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02-16-2014, 02:11 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Diego,CA
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|  Suzuki Samurai
Transfered this over from another site I had it posted on. Whoo hoo instant build thread! Well I saw this little suzuki samurai @ Rausch Creek the last time I was up there. Then the other day I was cruzin RPP's site and saw this little guy and couldn't resist: Here's the 1:1  And here's the body I picked up:  Stole the front axle out of the Chevy for this build:     Here's what I've got done so far:        Got the running gear all done. Man it was a beotch trying to fit everything in the front with no space under the little sammi's hood. Had to angle the gear motor so the driveline angles wouldn't bind up which caused me to make a special angled mount for the servo that sits directly below the motor. Took it for a test run and seems to work well, here's some more pics:           More tube work done! Coated everything in flat black, then took it for a test run over the golden crack. New obsticle I added to Hell's Revenge course. Here's a video of the real thing: The Golden Crack - YouTube          Got some more of the roof tubing and rear bracing done, added the propane tank and started the dash. It flexes pretty good for being leafed in the front and back!         Added the steering wheel and some stickers to match the 1:1      Nothing like a little recycling for the seats, had some old metal cabinets that were here when we bought the house:       Front stinger:     Almost done:   The suzuki's:  Removable soft top:   |
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02-16-2014, 03:28 PM
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| Chassis & Tubework Vendor Join Date: May 2006 Location: Portland, OR
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| Re: Suzuki Samurai
Awesome little samurai you've built. Nice job  |
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02-16-2014, 04:11 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: chicago
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That thing looks great!
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02-16-2014, 06:32 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island-Land of one batch of rocks in Sag Harbor and at least one fellow crawler
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This little thing is GREAT!!! What is the wheelbase?
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02-16-2014, 08:57 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Logansport, Indiana
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| Re: Suzuki Samurai
This little zook is awesome.
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02-17-2014, 07:30 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Mt. Pleasant
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You actually made a samurai look cool. Haha, seriously though, awesome job.
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02-17-2014, 08:50 AM
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| Built, not bought   Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Gresham
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That came out great.Always liked Samurais. X2 on the wheelbase.More info please. |
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02-17-2014, 02:07 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Diego,CA
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Thanks guys, wheelbase is 8"
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02-17-2014, 03:32 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: westchester,il
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| Re: Suzuki Samurai
Such a neat build!!!!!!
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02-17-2014, 09:06 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: San Diego,CA
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| Re: Suzuki Samurai
Few more pics in it's evolution:   And here's where it's at today, liked the super swamper TSL look instead of the pitbulls       Last edited by sellenk; 11-22-2019 at 05:13 AM. |
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02-17-2014, 09:19 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: westchester,il
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Totally bad arse!!!!!!!!!!
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02-18-2014, 07:20 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Williston
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swampers deffinately "fit" the truck better. L.R. |
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02-18-2014, 10:30 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Murfreesboro
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Like the cut down and sanded stompers alot!!! Rig looks awesome. I enjoy having a short wheelbase, low articulation rig to run around with. Sharpens the driving skills and is a major challenge to get around which = a good time to me! Matt |
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02-18-2014, 10:56 AM
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| Moderator   Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: chicago
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straight dope! |
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02-24-2014, 06:55 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Long Island-Land of one batch of rocks in Sag Harbor and at least one fellow crawler
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Those mini 44 axles are great under there. Just plain old cool build. Great work
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02-26-2014, 12:09 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: minot
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I used to look for those axles all the time and have never been lucky enough to find em on rc4wd.. Always out of stock... |
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02-26-2014, 05:59 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: williamsport
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Wow! That's Awesome! You should bring it to rausch for one of the EPA comps. We crawl side by side with the 1:1's 3 times a year. It's a great weekend out.
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02-26-2014, 07:29 AM
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| Rock Stacker Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: yakima
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Lookin good! |
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02-26-2014, 06:45 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: .
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I enjoy seeing this little rig everytime you bring it out, cool to see how it was built. Can we see more pics of your course?
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02-27-2014, 06:43 PM
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| SuperShafty.com Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Visalia CA
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can i tell them what its really called?
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