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08-17-2006, 11:11 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha
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|  1:7th Suzuki Samurai trail build Okay folks, what do you do when you want to do a scale trail rig? Right now you can do a Jeep, Bronco, Courier, C-10, or an FJ40 or Scrambler if you don't mind spending $60.00 for a body. What about us people that enjoy being different and love "making" more then "buying" our bits? Well, after spending the past 3 months reserching, taking pics, and drawing massive amounts of scale blue prints, you get this...      Its still rough, but it is starting to come together quickly now. What do ya think? |
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08-17-2006, 11:18 PM
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| Newbie Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: COTTAGE GROVE
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ive been waiting for this. i think it looks good.
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08-17-2006, 11:31 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Green River Kentucky
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Sweet job man but to me the top looks a little to tall.
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08-17-2006, 11:36 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha
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Ya, I thought that to, but all the tech drawing and pics I scaled off of shows its correct. A buddy of mine was over last week and said it is because I don't have the doors on it yet. If it still looks to tall after the doors go on, it will be time to chop the top.
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08-17-2006, 11:40 PM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Aroostook county
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08-17-2006, 11:42 PM
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| Im Brandon   Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Colfax, CA
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Very cool, the tires look tiny, yet scale
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08-17-2006, 11:43 PM
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| Quarry Creeper Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: over there
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The roof seems high enough to fit a GI Joe in there LOL Maybe a Barbie doll too? Looks good! |
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08-17-2006, 11:44 PM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha
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They are scale 30/9.50/15's on 15X7 inch wheels  |
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08-17-2006, 11:45 PM
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| Rock Crawler   Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Alabama
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Looks good so far man!! here I am just learning how to make my own links and whatever and your builds samiris. Or however its spelled i am tierd
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08-18-2006, 12:08 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Saginaw
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It may seem too tall, but Samurai's are like that. Looks like a great start. What material did you use? I want one  |
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08-18-2006, 12:38 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Derbyshire UK
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Keep us posted with lots of pics with this one,Ive got a 1988 sami I rebuilt and modified in 1995, Very capable little trucks, they make the "landrover" guys red faced when we p!!! all over them!!!!!!!!!!
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08-18-2006, 12:41 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha
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Any pics you can PM me would be great, still can't deside what grill to make for it. There is about 11 different styles I found.
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08-18-2006, 01:01 AM
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| RCC Addict Join Date: May 2006 Location: Roseville
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Original and cool... Keep it up, cannot wait to see the finished product. Did you do the chassis yourself or is it something like the CSC-1? I had a lady friend that had one. It was a blast of a little rig.
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08-18-2006, 01:07 AM
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| Rock Crawler Join Date: May 2005 Location: omaha
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The frame was made by me, scaled it off this... http://www.geerdijk.com/files/suzuki...ai_chassis.jpg |
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08-18-2006, 01:59 AM
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| Official Scale Nazi Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Monticello, IL
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Man the cut&shut geolanders look awesome! Can't wait to see this done. Is the body work metal?
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08-18-2006, 02:10 AM
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| Newbie Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: australia
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that is porn  keep the updates coming |
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08-18-2006, 02:31 AM
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| Nope..  Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Whiteland, Indiana
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I've been around Samurai's my whole life and that looks right on! I used to have a grey one and my dad raced a blue one and a cow painted one in tough trucks all over the place. If you guys have ever seen the Gotmudd? Sami, that's our old one. Too sweet....
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08-18-2006, 06:37 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Cedar Rapids
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When are you doing a spring over and 33's  |
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08-18-2006, 06:49 AM
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| I wanna be Dave Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: One Legend.
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It looks tall because it is rightside up... We are all used to seeing Sammys upside down on the trail! |
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08-18-2006, 07:26 AM
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| Sinking with the ship   Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: El Capitan...sole survivor and sinking fast
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Now thats what I call thinking outside the box, I love one off custom builds. Looks really good so far dude, keep up the good work. Mike |
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