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Re: 1991 Suzuki Samurai build

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:26 pm
by gp7186
turbo-tom wrote:Very nice so pressuming the shock bracket will swivell on the 8mm plate or am I missing something? Looks like it really has been thought through :hands:
Thanks tom yeah It should swivel on the 8mm plate using the brass disc as a thrust washer to give slip and reduce friction at the joint

Re: 1991 Suzuki Samurai build

Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 6:02 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Looking forward to seeing this finished.

Keep up the good work.

Re: 1991 Suzuki Samurai build

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:51 pm
by gp7186
dan_2k_uk wrote:Looking forward to seeing this finished.

Keep up the good work.
Thanks

Are they ever finished, mines like painting the forth bridge il finish it then start all over again when I have another idea pop in my head

Re: 1991 Suzuki Samurai build

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 7:58 pm
by gp7186
Firstly drilled the anti rotate holes in the rear mounts.
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Then I made mounts for the bottom of the front and rear shocks
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And then fitted them
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Re: 1991 Suzuki Samurai build

Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2013 8:14 pm
by dan_2k_uk
Na never finished. ;)

Superb shock mounts :thumbup:

Re: 1991 Suzuki Samurai build

Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 3:33 pm
by gp7186
Right time now to revisit OTT steering as previously shown arms have been machined and now its sitting at the height I wanted ive now measured up the tie rods. I am using ford transit track rod ends with a m20x1.5mm thread both left and right hand to create a tracking rod then the other will be transit one end snd standard sj the other. Heres some pics of it on the bench just got to fit it now
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Re: 1991 Suzuki Samurai build

Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 4:33 pm
by Jordi
That is super tidy!

Re: 1991 Suzuki Samurai build

Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 6:03 pm
by turbo-tom
Very tidy.

Re: 1991 Suzuki Samurai build

Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 7:04 pm
by gp7186
Thanks for the comments, I had a bit more time today than I thought so I fitted it
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Re: 1991 Suzuki Samurai build

Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2013 11:17 pm
by dazerede
Wow u have done a realy nice job on.this sj

All I need to.do is paint the backplates and jobs a gooden