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with Bill Johnston Let’s make it Rock! (Part 1) We started with an 87 Samurai that had lockers (front and rear) and 4.16 gears in the transfer case. The SPOA conversion was on the ‘iffy’ side, but it kept the fenders off of the 31″ tires. It was capable of doing many of the ‘normal’ […]

  This time my research led me to Calmini manufacturing. They offered a 2″ lift that used redesigned tubular control arms, and longer springs to achieve the lift. It was a night and day difference. The re-designed tubular control arms give you great clearance under the front of your kick, the ride is much better, […]

  The last thing I wanted was a Kick that would not perform according to its appearance. So I contacted Greg Page, at G.R.P. Automotive in Australia, to attempt to buy a Rock Hopper 4:1 transfer case reduction. He had told me before that the product was still in the testing stage but I was […]

with Brandi the Rookette Hello again. Im here for my second attempt at entertaining you with my wit and charm. For those of you who missed Zookimelt this year, or did not read my first article (blasphemy,) heres a brief recap: I helped Murph (aka the Seasoned Rookie) rebuild his Samurai this past summer. We […]

  At this point I was content for about a years worth of trail riding. About a year later my clutch gave out at 98,000 miles, and once again I looked to Calmini for parts. They sent me a dual friction Centerforce clutch that is still pulling strong at 165,000 miles. When I was waiting […]

     Godzuki 2 (2000-2003)   With all of the aftermarket companies developing new products for the Sidekicks, Im starting to think that I will never be satisfied with any level of modification on Godzuki. When I wrote the original Godzuki article I thought that I had the ultimate set up on a Kick. I […]

  From 1994 To 2000 with B. “ZIG” Zeigler   GODZUKI I purchased my Kick in 1994 as a bone stock, navy blue, JX. It was my intentions to fix the front drivers side corner (she had met a Ford Truck up close and personal), and sell her for profit. That idea quickly disappeared. After […]

with Bill Johnston Chris Villarreal bought his Samurai in 1999 and has been upgrading ever since. He has put in a lot of work, building many of the parts himself to get it the way he wanted it. He wheels in the desert southwest out of Phoenix, Arizona. The rig even has aftermarket A/C to […]

  with Bill Johnston The Cat First looks can be deceiving (or maybe a bit amazing), No, it’s not that Kevin got lucky and scored a ‘hard to find’ long wheelbase Samurai. Or that he got even luckier and found a factory lwb fiberglass top without any cracks or missing parts. How about the fact […]

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