Engine Is In

[Smithy's Suzi]

This is my suzi that i will be doing up. there is a fiar amount of rust in it due to a lot of beach work done by previous owners. But i am confident that i can restore it.

The chassis is cracked in half but i have found a brand new one to use. The whole underbody is going to be re blastered, re rubbered and re painted .

The car is stock but equiped with coils.

Future Mods :

3" suspension lift
31' tyres (yet to be dicided what type)
body lift
bull bar and role bar
winch
1.6L vitara engine
sound system
piant job

[makntracks]

your keener than i am. got a little cancer..

[Smithy's Suzi]

yeah . nearly all cut out though . re welding this wk end

[Trogdor]

awesome dude make sure you take off the flares and check the base of the pillars hidey hidey rust

[Smithy's Suzi]

funny you say that mate. i took them off today. let's just say it wasn't pretty. lol. Can you get custom flares ????

[GRPABT1]

You can get a few different types, jeep style ones, flexible ones, and I have seen extended stock style ones also. Like previously mentioned you have big balls taking on that project, I would run screaming from that much rust, hope you got it cheap.

[rustyzook]

also mate watch your rear wheel archs and where your gearbox tunnel joins your firewall its not nice when your foot goes throught it at 90kph! its really hot! i am doing the same with my 83 zook it was a beach bug aswell! good luck whit the cancer it appears everywhere least expected! also check your front cab mounts! and most importaint check the latch on your bonnet trust me you dont what it flying open when it rusts off lol!! good luck whit the cancer removal!

[MART]

Chin up son , persist with it , weld it , grind it , you built it , not many people have done that , once done rust proof it really well and you won't have a problem , Cheers Paul.

[Smithy's Suzi]

thanks for the advice mate. can't wait till i'm done. i'll start looking for some new guards !!

[Smithy's Suzi]

i mean flares

[Smithy's Suzi]

hey what do you thinks better soft tops or hardtops ??

[offroadjack]

softtops are lighter so heaps quicker but make sure you fit a roll bar (alu)

[Just Cruizin]

Hardtops are heaps quieter.

[Smithy's Suzi]

will 31's fit with 2 inch lift on a suzi??

[rustyzook]

yeah they will, altho they will foul the gards at full flex a 2" body lift will help aswell ask GRIMBO he knows alot about zooks he could tell you! same with MART he is also a zook workshop manual on legs lol he knows lots about zooks, but as far as i kno 31's should fit fine with a 2" bodylift so it should with a 2" leaf beef just my foul!

[Trogdor]

2 inch springs and 2 inch body lift should do it, i know that is the perfect combo on the leafies, on the coily you might have to do a little more guard massageing to help fit them just because 2 inch lift is a fair bit taller on the leafy for some reason.

[Smithy's Suzi]

cheers ay fellas

[Smithy's Suzi]

hey also, if i want to install a role bar where is the best place to bolt it onto??

[Smithy's Suzi]

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IMG]http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/rustcutout.jpg[/IMG]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/chassispaintedandreadytogo.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/bbodycomingoff.jpg

[Smithy's Suzi]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/withoutbody.jpg

[Smithy's Suzi]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/rustcutout.jpg

[rustyzook]

ouch thats alot of cutting nice job! you can do mine if you want lol! you should do a full build up on this little tank!

[Smithy's Suzi]

yeah it's gonna be great! can't wait till im done. ill have more pics soon. it should be ready in a month if i work hard

[rustyzook]

yeah well good luck with it and keep us posted! lots of pics i like watching build ups i get ideas for my own!

[Smithy's Suzi]

any ideas where i can get body rubbers?

[Bruceh]

Pm to you Smithy's Suzi.

[Smithy's Suzi]

what pm stand for, price me ?

[GRPABT1]

PM means private message

[rustyzook]

what body rubbers are you after? cab lift rubbers? there is a bloke in tamworth here that makes urathine bushes there unbreakable!

[Reedy]

Nice cut job!!!!! Go the Flinstone Car!!!!!!:waycool:

[Smithy's Suzi]

yeah it's not to bad ay . all done with a cutting grinder. i'm gonna put some pics of my new suspension kit on soon.

[Smithy's Suzi]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/006.jpg

[Smithy's Suzi]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/005.jpg

[Smithy's Suzi]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/004.jpg

[rustyzook]

nice! keep posting it looks like you have some big plans!

[Smithy's Suzi]

yeah to easy. ill have new pics nxt week.

[rustyzook]

hi smithy, ive been watching this thread alot! any more work been done? what the progress report and pics doing?

>Muz

[Dman 11]

hey man, u finally got ur coils. eh-yeah
its comin together nicely aye. make sure u dont hav j t working too hard on ur car eh.. haha

[Smithy's Suzi]

new floor - not yet welded in

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/062.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/063.jpg

[Smithy's Suzi]

the guards arn't looking to bad now

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/067.jpg

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/069.jpg

[Smithy's Suzi]

bit of welding done at the bac( bit dodgy). im gettin better though

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/066.jpg

[rustyzook]

looking good mate keep it up

[GRPABT1]

Nice effort, you may want to go over it again when you have had some practice or let a mate have a go if you intend to get a road worthy on that.

