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Jim Bova’ Project 2 – SHACKLE REVERSAL INSTALL        Sold the  bumper that came on the Zuke and bought a used SR with 4 shocks  from a friend. Grill was removed for cleaning and painting.        In process SR install.          This picture brings us up to date. Soon […]

 Jim Bova’ Project 2   This 4th installment of Project #2 is a collection of small projects that We have been doing. As soon as the warmer weather comes back I plan on doing CJ front springs in the rear with M/L’s and Sammi rear up fronts as well as a welded rear.  I also […]

Project Number Two With Jim Bova Back in October of 2001 looking through the Bargainnews (local sell ‘whatcha got’ paper) I spotted this ’87 Soft-top Zook. Emailed the guy and he said he wanted $500 for it but it didn’t run and he thinks it has a broken rod. I find out he is in […]

with Jeff Pollock Cosmetic Zookurgery In the Back to the Basics article (May 04) the goal was to show the build up of a Zook for mild trails and daily driving duties. The basics such as suspension, tires and wheels and gearing were covered along with some slight interior modifications such as Ford Festiva seats, […]

 with Bill Johnston Simply Insane Our readers here at iZook come from a wide range of personalities, and they fall into (basically) four groups. The Original Suzuki purists The Mild Stocker Drivers The Aggressive Trail Animals and the Simply Insane This article is about a vehicle built by someone you would expect in the fourth […]

  with Bill Johnston Let’s make it Rock!Part 5 You have seen the Gray Ghost move from 31″ tires to 33’s, but there was still more we could get out of it. The 33’s were wide and heavy, so time for a big departure from the norm (as if we haven’t done that over and […]

  with Bill Johnston Let’s make it Rock!Part 4 After taking on some great trails, we found our first problems. The most notable being the (lack of) steering! The Andy’s Samurai Steering (high steer) kit we added in previous articles showed its worth by keeping the components away from the rocks, and the Missing Links […]

  with Bill Johnston Let’s make it Rock!Part 3 We all know how well a stock zook can handle the ‘standard’ trails out there, so we took the Gray Ghost up to Las Cruces, New Mexico to hit a few ‘not-so-standard’ trails. How many trails have you been on that actually warn you that you […]

  with Bill Johnston Let’s make it Rock!(Part 2) Here we continue the buildup for the Gray Ghost. Last month we showed you how we replaced the seats, steering, front suspension, rear axle and gears and even added a full cage. The tires went to 33×12.50’s and we have cut the hinges to make the […]

Yes, a stock Samurai roll bar is strong. But we wanted to be a bit more secure when the trails get tippy. We added a Sport Cage from Petroworks. It arrived through UPS like a giant doughnut. After unwrapping the plastic and carpet protective covering, we found a kit that was as easy to put […]