Hello! I just bought a Suzuki Carry, and done some research to find out it's a 1987 DB71T, seems like a rare model as the info online is not much! I live in Norway, and this car is most likely the only one in the country.. My friends grandpa imported it from Japan in 1988 when he was a missionary over there in the 80's. It's right hand drive and pretty small for a 1.90(6 feet 2) tall guy! Love this car, been wanting to buy it for years and finally got it. So as you probably understand there isn't much help on norwegian forums for this car.. Lift table got big with the carry on it haha It's originally a F5A engine, 3 cylinder. But after my friend took it for a spin in water in 2009 it has not run since.. I got it running last week but it's not good. So I bought a Suzuki SJ410, with a F10A engine, a pulled it out the same day. It's almost an identical engine, just a little longer since it's one cylinder extra. Have to do some welding on the oil pan to make it fit. Transmission fitted right on I work at a body shop, and when the car is up and running fine I'm going to fix all damages, rust etc, sand it down, then paint it a modern white colour. Been snapchatting with a guy i found on instagram from Australia with a yellow carry with flares, and will probably make some flares like this! When it comes to wheels, I need some help! I know it's 4x114,3/4x115/4x4,5 and have found wheels that's 12x7 with allright offset, but no one mentions/knows the dimension of the hub bore/hub center(?).. Because my car has 4WD with high and low gear, AND free wheel hubs on front axle! So the rims have to have a hub bore at least 74mm to go over the hubs. Anyone knows something that will fit? Long post but Here's a pic of my daily drive, Suzuki Jimny 2000mod.
Hi MadsV, I just joined the forum and read your post, nice truck! I have a 1989 Carry 4x4 with the F5A engine, parts and info are not as common as for the newer trucks with the 660 engines. My truck does not have manual locking hubs so I can't offer any help on wheels. You are correct on the wheel stud measurements, just keep in mind that you can use 13" wheels and this may give you more options. Keep us posted on your engine swap and any new details.
Hey MadsV, What you have there is the holy grail of the "F" series production. The F10a, yes, as you've discovered, it bolts right on, (any F-series will) and, it's a slant engine, does it fit in the truck? We'll get to that. I've been looking for one for about 5 years. There are NONE here, in North America. You could do SO much with that engine. 8.8CR; just shaving the head to 10.0, and going to a 2" exhaust would get you close to the 100hp mark on pump gas. Sky's the limit from there. 2.5" exhaust, a 1-bar boost. Racing cam...how much hp do you want? I've got a full manual set on pdf for the "GA413", but manuals are easy to come by for that model and year. Good luck with the project, and ho yea, the problem you're going to run into is with the front-right diff mounting on the cross member. Do a 4" lift on it at the same time? It might give you enough room to clear the crank pulley. Many options. Love the pics
I usually keep my mouth shut about these things, but if someone wanted to build an engine from the ground up for some nice power. http://ontario.kijiji.ca/c-cars-veh...-1981-susuki-samari-engine-W0QQAdIdZ502682841 A full over sized rebuild kit goes for about $300, out of the AU. The milling, another 3. A nice cam out of Japan, another 3. Just too busy with work, You can thank the forum with pictures...
Awww maaannnn.........spaner!!! You shouldn't have post that link........ Thanx a lot man!! I have been looking all over looking for an f10 or f12 for a while. Didn't even think about a samari hahaha. MadsV ...... Looks like you will have one mean machine!! I can't wait to live vicariously threw your pics and posts!!! Hahaha
Hey i will post more photos when i have the time! F10a is as easy to find as cheese in the store in norway a co-worker of mine runs a f10a with a small turbo from bmw diesel, easy as hell !
Hahaha yea yea yea.......... Y'all must have them all over there there Hahaha all we have an abundance of are salmon, moose, and bear! Hahaha
Wasn't able to open the pics you posted, came back as "invalid attachment" Wheels/tires look great, did you happen to measure the difference in diameter between those and the stock wheels/tires? Reason I ask is I ended up buying a stock size mud tire, (good ride on street, suck in mud) not wanting to go taller with the F5A & loose power.
Did not measure no, i can check tomorrow. Swapped in the f10a engine today, little surprise i wasn't aware of haha
Is that engine out of the SJ410? On the two engines I have, out of 1988 carrys the distributor sticks straight back. If you can't find that, you might be able to modify a 3 cylinder distributor out of a Suzuki car with the 4 cylinder trigger plate
Looks like the issue is where it mounts, not the distributor. Different F10 blocks for the 1 liter super carry vs., other vehicles with the F10? How is the rest of the swap coming along? If you have ever drove it with the F5, Ill bet the benefits of the swap will be apparent before you get 300 yards from your shop.
Could you post a photo? How much do you want for it? I don't know how much shipping to norway will cost..
hey, I just had a look, and I won't be able to get to it till we get a thaw. It's under a tarp, still on an engine in the box of my spare truck, which in turn is covered in snow, ice and other various things including a boat. The truck it was off of is a 1988 carry van (every?) that Suzuki Canada had over here for testing back then (long story). It's the same as any other manifold that I've seen off of similar year trucks here and in New Zealand. As far as cost, you can have it for nothing, other than shipping, and I can probably get a reasonable rate for you on that too. It's supposed to warm up on the weekend so I can probably pull it out then.
Great! Its the angle on the manifold thats important, on regular f10a that sits in SJ410 the manifold sticks right out as the engine is straight and not in an angle as in the carry..and that wont fit
View attachment 13066 View attachment 13067 View attachment 13068 I got out this morning and removed the manifold. Here's a few pics (hopefully)
I reattached them as files. If this doesn't work, I'll try to send them in a private message. They show up for me