[Just Cruizin]

You may have issue as you've removed the factory seat hold down locations, make sure when these go back in everything looks professional

[Smithy's Suzi]

yeah cheers ay . it's gonna be real real tidy. im tidying up all underneath . i cant wait till it's done ay. ill update u on it in another week or so.

[zukmeista]

this is 1 nice zook! good to see another coily :D

[Smithy's Suzi]

cheers mate!!

[stoj19]

nice work! :waycool:

[rustyzook]

got any updated smithy? maybe some rust removal for my zook if your not doing anything! lol i kid i kid!

[Smithy's Suzi]

yeah ill have sum in a few days . stuff that im over rust!!!!. lol

[rustyzook]

lol arnt we all!

[grimbo]

you may struggle to get 31s on with just a 2" lift. Coilys don't take to lifts anywhere near as well as leaf ones do.

[Smithy's Suzi]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/rearend.jpg

[Smithy's Suzi]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/rearend2.jpg

[Smithy's Suzi]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/frontend.jpg

[Smithy's Suzi]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/chassis-latestpic.jpg

[zoozookey]

thats one clean lookin chassis.

what's next?

when's the rear locker and 1L transfer goin in?

you might consider putting an extra plate on top of your strut tower while you got the body off as coily's are known to push the strut through the top.

top job mate, keep it up!

[Smithy's Suzi]

yeoh tru can you give me some more detail on how to do this , because im not sure hot to. cheers

[zoozookey]

see the ring of weld around the top of the strut tower,
this has a tendency to crack right the way around pushing the shock through the top.

mine did it to the previous owner and was patched up.
a plate welded on top will do the trick, just for added strength though.
weld the plate around the outside to the outermost edge of the tower.

while your at it you could extend the tower by adding some pipe and a cap to attatch a longer shock too, however you may run into some problems with the spring mounting on another shock, OR you could do what i'm about to and cut the tower down in size so you get more DROOP.
that's the cheap alternative.

[Smithy's Suzi]

thanx mate i might think about doin that ay sound like a good idea while the body is off and the strut tower is easy accessable.

[Trogdor]

this is what happens

[Trogdor]

this is what happens http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a27/spamwell/IMG_1810.jpg

[Smithy's Suzi]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/IMG_0045.jpg

[Smithy's Suzi]

http://i188.photobucket.com/albums/z49/smitty0231_2007/IMG_0044.jpg

[GRPABT1]

Looks good mate, I like the blue paint it's a nice touch.

[Smithy's Suzi]

thanx mate , yeah cyer blue is nice as . just need a body now . hahahah

[mick85]

im not a wealth of 4by knowledge but a question...

dunno if its doable but on a few leaf sprung sierra's people have "in-boarded" the rear shocks for better flex, i think Just Cruizin off here has inboarded ranchos on his and bends up pretty well - ever thought of doing this on urs while the body is off? would it benefit a coil sprung sierra, id be thinking it would perform good! would be a pretty simple job id think.... ?????

[Reedy]

Is that a 32/36 webber you are running and if so does it run alright on the 1.3 donk and if it does what size jets are you running????:confused: ;)

[Smithy's Suzi]

that ius a good question mick85. i might have to have a chat to Just Cruizin, to see how to do it. do you have any pics of this job complete??

[Smithy's Suzi]

yep sure is a webber 32/36 webber on there and its a 1.4L . As i just bought this engine off a mate im not sure what the jet sizes are . ill have a look and get back to you .

[rustyzook]

lookin good mate!

[mick85]

that ius a good question mick85. i might have to have a chat to Just Cruizin, to see how to do it. do you have any pics of this job complete??

this is just cruizin's sierra with inboarded rear shocks he could shed more light on it than i could.....
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/just_cruizin/Zook/shacklesaged1.jpg

http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b114/just_cruizin/Zook/bumpstop.jpg

:waycool:

[Smithy's Suzi]

cheers ay . that gives me a better picture

[Dman 11]

wow looking good smithy... now u just need to source out a good body eh?

[Just Cruizin]

I'm a cheap sorta guy so I just used a length of 50x25x3 box section bolted to the cross member in the holes that were already there and a couple of long bolts for the shockie mounts. the bolts are at 100mm centres. total cost under $15.

[Just Cruizin]

just a note though weld the bolts to the RHS because they are a buggar to get to other wise.

[Smithy's Suzi]

cheers just cruizin . ill take that into concideration if i do this.

[Smithy's Suzi]

yeah that right ay darsy , just need a good body for the beast. If any one has one for sale give me a yell !!!

[GRPABT1]

Putting your springs and shocks more towards the centre of the axle will give the wheel more leverage on them spring/shock. And therefore make it more flexy/soft. What that pic above looks like is the top of the shock was mounted inward to fit a longer travel shock without bottoming it out. Take a look at the rear of project scat attack to see how far inboard the springs are and you'll see what I mean.

[rustyzook]

i recon the rear on that scat the coils were to far in the center, helping captin wheel lift flip! but still flex's orgasmicly!