Members Rides Info thread (PICTURE THREAD)

[92Sidekick4x4]

Well theres mine,

3" homemade BL
30" roughrider m+s tires
k&n filter
pioneer deck and 4" speakers 10" boston acoustic sub and 600W kenwood amp

thats bout her

[HotRod]

This HotRod as everything mostly from the CALMINI catalog.
Stats:
95 Geo Tracker w/32X10.50 SuperSwamper Radials
15X8 Black RockCrawler wheels with 2 3/4 backspacing
Never been air-born (sorry)
Always garaged (when not driven ).
Calmini stuff:
3+3inch lift
front winch bumper
Rear Swing-A-way bumper w/Highlilft Jack mount
6 point roll cage w/padding
rock sliders
front diff, tranny,T-case, and rear axle skid plates.
4-1  T-case Crawler gear ( w/2-low kit)
Steering stabilizer
5:83 gears
Idler arm gusset
and everthing else:
Sky's Sidekick Extreme Duty Idler Arm.
GV front axle and 3rd member
Sammie rear 4-pin center section in front
rear ARB locker & compressor
Pro-Comp HD battery
Pro-Comp 55 Drivinglights
8000# Warn winch
MileMarker Hubs
48" Highlilft Jack
Cobra CB w/externel speaker (at head level)
bigger dome light
2 extra power outlets (no ashtray)
Stock am/fm Cassette stereo
rear inside toolbox
glow pedels (extra hp)
Turbo muffler
5 or 2 gal Gas can bracket on rear Swing-a-way.
K&N Air cleaner (extra hp)
3/4" rear spring spacers
Rancho 9000s rear
OME front struts
front,rear, and belly lights all nicely wired to the best of my ability. (no short cuts)
Under the hood  fuse box for extra goodies
KILLER Paint job
ZUKIWORLD DECAL
it has 1 ding
Still waxes up and shines.

[barcus]

1992 escudo

calmini 6" kit
calmini steering truss
calmini front skid spate
warn 8000i winch
lockrite rear lockers

4x4 eng'g alloys w/ michelin atx 270/75 r16
yokohama geolandar mt 235/85r16

custom front bump
custom rear bump
custom pickup-ize via vitara 5th door
custom rollbars with bosch fogs

fedex car wrapped

[keith]

Year: 1990
Type: Geo Tracker 4x4
Engine: 1.6 8 valve
Transmission:  Auto
Tires:  Hi-tec Retreads OTR MUD 235x75x15
Wheel/Backspacing:  15x5.5
Mileage:  104,000
Purchase Date:  10/04

[hcgalvin]

Nathan and I have built a;
Year:  1995
Type:  4dr Sidekick
Engine:  1.6l 16v
Transmission:  5 speed manual
Transfer Case Gears:  1.8:1  & 6.4:1
Diff Gears:  4.11:1
Lockers:  Front & Rear Electric
Tires:  Goodyear MTR 315x75xr16
Wheel/Backspacing:  16x8 standard toyota backspacing
Body Lift:  None
Front Suspension Lift:  2.5" mil wrap SkyJacker Wrangler Fronts.
Front Differential Housing:  FJ80, high pinion
Front Brakes:  4 piston, FJ80 disc.
A-Arms:  None
CVs:  None
Rear Suspension Lift:  4.5" mil wrap SkyJacker Wranger Rears.
Rear Axle:  FJ80
Rear Brakes:  single piston, FJ80 disc.
 
Extras:
Do your Tires Rub:  Nope.
Hwy Driving RPM:  3700, in 5th ~ 65mph
Etc:  A/C, dual t-cases, rock sliders, swing away tire carrier, KC lights, CD player, 2x12" woofers, amateur radio, CB.

[mbmarkyb]

When it was first bought



After a few mods





1996 SWB Soft Top kick,,,(UK Vitara)
Tyres:  33.12.50s Goodyear MTR Wranglers
8 spoke steel  15 8J wheels
LWB Hubs Discs calipers
Warn Premier hubs
26 spline front axle with ARB diff
Moddified 3rd member on ALLy Axle case
Calmini front skid Plate with extra.
Calmini 4:24 Gear set
Rear Locrite locker
Calmini Winch Bumper with extra bits
X9 Special Edition Winch 12.500Lbs with plasma rope
Jan Speed Header
Racaros seats with 4 point Harness
Truck Air compressor
Custom rear bumper
Ramsey 8000lbs winch
External Role Cage
Calmini Combo lift
Procomp long long shocks
wheel spacers and some bits I cant remembers

