{"id":16553,"date":"2014-06-05T08:44:49","date_gmt":"2014-06-05T14:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress-367309-1145705.cloudwaysapps.com\/?p=16553"},"modified":"2014-07-06T10:45:07","modified_gmt":"2014-07-06T16:45:07","slug":"salvage-yard-upcycling-suzuki-samurai-dune-buggy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/articles\/salvage-yard-upcycling-suzuki-samurai-dune-buggy\/","title":{"rendered":"Salvage Yard Upcycling: Mashing Up a Suzuki Samurai &#038; a Dune Buggy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When we use the word &#8220;upcycling,&#8221; we&#8217;re generally discussing <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainablog.org\/2014\/04\/updating-old-flip-flops\/\">creative reuse of materials<\/a> that might otherwise go into your trash can or recycling bin. Occasionally, we might refer to repurposing of industrial materials. But I&#8217;m pretty sure we&#8217;ve never discussed upcycling materials you might find at a salvage yard.<\/p>\n<p>Our sister site Gas 2.o, however, recently published a great example of car repurposing: a mashing up of a Suzuki Samurai and a dune buggy body. Take a look at the description and the pictures below, and then let us know if you&#8217;ve ever done anything similar&#8230; or if this inspires you to head to junkyard&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"rpuEmbedCode\">\n<div class=\"rpuArticle rpuRepost-6fc67067db6d45d4fee71262b09a34fa-top\" style=\"margin: 0; padding: 0;\"><script src=\"https:\/\/1.rp-api.com\/rjs\/repost-article.js?3\" data-cfasync=\"false\"><\/script><a class=\"rpuThumb\" href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/2cXOX\" rel=\"norewrite\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float: left; margin-right: 10px;\" src=\"\/\/img.1.rp-api.com\/thumb\/13845499\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><a class=\"rpuTitle\" href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/2cXOX\" rel=\"norewrite\"><strong>Recycled Hawtness: Suzuki Samauri Repurposed As Dune Buggy<\/strong><\/a> (via <a class=\"rpuHost\" href=\"http:\/\/s.tt\/2cXOX\" rel=\"norewrite\">Gas 2.0<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p class=\"rpuSnip\">What would you do if you had a beat up old Suzuki Samurai and a discarded dune buggy body laying around? 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