Project Nuki - The Afterbirth - pics again

[moose]

to all those concerned ....
if you want reports on how well the mazda springs work ?
try talking to the proprieters of a certain company ,
with an "angry meat eating fish" as there name !!


as for my personal experience,s ...
it rides (on & off road) & flex,s better than it ever has !!!
(will flex even better with longer shocks & rupper bush,s)
thats with the 808,s up front & the 323 out back !!
SPUA configeration !!
standard packs , straight from pick-a-part !!
$100 for the lot !!
$50 for some new locating holes in main leaves !!
& they take Zook bush,s , all positions !!

[moose]

well, despite proving my lack of knowledge again, i feel much enlightened thanks for the info

from what i've read, i think moose subscribes to the theory of DRIVE IT!!!!! break it!!!!! fix it!!! drive it!!!!! break it!!!! ....
at least he's out there giving stuff a go and he did just say look into it


THANX !!


what is this? save the moose fund? i gotta go roll the zook out the front of the workshop.... &

[stumped]

well, despite proving my lack of knowledge again, i feel much enlightened thanks for the info

from what i've read, i think moose subscribes to the theory of DRIVE IT!!!!! break it!!!!! fix it!!! drive it!!!!! break it!!!! ....
at least he's out there giving stuff a go and he did just say look into it


THANX !!


what is this? save the moose fund? i gotta go roll the zook out the front of the workshop.... &

anytime

[sierrajim]

Fuel tank now secured, front diff in place as SPUA.

Will finish rear spring mounts and brace transfer case x member this week.

The base of the fuel tank sits level with the bottom of the chassis. Decided to leave it right at the back to hopefully counter the added weight from the winch on the front.

[stumped]

is it just me, or is there not much droop left in that shackle?

[redzook]

i dont think it is welded

[ljxtreem]

looking good james

[sierrajim]

The shackle is sitting back a little at the moment for a couple of reasons.

1. There is no body, engine, gearbox etx (hence very little compression)

2. The shackle mount is only clamped on until the weight is there so i can work out where to weld it.

But very well spotted.

Well i'm now looking at boggers for tyres. possibly 36x12.5. Still not sure. We'll see what the $$$ come in at.

Will the 1.6 carb, sierra 1.3 5 speed, series 3 rock hoppers and 4.6 ratios spin them?

[Barathrum]

is this gonna be a trail only rig? or will it be road legal?

I'm about to embark upon a similar build but i haven't decided as to which axles to use, so i'll be following this one closely.

[bigsteve]

The shackle is sitting back a little at the moment for a couple of reasons.

1. There is no body, engine, gearbox etx (hence very little compression)

2. The shackle mount is only clamped on until the weight is there so i can work out where to weld it.

But very well spotted.

Well i'm now looking at boggers for tyres. possibly 36x12.5. Still not sure. We'll see what the $$$ come in at.

Will the 1.6 carb, sierra 1.3 5 speed, series 3 rock hoppers and 4.6 ratios spin them?

Boggers

[sierrajim]

Yes the boggers are appealing but will the puny little donk spin them with that gearing?

[redzook]

Yes the boggers are appealing but will the puny little donk spin them with that gearing?

will spin them easy enuff

neva heard of 36 boggers?
37x13.5 is nice size

[moose]

Gonads is running a 1.3 !!
& turning 46" claws !! So i dont see you having a problem !!!
go the 37,s !!!

[sierrajim]

what gearing is gonads running?

[moose]

5.29 cruiser/bundera diffs & 6.1 Calmini (I think its Calmini ??)

[ljxtreem]

james, dont sell the mq without removing the master cilinder cuz the zuk one wont even get a peddle.

have a look at my thread

mock

[DeWsE]

5.29 cruiser/bundera diffs & 6.1 Calmini (I think its Calmini ??)

Your forgetting his 2:1 crawler box between the gear box transfer. Final ratio of something like 217:1

[sierrajim]

I have the Vitara one, a suzuki swift one and the MQ. Will be looking at that next week.

Did you use the original zook pedal or the Nissan one?

was going to keep the MQ until the zook is done for little useful bits. The when the zook is done i think it can be used as a weel ramp. See Nissans are useful.

[bigsteve]

Yes the boggers are appealing but will the puny little donk spin them with that gearing?

will spin them easy enuff

neva heard of 36 boggers?
37x13.5 is nice size

The man makes an excellent point!!!

[sierrajim]

sorry 35x10.5 or 37x13LT

Would like the 37 but would assume that the 35 has lighter sidewalls that would flex better under a light weight zook.

[bigsteve]

http://www.outerlimits4x4.com/PHP_Modul ... ht=boggers


Cough

[redzook]

5.29 cruiser/bundera diffs & 6.1 Calmini (I think its Calmini ??)

Your forgetting his 2:1 crawler box between the gear box transfer. Final ratio of something like 217:1

he used to run 44's without the crawler box
sam keck also ran 42's in the aztec with 6.1 and 5.12's

[Gwagensteve]

boggers tend to be shortish for their size, Petersens fitted up a set of 37's and they measured 35.4"

LJxtreem's 36 12.5 swampers are 36.3.

Personally, boggers are cool, but I reckon that for most use, swampers are a more useful and versatile tyre, available in better sizes and have a more flexible tread for a light car.

[DeWsE]

5.29 cruiser/bundera diffs & 6.1 Calmini (I think its Calmini ??)

Your forgetting his 2:1 crawler box between the gear box transfer. Final ratio of something like 217:1

he used to run 44's without the crawler box
sam keck also ran 42's in the aztec with 6.1 and 5.12's

Not trying to say your wrong tim but I thought they were 39.5 not 44?

But I think your point is clear, vitarajim your gearing will be sweet to run big rubber

[sierrajim]

I understand that i will need to brace the long arm on the transfer case mount but do i need to do the short side?

Does anyone see any need to plate any particular sections of the chassis rails in general?

I was planning on plating the front section due to the added leverage with the front chassis extension and winch.

[DeWsE]

I understand that i will need to brace the long arm on the transfer case mount but do i need to do the short side?

Does anyone see any need to plate any particular sections of the chassis rails in general?

I was planning on plating the front section due to the added leverage with the front chassis extension and winch.

I think you could just for good measure, I know some of the other guys beefed up the short arm because it has been a problem before.

I am going to plate my extention just for added strength.

Another thing that I will be doing is bracing the spring hanger so that it does not get pushed close when it hits rocks.......like my rear one has already.

[bigsteve]

I braced the long, haven't done the short but its bent so yes, do the short

[sierrajim]

i was actually making some "sliders" for the spring hangers out of some 50x100mm RHS so that rocks etc will slide off the chassis onto the spring rather than bending the hanger.

It's cheap, its easy and better than those "sliders" they sell in the US that resemble a big washer.

Will hopefully be done this week end, will post pics when done.

[DeWsE]

Sweet I will post pic's of mine as well when its finished.

I thooght you had done your's bigsteve, I remember reading that you were going to do it.

[bigsteve]

I thooght you had done your's bigsteve, I remember reading that you were going to do it.

Yeah I had planned to, then I drove it, it bent, and has bent no more. I might be looking at an alternative, like a home made mighty kong or the like, not sure yet.