This is my brothers samurai.Plans are,full exo-cage,tube fenders,FJ40 grille,front inboraded YJ springs stretched 4",rear stretched 6"-8" with 4-link
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Looks good. I like the grill.

i like your UltraMig oilpan. :)

looks fun. good luck.

Looking good... I dig that cross breed grill idea...:grinpimp:

Needs more triangulation :flipoff2:

nice tube work.


why so high with such small tires...

nice pics little bro.

Might want to recheck the front pinion angle in that second pic
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Love the front tube work! Keep the pics coming!

It looks sweet with the grill

The front tube work is not complete as were adding another tube about 2" down from the one on holding the hood up so i can put side turn signals in,also adding gussets all over.as of yestersday the front YJ's are in,hope 2 start 4-link next week.will post more picts when i take updated progress picts.
SJ-X those are 37" boggers by the way:D

ok the front YJ's are in and the front is up about 2",if i pull a spring out of pack will it drop the height?or will a couple of trips off road sag them a bit?

got a couple more picts i will post tommrrow :)

where is the rear bumper from? did he build it himself or buy it some where. oh yeah and nice looking rig.

Looks good!! I usually don't like exos but this one is nice and I like the design. Keep up the good work. How many leaves are in the YJ spring pack? Are they out of a 4 or 6 cylinder, fronts or rears?

What kind of belly clearance are you looking at....? It looks kind of tall for those being 37s!!!!:confused:

Zukiller:the bumper is a one of a kind hand fabbed by buddie of mine.
Verceingetorix:i have no idea i'll look into it
divino92:i'll check that out also?it is kinda tall tho,but with the increased wb it will be alright(hopefully)
heres a couple more picts

IIRC i have 18" ofbelly clearance and i couldnt be happier! I follow most of the comp guys around down at the badlands and have never ever had a problem. I have 36's and waggy axles though

divino92-are you :smokin:-:rasta:
and by the way the leafs are 4cyl fronts.

i just ordered longfields 30spline chromos with the chromo hub gears,got a toyota ifs power steering box,pump and resevoir and a 1.6L efi sidekick motor:D

and after all that u still cant follow me:flipoff2:
looks good man hurry up and finish tho.

The main leaf on that left spring looks bent to me.
Travis..

crashnzuk:i will look at it tommrrow.thanx 4 point'n that out.

look what i got today!!!!!!!!! 30 spline super set longfields with chromo hub gears,TT 1.6L conv. kit,TT toyota power steering pulley,TT gm alt. bracket.:D

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divino92-are you :smokin:-:rasta:


nope, he does.... and if he ever wheels again ill be amazed :flipoff2:

make that 2 votes for too tall (looks wise, the numbers could be good though?)

ups just dropped off my spidertrax reinforced t-case arms,t-case poly mounts,sloppy fix bushings 4 trans and t-case.also got my knuckle ball kit from marlin crawler
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First let me say nice looking ride. What did you paint your cage with? I got mine done just before Zukimelt and just did a quick spray paint job, and need something more durable and scratch resistant.

were taking a spring outta the front pack,also doing 1.6L conv.hopefully it brings it down some.i didnt think,we should have taken out the body lift before doing all that cage work!!2 late now :shaking:

Zukfather:
marina paint(same stuff forklifts are painted with).

can u show a better pic of ur passenger side spring pad. Im thinking about inboarding my front springs.

toykilla5150:the next time im at the shop ill snap a pict.

Is this lilmike or lilmike's bro or none of the above? The truck looks familiar.

Looks good. I'd lower it a lot. I have 20" on 37's at the belly and it's set up to wheel the same terrain you do. Low COG is where it is at. You can easily drop it 3-4" from what I can see.

Dave (aka Shogunator)

dumb:lil mike is a good friend of mine,im bigskop and lil' lucifer is my bro.
i was excused from this site awhile ago so i post under my bros name.
my rig has 1.6L efi with 4.1 breeze case,5:29's with detroits F+R.
like i said in a previous reply i forgot 2 pull out the 3"body lift so im fawked with overall height.were pulling 1-spring outta the front pack and hopefully the 1.6 and 9000lb-warn will bring it down a couple inches.
if you know how i can get down a couple more let me know.

dumb:lil mike is a good friend of mine,im bigskop and lil' lucifer is my bro.
i was excused from this site awhile ago so i post under my bros name.

Cool, makes sense now...


my rig has 1.6L efi with 4.1 breeze case,5:29's with detroits F+R.
like i said in a previous reply i forgot 2 pull out the 3"body lift so im fawked with overall height.were pulling 1-spring outta the front pack and hopefully the 1.6 and 9000lb-warn will bring it down a couple inches.
if you know how i can get down a couple more let me know.

Not without a bunch of re-work. One leaf per pack will get an inch or so the winch will help. Comtemplate looking at your leaf mounting points and shackle mounts. Consider, looking at sleeving your frame for a shackle and reducing the height in your front mounts. you have plenty of "fender well" to accomodate those tires, even in a flex situation. It will be worth the time, believe me. One of the main reasons some of the rigs I've had influence on work so well is low COG.
FWIW, MK also has a 21" belly however, he is flat across, slider-frame-slider where mine (and yours due to the frame/body reference) is boatsided quite a bit. I have a "bodylift" in mine for tranny clearance (though it's just repositioned body mounts since my frame is made from scratch). However, I'm re-contemplating a lot right now and looking to remove it along with a section/body drop type thing. It'll be cool but I haven't started so no pics yet.

The most drastic thing you could do (but cutting into something recently completed sucks -- believe me I know) is to dump the B/L and rework you cage mounts. Yes it means re coping/cutting the bottoms off of everything, however it looks like you have a free couple of inches where it wouldn't be as hard as it sounds. However, you now know why my build is taking so long. I have a goal in mind and won't stop until it's satisfied no matter how long it takes.

dumb:my belly clearance is 25" right now,the guy building it says we will get it down to 22-23" so i think this will be ok.its been stretched forward 3.5" and now were chop'n the rear frame right behind whats left of the body and tube'n it into the cage and stretching a 4-link coil system back so almost half of my tire will past the frame approx.7-10".reworking the cage and body i wont do cause its already been in the shop 4 too long,so i will just have 2 deal with it until my next big plans 4 the rig.

dumb:my belly clearance is 25" right now,the guy building it says we will get it down to 22-23" so i think this will be ok.its been stretched forward 3.5" and now were chop'n the rear frame right behind whats left of the body and tube'n it into the cage and stretching a 4-link coil system back so almost half of my tire will past the frame approx.7-10".reworking the cage and body i wont do cause its already been in the shop 4 too long,so i will just have 2 deal with it until my next big plans 4 the rig.

That's cool. 22-23 isn't anything to scoff at especially if your t'case hangs down a little. I think it will work just fine. Who's building it -- Owen?

dumb:my buddie Cory Johnson's building it,the kids been fab'n custom buggies 4 awhile now.hes built a buggy 4 skyjacker suspension(im pretty sure it was these guys)it was a red jeep liberty.

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its been awhile,so heres a couple updated picts.

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this one is of my brother laying on his side
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i like the custom hood hold down :flipoff2:

Looks great! I saw that around M.R. a while ago, any VI's yet?

thanks, no VI's yet.:laughing: