1:7th Suzuki Samurai trail build

[microgoat]

Excellent work so far!

About time somebody here did a scratchbuilt body. Shouldn't be much harder than my Mini Moke build. Is that ABS or styrene?

The brass frame is awesome. Think you can make the leafs soft enough to avoid tweaking it?

 

[revoster]

That looks awsome.

 

[ColquittCustom405]

Impressive!

 

[All Out Racing]

Excellent job on the bodywork! I looks like you did your homework. The roof does look high, but the real ones do too, just throw a small cage in the back to draw your eye away from the long line at the back of the cab. Are you going to have an interior, if so you could build your seat mounts into the bottom of the cage. Just my .02 Just as a side note, is the pic you have of the frame dimensions from a body shop frame machine system? I have access to almost any frame setup on our machine, has all the dimensions and mounting point locations if anyone needs them.

 

[Trikster]

I think the reason it looks so tall is the fact that the doors are not on it. Awesome rig fella, cannot wait to see more.

 

[RD400]

Thanks for all the coments.

microgoat
"The brass frame is awesome. Think you can make the leafs soft enough to avoid tweaking it?"

The frame is steel not brass, it is just brazed together.;-)

 

[dystance]

Looks good. I have been eyeing this rig for a month. Wifey wont let me get it:roll:

 

[Inclodneato]

id say this thing is pretty badass!

 

[_Jason_]

the roof line does look tall without the doors:

this is the look you need to go for on your build imo...:

 

[Trikster]

Those are awesome! Never thought I would think a Samurai would look cool. LOL!

 

[camel_rc]

Very cool! Never thought those super skinny cut 'n shut Geo's would look scale, but they actually do on the Zook.

 

[RD400]

I forgot to do the naked pics last night, so here they are...

 

[microgoat]

That's perfect The Pede rims even look like the factory Zook wheels.

 

[RD400]

That is what I thought MG8)

 

[Brainstain]

This thread makes me miss my Samurai. Great looking truck. You still haven't told us what the body is made from though.

 

[Got Rocks?]

i say it would look cooler with some narrowed mashers:lol:

 

[Inclodneato]

you should mount the axles under the leafs. more of a lifted look id say it would be cooler but thats entirely up to you.

 

[RD400]

The way I am doing this build is to get it as close to stock as I can and then do a "trail mod" project with it then. It is a way for me to stay interested in the truck for more than a couple weeks:lol:

 

[Smurf]

Pretty bad ***.

Did i miss it or has he not mentioned what the body is made of?

 

[Mike71]

the body is made of styrene(sp?) sheets.

also any updates? i wanna see it running :lol: