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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: NY_SIDEKICKER on December 13, 2003, 05:04:51 AM
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;D WE ALLWAYS TELL THE KIDS TO SEND A LETTER TO SANTA SO WHAT THE HECK WHY CANT WE TRY IT.....I'LL START WITH AN XL7 POWER UPGRADE ::) ;D
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Dear Santa,
all i want for x-mas is the Cal-mini 3 inch suspention lift. lata stu
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As long as it isn't the Bad Santa?
I'll take one rear gearless locker or power traxx no-slip.
Underdrive pulley&belt (could use a couple more Ponies ;D)
And rear brakes from a 4 door model.
And Santas elves could polish my ceterline wheels so i can put them back on in spring!!!
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I'll take the title to my rig so I can deploy payments into modifications!
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My X-mas list for the X-90 ain't much........just:
Calmini roof rack $349
(http://www.puresuzuki.com/P0001906.jpg)
rear locker $199
(http://www.roadlessgear.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/lockright.jpg)
dual air filter $39
(http://jcwhitney.com/wcsstore/jcwhitney/images/imagecache/I29013.gif;pv692d3fdae5d1bdf7)
steering stabilizer $99
(http://www.puresuzuki.com/P0000581.jpg)
front skid $119
(http://www.puresuzuki.com/P0000372.jpg)
tranny skid $89
transfer skid $49
(http://www.puresuzuki.com/P0000375.jpg)
rear axle skid $129
(http://www.puresuzuki.com/P0000378.jpg)
2" body lift $119
Then i will be happy with the X 'cept for bigger tires.
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Well I have pretty much everything I need to get started. And I plan on making my bumpers, rollcage, and skidplates myself.
But if Santa would be so kind, he could give me GEARS, GEARS, AND MORE GEARS!  ;D
(http://www.puresuzuki.com/P0001056.jpg)
(http://www.puresuzuki.com/P0002571.jpg)
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This is my wish list, but I'll probably have to buy it myself :(
anvil
(http://www.puresuzuki.com/ANVILa.jpg)
winch bumper
(http://www.puresuzuki.com/P0003971.jpg)
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I want the OTT Kicker 2 T-case, with a Toyota t-case to hook up to it, with the 4.7:1 Marlin Crawler kit and Twin shifters.
"Kicker 2â„¢
Taking the O.T.T.â„¢ original kickerâ„¢ concept to a new level this adapter adapts a Toyota transfer case directly to a modified sidekick low range box. "
And if Santa really wants to hook me up this year, if he could talk Calmini into useing my rig as thier new test rig for new products and let me drive it around, so I can get the new solid axel kit for free ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D I can dream cant I
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Rear disc brakes, with stronger axle shafts, new tires, power steering that magically transplants it self from my parts truck and enough money to quit my job and spend the rest of my days traveling and wheeling?
Zig
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A winch and a 1.6l motor!
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do they make that dual air filter for trackers?
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"TWIN-TURBO FILTER SYSTEMS
Two foam air filtration sources, not one, for the ultimate airflow!
Fits most existing air intake systems up to 3". Includes twin pipe adapter with 2 filtration units. Heavy-duty plastic. 3-1/2" diameter x 2-1/2" high. "
its avail at JCWhitney.com, $39
I was thinking of putting it over my snorkel intake on dusty off road trails
Fits over any standard 3' intake it looks like
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Bin Laden ------- ;)
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This is my wish list, but I'll probably have to buy it myself :(
winch bumper
([url]http://www.puresuzuki.com/P0003971.jpg[/url])
Now that's a sexy truck! :)
-Eric
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Now that's a sexy truck! :)
-Eric
Who is that ??? Hagen ;D
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Who is that ??? Hagen ;D
Zig, You suck! ;D
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LMAO ;D ;D
Zig, You suck! ;D
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Zig, You suck! ;D
Oh My fault :P It must of been the IFS that messed me up ::)
Zig
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Oh My fault :P It must of been the IFS that messed me up ::)
Zig
Ouch!
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Zig! >:( How could you mistake that piece of crap for mine!
;D Mike
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Hey, I thought you may of decided to paint it Green.
(http://rpm4x4.com/images/moab2002/Tmineshaft-mike-exit.jpg)
(http://www.puresuzuki.com/P0003971.jpg)
Similar, I think so. The Tracker Brothers ;D ::)
Zig
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Zig!  >:( How could you mistake that piece of crap for mine!
;D Mike
Yeah?! How could you?... Wait...
