Nov 06

With:
Terrina Harris
iZook Guru's Ultimate Project Build Off - Truck One
November Update - Where Has The Year Gone!

	Can you believe it has been a year since we started the project trucks and we still have not finished it? I have learned a lot about how the Samurai is put together and how it comes apart. I have always been able to fix things but I never dreamed I would be building an off road vehicle. Oh the things I have learned!
Terrina Harris AKA The Admiral!
After years of watching Larry install kits from different vendors and not really being happy with the results I think working together and with the help from great aftermarket suppliers we now have it right, and I installed them. Even though the project is still not complete we were able to make two big off road trips this year to test all of the components. The first was ZookiMelt and the second was Canada. ZookiMelt is a working event for the staff so we did not get much if any off road time, but Canada that is a different story. No longer do we have just components installed, we now have a system that works very well together in any off road situation!


How many times have you complained about the stock seats in your truck? After being in our truck for over eight hours on the trails we can now say the best thing to happen to you bum is a set of Spidertrax PRP seats. This is the first seat that has not given us the iron butt feeling that others do. They look good and perform even better!

So how is the ride in your truck? We have had every lift known to man with the exception of a coil kit. The one we will now own for as long as we own the truck is the Trail Tough YJ SPOA kit. Best ride, best articulation period.

Need a tough front bumper? We spent the good part of one day in Canada on the wire or up against a tree or very large rock. The ShrockWorks offers all the protection and strength you need and we can prove it with pictures.

All of the pieces came together to make it work! From the Petroworks Aluminum Dash and Sport Cage to the stock replacement parts from Samurai Salvage and Aftermarket 4x4 to the door straps from Zuki Creations. Do you remember the days when if you did not build it then it wasn't available? We do and we want to thank all the vendors for all their time on the phone with our many questions about what would work with what and with whose. Everyone of them offered advice on how the kits would interact and if they would work or not. So is this the conclusion of Truck One? Nope we still have write ups coming on the exhaust, rock rails, lift, front bumper and anything else we forgot?.

Aftermarket4x4.com: 94 Tracker Rear Ring and Pinion	The Admirals Arsenal:	.Petroworks: (800)952-8915 New Aluminum Dash Interior Panel Kit
ARB USA: (425)264-1391 ARB Air Locker Front and Rear		ShrockWorks Front Bumper (877) 474-7625
Samurai Salvage: (641)751-2468 90 Tracker Ring and Pinion		Trail Tough: (877)-789-8547 YJ Lift Kit Hybrid Rear Axle
Spidertrax: (800)286-0898 OEM Front Axle Repair Kit New Seats and Install Kit		Zuki Creations Starter Fix Kit Doorless Straps Kit

11/02/2006 00:25

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