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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: Samurai_Hamster on November 23, 2003, 11:41:34 AM

Title: Familiar faces
Post by: Samurai_Hamster on November 23, 2003, 11:41:34 AM: Ok, now I know...........I dug up my zookimelt 2002 tape and lo and behold, who is on there, in their respective glory?

Mike Hagen...........not much air on the lap run but the mud run and bounce was impressive. :P

Zukipilot with broken timing belt ???

Chunk puttering along but got more air than MIke Hagen. 8)

I totally forgot I even had this tape, I watched it right after I got it before I really knew of any zuke sites.

I recognized Hagen's machine by:
the flag.
the location of the fire extinguisher
the belly pan
the pony tail.
and the fact he was one of the few who had the hamster pegged at redline. So there is truth to his tagline! ;D

I don't live in the hoosier state anymore but I can tell you if I did, I would be there. Just as a bystander though. Still making payments on my rig.

Is there a melt tape for 2003?
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Mikerpm4x4 on November 23, 2003, 11:56:08 AM: Chunk got more air but who took home the trophy? Sorry to dissapoint but keeping the tires on the ground seems to be the only I way to accelerate! :P I missed first place in 03 by something like 3 tenths of a second. I dont plan on letting that happen again!

Mike
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Samurai_Hamster on November 23, 2003, 12:18:48 PM: Well when you say redline all the time, you sure as hell aren't kidding.! ::) 8) :o

have you ever blown a zuke engine? Are these motors that tough?
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Mikerpm4x4 on November 23, 2003, 12:40:42 PM: No blown motors yet. ::) Id like to keep it that way. As long as you keep a load on the engine MY belief is the rev limiter will save it.

Mike
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Samurai_Hamster on November 23, 2003, 12:43:30 PM: Are you going to ignore chunk and keep your current rig or do you have plans for another project? ;D
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Mikerpm4x4 on November 23, 2003, 01:02:40 PM: Quote
Are you going to ignore chunk and keep your current rig or do you have plans for another project? ;D

??? Ignore Chunk?

I had plans for another build but I cant afford another full build and I refuse to do it half ass. So any plans are on hold for about 2 years, unless my funds change.

Mike
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Zukipilot on November 23, 2003, 09:33:53 PM: Yea yea, that's be with the broken timing belt >:( I was hoping to give the RPM guys arun for their money, but thats hard to do when your timing belt lets go. :'(

And by the way Mike, I still think you got ripped off this year ;)
Zig
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Samurai_Hamster on November 24, 2003, 12:20:12 AM: I could hear your rig crank and it sure did sound like a motor with a broke belt.

My question......aren't these interference engines? Did you get lucky in that you didnot smash a piston or valve?
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Zukipilot on November 24, 2003, 12:48:45 AM: The 8V is not a zero tolerance motor. A new belt and it was fine ;D I'm not sure about the 16V, but I think it is a zero tolerance.
Zig
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: wildgoody on November 24, 2003, 01:50:19 AM: I thought the 16V motor was an interference engine ???
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Zukipilot on November 24, 2003, 03:11:02 AM: Quote
I thought the 16V motor was an interference engine Ã‚Â ???

Yea, that is what I meant by zero tolerance. But I have never lost a belt on one of my 16V motors :-/ Oh yea, that reminds me, I need to chang the one on the X-90 :P
Zig
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Samurai_Hamster on November 24, 2003, 04:27:58 AM: Who had the x90 that was tearing up the mud?
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Zukipilot on November 24, 2003, 04:33:20 AM: The red one with flames, on 35's was Dan Bour (rpm4x4). The grey(silver) one was Glenn Wakefields(rro).
Zig
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: wildgoody on November 24, 2003, 04:52:18 AM: OK my bad, I missread the post :-[
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Samurai_Hamster on November 24, 2003, 11:07:45 AM: is or will there be a 2003 tape of the melt? :-/
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: wildgoody on November 24, 2003, 11:13:15 AM: Does the X-90 have a 16V motor ???
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Zukipilot on November 24, 2003, 09:23:51 PM: Hamster,
Yes, there will be a 2003 Melt tape. Ack has not finished it yet, I post it when its ready.

Wild,
Yes the X-90's are 16V motors. They have the same motor and driveline as the same year Kicks (96-98). I have found a few small differences (like ac compressor mounting brackets) but not many.
Zig
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Samurai_Hamster on November 25, 2003, 09:49:26 AM: Lemme know. Also if you can, point out the parts where you all are in the tape, but especially Hagen! ;D :D ;) :)
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Zukipilot on November 25, 2003, 09:19:31 PM: I'm not in this one. I was video taping and riding my 4-wheeler. I did not get all of my parts in before the melt :'( But I did follow Eric. Mike and the RPM guys around and gave Ack LOTS of Kick/Tracker footage ;D
Zig
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: r0ckstarr79 on November 26, 2003, 02:35:03 PM: Ok. I read this whole thread. Im interested. Where can I find these tapes? ;D
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: 1bigtracker on November 26, 2003, 02:43:02 PM: Wait a minute. where is this zukmelt thing? i want to be a part of it. give me info. lata stu
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: Mikerpm4x4 on November 27, 2003, 01:02:58 AM: Quote
Ok. I read this whole thread. Im interested. Where can I find these tapes? ;D

Rocky Road sells them.

Mike
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: brlj on November 27, 2003, 08:51:57 AM: The Zukimelt is at the Badlands in Attica, Indiana....This year it was early in July the weekend after the 4th I think.

I will be there in 2004!!!

Later,
Bill
Title: Re: Familiar faces
Post by: r0ckstarr79 on November 27, 2003, 01:03:09 PM: Quote

Rocky Road sells them.

Mike

Thanks