-Eric
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OK SO I RECEIVED A POOR MANS WINCH, PULL STRAP, JACK & STANDS, & A BUG DEFLECTOR ;D ...NOW IVE GOT TO GET CAUGHT UP HERE...I'M ABOUT 5 PAGES BEHIND WITH ALL THE XTRA HOURS AT WORK & XTRA DUTIES WITH THE HOLIDAY SEASON ....SO HOPEFULLY LATER I'LL GET CAUGHT UP..CAUSE ITS TIME TO RUN TO THE INLAWS ......... ;D ;D ;D......FOR SOME MORE HOLIDAY EXCITEMENT..........
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OK SO NOBODY ELSE WANTS TO SHARE WHAT SANTA BROUGHT FOR THERE ZUKE'S ...OR DID YOU ALL GET SCROOGED ;D HAPPY ZUKING! MATTY D.
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I did but a santa gave a a REAL anvil, not a calmini one like i asked for.   :'( ;D ;D  i got lots of clothes and money.  i don't think anyone could understand my list.  i thought everyone wanted nitrous for x-mas.  lol  lata stu
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did no one else get anything for x-mas? come on. don't be shy, we are all freinds here. ;) lata stu
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STU, IM THINKING WE MUST HAVE SOME REALLY BAD BOYS, (GIRLS) ON HERE CAUSE DONT SOUND LIKE NOBODY GOT NUTTIN FOR THERE ZUKES FOR XMAS.... YOU KNOW SANTA'S ALLWAYS WATCHING.....MAYBE THIS YEAR THEY'LL BE BETTER,,,, THERE PROBABLY ALLWAYS THE ONES WHO HAD MARKED, NEEDS IMPROVEMENT ON THERE REPORT CARD...IN THE PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS CATAGORY ;D
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I got a new heater for my garage,now i can get some mods done over the winter. Forced air 75/85/100,000 btu propane heater. I had to keep it on low when i was working out there yesterday ;D
Now i have to decide on what to mod next....probely the brake upgrade.
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THERE YOU GO LET IT OUT...ITS OK TO LET EVERYONE KNOW YOU STILL BELEAVE...YOUR NOT IN GRADE SCHOOL ANYMORE NO ONES GONNA LAUGH AT YOU ANYMORE FOR BELEAVING IN THE SEASON ;D
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95XL7, be glad you need a heater in your garage, here in Arizona it's an absolute oven in the garage 5 months of the year. Seriously it's like 110 in there day and night, it's a like a sauna working out there, your clothes are just soaked after 30 min or so. I've debated knocking a hole in the wall and putting a window type AC unit in it, but I'm not sure even a 15,000 BTU one could keep up with the heat or at the very least cool it down in a reasonable amount of time for when I need to work in the garage. Probably should just get a rolling evap unit out there or something honestly.
Of course it might also help if the attic over the garage had insulation, (ought to upgrade the whole house in fact) the cheap bastards always skip the insulation over the garages when they build houses here and so help me I hate playing with fiberglass insulation. (itchy and scratchy nightmares)
Think I'll have to suck it up and insulate it though before it warms up in 3 months. Yeah screw it I'm puttin in AC in the garage before summer this year.
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MY BRO MOVED OUT TO AZ. FROM UPSTATE NY. A FEW YEARS AGO......HE'S ALLWAYS SAYING HOW GREAT IT IS AND TRIES TO TALK OUR OLDEST BRO AND I TO COME ALONG..IMAGINE THAT I DONT LIKE THE MONTH OR 2 WE GET OF HIGH 80'S LOW 90'S.....AROUND HERE...HE STAYS INSIDE MOST OF HIS OFFTIME..TOO HOT HE SAYS...NOW GO FIGURE..WHY WOULD I WANT THAT..I'LL TAKE THE NORTH EAST CLIMATE ANYTIME.........OFF THE SUBJECT BUT HEY I FEEL BETTER NOW ;D
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95XL7, be glad you need a heater in your garage, here in Arizona it's an absolute oven in the garage 5 months of the year.  Seriously it's like 110 in there day and night, it's a like a sauna working out there, your clothes are just soaked after 30 min or so.  I've debated knocking a hole in the wall and putting a window type AC unit in it, but I'm not sure even a 15,000 BTU one could keep up with the heat or at the very least cool it down in a reasonable amount of time for when I need to work in the garage.  Probably should just get a rolling evap unit out there or something honestly. ÂÂ
Of course it might also help if the attic over the garage had insulation, (ought to upgrade the whole house in fact) the cheap bastards always skip the insulation over the garages when they build houses here and so help me I hate playing with fiberglass insulation. (itchy and scratchy nightmares)
Think I'll have to suck it up and insulate it though before it warms up in 3 months.  Yeah screw it I'm puttin in AC in the garage before summer this year.
