zuk sj build from scratch.....09

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zuk sj build from scratch.....09

Post by peewee1976 » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:20 pm

hi all just though i would add this to show you what iam up to and your comments are welcome...

this anus started out life as a sj413 but i thought it looked ruff and ready for a complete overhall.
so as you will see soon that i have not wasted no time in cutting off everything that i no longer want,
inc-rear tub,front end,rear cross member,and much more....and questions or the likes please feel feel to ask,i will update
as i go on..peewee...18/02/09
this is how i got the anus,as you see it
this is how i got the anus,as you see it
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on this one i cut off the rear tub and the rear cross member also about 3" of the chassis to gain more room on a incline
on this one i cut off the rear tub and the rear cross member also about 3" of the chassis to gain more room on a incline
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as you can see from this photo we got some big box section to weld in place of the old round member to also act as a tow point and grounds to start the rear roll cage
as you can see from this photo we got some big box section to weld in place of the old round member to also act as a tow point and grounds to start the rear roll cage
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Re: zuk sj build from scratch.....09

Post by peewee1976 » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:32 pm

here is a load more photos and what we have got up to with the
zuk....
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here you can see we have started the rear roll frame with square box to make life a little more easy when it comes to covering it
here you can see we have started the rear roll frame with square box to make life a little more easy when it comes to covering it
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on this one we have made the basic shape of the rear cage all ready to weld up,with all brackets welded in to take the old fuel tank
on this one we have made the basic shape of the rear cage all ready to weld up,with all brackets welded in to take the old fuel tank
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now b4 we can go any further with the rear cage we now have to start with the rear bulk head to get the right space between the cage and for me to sit in and drive it
now b4 we can go any further with the rear cage we now have to start with the rear bulk head to get the right space between the cage and for me to sit in and drive it
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Re: zuk sj build from scratch.....09

Post by peewee1976 » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:38 pm

well after this lot we have now got lots more done and really going to town on it now
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this is the rear cage all done and ready for paint...
this is the rear cage all done and ready for paint...
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this is how it looks on the anus so far,now we can start on the front end
this is how it looks on the anus so far,now we can start on the front end
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this is how the front looks when we pulled out the lights
this is how the front looks when we pulled out the lights
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Re: zuk sj build from scratch.....09

Post by peewee1976 » Wed Feb 18, 2009 1:43 pm

now we have done what we can on the rear loop and cage,now we must get out the disc cutter
and chop the front off,everything must go.....
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how it looks with nothing on the front
how it looks with nothing on the front
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and here is another view of the front,after this one was took we decided y dont we power steering the thing so watch this space will add more as we go.....
and here is another view of the front,after this one was took we decided y dont we power steering the thing so watch this space will add more as we go.....
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Re: zuk sj build from scratch.....09

Post by urbanzook » Wed Feb 18, 2009 5:53 pm

yer man looking good
DONT FOLLOW ME YOU WONT MAKE IT !!!
SEE WOT I GET UP TO CLICK ME!!!!

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Re: zuk sj build from scratch.....09

Post by peewee1976 » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:52 pm

thanks for that chap,still got lots more to do yet,just made up the brackets to hold the vitara power steering pump today and in order for that to fit we have had to cut the shaft which holds the steering wheel down about 1 and a half inches,got that on now and now we have just got the double pulley for the crank to take the power belt and fan belt,but we had to re drill the holes as the standard 1.3 v-groove pulley has 4 holes where as the double pulley has 5 but all off set...and also that the pump that bolts on the engine with the pipe is about 2inches 2 big,so now we have cut a small section out of the chassis then reinforced it to get round that problem....will post photos of that soon....no for a chill out as off up to the indoor 4x4 show at donnington on sunday...great early morning start.lol

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Re: zuk sj build from scratch.....09

Post by carnut » Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:10 pm

LOOKS TOUGH! WHAT ENGINE YOU RUNNING.

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Re: zuk sj build from scratch.....09

Post by bourneyo » Thu Feb 19, 2009 12:16 am

Welcome to the forum! :beer:

Cant wait to see her finished!

Dan 8-)
http://www.suzukiclubuk.co.uk the new home for your suzuki sj

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Re: zuk sj build from scratch.....09

Post by peewee1976 » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:29 am

well its got a 1.3 in it at the mo,but prob end up keeping it in there,just in the prosess of sorting out a su for it but got a mate who can make me an inlet manifold for it to take 2 su's so mite do that for a change.....

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Re: zuk sj build from scratch.....09

Post by peewee1976 » Fri Feb 20, 2009 2:54 pm

hi all again,well back now with more photos with my rebiuld and info in to what we are doing
as you will see we are at the mo doing a power steering convertion with a vitara pump,box...and moving the pump to a diff location on the engine to save from cutting the chassis or the likes,also how to keep the original pulleys and still use the double pulley for the steering.....
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this is where we started to make the brackets to hold the pump,as you can see we needed to add a plate to angle the pump straight as if we bolted it to the chassis the pump would be fitted in an angle,also we would not of been able to bolt it as the holes where not in the right place,hense y one bolt is welded to the chassis..
this is where we started to make the brackets to hold the pump,as you can see we needed to add a plate to angle the pump straight as if we bolted it to the chassis the pump would be fitted in an angle,also we would not of been able to bolt it as the holes where not in the right place,hense y one bolt is welded to the chassis..
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same photo but just all cleaned up and under coated
same photo but just all cleaned up and under coated
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this is the box all bolted up and painted looking good,shame it wont stay this clean.lol
this is the box all bolted up and painted looking good,shame it wont stay this clean.lol
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