Author Topic: Project ZUKOTA..... (Read 10503 times)

Jared · « **on:** Mar 10, 2005, 06:40:12 PM »

Recently a buddy of mine had to many vehicles at his house and he had to get rid of some... one of those vehicles was a Suzuki samurai with a SPOA conversion and 33 inch bald mud tires..... The downside was that it had 10 years of backfees dude... i just recently found out that they cleared this vehicle since it has been so long so now it has a fresh start...

What it has>
Custom Springover axle conversion
33 inch BFG mud terrains bald as hell and leaky as hell...
Custom lift shackles and stock springs...

The plans>
Toyota Axle swap
Shaved axles
Longfields
Aussie locked front
Lincoln locked rear
5.29s
Hysteer with FJ60 steering box or scout steering box...
Toyota rear spring packs front and rear
2.5 inch Backspaced wheels
2 inch spacers up front
1.5 inch spacers in the rear...

Rock4xfabrications adaptor(suzuki sidekick bellhousing to toyota tranny adapter)
Of course the MCO7 with stock toyota duals...
Square tube front driveshaft with sch.40 rear driveshaft
Custom tube front clip with 6 point homemade style roll cage

This Rig will be daily driven and trailered to the trails.....

I plan on keepin the motor stock for now... im more concerned on the wheelbase so i can run toyota duals and a toy tranny... for the future i plan on swapping in a toyota 22r.....

Will post pictures in a few days when i find my digital camera.....
Any advice can be used... let me know what you guys think....
AWHOTrods i might need your help on this one.....
Stay tuned
$Beer Chug\'n$

Hyena · « **Reply #1 on:** Mar 10, 2005, 08:09:39 PM »

Sweet. You wanna bent some tube for me Jared? Not now, maybe in a month or so. I need some front fender bars. Looks like it is gonna be a great buildup. $Beer Chug\'n$

Ferg · « **Reply #2 on:** Mar 10, 2005, 08:47:34 PM »

no pix?

86 4runner · « **Reply #3 on:** Mar 10, 2005, 09:16:39 PM »

that sounds kinda like what my brother is doing t his zuki, except hes going to put a 22r in it when he swaps in the yota axles and hes going to use YJ springs or something. they're hella nice rigs, ive been trying to get my hands on one, my brother, dad and grandpa all have one so i kinda feel left out. why are you going to run all those spacers??? with the yota axles it will already have a pretty stout stance. sounds like an awsome project though, good luck.

Jared · « **Reply #4 on:** Mar 10, 2005, 11:15:40 PM »

brad, im down to bend up some tube for you man... not a problem at all.... im gonna run those spacers cause their sittin onmy work bench.....

mr4x42u · « **Reply #5 on:** Mar 10, 2005, 11:29:02 PM »

I know a couple guys that are into samis...both have yota axles,,both beat the freak'n piss out of them with stock birfs and 35 boggers..Only one of them has ever broken a birf and that was crawling a car..the fron got wedged in the dash and a-pillar and lots of throtte was used to unstick it..Other then that on the trail a birf has never been broken..so longfeilds wont be needed right away..The are both useing zuki motor,trans and t-cases with the 4.0 gears in the t-case..they both said that with duels there not sure how well a toy duel case trans would fit being as long as they are..possibly just a toy trans with a 4.7 gear set might be the ticket over duel cases..6 inches can be alot in a short wheelbase rig..

one guy is using toy springs and it works really well..I can send you his e-mail if you want to pick his brain..but this sami works killer!
toy springs and axles on 35 boggers..this rig gets it with stock birfs and t-case gears..

WHITE_TRASH · « **Reply #6 on:** Mar 10, 2005, 11:33:02 PM »

Sounds like a killer project.

MR4x42u, I thought trainwreck has 6:1 t-case gears? If I remember right he was in 4th coming up canopener.

mr4x42u · « **Reply #7 on:** Mar 11, 2005, 03:12:40 AM »

that maybe,,i forget,,hell i can barley remember what I have in my own truck not to mention other peoples rig.

