Builds Samurai on Toyota axle build

[jwade]

very nice

 

[jwade]

got the cage all put together and it is very nice.

 

[KillerPea]

Nice build. As far as pre-fab tubing work goes, that is a very nice cage.

 

[jwade]

Thanx

 

[jwade]

Went up to Cow Mountain for the day. Here are some pics. I'll get some video soon.

 

[jwade]

As for a update on what I have added to my rig here recently. I have now put in duel t-cases and have a crawl ratio of 230.1
Sence I already have a 1.6 16V out of a Sidekick in my Samurai I took out the Samurai trany and put in a Sidekick trany and t-case beings that it is a married setup just like the Toyota. This setup had been manufactured to bolt to my stock t-case so now I have duels.

Here is an over view of what it looks like finished. The twin sticks prooved to be a pain in the ass as I thought they would have been being that I could not put them in conected to the t-case.

 

[jwade]

My latest max flex on a 56" michelin

 

[BenMara]

NICE when i upgrade the axles on the FZJ80 im gona put them under a Zuk, then 2.7 drive train and be done

 

[jwade]

It pisses off alot of Toyota guys when I can walk the hard lines and they have problems

 

[concretejungle]

those little guys are so cool! they will go about anywhere, plus being light you can tow them easily and wheel the crap out of them with minimal breakage.

Daddy likes!

 

[jwade]

those little guys are so cool! they will go about anywhere, plus being light you can tow them easily and wheel the crap out of them with minimal breakage.

Daddy likes!

Yep I sold my 4-Runner and kept my Samurai

 

[jwade]

Got her up on the 39's now.

I can max out my 60 inch highlift w/out touching the body but I'm still going to stretch and tub the rear and tube the front. Hopefully by rock reason I'll be linked on coils. i'M GONA 4 LINK IT FRONT AND REAR. I want to have a 105"-110" WB

 

[cruiserjunktion]

Bonzai!

I am loving it

 

[jwade]

Gona be bad ass. I'm using a Tacoma rear axle cause it has 4" more width than the Toy 89 IFS axle I have now.

Toy 8" 3rd on the left and the Tacoma 3rd on the right. They look just about the same in size but there is a inch difference and no parts are interchangeable. I'm still gona be doing 5.29's R&P but gona be spooled F&R.

 

[jwade]

Here she is back on the chopping block again. I'd say a month at the most and I'll have my suspension complete and ready for a test run.

Got my coils and coil hangers. I have alot more coming from Sky Manufacturing

Big Score!! :jumping: Home Depot was having an open box sale to day and I picked up the brand new $800, 220 gas wire welder fer $400 out the door.

 

[jwade]

I now have the DOM tubing and ready to make my links

Out rigger and hiem hangers built ready to weld on.

More goodies such as shock hoops, disk brake kit, and the conversion kit to use Toy IFS hub bodies and locks on my 85 toy axle

Ready to plate the frame and weld on the coil hangers

I'm putting a Dimond front axle in the front. Built out of 3/8" steel.

I have my pinion angle set now and I can weld the rest of my hangers on. Coils are in and gona set my coils on the axle after I get my links built to center my axle.

 

[jwade]

Got a bit of work done on the rig. D-line built.

Sidekick P/S box taped for hydro assist. I went w/the kick box cuase it mounts up high inside the frame sence it will be so far out in front.

PSC P/S pump

 

[jwade]

This is the fuel cell that I bought from Simmit racing.

I'm mostlt finished but got alot of cosmedic work to do.

Front hanger Gona have a 100% aproch angle F&R

How does this look to yall

Getting ready to tube the rear

links 115" Wheelbase

Upper links built for the diamond from Hendrix Motor sports

 

[jwade]

Front end is complete and still workin on the front tube clip. Gone do it 2 night.

Rear is complete

I monted my upper link brackets on the outside of the frame.

I aslo bought the rear tube cap from Trail Tough

 

[jwade]

Sky- manufacturing IFS hub conversion kit. Also 1-1/2" wider

Pulled her out of the grage and maxed out mt 60" hi lift w/alot more to go