Dan's Suzuki Samurai build

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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - On hold till I build a new

Post by turbo-tom » Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:44 pm

Remember to get the little valvey thing like Scott forgot at Billing!!
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - On hold till I build a new

Post by dan_2k_uk » Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:45 pm

Jordi wrote:Tyre inflator?
I need to find one of those to operate it :D
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - On hold till I build a new

Post by Jordi » Mon Jul 01, 2013 8:48 pm

dan_2k_uk wrote:
Jordi wrote:Tyre inflator?
I need to find one of those to operate it :D
Ha ha, uprated shafts ASAP then.
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - On hold till I build a new

Post by dan_2k_uk » Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:06 pm

The good news is the brakes are all sorted and ready for the weekend.

The bad news is I spotted 2 hairline cracks in one of the rear spring perches.

God knows why it has cracked where it has as the u-bolts take all the tensile strain and that part is only under compression.

Its the same on the other part of the same perch.

So it looks like the welder will be out tomorrow night or Friday morning before Jordi and Twiss arive.

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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - On hold till I build a new

Post by dazerede » Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:23 pm

Shame about the hair line cracks

I might check underneath my sj
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - On hold till I build a new

Post by Anton » Wed Jul 03, 2013 9:55 pm

That should be a fairly simple fix, but perhaps you could consider beefing them up a tad - it's a bit worrying that they cracked like that in the first place!
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - On hold till I build a new

Post by dan_2k_uk » Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:00 pm

1.6 and a heavy right foot. Will just make them safe untill I remake them when the YJs go on.
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - On hold till I build a new

Post by Anton » Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:35 pm

Ah, fair enough. :)
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - On hold till I build a new

Post by turbo-tom » Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:32 pm

Hmm interesting where they have cracked gunna check mine as well i think , luckily you spotted or things might of ended nasty! :shock:
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Re: Dan's Suzuki Samurai build - On hold till I build a new

Post by ScottieJ » Wed Jul 03, 2013 11:36 pm

Just keep the U-bolts tight, they'll be fine :lol:
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