[ningram1]

'92 Vitara JLX
1600 Injection
K&N Filter, Pacet Electric Fan, 4 Branch Manifold + Perf. Exhaust
Safari Snorkel
Calmini 3 Inch Suspension Lift
Calmini / LA Supertrux 3 Inch Body Lift
Overland Components Front Winch Bumper
Superwinch X9 front winch
Steel Front Axle - converted to run 2 driver's side (UK) CVs
5.83 R & Ps
ARBs Front and Rear
Quickair 3 compressor and tank
Rear Disk Brake Conversion
31 Inch Goodyear Wrangler MTRs
Custom Steel Rear Bumper


To Come - Rear Winch, Roll Cage, Performance Cam in Gas Flowed and Ported Cylinder Head, begging letter to bank manager....

[Whipp]

Year: 1989
Type: Sidekick
Engine: Stock 1.6L 8V with 180,000 miles
Exhaust:  Calmini header and exhaust combo with high flow cat
Transmission:  5 speed manual
Tires: 30x9.5 BFG Mud Terrain T/A
Wheel/Backspacing:  15x7, 3.75" BS American Racing
Suspension Lift: Calmini 3" with OME struts
Protection:  Calmini skids and rear axle truss
Recovery: 48" High Lift Jack, D shackles, high tensile chain with holding hooks, Master Pull tow rope,
Custom: Air conditioning converted to on board air, spare tire and reciever mounted rack, O2 sensor indicator
Communications: Cobra CB radio
Tunes: Stock Suzuki by Clarion tape deck
Extras:  Folding tow bar

- Craig

[Ian]

What started out as simple rust removal on mine turned into a long term project.  Now a frame off restoration with all new body panels etc.  Should be on the road in a little over a month hopefully.  

Year: 1987
Type: LWB Samurai  
Engine: Stock 1.3 with Toyota carb
Transmission:  5 speed manual
Transfer Case Gears:  GRS II
Diff Gears:  4.62
Lockers: ARB front, Lock Right rear
Tires: 32x11.50 BFG MT KMs
Wheel/Backspacing:  15x10 Mickey Thompson Alcoa
Body Lift:  ewwww no way  
Suspension Lift: 5.5" spring over, Breeze drop shackles front and rear, Rancho RS5000
Front Axle: stock, trussed, birfield rings, diff cap  
Rear Axle:  stock, trussed, diff cap
Recovery: Warn 6000 lb winch
Custom/Extras: Winch Bumper, rock sliders, Breeze traction bar, crossover steering, CB, factory soft top, dual batteries, soon to have matching off-road trailer

[whitfield]

Year:  1994
Type:  4dr Sidekick
Engine:  1.6l 16v
Transmission:  Auto W/OD.
Transfer Case Gears:  4.24:1  
Diff Gears:  5.13:1
Lockers:  Welded Rear
Tires:  34" Super Swamper LTB's
Wheel/Backspacing:  15x8 standard backspacing  (3.5?)
Body Lift:  2" (Sky MFG)
Front Suspension Lift:  Dropped the IFS 4" and added Explorer 2wd 2" lift springs (about 6" of suspension lift).  
Steering:  Modified strut mounts & steering arms.
Front Differential Housing:  Stock
A-Arms:  stock
CVs:  Stock 22 spline  (cary a complete 26 spline set up as spares)  
Hubs:  Stock Auto locking
Rear Suspension Lift:  Cherokee coils + 1.75" spacers (about 6" suspension lift)  Extended lower arms 1.5" extended upper mount 2" back & 3" up.
Rear Axle:  Stock 5.13:1 welded
2x4 steel channel Rockers  (cut out the rust)
No tire rub.
CB when trail riding
No tunes.

[SiKiD_01]

1989 Vitara Soft top
1.6lt,  8 valve
Weber Carby
Extractors
2" exhaust system

5 speed manual
Standard Transfer

Rear Lock Right Locker
Standard 5.12 diff ratios
Standard Brakes

3" body lift
3" suspension lift

FRONT:
OME Front Struts
Flipped Mounts
2" coil spacer

REAR:
Longer shocks (25.5" extended, 12" compressed)
2" lifted coils (soft spring rate)
1" coil spacer
3" A-Arm spacer (not installed yet)

GoodYear Wrangler MT/Rs, 33"x12.5"x15"
15"x8" Ford F100 wheels (3" B/S)

