Well i think it can!!!
For those of you who dont get over to the zuk board....

Went from this
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=925409

To this
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=956775

All the way to this.....In a month
:eek:

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/attachment.php?s=&postid=1040867

Still doing finishing touches on this, and need to test things out...But for the most part its done:D

Made it just in time for put up!

Need to send out a thanks to the following people for there help and/or sponsorship with the build up...

Tony K @ Rock Equipment.........Awesome customer service!!
Gary and John (crackhead) @ Dline service of stockton
Tony and John @ Suzuki Recycling in Rancho
Hanson Paint.....S. Sac
Steve @ Performance Distributors for the Dynabatt Batteries
Colby and Joe @ Muffler Tech....Florin Rd in S. Sac

Station and Lake Rat for the steering parts...

And last but not least, the boys that help me put it together...

Rob (rock taco)
Marlon (Not Pretty)
Eliot
Dave
Mike D.....(My new spotter)
Travis
Finch
And of course Pops!

Here is the complete write up......There are about 20 pages of pics at this link..
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=88171&perpage=25&pagenumber=1

:eek: HOLY BADD ASS WORK MAN! :beer:

YOU NEED A BEER!

SCRATCH THAT YOU NEED A KEG!


:flipoff2: VERY NICE WORK MAN!

Looks NICE!! :eek: Is there a reason it's sitting so high?

just curious... and I'm also a nosy bastard... how much total $$$ do you have into this?

Originally posted by MattS
Looks NICE!! :eek: Is there a reason it's sitting so high?

It actually is sitting lower than the zuk did.....There isnt anything in the inside on these pics.....No fuel no nothing....

It will shrink down an inch or two when things are in it and the springs are settled....

It looks a lot bigger in the pics than it really is!

Originally posted by joes75bronco
just curious... and I'm also a nosy bastard... how much total $$$ do you have into this?

How much does it look like:flipoff2:

I guess it might be just the fence in the back ground and the garage. Does it still fit inside? With bigger meats I'm sure it would look lower. The tin work looks great.

i was going to say NO!!

but clearly i am wrong

WOW, that thing is looking SWEEEET and i love the sheet metal work, awesome, sorta looks like a boat! :eek:

Hey shane, don't I get a thanks for getting you hooked:D

By the way, nice job man, can't wait to see it in action.

Rich

Originally posted by RudeZuk


How much does it look like:flipoff2:

I dont know... maybe4-5?

nice anymore pics?

Wicked cool :D

Nice work

Man you have been BUSY

Very nice work.

Ken C

That is some sweet looking metal work on the body. What guage of steel is that or is it aluminum?

Thanks to all!

And Rich thanks to you too:D

Upper metal and dash is 18ga, lower metal underneath the doors is 14ga.

The tubing is 1.75 .120 wall hrew.

Originally posted by joes75bronco


I dont know... maybe4-5?

There is about 15k sitting there.........

4-5k?? where did you get that number?

Originally posted by joes75bronco


I dont know... maybe4-5?

You could probably buy the rims, tires, and coilovers and a few extras for that...... oh, the whole truck, you gotta be kidding me:flipoff2:

I stalked your build-up thread enough that I won't get lengthy here..... but that thing turned out amazing:eek: :beer:
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I was over at his house last night.. it will definatly sink about 2-3 inches with weight in there, plus honestly, in person its not really that tall.. it seems like it in the pictures

Your welcome shane!Its not every day you get to build a badass rig.Hope we get to see you test it this weekend!I ll give ya a call tonigt.;)

Originally posted by ROCKTACO
Your welcome shane!Its not every day you get to build a badass rig.Hope we get to see you test it this weekend!I ll give ya a call tonigt.;)

I hope so too! engine has no spark:confused:

Incredible, that thing is beautiful. Nice work Shane, you should be proud.

Ben

sweet work!
what kind of bender did you use?

Originally posted by Sharp
sweet work!
what kind of bender did you use?

Used a JD2 model 3..........All manual!

This was our first bending project..:eek:

Matchbox cars always look big with a macro lens....heh heh

Sweet project!! (now go dent it!! lol)

If you hadn't said it was done already, my answer was yes. I started with a primed frame for my FJ40 and had it on the trails 5 weeks later!!

did you ever get power back to the system?? also pull the coil wire again and ground it this time.. last time it went the aluminum manifold.. take it to an actual ground and see if it sparks..

you are getting spark.. your not getting fuel to the injectors.. thats my thought

Originally posted by RudeZuk


Used a JD2 model 3..........All manual!

This was our first bending project..:eek:

hats off to ya man!
what size tube?
and how thick is most of the chasis?
:D :beer:

Originally posted by Sharp


hats off to ya man!
what size tube?
and how thick is most of the chasis?
:D :beer:

Thanks!
WIth the exception of the 5' of frame rails......

There is about 200' of 1.75" .120 wall tubing..

Originally posted by ImKuNfusED
did you ever get power back to the system?? also pull the coil wire again and ground it this time.. last time it went the aluminum manifold.. take it to an actual ground and see if it sparks..

you are getting spark.. your not getting fuel to the injectors.. thats my thought

James we did do that......I think it had something to do with the ground for the distributor or the coil........Im going to try and fix it tonight.

anyone coming over tonight?

the only thing that gets me.. is that you would get it to fire everyonce in a while with the ether.. i dunno.. it definatly has something to do with the spark, but also maybe the injectors..

Originally posted by RudeZuk


There is about 15k sitting there.........

4-5k?? where did you get that number?

sorry, I'm a moron. I fiured you reused most of the stuff and just bought coils, and tube...

Originally posted by ImKuNfusED
the only thing that gets me.. is that you would get it to fire everyonce in a while with the ether.. i dunno.. it definatly has something to do with the spark, but also maybe the injectors..

I think it is a ground, maybe a loose wire or something somewhere....Ill just a few things to a good ground and see if that helps..

the large wire, mabye 8 gauge that was snipped off the back of the motor.. you said looked like a ground.. the rest of that wire comes off the alternator, well at least looked like it.. you will see the large wire on the passenger side of the motor, and it seems to match up to the cut portion perfectly.. doubt it has jack squat to do with it, but you might want to check

Originally posted by ImKuNfusED
the large wire, mabye 8 gauge that was snipped off the back of the motor.. you said looked like a ground.. the rest of that wire comes off the alternator, well at least looked like it.. you will see the large wire on the passenger side of the motor, and it seems to match up to the cut portion perfectly.. doubt it has jack squat to do with it, but you might want to check

Isnt part of it.....That is the cable to charge the batteries.....

The engine is grounded very well, so is the chassis.....
I think its just something with the wiring itself.

Looks AWSOME I wish I could get mine done that quick.

What does it weigh? Couldn't read through all 20 pages yet here at work :beer:

My guess is 2500ish. DSI is doing something similar to another zuk-ish thing... and says he's "right around 2000 just needing a hood". I figure Shanes will end up slightly heavier cuz he kept half the frame, the firewall and heater, added sheetmetal, and so on.

Also, Fatkid is 2300-2500 IIRC, and he's got about as much zuk/sheetmetal as Shane does in these pics.

Originally posted by Meyer
What does it weigh? Couldn't read through all 20 pages yet here at work :beer:

I think it will come in around 26-2800 lbs....Not sure yet, Ill weigh it when it gets done though.