Zuk monster

[Mr Zuk]

After looking and looking for a new truck i finally bought a wee escudo, Most of the hard stuff has already been done so the plan is to tidy it up and get it running the way i want

Basic run down of truck

3.8 holden v6
safari diffs
coil suspension
5 link front
4 link rear
35s the list goes on...

How it looked when i picked it up last Tuesday night


Firstly i fixed up the bonnet, someone had put a bonnet scoop on then replaced it with a sheet of tin so i slapped a new one on


Next i stripped it down and gave her a paint...






Thats all for now, only owed it for a week so making good progress so far

[vitz]

Think I saw this thing on trademe, I wanted it!

Look forward to seeing some wheeling photos!

[Mr Zuk]

not a very productive weekend, managed to to do one important job.... a working stereo

Also mad up a box in the back to hold the dual batterys, air compressor, air tank and a few other wee bits and bobs,



Also manged to get out for a wee play, next job will be to make the springs captive cause they keep falling out going to make some sort of clamp to hold them in place, oh and a wee flex shot

[PLAYUP]

will one of those fabric straps work to stop the springs falling out?
i was thinking about using them..

[Mr Zuk]

will one of those fabric straps work to stop the springs falling out?
i was thinking about using them..

Possibly would but im thinking about using something more robust, maybe along the lines of an exhaust clamp or making something similar

[PLAYUP]

oh clamping them in, good idea.. i was talking about the fabric strap they use between the diff and the chassis, to work as a maximum extension kinda thing.. sorry i dont know what they are called..

[Mr Zuk]

oh clamping them in, good idea.. i was talking about the fabric strap they use between the diff and the chassis, to work as a maximum extension kinda thing.. sorry i dont know what they are called..

oh i see, yes they work but i would loose alot of my flex

[BlakeJ]

Yea a limiting strap, lots of rigs in the states use them and trials trucks etc here. there pretty robust

http://www.lowrangeoffroad.com/index.ph ... traps.html

[Smurf]

http://www.offroadexpress.co.nz/Forums/ ... 9&p=353473
A few options for this were discussed a while back

[Mr Zuk]

Cheers guys, will hopefully sort something out this weekend

[Mr Zuk]

Got my springs all sorted out this weekend, they no longer fall out

have U bolts top and bottom on front springs and U bots top of the rear and flat plates at the bottom





Had to go test them at as well




Hopefully will get onto wiring up the winch sometime this week, have 30m of dymeena rope to go on aswell

[wopass]

edit: yours look good as bro!

[Mr Zuk]

Winch all wired up and rope on, wallet took a bit off a hit today x5 35x12.5x15 cooper stt on the way and also rancho 9500 shocks all round

Hopefully will be here in time for the waitaki mud plug this weekend

[Mr Zuk]

Up for sale has had a bit more work since last update in here
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing ... =650871369