INSIDE:
Sony CD/MP3 head unit
Sony 6" (2 way) in Doors
Sony 6"x9" (3 way) in the back
Checker plate (AKA diamond plate) interior
No carpet (hose out interior)
Canvas rear seat
Custom soft top

Front and rear tube bars (overkill engineering australia)
braced and fitted, with some bling checker plate
Rock sliders are in production

TO DO:
working on a 5" suspension lift
snorkel
3" fuel tank lift (DONE)
winch (do i need one?)
Transfer reduction gears
roof mounted light bar

PLANS:
31" SIMEX Extreme Trekkers

EXTRAS:
Do your Tires Rub:  they do now
Hwy Driving RPM:  not sure yet, will find out soon
Spot Lights up front

Had to cut rear of front guards, and the firewall made friends with my BFH too.






1992 Sierra (was a Soft top)
1.3lt
Standard Carby
Snorkel
Extractors
2" exhaust system

5 speed manual
Standard Transfer

No Lockers (yet)
Standard diffs
Standard Brakes

2" body lift
2" suspension lift
Standard Leaves (removed leafs)

FRONT:
OME Front Shocks
4" extended shackles

REAR:
OME shocks
4" Extended Shackles

GoodYear Wrangler MT/Rs, 30"x9.5"x15" (front)
BFGoodrich M/T, 30"x9.5"x15" (rear)
soon to be 32" MT/Rs

INSIDE:
No carpet (hose out interior)
no rear seats (obviously)
Custom UTE conversion
hard top over cab

Rock sliders are in production

TO DO:
Transfer reduction gears
Lockers

EXTRAS:
Do your Tires Rub:  a bit
Hwy Driving RPM: we dont use 5th gear in the city, and top speed is about 90km/h.
Custom gun rack behind cab

PLANS:
SPOA conversion
RUF
shock hoops up front
welded front
lockright rear
32" swampers

[SnoFalls]

* Year:  1991
* Type:  2dr Tracker
* Engine:  1.6l 8v
* Transmission:  3 speed automatic
* Transfer Case Gears:  Stock
* Diff Gears:  5.12:1
* Lockers:  Front lockright, Rear mini-spool
* Tires:  Yokohama Geolandar 31x10.50R15
* Wheel/Backspacing:  15x8 3.75" backspacing
* Body Lift:  2"
* Suspension Lift:  1.75" spring spacers (strut mount flip and 2.5" longer shocks).
 
* Do your Tires Rub:  Nope.
* Hwy Driving RPM:  3700 ~ 65mph

* In-dash CB
* Sony am/fm/cd/mp3, infinity speakers, bazooka tube woofers.
* Herculined inside (and below the belt).
* 2 pc "AstroCap" hardtop

[truckasaurus44]

1988.5 Samurai

- 4.5" SPOA (sky spring pads, RRO Stage I OTT steering, doeschtech shocks, spidertrax traction bar)
- 1" shackles
- 31x12.5" Thornterds on 15x10" cheapo's
- Lincoln locked rear
- Trail tough 3core Radiator (Very awesome, my truck has never been so cool)
- Calmini 2" header w/ full 2" exhaust
- RRO 4.16 t-case gears and tcase mount
- Steel Diamond plate rear floor, wheel wells and quarters
- RRO Crawler bumper
- heavy duty gas tank skid (This has been a life saver on several occasions)

Coming soon:
- Axles trussing and skids
- 16valve 1.6
- Full cage
- t-case skid welded to the RRO tcase mounts to make them into a single solid t-case bucket
- Shorter shackles w/ bones eye springs

[overkill]

New to the forum.
Have had a few Sierra's but have decided to build a Vitara.
Don't know how to post pics but here are the spaecs so far.

Soft top Vitara cut into a ute.
Landcruiser 60 series diffs front and rear 4.1 ratio.
Custom three link rear.
Custom three link front with coils.
Currently 96 inch wheelbase but am stretching it to 103 inches.
Sierra transfer with 6.4 ratio.
Full exo and tube rear.
Has 35 inch claws on but will have 37 mtr's when finished which sould be within the next 2 weeks.

[derekj]

this is our truck, not too fancy but we're getting there.

91 sidekick jx
1.6lt 8 valve & 5 speed tranny
k&n cone filter
2" bds suspension lift
2" bds body lift
bds shocks
home made idler arm brace
electric cooling fan(best $50 ever spend on the truck)
4 door brake upgrade on the front
2 1/4" exhaust system
31" mud terrains
15x7 aluminum wheels
cd player, ppi amp, rockford sub, alpine speakers