New Buggy Build

[zukjunkie13]

Ya i know this is a yota forum, but thought i would share this build cause it has yota axles 
(copyin this over from a different forum) ***and there are alot of pics***

Well, I finally got the doner sammy (86 JX) in the garage, to build the new buggy (the Trail Tough Coil/buggy Kit). Me and my dad are going to have it done before April 26th (thats the first comp we are running with it). We are planning on gettin it done in a little over a month  (alot of long nights). The plan is: Tail Toughs Coil kit, Toy axles w/27 spline longs,5.29s and ARBs front and rear, HP front, 39s BFG Red Label Krawlers, 1.6L 16valve w/ automatic, 6.5tcase, Rock Block, Hydro assit. The 1.6 16 valve w/automatic will have to wait till we get more money, so that means that the little 1.3L 62hp will have to do the job.
Well here is the offical start of the build. I will try and update whenever i get more done.

Here is the best pic i have of it before i started


Here are some pics of the front end tear down (not quite done but not much but a start) the front clip is off, and the front axle is out.



*The Milk Jug is my brake fluid catch can lol


Here is the front and rear frame extensions 
Front


Rear


Here is the new grill

[zukjunkie13]

Got the front frame extension welded in and the front clip all put on. Tonight we got the rear body cut off and tested the fit/look of the rear clip

Rear axle is out


Cuttin the front frame off


The front frame extension



The front clip on (mounts to the door hinge holes)




My dads welds (kinda hard to see) with a 110v wire feed with gas attachment


Gutted the inside to get ready to cut of the body


The rear body cut off



The rear cap

[zukjunkie13]

Well we got the rear frame cut off (right after the rear bumpstop mounts) and the rear frame extension welded in. the frame extension is acctually shorter than the orginal frame, but it moves the axle back almost 14 inches, so once it is all put together it will have a negative approach angle






here is what it looks like with the rear cap on

[zukjunkie13]

Well its been awhile since ive updated cause the website was down.
so here are the updates

Got all the mounts on the frame for the link bars up. they are pretty trick cause all you do is drill the frame with a 25/64 drill bit and bolt them to the frame. (the pics are of before drillin and bolting them up)
Driver side upper and lower link mount


passenger side upper and lower link mount


the side brace for front and rear mounts


the front 3 link mounts

[zukjunkie13]

Here is the whole front toyota axle with all the coil, link and shock mounts welded on.



upper link mount


passenger side coil/link mount

[zukjunkie13]

Here Are some pics of everything painted that includes the frame too, i used the Hammered silver paint, kinda hard to tell in the pics.
I also go the rear axle hung. The cool thing about the kit is that brent included a preset length for the rods that will get you pretty much right, but still will need to do a little tweakin here and there. The rear uppers were to be set at 34 5/8 inches center to center, and the rear lowers were 35 1/2 inches center to center.

[zukjunkie13]

I also got the rear axle hung. The cool thing about the kit is that brent included a preset length for the rods that will get you pretty much right, but still will need to do a little tweakin here and there. The rear uppers were to be set at 34 5/8 inches center to center, and the rear lowers were 35 1/2 inches center to center.

Without the coils mounted



With Coils mounted

[BLACKDOG]

cool!!  Nice pics.  Always love to see stuff being built   I just wish my dad was into wheeling more, thats got to be cool doing a rig as a father/son project.

[zukjunkie13]

cool!!  Nice pics.  Always love to see stuff being built   I just wish my dad was into wheeling more, thats got to be cool doing a rig as a father/son project.

Thanks!!!

My grey zuk was our first father son project, than i built the white one (you can sorta see it in one of the pics) for him, and now after 3 years of wheelin and competeing in mine and his, we are building this so we can run the Calroc series and some WEROCK events

[NorCalToy]

nice build. lots of action too. looks like a fun project, i wish my dad would get back into wheeling...

[zukjunkie13]

Hung the front end so the suspension is done. still have to do some little adjustments but will do that once we get everything else together. probably going to start on the roll cage tomorrow.

here is just the axle and links no coils



With Coils

[locktup]

Great Build 

Jason

[iNfErNaL]

Looking bad ass,I like it.

[ROCKO]

i gotta stop by and check that thing out.....you guys built that thing pretty fast.....
is that the rear axle from my garage....if so that thing cleaned up pretty nice
i will try to stop by this week.....
perry's done with the front bumper on the runner so hopefully all the slider and rear will be done before hollister....the exo will defently have to wait till i get back from hollister.....
give me a call

[94MtnYote]

     

[ds4x4t]

looking good 

[zukjunkie13]

Thanks Everyone!!!
Im leavin on friday night to head up to Medford to go pick up some more parts, and 4 39 redlabel crawlers, so i can finish it soon.

Rocky, ya that is the rear axle from your garage! ya we have a deadline it has to be done by. The first competition is on april 26th and 27th.

[THK Matt]

that thing is pimp

[ROCKO]

Thanks Everyone!!!
Im leavin on friday night to head up to Medford to go pick up some more parts, and 4 39 redlabel crawlers, so i can finish it soon.

Rocky, ya that is the rear axle from your garage! ya we have a deadline it has to be done by. The first competition is on april 26th and 27th.

it cleaned up pretty good i must say......wheres the first comp. at i might have to go watch....

[zukjunkie13]

Here is the link, my zuk and the buggy will be competeing in this comp

http://cj-jeep.com/Events/4x4-shows-2008/April%202008/april2008lead.htm

[lilrichey85]

Sweet build looking forward to seeing pics of it in action.

[I.D.G.A.F]

killer build, what size tires?

[zukjunkie13]

We are going to run 39 red label crawlers!


Well wont be able update, headin to oregon to pick up parts for the build will be back saturday night

[zukjunkie13]

Havent Updated in awhile been busy with school.

Well We made it up to Oregon and Brought home some pretty sweet stuff. 6.5 tcase preped for twin sticks, rock block, two complete yota diffs stuffed with 5.29s and arbs, drive lines, Trail Toughs new Suzuki Sidekick hydro assist box, ram, and all the mounts, nerf bars, belly pan and some other stuff. I cant remember.





got anxious and rolled one of the 39s by the front axle, and this thing is going to be huge

[zukjunkie13]

On Sunday i also got the rear axle together, and put the front diff in (the pics dont show the rear axle all together)

[TheCookieMonster]

where did you get all that stuff in OR??
nice build by the way

[zukjunkie13]

got em all from trail tough up in medford oregon
and thanks

[THK Matt]

get it done already

[ROCKO]

how much longer is it going to be ready for hollister or what.....
let me know if you and your dad needs some help....

[zukjunkie13]

It should be ready by hollister. We are goin to get it pretty much done this weekend. Get the tcase up, rock block, replace the clutch and tranny, build the cage and hopefully have it rolling this weekend, thata is if our rims get shipped fast enough, cause its going to take me a while to mount those 39s on some bead locks lol.

All we are waiting for is the powersteering pump, and bracket. and some hoses for the ram assist, than all is left is doing to breaks. but other than that it should be done.