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THE ACCESSORY DREAM GUIDE
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TOM DEL
FEATURED VEHICLE
Modifications & Accessories:
- YJ Spring Conversion
- Toyota Axles
- 6 Shooters and Chromo Shafts
- ARB Locker in the front
- Detroit in the Rear
- 1.6 EFI Swap, 35s
- Custom Bumpers and Sliders
- 6.5-1 Tcase
- Heated Seats
- 88.5 Transmission
The off-road trailer he custom built
It comes out on long road trips
Year/Make/Model:
1987 Suzuki Samurai
Owner:
Lee Murray
Location:
Langley, BC
Instagram:
@bc_backroading
Lee Murray’s attitude towards his ‘87 Suzuki Samurai,
called Tom Del, (“it’s a long story”) differs a bit from the
other featured vehicle participants we’ve interviewed
for the Accessory Dream Guides. When he was asked
when he began to think of his Samurai as his Dream
Ride, he wrote: “It’s getting there.” He still wants to add
“tube fenders and then a turbo or tdi swap.” When he
got the stock Samurai as a grad present, he first put
on: “Stereo because I was a kid, shortly after was lift,
gears and tires.’ He is diplomatic and wise about what he would recommend as the first
accessory to install: “All depends on what the vehicle is used for”. Lee’s response to
choosing his favourite accessory on his own ride is also carefully thoughtful: It would be a
“toss between lockers and low gears.”
His Instagram handles show his destination preferences:
@bc_backroading and @bc_backroading_trailers. From
all the photos on there, you can see how adventurous
he is. That Tom Del is a contortionist! The pics show
beautiful BC at its wildest nature as well as how flexible
and adaptive this vehi-
cle can be. Lee “mostly
takes it out on week-
ends” from his home
base of Langley, BC. His favourite off-road sites are
Sylvester and Harrison and his furthest trip so far has been
to Whipsaw. He “was at a few events and show n shines
last year” and he belongs to
funinbc.comand on
Facebook, he’s in the BC Toyota 4WD group. From
straddling a mountain stream to parking on the beach
by a lake to challenging the laws of physics while having
a blast in the snow, he sure does have fun in BC.
Lee says he has always been into vehicles and making
the most of them. He was “definitely born with it, both my
parents were into vehicles growing up.” “I’ve always
been into General Motors and Suzuki.”