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WRXZook wrote:

OK I know this should be in the members section but as there was too much discussion in the flex pics thread here is the place.

I can't even see the pics and i know the sierra in question, i have some old pics of it parked on a 44 gallon drum at tuff truck years ago!

That was one of the best thought out and presented zooks i've ever seen!

Little things that made the difference from memory were:

No Body lift blocks, instad all the bodymounts were re fabricated a bit longer (it looked factory as!)

The wheel arches were basically tubbed out like a drag car to allow more uptravel, this too looked facory.

Nice paint job too.

Chris

Its got a J20A in it.

The owners a great bloke gave me heaps of info when I looked into that engine conversion.

Youtoob links:

http://au.youtube.com/user/wrxzook


I love this zook

I've got a pre-4wdMonthly mag article on it somewhere. Back in the days when it had 31in Bridgestone muds on it.

and some shots of the engine bay... everyone loves the money shots

grill dosent fit right..

that is all

That photo is from Tuff truck in about 2000 I am sure it has swapped through a few hands since then.

jonno_racing wrote:grill dosent fit right..

that is all

does in the top pic so it may have been removed when the photo was taken

hers a couple of pics of it i found

The flexy flares in the front need a wire! they look cheap when they sag like that!

Grover-98 wrote:The flexy flares in the front need a wire! they look cheap when they sag like that!

thats not flexy flare, it's just rubber sheet of some sort.

That's hella sweet.

I was only picky because i am incredibly jealous!

why does it have so much droop steer in the rear?

also wrxzook... air down when offroad u will go a lot further..


(see u tube videos)

Short links give the rear steer effect. Sometimes it can be good somtimes its not. Its a bit hard to have super long links in such a short wheelbase.
(talking from my use of short links, I have nothing to do with the rig in question)

zookimal wrote:I've got a pre-4wdMonthly mag article on it somewhere. Back in the days when it had 31in Bridgestone muds on it.

Come to think of it, so do i.....i'll try and find it, it's definately come a long way since then..

always loved this zook, just the stance and overall look of it is awesome

Clint

Rhett wrote:Short links give the rear steer effect. Sometimes it can be good somtimes its not. Its a bit hard to have super long links in such a short wheelbase.
(talking from my use of short links, I have nothing to do with the rig in question)

Wouldn't the lack of triangulation of the lowers also contribute?

v840 wrote:

Rhett wrote:Short links give the rear steer effect. Sometimes it can be good somtimes its not. Its a bit hard to have super long links in such a short wheelbase.
(talking from my use of short links, I have nothing to do with the rig in question)

Wouldn't the lack of triangulation of the lowers also contribute?

yeah i was thinking more of this..

go look at the old RBZOOK.. it had next to zero flex steer, that rig was great!

I would be guessing that whatever the reason for the rear steer it is by design.
The amount of though and work that went into that thing is massive.

Toecutta wrote:That photo is from Tuff truck in about 2000 I am sure it has swapped through a few hands since then.

wrxzook got it straight from the man.


by the way...... i got to take it out today for a little crawl..... ..... with the sway bars in




this was my first drive and i drove very conservative out of respect for the the owner and steve - when the paint on the bottom of the floor pans and chassi rails is as good as on the bonnet you gotta respect it. it walked up everthing i put against all day and i got to say... steve has done an amazing job with this zook, words cannot discibe the drive.

ok we have been tinkering a little with the car- as it hasnt been driven in a fair while and it was pulled down to refresh it, it needed a little refinment and adjustment.... works real well now even with the rear swaybar in its road driving set up.... will go further if the brick work wasnt all broke and the rear sway bar was disconected- as the rear was only at one third stroke on the coilover it could go a lot further than what its doing in the pic


oh yea.... wrxzook said he will post up specs and build when he returns from the future...

jonno_racing wrote:grill dosent fit right..

that is all

Yes, You will notice in the engine bay picture that it also has no bonnet latch. It has a Volvo radiator, with transmission oil cooler in front and a thermo fan in rear. The latch had to be removed and the grill is popped forward a little bit to fit everything in. It will be fixed when the solenoid bonnet latch goes in

Yeah thought this rig was the beez knee's back when I had my coily ......drooled over it when it sat all weekend at TT years ago it seems now ...here's a few pics I took back then .....

Its good to see its still as is and that it still gets used

this ting is bloody awsome Ilove it

Flex is one thing, what's it like on the tracks

just cruizin' wrote:Flex is one thing, what's it like on the tracks

Look up Flx11e on youtube.

http://au.youtube.com/results?search_qu ... type=&aq=f

Alright my coil knowledge is limited so WTF are those 2 little coil overs in the top of the wheel well for?

i think the coil over is mounted to a plate that can move up and down for more travel.. and they govern this?

that thing is insane

GRPABT1 wrote:Alright my coil knowledge is limited so WTF are those 2 little coil overs in the top of the wheel well for?

I'm guessing it's a type of cantilever setup..?

or the dampening of the coilover is dampened again via the upper mount? (triple rate?)

deadzook?