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Offline bentparts

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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #105 on: June 19, 2009, 07:46:49 AM »
More updates Please!
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Offline mverley

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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #106 on: July 16, 2009, 02:29:38 PM »
Well...the unimooki will be on hold for a month or two.  Yesterday somebody on the hwy made an illegal u-turn, ran a stop sign, and hit my wife's jeep.  She will be OK, but the jeep is completely totalled.  I'm amazed she walked away from it.  Long story short, she actually ran over a cadillac at 55MPH, ripping the axles out from underneath her rig.  The rear one actually came completely disconnected and flew down the highway (broken springs and u-bolts).  The use of the lift and my time now shifts toward building her another XJ and fighting with the insurance company over the value of custom bumpers, rock sliders, roof rack, engine mods, gears, axles, lockers, custom suspension, etc.  Not gonna enjoy this...
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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #107 on: July 16, 2009, 02:59:09 PM »
ouch!  sorry to hear about the loss....and the upcoming struggle.   good thing the wifey is ok though!
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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #108 on: July 17, 2009, 07:43:50 AM »
Glad the wife is OK, Good luck with the insurance company, get what you can from them and don't forget about small claims court for the rest



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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #109 on: July 17, 2009, 01:18:40 PM »
Quote from: sewerzuk on July 16, 2009, 02:29:38 PM
The use of the lift and my time now shifts toward building her another XJ and fighting with the insurance company over the value of custom bumpers, rock sliders, roof rack, engine mods, gears, axles, lockers, custom suspension, etc.  Not gonna enjoy this...

1) I'm VERY glad to hear your wife is okay!
2) Take pics of your rig to a local 4x4 shop, and have them give an appraisal for how much it would cost them to make an XJ look like the one you already built... take it to a few 4x4 shops if you can. The more "professional opinions" you have, the easier it will be. The insurance agency will be hard pressed to come up with their own professionals that will argue against. Good luck.

(note to self: a Cadillac is no longer the gold standard for accidents)
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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #110 on: September 18, 2009, 05:31:29 AM »
So hows the jeep coming along? Is the unimookie back on the radar? I'm thinkin of trying something similar. BTW not to be a ghoul but any pix of the Jeep?
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Offline mverley

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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #111 on: September 18, 2009, 06:15:49 AM »
I have been getting little things done with the mooki; got the ram mocked up for the steering and a few other small things.  Nothing notable enough to post up here though.  Almost done with the wife's jep too...I'll post a pic of it as soon as it is 100% complete.
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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #112 on: September 18, 2009, 07:18:50 AM »
Cool!!! The reason I bought a Zuk was because of the upgrade and build potential.
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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #113 on: September 20, 2009, 05:06:42 PM »
good god man. Can you say vacation?
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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #114 on: November 23, 2009, 11:48:14 AM »
figured id pass this along. roundstar offroad out of leesburg fl has some killer portal shock and upper link brackets (i wood know i designed em) that use the stock mounting points. its all 1/4 and 3/16 plate setup for watever hiem u plan to use. i also have the cnc drawing if u know someone with anykind of cnc plasma or laser table i cood pass them on to u as it is my own design. i also can do custom bracketry designs if u need any.

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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #115 on: November 30, 2009, 09:23:12 PM »
Amazing working going on here... Update when you can...  Take Care!
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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #116 on: January 13, 2010, 12:02:06 PM »
Well, I haven't posted any pics in a while but I'll try to get some up soon.  I spent a couple of days working on the 'mooki last week.  I managed to finish the tranny/tcase crossmembers, do some wiring and misc. odds and ends, and got far enough to start it up and run through all 20 forward and 4 reverse speeds.  It has been sitting for over a year without being started...but it took less than a second of cranking and the trusty old suzuki 2.0 fired right up.  The entire drivetrain seems to work fine...no funny sounds, leaks, vibrations, etc.  My clutch cantilever system works great...you would never know it is there from the driver's seat.  I also ordered the rest of the parts for my steering (except for the hoses) and all of the tubing for the suspension links.
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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #117 on: January 13, 2010, 03:38:25 PM »
Also ordered all of the rod ends for my suspension links over $1k  :o

Decided to go a little overkill on my links; I'm using 2"x.250 wall tubing for the lower links with 1-1/4" rod ends, and 1-3/4" x .250 wall tubing with 7/8" rod ends for the uppers.  I'll post some pics when the parts show up...
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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #118 on: January 13, 2010, 11:22:04 PM »
Quote from: Black Zuk on September 18, 2009, 05:31:29 AM
So hows the jeep coming along? Is the unimookie back on the radar? I'm thinkin of trying something similar. BTW not to be a ghoul but any pix of the Jeep?

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Jeep complete.  posting some pics...
Jeep specs:
front axle swap to high pinion D30 non-disconnect.  Lock-rite with 4.56 gears
rear axle swap to disc brake ford 8.8 with auburn ected electric locker and 4.56's
rusty's 4.5" lift, new front and rear springs
bushwacker cutouts
JKS quicker disconnects
33x12.5 BFG MT's
tom woods SYE kit and custom CV driveshaft
swap to NP231 tcase
homemade Rear bumper/air tank combo with viair 450C
homemade Front bumper with milemarker 9500# winch
homemade rock sliders
custom stereo with 8" JBL sub, 2 amps, 4 speaker, pioneer head unit
airaid cold air intake
optima yellow top
B&M megacooler tranny cooler and magnefine tranny filter
not shown:  roof rack with 150W stainless lights, hi-lift/shovel/axe mount

The jeep is cool, but not as cool as the unimooki
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Free to focus on the mooki
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Re: Project UNIMOOKI
« Reply #119 on: January 15, 2010, 10:04:47 AM »
Jeep still looks pretty good though, even if it's not a Zuk.  :D  Did you bend the tubing for the rock sliders yourself?

What are you using for your rod ends? 
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