I've been wanting to move to Arizona for a long time,isn't there area's where the heat is not so bad,I know the Phoenix area is hot,but what about the Scotsdale area. See besides liking Trac/kicks i also like riding my motorcycle and would love to ride year round.
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Scottsdale is essentially the same as Phoenix, it's technically a different city but they border one another and if you didn't see the sign saying welcome to Scottsdale you wouldn't immediately know you'd left Phoenix and entered Scottsdale. It's just another one of the 20 or so smaller cities that are all part of the Phoenix metro area. (a 50 by 60 mile area more or less). Scottsdale (other than the older southern part of it) has a pretty high median income, not sure exactly what it is, but I believe the average house in Scottsdale is probably 250-300k these days with many in the 7 figures even. Contrast that to the rest of Phoenix where the median house price is maybe 150 or thereabouts. Scottsdale's nice and clean and has pretty low crime but there's a lot of snooty bastards there too. So since it's basically part of the Phoenix area, the climate's the same or within a few degrees.
Tucson is slightly cooler but it's kind of a different place as far as attitudes etc, it's a decent sized town (100k plus people, probably far more) but it's just different than Phoenix, there's kind of a love/hate thing with Tucson, you love it or hate it pretty much. It's slightly cooler than Phoenix being it's a thousand or two feet higher in elevation but it's not a huge difference climatewise. Now there are parts of Northern Arizona like Flagstaff or anywhere where the elevation is 4000 feet plus (Flagstaff being 6500 or 7000 I believe) where it's cooler than Phoenix, but they're all much smaller towns and it gets cold there in the winter like anywhere else does pretty much. Not much snow but it's cold anyway. If you want climate like most places Flagstaff's pretty comparable, and you can be down the hill into Phoenix in a couple hours via I-17. Only real downside to that is that I-17 is only 2 lanes each way between Phoenix and Flagstaff so if there's a wreck somewhere the backups can get ugly. Part of that's because some stretches of it are on hillsides where you don't really have a shoulder to go around and since it's curvy and hilly in spots combined with being the major Truck route between I-10 and I-40 in AZ.
Phoenix isn't that bad really, everybody bitches about it being hot, but you do get used to it. I get cold now when it's in the low 50's whereas prior to living here that wouldn't have happened. After a few years it's just like your personal temperature scale slides up 20 degrees on the low and high end or something like that.
You end up spending time inside seasonally, it's just backwards. It's kinda like if you're up north everyone stays inside during the winter except here everybody stays inside during the summer. Heating bills are dinky but A/C bills are bigger. Just a tradeoff pretty much. I'm not 100% sold on living here, but my family all lives here now and so does my wife's so I'm kinda stuck here, yeah I could move but it's just easier staying here so everyone gets fair time with the grandkids.
Outdoorsy stuff is common here, drive for 60-90 minutes and you can be in the mountains or still in the desert. Good for offroading either way but I must say that a tracker/kick going uphill into the mountains with big tires pretty much sucks due to the uphill road combined with increasing altitude. Once you're there it's not bad though but it can make for some slow trips to actually get there. Not sure what kind of bike you ride, but while the weather's good for it, in town the other drivers definitely aren't good for your continued well-being if you're on a bike.
Anyway hope that helps ya make up your mind. If you do move here all I ask is that I get to come and Oogle your GV engine from time to time.
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Not sure what kind of bike you ride, but while the weather's good for it, in town the other drivers definitely aren't good for your continued well-being if you're on a bike.
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MY BROTHER SAYS THAT PEOPLE ALLWAYS THOUGHT NEWYORKERS DONT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE....BUT ONCE HE GOT OVER THERE ...HE'D TAKE THE NY TRAFFIC AND DRIVERS ANYDAY
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;D I ride a Suzuki of course! Sold the green ZX12r last spring.
(http://images.snapfish.com/3395%3B%3B5923232%7Ffp8%3Enu%3D3238%3E494%3E283%3Ewsnrcg%3D32324%3B637848%3Anu0mrj)
I bought the Suzuki last spring because of it's ability to ride on dirt roads and it's upright seating position.
(http://images.snapfish.com/3395%3B%3B5923232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E2329%3D585%3D374%3DXROQDF%3E23234888354%3B6ot1lsi)
Never mind my buddy in the background unloading the ice & beer. ;D
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did no one else get anything for x-mas?  come on.  don't be shy, we are all freinds here. ;)  lata stu
>:(What did I get, >:(
(http://www.eddiebauer.com/assets/products/C_flat/IQ0_142173_500C_dig.jpg)
Hey, it's better that coal in the stocking. :P ::)
Zig
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;D
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I DON'T KNOW COAL MIGHT KEEP YOU WARMER ;D
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naa, hes so bad, santa wouldn't give him a match to light it with. lol lata stu