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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Build Diaries, How-To, DIY => Topic started by: etcatmeat on November 14, 2012, 03:23:09 PM
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Hello all, new here and just built up a Samurai in the last 3 months. Thought I would share my story and pics. I bought a 1986 Samurai 3 months ago that needed lots of TLC. Body was beat up, needed maintenance and clean up (at first glance). It had a cage, bumpers, shock hoops, and rear locker so I figured it would be a good start for me to build in to a little off roader. I planned to clean it up, paint it, install a front locker and run it. Little did I know that would not be so simple!
Here's how I got it
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/5L35Ee5Kb3M43pb3Hec8217d7be9fd40b17f4.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/5Ia5Ed5U43G73I33N2c826eec7f3e80cd1892.jpg)
First thing I did was remove the home built rear top thing and clean all the junk and debris out.
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1387_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1386_1024x768.jpg)
Next step was to modify upgrade and install.
Install new seats, install front locker, make brackets, modify bumpers/cage, bedliner interior, install half doors, new tires, sand,sand,sand,sand,sand,sand,paint/powdercoat yada yada yada
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1473_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1485_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1562_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1501_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1519_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1507_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1530_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1543_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1546_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1549_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1540_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1576_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1584_1024x768.jpg)
I took it out on it's maiden voyage and it did OK for about a day. Realized that it needed to be geared lower right away. After the first day on the trail, it started to go downhill. Motor started smoking like a mofo and got to the point where you could barely drive it. Luckily I trailered it so I loaded it up and took it home. I decided that I didn't want to mess with fixing the 1.3 and would look for a 1.6 8v and do a quick swap. This is where things started to snowball a bit.
If I'm swapping motors, why not just do a 16v w/EFI? OK
Why not rebuild the transfer case to 6.5:1? OK
Why not do power steering? OK
Why not do High Steer? OK
Why not do a header? OK
Why not do a new clutch? OK
Why not do a complete new exhaust? OK
Why not do new custom front springs? OK
So all that happneed.
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1629_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1639_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1651_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1655_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1680_1024x768-1.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1709_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1738_1024x768.jpg)
Done.
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1772_1024x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1752_1024x768-1.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/Samurai/IMG_1804_573x768.jpg)
(http://i1222.photobucket.com/albums/dd488/etcatmeat/IMG_1774_576x768.jpg)
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Fast build. :)
What size is the trailer your using to haul it?