KS3

Andy Kauffman

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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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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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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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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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...

Andy Kauffman

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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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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(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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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...