ThatJeepGuy

Yes pretty much, an offroad utility vehicle, with a small hoist crane mounted or mountable to the bed for lifting heavy awkward items... ran out of free time before I could nitpic more on detailed items

(JT RUBICON FOX SHOCKS) Used them on an XJ project of mine a few years back. Its simple to drill out the center bushings and incorporate the correct metal bushing to get back to the MJ hardware. Page 5 here: https://www.cherokeeforum.com/f46/98-cherokee-very-basic-capable-dd-221342/index5/ I do believe there is technical data on the shocks being set at the same ride height measurement as the JTs for proper design performance (valving performance through its travel) but they were fine from my experience

Messing with Ai renderings... Not soo much the tube work or visible fuel cell, though its don't mind the idea of the Apillar tube and working back from there for a potential hybrid cage setup.

Progress! Addressed the caved rocker panel Just as i had thought - the B pillar and door alignment were easily corrected after fixing the caved section. Door latches were sticky but got them freed up enough to open and close the doors and with those doors finally latched closed - i got started with mating the tail section of samurai body to the main portion to begin the truck cab part of this project. No close ups of my $hitty welds as this samurai metal is thinner than the XJ/MJ work I'm used to. Plan is to seam the sections together (best i can) then rear qtr armor the outsides to aid tieing the sections together and for the esthetics More to come!

Covered until nov 20th Code: 356205666313426950

Just a little progress over the weekend. Doors arent latching just yet but i did tickle the body some more for a closer visual tease of the back of cab setup.

This... and those secondary spring clamps... the end of that AAL doesnt look very tapered like most ive seen, also doesnt space out like it maybe should. Id be curious if the AAL itself is a cut down leaf from another pack?

Samurai parts pile... A member on another forum local to me shared a pile of samurai leftovers... The main grab here was a frame, doors, hood and windshield frame. Only amazons finest hockey pucks gets used for body mounts in this driveway. My current task is utilizing the frame with the body bolted down to get the body back into square for the doors and top to fit right. I'll also use this time with the frame attached to start aligning and welding in the rear of this to make it a cab.

Agree on the regear. I had 36 iroks and 4.56 many moons ago as my DD and it was manageable but wanted the 4.88s.

I have a few if you're interested.

Nice to see some movement here!

Subtle prep work has begun for a return trip to windrock. Earlier this summer we made the annual jeep blessing here in Michigan... jeep got tired and took a nap Zero actual damage, co pilot was a little uneasy but came out with a smile 😃 Today's to-do list was a new clutch fan, new alternator and some how to teaching with the younger kiddo. Serpentine belt ia tight! Steering box replacement, total fluid check and then potentially a revamp of the rear tube work to accommodate storage space and revamp of the rear shackle mounts tomorrow...

Was not hard at all on this one, even did it in my "nice clothes" at the end of the night after putting kiddos to bed. Wife gave me a look while I was looking at it in the garage putting some stuff away. "what ya thinking?" Me? - firing up the plasma cutter and ditching this rear section... "soo what are you waiting for?" Yea i suppose it won't take long soo why not. My next trick will be figuring out how to un-frowny face the body to get the door strikers to actually line up with the door latches...

But wait theres more! Now lets point out some body damage.. Time to commit! spent about an hour with a ratchet strap manipulating the body some to atleast get the targa aligned and bolted down - nearly there

Definitely escalating into a potential build thread... Drivetrain and doors aquired More body parts coming soon

Acquiring doors, grill and a change up in drivetrain plan today sometime

Where abouts in MI? Nice updates to the truck BTW!

Yes, one of the other motivators

I found these and considering the damage... its definitely along the lines of what ive been thinking about.

Nicely done sir!

4.0 i6 aw4 and 231j tcase. Custom frame. Potentially d30 axles front and rear for a 4 wheel steer build. Rear damage may get chopped and then convert this into a cab and bed truck build

Are there any Suzuki samurai folks here?? I've got a newly aquired samurai body, an extra jeep drivetrain/axles and questions...

Looking forward to your progress

Thanks for sharing that, I hadn't looked into the potential for a kit. $3k~ for the kit itself kinda helps paint the value picture

Just saw this tonight and figured id share. I don't mind it other than the description... "It was built in a more Ruggedized fashion using double the amount of fasteners" I've had a 4.7 WJ and its was a good time, id be pretty curious how this one handles with the work done to the rear.