Category: Featured Rides

    with Bill Johnston    We are officially into the buildup of a seemingly stock 88.5 Samurai. When the vehicle was first purchased, it was done with the provision from the finance director (FD) that it would always look stock. A few pieces were added, but they were factory options so it didnt upset […]

 with Bill Johnston The Stance One of the most important details that need to be addressed when using ‘larger than stock’ tires and any kind of lift is the overall usability of the suspension, and the finished ‘Stance’ of the vehicle. When we started with this vehicle, it ran a set of 2.5″ OME springs […]

   with Bill Johnston Stretched This 1987 Suzuki Samurai is straight out off of a true zookaholic’s dream sheet. Wayne Fling, out of Shawnee, Kansas, has put together a truly eye-catching, truly wheelable work of art. We caught up with him at the 2006 ZookiMelt in Attica, and he was very happy to share his […]

   with Lance K. Schall Something X-tra Why lift a Suzuki X-90 and turn it into a trail vehicle? Well, the easy answer would be: Why not? Its a Sidekick underneath and Calmini has responded to an enthusiastic following and markets suspension lift kits for Sidekicks. I have had a Calmini lifted Samurai for 16 […]

  Page two.   Since these photographs were taken I have added Calmini’s steering stabilizer/truss and idler arm bracket. I upgraded all the fasteners and performed minor grinding to fit the idler arm bracket to the later Sidekick/Tracker/X-90 platform. Here’s what I did in the back: Cut the springs shorter, closed the last coil by […]

Custom Stretch Samurai – Long Wheel Base Clone + Propane, Gallery of Pictures.     08/11/2010   

with Jim Bova Project #2 Rides Again   Project #2 has taken many a twist and turn to get to where it is today. I was never too sure if I wanted to finish it ( if our Zukes are EVER finished) sell it, part it….whatever. I finally decided that seeing I had come this […]

With: Rae Champoux iZook Guru’s Ultimate Project Build Off – Truck Two What a mess the last few months have been! It seems like all we have been doing is spinning our tires on this project. I have been putting in some long hours with my new position, Mitch was on third shift for two […]

With: Rae Champoux The list of obstacles were long, three holidays, colds, mandatory overtime for Mitch at work, a surgery for my mother in-law thank goodness we have all made it into the New Year Thats right folks it was a long hard road to get here but the coils were finished this weekend. Put […]