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« Reply #30 on: Saturday, May 07, 2005, 07:57:03 AM »
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In all seriousness nice rig. Wish i had the money to do that to mine all at once.  You guys swapping in a diffrent engine? if so id soak up any info you have on that... as mine kicked the can about 2 weeks ago.
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« Reply #31 on: Saturday, May 07, 2005, 12:28:19 PM »
The rig was purchaced with a lightning conversion v-6 already done to to it. The owner shipped it to us, for a complete make over, and to make right what lightning could not do the 1st time. Dont get me wrong they motor install is great but thats where it ends the rest of the job is quite pitafull.
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« Reply #32 on: Saturday, May 07, 2005, 12:57:59 PM »
I will agree with the motor install job they do. I like mine but.. I haven't encountered the botch job on the rest of it. Are you refering to the body mods only or other drive-train work?  I only got mine recently.  I've heard they do poor work but no details.  I own it outright now and still have about 2 months on the "warranty". 

The work you are doing looks great!  I can't wait to see it finished.
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« Reply #33 on: Saturday, May 07, 2005, 01:09:41 PM »
Quote from: Shadetreedad on Saturday, May 07, 2005, 12:57:59 PM
I will agree with the motor install job they do. I like mine but.. I haven't encountered the botch job on the rest of it. Are you refering to the body mods only or other drive-train work?  I only got mine recently.  I've heard they do poor work but no details.  I own it outright now and still have about 2 months on the "warranty". 

The work you are doing looks great!  I can't wait to see it finished.


There fabrication skills are inadequate, at best. There mounts are suspect and there attention to detail is lacking. This particular rig as they call it done can not even be driven because the Front shaft sits directly on the trans pan, the front calmini spings have sag'd to frowning.
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« Reply #34 on: Saturday, May 07, 2005, 03:14:08 PM »
Get Jim in here and he will tell you some stories. That zuk looks alot like jims did when he got his. His driveshaft hit both pans i believe. Did they use stock 1.3 motor mounts on that rig as well? What about hardmounting the aluminum transfer case to the frame? I could go on.  ;D
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« Reply #35 on: Saturday, May 07, 2005, 09:06:40 PM »
Quote from: turbodrabbit on Saturday, May 07, 2005, 03:14:08 PM
Get Jim in here and he will tell you some stories. That zuk looks alot like jims did when he got his. His driveshaft hit both pans i believe. Did they use stock 1.3 motor mounts on that rig as well? What about hardmounting the aluminum transfer case to the frame? I could go on.  ;D

Home made mounts coupled with Morroso motor side with an off the shelf rubber mount. yes the t-case is hard mounted. That I dont have a problem with, if there mounts would have been better.
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« Reply #36 on: Saturday, May 07, 2005, 09:10:37 PM »
Quote from: rockrat on Saturday, May 07, 2005, 09:06:40 PM
yes the t-case is hard mounted. That I dont have a problem with, if there mounts would have been better.

seems like a t case catastrophe waiting to happen  ;)
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« Reply #37 on: Saturday, May 07, 2005, 09:15:45 PM »
Quote from: sammi_davis on Saturday, May 07, 2005, 09:10:37 PM
seems like a t case catastrophe waiting to happen  ;)

Yeah it may look like the trans or transfer case out of the Liberty that "Kurt" was diving
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« Reply #38 on: Tuesday, May 24, 2005, 01:48:04 PM »
Wel a few updates, the floor has bee completely cleaned of the tar mat and the tunnel has been reworked with new steel. Seat tie in hoop is layed in place, new B-hoop bent and installed with new plates, the secondary B-hoop is bent (awaiting side bars that I screwed up bending 3 times (argh) Also the secondary B-hoop side wall tie in plates have been milled and installed. rear axle is complete awaiting gear lube and rework spidertrax disk's.
Pics in a moment.
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« Reply #39 on: Tuesday, May 24, 2005, 04:58:02 PM »
excuse me, a moment has LONG passed.

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« Reply #40 on: Tuesday, May 24, 2005, 05:09:41 PM »
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« Reply #41 on: Tuesday, May 24, 2005, 05:49:25 PM »
Lets try again
Finished Tunnel and Black tar scraped from the tub.(ie) that tar crap sucks to take off


Seat Tie in Hoop Not complete yet I have the tubes just took the pic to soon


Gutted the rest of the interior and cleaned up the firewall area
new b-hoop installed(partial there is more to it but need the pc. I screwed up to finish it.


 A few neet little plates we made up to fit where the stock Targa used too sit.
You will see how these are incorporated in a day or so. 1 pc milled and bent (no cut and paaste here LOL
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« Reply #42 on: Tuesday, May 24, 2005, 06:54:16 PM »
NICE WORK.  man you are da man
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« Reply #43 on: Tuesday, May 24, 2005, 07:17:57 PM »
As beefy as the plates are I would guess an exo is tying into them .

Very nice work .
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« Reply #44 on: Tuesday, May 24, 2005, 07:26:13 PM »
Just like the Old World masters.....
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