Jared · « **Reply #8 on:** Mar 24, 2005, 09:43:13 AM »

Replaced the clutch yesterday and found out that it only has 48k original miles on it.... my plan for now is to get it to pass cali smog so i can drive it on the street for a little bit then the sawzall comes out to play cause toy axles are goin in...... I hope to have this ready for rubicon memorial day weekend.....

mplatzer · « **Reply #9 on:** Mar 24, 2005, 09:57:10 AM »

whats up jared, this is mike, and i am one of awhotrods best buds. we have a lot of projects in the works right now, we are trying to get ready for hammers on april 6th. i am sure aw has already told you that we have a sami with toy everything so if you need some advise feel free to come take a look. it does have the dual ultamate and does great. good luck and look me up $Beer Chug\'n$ $Beer Chug\'n$

Suprarunner · « **Reply #10 on:** Mar 24, 2005, 10:06:38 AM »

I gotta Zuk with Toy running gear and I beat the snot out of it with 35's! No breaks yet!

Jared · « **Reply #11 on:** Mar 30, 2005, 10:56:54 PM »

Alot of stuff done over the week.... I purchased a cuttin torch outfit and i scored a lot of flat bar. 3/8 and 1/2 inch thick flat bar... i got like 45 feet.... wait till you see what im gonna build with it.... I also started to shave the front axle housing im gonna stick under the zuk....... Ive been practicing with the oxyacetalyn torch and i thank god for giving me a new best friend..... ill post pics in the morning when the digicam shows up!!!!!

Hyena · « **Reply #12 on:** Mar 30, 2005, 11:03:52 PM »

Torches are fun!!!

mr4x42u · « **Reply #13 on:** Mar 31, 2005, 02:26:42 AM »

can't wait to see some pics..

MidgetMike · « **Reply #14 on:** Mar 31, 2005, 07:16:20 AM »

Go sammie Go!!! Sami's rock, I would like to get 1 for just beatin the

out of

84runner · « **Reply #15 on:** Mar 31, 2005, 08:14:29 AM »

Well this is going to be fun fun fun. So what are you missing for your project ? I would love to see you up there in this thing on memorial day

oddball · « **Reply #16 on:** Mar 31, 2005, 08:32:33 AM »

Sounds cool, I wish I didnt sell my Sam!

oddball · « **Reply #17 on:** Mar 31, 2005, 08:34:48 AM »

I remember once I saw a Zuk with a 3RZ buildup on Pirate or something, it was freaking badass and it really didnt seem like that much work

Jared · « **Reply #18 on:** Mar 31, 2005, 09:55:29 AM »

i dont have the sami at my house but i have been collecting parts......
tO START OFF WITH NO MORE DRINKING AND WHEELIN...
fIRST PIC PLUS SECOND PIC EQUALS THRID PIC

mr4x42u · « **Reply #19 on:** Mar 31, 2005, 10:04:12 AM »

looks like someone had too much axle wrap and the yolk bottomed out on the pinion flange,,thus causing u-joint and yould failure..

86 4runner · « **Reply #20 on:** Mar 31, 2005, 10:45:52 AM »

is that second pic fugly truck

dirtbag · « **Reply #21 on:** Mar 31, 2005, 04:43:54 PM »

Quote from: 86 4runner on Mar 31, 2005, 10:45:52 AM

is that second pic fugly truck

Jared · « **Reply #22 on:** Apr 01, 2005, 07:41:55 AM »

shaved front axle almost done!!!!!

Jared · « **Reply #23 on:** Apr 01, 2005, 07:44:15 AM »

gatherin some parts.... questioning whether or not i should use the 22r

Jared · « **Reply #24 on:** Apr 01, 2005, 07:47:04 AM »

more parts

Jared · « **Reply #25 on:** Apr 01, 2005, 07:48:03 AM »

lockers installed and guess what im gonna do with the flat bar?

Jared · « **Reply #26 on:** Apr 05, 2005, 11:14:00 PM »

for those runnin toy axles, will i have to inboard the rear perches on the rear axle to match up with the springs?

84runner · « **Reply #27 on:** Apr 06, 2005, 09:48:34 AM »

WEll it looks like you are making some progress there Jared

You sure welded the

out of that carrier. And nice lookin stick welds on the axle shaving. Lookin good keep up the work

Jared · « **Reply #28 on:** Apr 06, 2005, 04:32:36 PM »

heres what a 11,000 dollar machine and a plasma cutter can make you......oh me and new kid are also testing it out making a sandrailer.....
Me and travis got to bendin up some tube for his sand railer!!! things freakin awesome!!!! i'm saving about 200 bucks building the arms for my bender myself rather than buying it... all i gotta do is get the hardware and the die......