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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #195 on: May 02, 2006, 10:38:12 AM »
Damn dude, you still in High School?

nope, just having funs with zig ;D
i want to see mikes junk as bad as the next guy. he wouldnt even talk about it in moab :(
but we gotta make sure that zig makes it next year by giving him sooooo much slack that he has no choice but go  ;)
jason

 >:( Like I'm happy I could not go  :'(

But I will be having fun in the Oregon back country later this year  ;D

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #196 on: May 02, 2006, 03:26:13 PM »
he wouldnt even talk about it in moab :(
Mike was getting a foot of air with the front tires and didn't know it..

So, I guess this is why I didn't see any pictures! I clicked through about 300 pics specifically looking for shots of it in action, all I saw was the rockstar  amungst a few other rigs ;)
« Last Edit: May 02, 2006, 03:28:23 PM by Uncivilized »

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #197 on: May 02, 2006, 09:42:39 PM »
he wouldnt even talk about it in moab :(
Mike was getting a foot of air with the front tires and didn't know it..

So, I guess this is why I didn't see any pictures! I clicked through about 300 pics specifically looking for shots of it in action, all I saw was the rockstar  amungst a few other rigs ;)

I looked for the orange rig in there too, I really want to see pictures of it in action
2000 Grand Vitara.. boondox coil spacer lift w/ pro comp 2 inch lift shocks and ome struts. 225/75 R16 Kumho Mt's, powdercoated wheels, rear brake line relocation and stuff to acomodate. custom exhaust and intake along with some 1 off accesories.

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #198 on: May 02, 2006, 11:07:32 PM »
Wow, the pressure is mounting... I hope your not all dissapointed! :-X It was a big project and it was hard to capture something of this magnatude into an overview artical. The artical feels like its missing something but I cant put my finger on it. Im waiting on Eric to throw it back my way with some advice. I would expect a ZW update very soon though.  ;)

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #199 on: May 03, 2006, 05:13:26 AM »
I'll settle for good pictures!   I am sure the article will be fine...
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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #200 on: May 16, 2006, 03:44:39 AM »
Great job on the suspension  :o It's hard to picture driving over a 5gal bucket and not touching. I cant wait to get a close up look at it now  :o

That thing is bad ass!!!!!

Zig

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #201 on: May 16, 2006, 07:18:11 AM »
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARK!
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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #202 on: May 16, 2006, 10:09:52 AM »
WOW, there's a lot going on there..... definatly amazing design and fab work. Great job Mike  ;)

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #203 on: May 16, 2006, 08:29:29 PM »
OH MY GOD! that is so amazingly huge and beastly I can't believe it! Looks like you used the calmini arms as the top ones and maybe changed the ends a bit.. genious. what coils did you use up there? also, you are going to put CV's up there and make it 4 wheel drive again right? I think I remember that being the plan, just too lazy to go back and look. But seriously, I love your zuk and I am jealous
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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #204 on: May 16, 2006, 08:44:53 PM »
That picture with the 5 gallon bucket....it just plan amazing in itself....let alone everything else going on

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #205 on: May 17, 2006, 07:35:37 AM »
OH MY GOD! that is so amazingly huge and beastly I can't believe it! Looks like you used the calmini arms as the top ones and maybe changed the ends a bit.. genious. what coils did you use up there? also, you are going to put CV's up there and make it 4 wheel drive again right? I think I remember that being the plan, just too lazy to go back and look. But seriously, I love your zuk and I am jealous


The orange rig build is on the homepage. It has all the answers you are looking for. ;)

Here is a direct link.

http://www.zukiworld.com/month_050106/feature_hagen-newfrontend.htm

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #206 on: May 17, 2006, 02:12:52 PM »
thanks
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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #207 on: July 21, 2006, 05:18:05 AM »
hey Mike, i've got a pair of nissan maxima driveshafts waiting for a tracker to run them, and a tracker waiting for strong  front axle's.

but here's the thing, the splines of the trackers front (26 splines) look very similar to the nissan's splines.
so i wonder, are they the same? do the splines fit in the stock diff and wheels?

regards,
Nils

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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #208 on: July 22, 2006, 11:24:01 PM »
hey mike Is this a DD for you and if so could it get an MTO safety certification with the new set up or would it have to go under something like a kit car designation??(not the one with the back and forth light and says" Hello Michael" )
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Re: Orange rig is getting a makover!
« Reply #209 on: July 23, 2006, 02:00:13 PM »
hey Mike, i've got a pair of nissan maxima driveshafts waiting for a tracker to run them, and a tracker waiting for strong  front axle's.

but here's the thing, the splines of the trackers front (26 splines) look very similar to the nissan's splines.
so i wonder, are they the same? do the splines fit in the stock diff and wheels?

regards,
Nils


Im pretty sure that they are not the same. The Maximas I am running are modified just like the Cvs in this artical.

http://www.zukiworld.com/month_040103/feature_hagencvshaft.htm

Mike
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