go to more Trunk or Treats, I have another tomorrow.