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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Build Diaries, How-To, DIY => Topic started by: Bigzook on August 07, 2012, 10:32:36 AM
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Is starting
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wow! that looks great! 8)
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Looks good!
Are you going to make the light section adjustable?
-Eric
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Not on the bumper. The lights are adjustable indavidually. We are doing a rack with lights later that will be adjustable.
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Picked up the car from Coopa Fab today. He did a outstanding job as always. Can't wait until we can do the rack and sliders.
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Looks good, are you going to get an extended skid plate to protect the front diff?
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Yeah, after the suspension upgrade. I will make that out of steel though not aluminum.
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With Bob hunting this weekend I took the kick home to give it some love. The coolant temp sensor for the fan is bad, I need to do some wiring fixes and upgrades, and at the request of the wife the paint needed help. Spent a few hours on it with the buffer and some rubbing compound.
B4
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After
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It's not perfect but looks a whole lot better
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Here is a good side by side. Fender is done door is not.
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Wow, the scratches did buff out. Now I'm tempted to try to clean up my Tracker...
For Project Trouble I picked up a through the radiator coolant sensor from Summit. Works great, even though it isn't tune-able:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-16738/ (http://www.summitracing.com/parts/DER-16738/)
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This car has a OE sensor of some kind. I have no idea what car its from so I am gonna have to just go through the books at the parts store.
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This car has a OE sensor of some kind. I have no idea what car its from so I am gonna have to just go through the books at the parts store.
Post a pic, maybe jog my memory....
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It's amazing how durable the paint is on these things. They can take a real deep polishing and come up looking great. Those bumpers look excellent, welding is top notch.
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The car is down at bobs getting the suspension done. It is the sensor in the upper radiator pipe. Screw in sensor with 2 black wires.
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Spray bombed the bumpers until I can get them powder coated, got my lights mounted and wired, tore off most of the calmini suspension, Fixed the coolant fan switch(it was bad), and made a good plan of what we are going to fab up tomorrow. Sorry only the one picture.
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Nothing like the smell of burning undercoating.
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what lift and tire size is on this?
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Right now it has a modified Calmini kit and 31's. A all new kit is currently going under it that will drasticly change the ride. Not sure yet how much lift it will have.
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Took the kick on its shake down run this weekend at powerfest. right out of the gate I blasted down the gravel with Invicable on board to see what she would do. I had to re-use the Calmini rear springs as my new one's did not come in time. So the rear was pretty stiff. Even so, The front coilovers really soaked up the bumps. I can tell a HUGE difference with the extra couple inches travel, dual rate springs, and adjustability of the front end. I had a few small issues with the cooling fan control, the boost guage line fell on the exhaust and burned through, and the blow off valve fell off it's nipple. Nothing major though.
Dang this car is quick, even with no boost it's faster than my race kick. I can't wait to get the rear springs on and really flog this thing.
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could you post some pictures of the front coil overs?
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Keep in mind this kit is still in development stages.
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also the strut brace is custom for my car because of the audi motor. Bob is working with me to make a "long travel" version of his lift kit right now. We hope to see 13-15" of travel at the front. We already have seen over 13" at the rear with minimum mods.
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Prototype rear
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Need to move the shock mount up a little, and get softer springs.
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for some reason these pictures arnt working on my computer. is there any way you could pm them to me
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Keep in mind this kit is still in development stages.
([url]http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d35/bigzook/Audi%20Kick/20121002182902_zpsbb9e8553.jpg[/url])
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So it's a kit? When you say development stage are you implying it will be Avalable for purchase some time?
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It's available for purchase now. Kreator is working on a longer travel version and I am one of his test mules. We will be changing a few things on this particular kit to suit my special needs car and driving style.
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is it a complete kit? bolt on or no? man thats just what i was looking for, and to think i was just about to settle for the calmini kit
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He offers serveral varietys. You can get a complete kit with coilovers, or a kit without coilovers(you use struts and springs). His front arms also are 1" wider and move foreward 1". The rear is also 1" longer. You can PM Kreator on here or I can PM you his phone #. The Coilovers are custom machined to work on a kick so you can't just get any old set. It is more expensive than Calmini's kit with the coilovers, but I prefer the ride quality in this kit. Just my .02
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You can also order it in red and get the rear end put together without the 1" of rear spacing if you want. :D
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old thread but here are some updates for the few guys who still visit forums. I have had my buddy bob fab up a 3 link to install a 9" out of a 77 bronco.
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It is only a few inches wider than the stock kick rear end
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I also had him put in a GV steel front end
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I have yet to re gear the 9" to match the GV 4.30. Right now I can say I need a clutch upgrade as the centerforce slips under high boost. I also need a master cylinder upgrade with the larger wheel cylinders on the 9"
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You have a three link in the rear? In the photo I see two upper links and one lower link. I know the other end of the rear end isn't just hanging out there without any linkage.
I am interested in your setup. It looks like your lower links go to the outside of the frame ? How does it handle on highways, and higher speed backroads? I have heard that it enjoys being pushed, but how does the linkage perform?
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Cool, I always wondered if anybody ever put a Ford 9" in a Suzuki. How's the front suspension holding up?
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I just picked up a '91 8v tracker, and I have a 2003 VW Passat sitting in my garage with a cracked head. I don't think I'll get it on the road again, probably going to part it out. I've been fantasizing this swap from the day i picked the tracker up... Oh, I am so excited to see this done. I think this is by far worth finding a new head. I gather that you've bought it post-swap, what info do you have on the build?
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I apologize for the absence and not answering questions here. The rise of social media has killed allot of forums and I honestly didnt check back to look for replys. So, to answer all the questions.
Kris, It handles well but likes to pull the drivers side tire up under hard acceleration. I am not sure if this is because of the link arrangement or just me liking my setup to be squishy.
Olijia, The front end is holding up pretty good. I dont do any hard core wheeling with it but I have jumped her a bit. I did brake one coilover shaft,( I was jumping it pretty big) but I had a very early version of this suspension setup and bob updated me to some newer parts that help fix this.
Birminham171, I did indeed buy this car post swap. There is a original build thread on this car here on Zukiworld. http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/build-diaries-how-to-diy/audi-1-8-turbo-powered-sidekick-pictures-!!!!!!!/ (http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/build-diaries-how-to-diy/audi-1-8-turbo-powered-sidekick-pictures-!!!!!!!/) If you have any questions feel free to PM. I promise I will check back more often.
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I apologize for the absence and not answering questions here. The rise of social media has killed allot of forums and I honestly didnt check back to look for replys. So, to answer all the questions.
Kris, It handles well but likes to pull the drivers side tire up under hard acceleration. I am not sure if this is because of the link arrangement or just me liking my setup to be squishy.
Olijia, The front end is holding up pretty good. I dont do any hard core wheeling with it but I have jumped her a bit. I did brake one coilover shaft,( I was jumping it pretty big) but I had a very early version of this suspension setup and bob updated me to some newer parts that help fix this.
Birminham171, I did indeed buy this car post swap. There is a original build thread on this car here on Zukiworld. [url]http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/build-diaries-how-to-diy/audi-1-8-turbo-powered-sidekick-pictures-[/url]!!!!!!!/ ([url]http://www.zukiworld.com/forum/build-diaries-how-to-diy/audi-1-8-turbo-powered-sidekick-pictures-[/url]!!!!!!!/) If you have any questions feel free to PM. I promise I will check back more often.
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I see what you did there