Category: Featured Rides

with Bob Norman, assisted by Alex Maslo Part 4… Tin Banger’s Nightmare So, here we are again.   Last month I opened up the fenders to allow for tire clearance on the body I got from Rod’s Used Samurai Parts in Iowa. Little did I know what I had gotten myself into. The bottom of the […]

  with Terrina Harris Spidertrax PRP Seat Kit Install Spidertrax has come up with a solution for the long known seat problem with the Samurai. No one has made a kit to install aftermarket suspension seats, until now. We all know the stock seats are hard on the bum. We also know if you want […]

 with Bill Johnston Kickin’ It! We have seen Mike Hagen before even if we never realized it. He builds some really ‘kickin’ Zooks. Last year we saw him compete in the ZookiMelt Rock Rage with a bright yellow Track/Kick that really showed it’s capabilities. This year’s iteration has shown great improvements in strength, articulation and […]

 Project Bova Continues, Step III Here at iZook.com we really appreciate Jim and his father taking the time to bring a  Samurai back to life. We are very glad they opted to share the experience on-line. Thanks Jim iZook Staff Project #2 is moving along. In this installment my Dad and I remove the old […]

  With Jim Bova  Project II, Part Two   Been on a little hiatus from building up #2 but the project continues. Found that #3 rod appears to be broken. I have gotten another motor with over 100k on it but with such a tight budget I am going to put it in untouched. It […]

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 […]

    A case study in tinkering run amok… by TD (Troy) Graham   Part 2: Blueprint. OK, we all remember our folks constantly nagging us to set goals, and as we get older we realize that they are getting smarter by the day.  Funny thing, that.  So following Mother Dearest’s advice, I applied a […]

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 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 […]

A case study in tinkering run amok… by TD (Troy) Graham      Part 1: Genesis. After beating the stuffing out of Mazuki for two years, a few things became apparent:  The rotary motor and tranny were keepers, handily kicking the teeth out of both the original Zook motor AND the breathed-on 1.6 I’d previously […]