cookiemonster-jr's Sierra Build Thread

[Nitemare]

Great work awesome to see some more female getting into the 4x4 world and even better that your doing it in a zuk keep up the good work

[spamwell]

here is how i did the rear of my sierra, marine grade vynl around foam padded wood it looks really good i am yet to do the tailgate though.



not a very good picture i know

[just cruizin']

I think that was the most careful oil change ever conducted on a Sierra, gloves, drop sheets. Mine doesn't need oil changes, oil doesn't stay in long enough to get old, just keep topping it up.

[raqmup]

Mine doesn't need oil changes, oil doesn't stay in long enough to get old, just keep topping it up.

So very true... lmao

[lilzook]

Mine doesn't need oil changes, oil doesn't stay in long enough to get old, just keep topping it up.

So very true... lmao

+2

This is a great build-up. im really hanging to see how the camo paint looks!

[cookie monster]

Carrying on with the servicing, we checked the valve clearances and spark plugs.






Not a good sign !








Off comes the rocker cover




Hailey adjusts the clearance


New gasket to go on










We ended up replacing the plugs and leads.








cookie monster

[JrZook]

Gees top end on that engine looks nice and clean. Must be in pretty good nick.
Dan

[WICKED]

That's a Big lunch box..... Oh sorry thats the Hampster house...My bad! hehehe

So when are we going to see the outside colour?

[cjdeane10]

Gees top end on that engine looks nice and clean. Must be in pretty good nick.
Dan

which reminds me - i gotta put a new gasket on mine soon aswell

i think this build is more remindng us old heads of what we 'Should' be doing to our zookz... but arent coz we are too lazy...

[lay80n]

That's a Big lunch box..... Oh sorry thats the Hampster house...My bad! hehehe

So when are we going to see the outside colour?

Jeez Ben, anyone would think you were after some pink cammo ideas for your MQ or somthing.

Top work on the build, Hailey should be proud, and so should you.

Layto....

[WICKED]

That's a Big lunch box..... Oh sorry thats the Hampster house...My bad! hehehe

So when are we going to see the outside colour?

Jeez Ben, anyone would think you were after some pink cammo ideas for your MQ or somthing.

Layto....

All ways thinking.......

[spamwell]

oww wheres the bright pink rocker cover, you know its the rules to paint that when you take it off lol i should have kept my purple one off my old motor you guys could have had lol.

anyways that motor does look clean as, my g13bb does not even look that clean

[ofr57]

well tail signs of a street driven seirra

[want33s]

well tail signs of a street driven seirra

Huh Does that translate to??: Tell tale signs of a street driven S I ERRA

[ofr57]

well tail signs of a street driven seirra

Huh Does that translate to??: Tell tale signs of a street driven S I ERRA

meh .. you knew what i meant

[want33s]

It took a while to work it out..
Why don't you take two seconds to proof read the stuff you've written so you don't come across as illiterate?

[ofr57]

It took a while to work it out..
Why don't you take two seconds to proof read the stuff you've written so you don't come across as illiterate?

my writing seems to make sense when you haven't slept for 3 days
and trying to do 10 things at once as well

[Santos]

the oil breather is screaming out to me.
Why not go for an oil-air seprator catch can thingy, that way when the cops pull her over she still complies witht the stock emissions.

(alternatively you you could mount the oil breather IN the airbox out of site )

[cookie monster]

Gees top end on that engine looks nice and clean. Must be in pretty good nick.
Dan

According to the seller, the engine had a new head on it not that long ago.

When we took the rocker cover off, it was a nice suprise to see it so clean.

The motors done 260,000km, but runs great and always starts first time. Although i think the carbie is fairly worn.

Sounds like i need to look at the rocker breather as well ! Good job Hailey wont be driving it for another 10 months or so !

cookie monster

[cookie monster]

We've also been looking at fitting an air conditioning compressor as an air compressor.
Looks easy enough to mount, but we would need a twin crankshaft pully to make it all work.

