Short Shift / Event! Wheels by the Waves, September 2024
September 21st, 2024 saw another installment of the fun "Wheels by the Waves" event at Bellows AFS (Air Force Station). I actually got to...
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Andy Kauffman
- Sep 9
- 3 min
Maintenance: Let's do a tuneup, shall we?
We took possession of the 1997 (KS3-3UM) Subaru Sambar Super Deluxe Classic pickup on January 18th, 2023. When we got it home, it had...
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Andy Kauffman
- Aug 26
- 3 min
Short Shift: Bed liner (and bonus content, a very angry little bee!)
My truck came with a ⅜” inch (~9.53mm) rubber liner over the “floor” of the bed. This is said liner removed for a good scrubbing. My best...
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Andy Kauffman
- Aug 18
- 5 min
Updates for mid August 2024
(Above, my 1996 (KV3, ECVT) Subaru Sambar Dias Classic with the factory installed (!) hydraulic wheelchair lift. I think I was flushing...
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Andy Kauffman
- Aug 17
- 3 min
Modification: Bed cover
Maybe a year or so ago I recall seeing a vinyl bed cover for a kei truck that was really cool. It was " The Great Wave off Kanagawa "...
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Andy Kauffman
- Aug 5
- 9 min
Let’s class up the joint a bit, shall we?
I love my 1997 (KS3F3UM) Subaru Sambar Super Deluxe Classic…known as “The KS3” for now. I use it as my daily driver back and forth to...
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Andy Kauffman
- Jul 20
- 6 min
Event! Wheels by the Waves, July 2024.
July 20th, 2024 we had another installment of the “Wheels by the Waves” at Bellows Air Force Station, in Waimanalo, Hawai’i. We’ve slowly...
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Andy Kauffman
- Jul 2
- 2 min
Short Shift: I'd really like to open the engine cover, please!
How to unlatch your Subaru Sambar pickup’s engine cover.
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Andy Kauffman
- Jul 2
- 3 min
Welcome to the family! 1996 Subaru Sambar Dias Classic (KV3-5RC) ECVT van!
Our KV3's Birthday: 26 March 1996 On February 14th, 2022, we got our first Subaru Sambar, a 1996 Sambar Dias Classic KV3-5RC with the...
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Andy Kauffman
- Jul 2
- 3 min
Welcome to the family! 1995 Subaru Sambar Dias Classic (KV4-57N) 5MT van!
Our KV4's Birthday: 01 November 1995 In mid 2022, we had a small fleet of Kei vehicles: A 1996 Suzuki Carry dump truck, a 1995 Suzuki...
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Andy Kauffman
- Jul 2
- 2 min
(Late Post) Event! June 2024 Wheels by the Waves at Bellows AFS
I believe I was invited to my first Wheels by the Waves at Bellows Air Force Station by my buddy, Matt, in April, 2024. It was icky...
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Andy Kauffman
- Jul 2
- 5 min
Welcome to the family! 1997 Subaru Sambar Super Deluxe Classic (KS3-3UM) 5MT Truck!
Our KS3's Birthday: 25 October 1996 I can't quite remember what spurred the decision, but in late 2022, we were down to "just" the two...
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Andy Kauffman
- Jul 1
- 9 min
General thoughts on Kei-jidōsha ownership, or, “Do I really want one of these?’
I’m not sure exactly how you landed here, but I welcome you. You’ve no doubt seen a Kei truck / car / van somewhere, and thought “ok, now...
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Andy Kauffman
- Jun 30
- 1 min
“Begin at the beginning, and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” - The King from “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” by Lewis Carrol (1865)
This is the beginning!
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