The winter BLKZUKI build

[BLKZUKI]

ok so iam finally going to post a build thread. Here is what I plan on doing this winter. frist off iam going to make it street legal agian so i can drive it more at the ZU and around home. So i have to get a rear bumper and a tag and put it on my insurance agian plus wire up the lights agian. then iam Installing the yj kit, hopefully move my front and rear axle atleast 1", extended brake lines, install the complete sky shock kit. put in some racing seats and 4 pt harnesses and hopefully a locker in the rear( might just weld it) if i weld it i have to buy a better welder for that the welder i have now is good for the sheet metal but thats it. then ill do the sky stage 1 steering. and iam going to get a bigger steering wheel. for those that didnt see it at the Zu i have one of those lil bitty steering wheels that came with it when i bought it. its a pain to turn. And iam going to get a real camera to post good clear pics. thats it for now


oh yea heres the kicker about doing this. since i live in charlotte( downtown) my samurai stays at afreinds house an hour away so i only really get to work on it on the weekends. and once i get the tag and insurance it will still stay there becuse i dont have room for it here. so hopefully i can get all this done in just a couple months depending on how the weather is and if nothing comes up.

[Fireyautocrash]

Weld the rear!!!! Good luck man, keep us posted.  You get the water pump on?

[BLKZUKI]

not yet

[energizer85]

put the locker in the front and bring the rear down here and ill weld it up for ya

[Cameron]

Power steering if you dont have it already.

Other than that, it sounds like a good plan, easy to do and works very well.

[BLKZUKI]

put the locker in the front and bring the rear down here and ill weld it up for ya

just might have to do that

[BLKZUKI]

Power steering if you dont have it already.

Other than that, it sounds like a good plan, easy to do and works very well.

thought about it,

[energizer85]

mmmm power steering

[BLKZUKI]

soon as i get that lil steering wheel replace iam problly going to think i have ps becuse it will turn easier(well a lil better than before) but i still may do ps this winter dont know for sure but i am going to do it but i just dont know when

[Bama Zuk]

Power steering is one of the best mods I have done to my zuk. 

[redidbull]

Power steering is one of the best mods I have done to my zuk. 

X2 Jim

[BLKZUKI]

well havent got to work on my zuk yet but iam going to do that sunday. i did get some marker lights (thanks bama) so those will go on. and today at work i found a electric fan to put on there 2. its small enough that it will mount easy and its big so that will help with cooling when iam climbing things. hopefully ill get some pics this sunday 2. also ordered my water pump and new t-belt so that will go on when i get it, that will prob be next weekend

[Isaiah]

You probally already know this about welding the rear, but If I were you, unless you're only driving it rarely on the road, I wouldn't weld the rear, or spool it, get a limited slip or a ARB, with it welded you're gonna be eating tires like crazy on the pavement. I just spooled my rear, and I can't beileve you guys do that if you're acutally going to drive it on the road.  You loose about $5 in tread when you turn a corner. lol

[GreyZuk]

I welded my rear. I just air up my tires to 40 psi on the road. It rides a little rough, but doesn't wear the tires at all

[energizer85]

3 of my trucks are either spoold or welded in the rear. i wouldnt do it any other way i love it.