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06-15-2009, 09:13 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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|  My New(to me) Zuki
This is why I was selling off my stuff. Got a good deal on a 88 JX. It runs really strong too. The only thing I have found is a vacuum leak that was easily fixed, and a squirrel was living in the airbox. It does need a new shifter bolt, but thats the only thing. I don't have many pictures right now.    I worked on cleaning up the interior after work tonight. its looking really good, I'll get some pics tomorrow. My plans for it, in no particular order fix front bumper spray fender flares, front and rear bumper black Powder coat the rims white loose the light gaurds ABS interior panels shifter bolt bed line the floor and a bunch of other little interior stuff to make it a comfortable daily driver and weekend wheeler. I'm going to run it stock for a while, but a locker, 31's, and a spring over is in the future. Insurance on this thing is awesome too, its just so cheap  Oh, and I love the 5 speed, never felt so connected to the car before  Last edited by Shaun; 06-15-2009 at 09:16 PM. |
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06-16-2009, 06:57 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Houston, TX
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Awesome! Those little Sami's will go anywhere!
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06-16-2009, 03:58 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: wichita fallz tx.
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no joke. the president in our club down here has a meen 1 here are the basics with updates from recent work BODY/INTERIOR/ARMOR ------------------------------------------- 87’ Suzuki Samurai STRETCHED – 98” wheel base Full exo cage by The Rock Shop Upgraded GM alternator (98 amp) Bedliner sprayed in bed volt meter temp gauge oil pressure gauge new clutch kit GT Steering wheel Mitsubishi Eclipse bucket seats 4 point harness radio / front speakers / power antennae Doors hinges modified for easy removal Diamond cut aluminum door inserts Rock sliders… SOLID… Custom bumpers Winch mount on front bumper Custom OTT steering with Tracker power steering (soon to be Toyota box and hydro assist) Fuel cell (8 gal) -------------------------------------------------- AXLES Toyota pick-up axles with 5:71 gears welded in the rear Lockright up front --------------------------- TRANSFER CASE GRS II transfer case – 4.89:1 (combined with the 5:71 diff gears, this baby will crawl) Mighty Kong transfer case bucket ----------------------------------------------------- SUSPENSION YJ leaf springs Trailtough missing link shackles up front Rancho 9012 shocks on all 4 corners Spidertrax rear upper shock mount Ford F-250 Shock mounts up front ---------------------------------------------------------------- ENGINE 94’ 1.6L tracker motor with Full Circle motor mounts and tranny mount Trailtough transmission adaptor plate MYSIDE 40mm Harley Davidson carb set up, and a header hand throttle control --------------------------------------------- WHEELS/TIRES 15 X 8 custom made bead lock rims 38.5x15 Super Swamper SX tires ----------------------------------- OTHER 6 rock lights under the body bikini top  |
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06-16-2009, 04:00 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: back where I belong
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youll have the most fun with 31 mudders an a locker in the rear.. shoulda let mine like that
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06-16-2009, 05:37 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Thanks guys. Started cleaning it up a little bit. still need to clean the floor. I think it looks better with out the light gaurds  Removed the plow(hitch), like I'm ever going to tow a trailer with this thing  Cleaned up the interior, havn't got the floors yet.  The worst part was the bed, it had about a 1/8th inch of dried blood on it, which was really nasty to clean up. The previous owner used it for hunting.  |
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06-16-2009, 06:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: back where I belong
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wow thats in good shape looks really good now man. how much was it?
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06-16-2009, 06:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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06-16-2009, 06:52 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: back where I belong
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wow that would prolly sell for triple that up here
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06-16-2009, 07:38 PM
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| Pebble Pounder Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: nor cal
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Cleaned up good man  That would be a fun toy to go wheelin with. Good buy that for sure. |
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06-17-2009, 12:24 AM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: PORT ORCHARD WA
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YA way to go! Throw a lockright in the front and that little sammy will be unstopable!!! Heres mine   |
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06-17-2009, 12:05 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mechanicsville, VA
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Looks like its in great shape. Heres my old '90 JL... |
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06-17-2009, 08:30 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Nice Suzukis. Here's the shifter bolt.  Painted the flares today, spent a little over 2 hours sanding each one, not something I feel like doing again.  |
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06-17-2009, 08:35 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: back where I belong
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mine, still not done kinda getting bored of not working on it. want something sleeper/fast ish  |
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06-18-2009, 07:14 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Fernley
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Nice looking sammy. Coming along nicely. Here is mine, just picked it up 3 months ago.  |
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06-20-2009, 05:40 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Nice Samurais Went wheelin today, in Gruber. rollmebackover let me borrow his skid, which I used alot.  Installed 2" shackles(more like rock feelers than shackles), it leveled the truck out, I also pulled the front bumper so I didn't trash it, I plan on getting a shrockworks bumper soon, or finding someone to build one.  It sucks how this picture turned out, this hill was actually really technical, but in the picture it just looks like a dirt road.  Heres a few other pictures.       |
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06-20-2009, 05:47 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: back where I belong
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my buddy and i worked on my suzuki today too seein this thread made me wanna do stuff to it so. thanks for posting it haha i was burnt out on 4x4s for while.
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07-11-2009, 09:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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I did the first body damage to it today, going for a polycarbonate windshield next, I'm going to try and pull out most of the dent.    The only part I'm pissed off about is ripping my brand new best top bikini top I just got for it. Also if anyone knows where I can find the plastic strip that goes on top of the windshield frame that the top clips into, I would appreciate it. Heres a pic I grabbed of it flexed out a few days ago though its changed since then, I mounted my tag where the spare was and the spare is in the bed, were building a tire mount for it that will mount the tire at an angle and have storage under it.  | |
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07-11-2009, 11:34 PM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Sep 2004
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low hung tree ? i almost bought a sammy but bought a 01 cherokee instead.
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10-07-2009, 10:42 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Haven't up dated this in a while.   Only one wiper, one of the studs were twisted off, not sure what I'm going to do with it yet. Atleast it was just the passenger side. |
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12-23-2009, 01:18 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Work goin on. Got the axles out tonight. Gotta clean them up and weld the perches tomorrow, also have to weld the shock mounts. I really hope to get them back under the truck tomorrow night, but not sure that will happen.   Z-link is temporary I will be doing a full high steer in the next couple of months.    And 2:10am  |
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