The Tin Can

[supazuk94]

so lets have a fab day at my house!

[Hvy_Chevy]

when?

[JM93LiftedYJ]

I'll bring the gas can and lighter.

[gssfc]

Originally Posted by JM93LiftedYJ

This is pretty much how I drove it for several months. Its been on several trips. Hasn't let me down.

Originally Posted by JM93LiftedYJ

I know its not up to par with all the other builds here, but for under $2000 that's what I've got. I have zero debt, own three running/registered/inspected vehicles, and rent a boat slip out for my boat on Winnipesaukee. It gets me where I want to go and I'm happy with what I've got. I've learned a lot on what to do, and even more on what not to do. We'll see where this ends up in the future.

Tim

[JM93LiftedYJ]

Four months later and I'm no longer happy. It doesn't get me anywhere, and I'm piss broke because of it. Ended up leaving on the same trailer that got it here.

[Fudpucker]

Why even spend so much time and energy fucking with a bad transferbox? They can't be all that expensive and/or hard to find

[ShuDuck]

pull yourself together already, let them help you out. why would you loose everything and end up with nothing, it is better to loose everything and end up with a zuk. we have all been there at some point

[yarmish]

This last page is the main reason I love being in the Zuk world now!! Everyone is willing to help or lend a hand when needed. I'm in Mass if you guys end up doing a fab day I'd like to try and lend a hand if its not to far. Keep at it man,It will come togethor

[keller]

Originally Posted by Hvy_Chevy

cut the exo off

I'LL second that. :/

[JM93LiftedYJ]

I spent like $100 and an entire week on that thing. fuck that noise

[NHJeep4x4]

I saw this sitting in Tim's driveway today. It'd be cool to check out and see what the deal is with the case. Let me know if you have a work day on it, I could use some zuk education.

[JesseA]

Some of the best dollars that Ive ever spent were hacking shit off that I made and hated.

If we never changed things because we had $ in them nothing would ever improve. I had $350 or $400 in my front axle and I had to get rid of it because it wasnt enough.

Stop worrying about it and let the folks who have voulunteered to help you help you.

There has to be a spare transmission for a samurai floating around in NH. I know that Frosty had the one I brought down for some time.

Your rig is on what 31s and the body is rotten? So its not worth saving. Skip the exo, and put a roll bar in it.

Dont give up. Nothing is as cheap as a samurai.

[JM93LiftedYJ]

Cage actually looks a LOT worse on a computer screen. In person, it looks like it was built by a remedial classroom. On a screen it looks like Helen Keller put it together.

[Fudpucker]

Fuck it, just say the cage was perfect until you had a really nasty roll

I'd rather wheel a butt ugly Stevie Wonder designed cage than not wheel at all..


Hope you find the spirit again, shit like this shouldn't be allowed to get you down.

[adamwende]

I bought my first samurai last month, and a trackick last week. I couldn't be happier that i'm part of the zuk family. Threads like this are awesome.

I'm with everyone else... keep at it and make that sammy your bitch.

[JM93LiftedYJ]

supa came over to Tim's today to take a look. We tried another case and it made the some noise only louder. But the other case had no oil in it. Going to try to replace the u-joints in the intermediate shaft. See if that fixes anything. They said to run it with the noise. Iunno, if I do I won't be able to trust any further away than I can roll it home. I have great friends that are willing to tow me home, but I don't want to have to depend on them to be able to go for a cruise. I'd feel a million times better knowing what the noise is and fixing it.

Oh, I also discovered I'm a spitter. Zuk blew a load of 80/90 in my mouth. I've gained so much more respect for my girlfriend now.

[JM93LiftedYJ]

Oh, Jay our NAPA doesn't have the u-joints in stock. If you find someone else that has them, I'll pay you back. I'm at work before they open and I can't call while on the clock.

[Hvy_Chevy]

are you using solid or rubber t-case mounts?

[JM93LiftedYJ]

solid.

we think if the noise may be travelling through them too. I have the stock mounts as well which we can try.

[gssfc]

Originally Posted by JM93LiftedYJ

I have great friends that are willing to tow me home, but I don't want to have to depend on them to be able to go for a cruise. I'd feel a million times better knowing what the noise is and fixing it.

Justin if you wheel you are gonna break...something. Its pretty much a given. Everyone else is gonna break at some point. Don't sweat it.

Tim

[JM93LiftedYJ]

Originally Posted by gssfc

Justin if you wheel you are gonna break...something. Its pretty much a given. Everyone else is gonna break at some point. Don't sweat it.

Tim

Yea, but if I'm driving around with it clanking like that, I'm not going to be comfortable in it. I'd rather get this thing solved. Last week's weather was a fluke. We have awhile before we get steady 60º temperatures get here for wheeling.

[supazuk94]

Originally Posted by JM93LiftedYJ

Oh, Jay our NAPA doesn't have the u-joints in stock. If you find someone else that has them, I'll pay you back. I'm at work before they open and I can't call while on the clock.

zone says they have them i'll pick them up

[supazuk94]

Originally Posted by JM93LiftedYJ

Four months later and I'm no longer happy. It doesn't get me anywhere, and I'm piss broke because of it. Ended up leaving on the same trailer that got it here.

four months is peanuts in fab time

same noise 2 t-cases weather louder or not ... its the shaft or the trany ... i think lots has to do with the fact you have mis aligned the shaft and added the solid joints . i'd love to hear from others that they hear more noise going to solid tcase mounts .. especially with your wanderer moter mounts

[Nixon984]

I have solid mounts and don't hear any noise after switching from rubber mounts if that helps ya any.

[Hvy_Chevy]

it needs motor mounts too?