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anybody here have one? stock or otherwise.

 

 

we have three at work that ive been dying to get my hands on. boss is starting to give in a little on maybe going spring over on one. anyway a buddy just picked up a super clean one for less than a grand! and right from under my nose! so I'm pisssed. i went to check it out and good god its clean. 4x4, bikini top, no rust, new tires, everything... I'm still trying to buy it from him, so we'll see where it goes. bye bye jeep fund if so :(

 

 

just wanted to see some pics if anybody had one

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my old one. 1.6 or whatever stock motor is, header, webber carb, exhaust, 4.1 gears in tcase, locked in the rear, think it had 4.11 gears on 31"s. drove the truck for 2 days then put it back up for sale. completley guttless, carb's so it would spit and sputter on inclines, Very narrow/short wheelbase and almost rolled it on a simple down hill section. it i were to get another it would be a tin top with either a jetta TDI or sidekick fuel injected motor, stretch the wheel base and add wider axles, but at that point why not get a TJ

 

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They have a 1.3l SOHC 8 valve stock

 

The one we are building has 5.12s and a 6:1 in the T-case its not fast but it turns the 38.5s pretty well.

 

The guy has a 1.6l 8 valve tracker engine to put in it,but I have to make all the manifolds to turbo it first.

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Yup ! This is a 1985 model that we picked up at a farm equipment auction a few years ago. Bought it for $300 and drove it home 8) Rebuilt the transmission, swapped on some BFGs, installed camo seat covers, and gave it a sweet camo paint job one spring break :brows: haha

 

Now it stays on the family farm. Great for working around the farm and driving trails in the woods during deer season.

 

As when we brought it home.

 

 

After my buddies and I got hold of some paint.

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My brother bought one last year. And he has, with some help from me, built it into a simple, good-looking yet capable offroad toy.

 

List off things done to it: Calmini shackel-reversal with aprox 2" lift, lock-right rear, 31" tires, thick spacers on both sides, LR freelander fenderflares, OMP racing seats, 4point rollbar behind seats, power steering, homebuilt front bumper with winch, bigger alternator, fiberglass hardtop and a rattelcan paint job

 

 

We where out wheeling along with a bunch of other people last weekend, and I borrowed it for 15minutes, 5 of thoose was driving and 10 was winching myself up again... :oops:

 

 

I'm used to my LWB, low COG MJ's and just don't feel comfortable in rough terrain driving the zuki. Remember this is a SJ413 witch differs from the samurai by having EVEN NARROWER axles! But my brother drives this little rat like a champ, spinning and jumping in circles around stuck fullsize rigs, while pointing and laughing at them, asking if they need a tow or some winching. Future plans is a 4:1 transfer and swapping out the stock carb with a set of four GSX 750 mc-carbs.

 

Some of my friends suzuki's:

 

This one has a 1.3twincam that puts out 120ish hp and redlines close 10 000rpm!

 

 

 

This one has toyota axles and a ford 2.9 v6. Pure trail-rig that performes very well. (still needs a Jeep to get unstuck :D )

 

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When I went wheeling last weekend there were two guys at the obstacle course that each had one. One smoked like hell but looked like it was in descent condition. The other ran better but had no fenders and used 2x4s to hold up the hood. They were very entertaining to watch. They would get one stuck and then like two people would just push/pull/pickup them out. My friends and I thought it would be fun to get a couple and just throw on some descent tires and a cage and beat on them.

 

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Buddy of mine has one for sale. Starting to get too small for him and his two kids, so it got replaced by a Cherokee.

 

Two other people I regularly wheel with (husband and wife team) each have one as well. Her's is running a VW diesel and has a 3K ATV winch that has never let her down yet.

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got it home safe and sound.

 

 

washed and cleaned it out to see what i was dealing with. theres rust but not a lot. where there is on the body, its eaten through. the frame is soild though. ive already got several leads for most parts i would need. even a new body if i wanted. its rough but you can't beat free

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Well I don't have pics, but I bought one for 500 with a blown 1.3. Two rust holes where the interior meets the wheel wells. Bought a 16v Sidekick for 150 bucks for its engine. Already bought the mating kit, the only thing left before I start in on it is wiring. It'd cost me 300 to have someone do it, but I'd really like to do it myself, get the experience.

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they are fun little things for sure. easy to work on because theres only basic stuff there. shouldnt be too hard to do most everything yourself with a little knowledge (and the internet) lol

 

 

on a side note, i scrapped mine :rotfl2:

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