Would say a twin pulley of an older Barina/Swift that uses the G13B engine fit straight onto the Sierra engine ?
This would make the endless air option a real goer.

cookie monster

[Santos]

it depends on the motor some have 5 studs other 4. If you look at 1l swifts they all seem to be 4 studs.

Alternatively i think spidertrax does a billet pulley for $50 to suilt.

Autospeed had 2 articles on DIY oil/air seperators

[cookie monster]

Thanks for the info.

Ill have to have a look down at Pick A Part and see what i can find

cookie monster

[spamwell]

We've also been looking at fitting an air conditioning compressor as an air compressor.
Looks easy enough to mount, but we would need a twin crankshaft pully to make it all work.

Would say a twin pulley of an older Barina/Swift that uses the G13B engine fit straight onto the Sierra engine ?
This would make the endless air option a real goer.

cookie monster

my G13bb and my g13ba have had twin crank pulleys look for any early jimny or coily motor because they had air con and power steer as factory options.

[spamwell]

i was just speaking to MUD4B he has a spare one of the pulleys you are after

[Squik]

Fantastic to see girls getting stuck in and getting their hands dirty Good on you kiddo!

...and you're doing a fantastic job, Dad. Keep it up and she won't need to depend on a guy to fix her Zook

[mroffroader]

[quote="spamwell"][quote="cookie monster"]We've also been looking at fitting an air conditioning compressor as an air compressor.
Looks easy enough to mount, but we would need a twin crankshaft pully to make it all work.

Would say a twin pulley of an older Barina/Swift that uses the G13B engine fit straight onto the Sierra engine ?
This would make the endless air option a real goer.

cookie monster[/quote]

my G13bb and my g13ba have had twin crank pulleys look for any early jimny or coily motor because they had air con and power steer as factory options.[/quote]

Get another waterpump pulley and turn in around and bolt it on your bottom crank pulley works a treat

[cookie monster]

Thanks for the tips on the crank pulley options guys, appreciate it.

Next up we changed the engine coolant, thermostat(in a bid to getting the temp gauge working) and checked the timing.

The thermostat did the trick with the temp gauge.

Loosening the drain valve




We put a plastic bag over the alternator, before removing the thermostat housing.






Out with the old


Coolant temp sender


Flushing system


New thermostat


Gasket sealer


Job done


Hailey, checking the timing


A slight adjustment was needed




One final check


cookie monster

[cookie monster]

Spot Light Install.

Hella 140 spot light kit


Wiring the individual lamps




Inserting rubber gland




Crimping fitting


The length of the power wire is a bit short !


Crimped earth fitting


Attaching earth fitting


Re-assembly of lamp


Attaching mounting Brackets




Bolting lamp to bracket


Mounting Bull Bar






We made a wiring loom up, to upgrade the headlight wiring and to connect the spot lamps. The wiring diagram was was taken from the Suzuki forum on Outers.




Top wires connect to existing headlamp plug, new headlamp plug on left and spot light wiring on right


Connecting wires to original headlamp socket


New headlamp socket and earth


The main earth cable from the engine was a bit suss, so cut and reconnnected.


Ran the cable for the spotlight switch






Finished wiring in place, tie wrapped to air intake pipe


All finished


cookie monster

[raqmup]

Good work there Hailey & Dad, I see the pink camo is making its way out from behind the 'curtain of mystery'

I used your pics as a guide last weekend to fit my Autotechnica seats, so you're educating some of us as well as doing your own truck build for the school project!
I admire the do it once, do it well approach you seem to have on your rig. Patience and attention to detail is a skill sometimes forgotten by a fair few of the OL blokes on here.
At least when you're old enough to finally 'wheel' the zook, you'll be a gun at trail fixes having pulled it apart and then put it all back together!

We're all hanging to see the painted body work

Mike

[Soulsmith]

Yeppers, that paint work poking out from under the tarp is looking pretty darn sweet. Fantastic work going on there!
This thread is becoming a "How to.." guide to zook maintenance and upgrading