Alex
ZukiGang
- Joined
- May 27, 2020
- Member Number
- 1557
- Messages
- 154
So here is the start of my new project to replace my samurai, picked this turd up for 360 dollars and drove a 14 hour round trip to go get it. I wanted something a little bigger and more comfortable to drive on road than the samurai, and something I could be comfortable towing a small teardrop camper behind (which will be the next thing I build after the sidekick)
I've been gathering parts to build a 4 door for a while, I have a aerio 2.3, 84 toyota front axle with IFS hubs, IFS rear axle, 5.29 gears, ect ect.
Plan is to use some fox qs3 2.5 10 inch and 12 inch travel coilovers from a Maverick x3 I picked up on the cheap. 3 link front and single triangulated 4 link rear. Plan is to run 35s
Picked the sidekick sport since the 2.3 will be a direct drop in with some rummaging around in the Suzuki parts bin, the factory 1.8 has a hole in the block. Somehow the a/c still works, and it starts, runs, and drives just fine other than missing a whole piston and rod.
Going to get the engine swapped and drive it around and wheel for a bit on these 30" tires while I gather the rest of the parts I need for the suspension.
I've been gathering parts to build a 4 door for a while, I have a aerio 2.3, 84 toyota front axle with IFS hubs, IFS rear axle, 5.29 gears, ect ect.
Plan is to use some fox qs3 2.5 10 inch and 12 inch travel coilovers from a Maverick x3 I picked up on the cheap. 3 link front and single triangulated 4 link rear. Plan is to run 35s
Picked the sidekick sport since the 2.3 will be a direct drop in with some rummaging around in the Suzuki parts bin, the factory 1.8 has a hole in the block. Somehow the a/c still works, and it starts, runs, and drives just fine other than missing a whole piston and rod.
Going to get the engine swapped and drive it around and wheel for a bit on these 30" tires while I gather the rest of the parts I need for the suspension.