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Re: Mikes Samurai Restoration NOW FINISHED! now with boggers

Post by ScottieJ » Fri Aug 03, 2012 12:47 pm

Looks good Mike! I'd maybe think about having a play with the rear suspension though, maybe loose a leaf or 2 to soften it up and add an anti wrap bar if you haven't already got one ;) looks like most of the flex is in the front at the moment and it will perform even better than it does already if the flex was a little bit more balanced and it would feel more stable in cross axle situations etc.
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Re: Mikes Samurai Restoration NOW FINISHED! now with boggers

Post by mike harris » Wed Aug 08, 2012 7:04 pm

its got enough flex for me at the moment, it going to have a storage bit put int he back for spares and two spare tyres. as well as a winch. so lots of weight.

got the boggers on the wheels today ! properly wide !!

got some gussets and a fully floating rear axle kit on the way, with uprated shafts, so this should make it a touch more relierble.

il get some pics up when the boggers are on !! cant wait ! mud monsters this weekend should be a laugh !!

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Re: Mikes Samurai Restoration NOW FINISHED! now with boggers

Post by Jamie_stafford » Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:30 pm

Ive just put a set of those tyres on my samurai and there awsome!!! Not quite as big as yours tho
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Re: Mikes Samurai Restoration NOW FINISHED! now with boggers

Post by mike harris » Thu Aug 09, 2012 10:12 pm

They look cool, what size are they?

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Re: Mikes Samurai Restoration NOW FINISHED! now with boggers

Post by mike harris » Sat Aug 11, 2012 8:00 am

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i am off to mud monsters on sudnay, so that will be the decider if i keep them or not. i cant afford to keep these and my simexs so il have to make a decsion :(



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Re: Mikes Samurai Restoration NOW FINISHED! now with boggers

Post by ScottieJ » Sat Aug 11, 2012 10:11 pm

phat! looks awesome, make sure you get lots of action shots tomorrow :thumbup:
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Re: Mikes Samurai Restoration NOW FINISHED! now with boggers

Post by mike harris » Sun Aug 12, 2012 10:08 pm

so then today.

broke a rear shaft but the boggers where awsome !! well in the mud anyway !!

action shots !!!

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my mate hit a tree !!

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and then i broke !

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Re: Mikes Samurai build updated 02/09/2012

Post by mike harris » Sun Sep 02, 2012 9:55 pm

well bit of an update.

its broken.....

smashed diff:

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so thats broken then !!

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Re: Mikes Samurai build updated 02/09/2012

Post by ScottieJ » Tue Sep 04, 2012 2:50 pm

:blowup:
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Re: Mikes Samurai build updated 02/09/2012

Post by mike harris » Sun Sep 09, 2012 4:14 pm

Looks that way Scottie !!

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