Project - Grumpy's Toy II

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Grumpy

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Well I figure it's about time to start this thread. The beat up and ugly little Zuk everyone knows and loves is about to get a major facelift. Over the years I have contemplated several different visions of how I wanted the truck to look but never made the final call until last fall at Rausch Creek. I knew then what I wanted and how it would look. A donor truck was purchased soon after and more recently, parts to complete the build I started 5 years ago, have been coming in or been ordered...
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Dirk said:
Body Swap? What body/year?
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Sorry to disappoint...same year, same body...only with 2 rust holes and no body damage instead of nothing BUT rustholes and body damage.....

Root Moose said:
Consider front coils?
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Nope...this ride is staying on leafs, it works so why change it?? (come watch the truck wheel at RC and you'll see what I mean). Yes it has it's limitations but that's fine with me, I love the truck and what it's capable of. (plus I love turning heads on the trail with the little thing in a mostly stock form...)
 
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Farm Boy said:
Try PJF Chump!
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Sorry...not building the truck for PJF :finger:

Mud Lite said:
It may be worth the trip to watch you trash the new body, but I have more important things to attend to.
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I won't be thrashing on the truck in the same way as I did the old one.......well maybe a little...(love following George's buggy and watching his reaction...hehehehehe)

tlowe said:
This thread is useless without pics...........
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Read above...."The transformation starts March 10th...stay tuned for more!"
 
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szabotage

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cool build steve, I'm sure it'll turn out great! I remember a time bout 8 years ago some of us were die hard to keep them all zuk. now more then ever, everyone's running toys on YJ's. seems like the new recipe for zuks.

I remember back when you had a springover on 33's you were considered unstoppable :smokin: and by all considerations, it was! glad to see your keeping it so!
 
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Thanks Mike, I'm proud of the truck so far and how it continues to impress people.....but the time to finish what I started is now so here I go....
 
Farm Boy

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Grumpy said:
Sorry...not building the truck for PJF :finger:
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I was refering to the fact that Rausch Creek isn't the only place with good wheeling (and possibly not the best or hardest -- I don't know, haven't been there yet)

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Farm Boy said:
I was refering to the fact that Rausch Creek isn't the only place with good wheeling (and possibly not the best or hardest -- I don't know, haven't been there yet)
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So what are you waiting for? (probably the same thing I am to build the buggy....time and money!)
 
aweber

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Grumpy said:
Sorry...not building the truck for PJF :finger:
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Good thing :) Wouldn't get far :stir:

Grumpy said:
I won't be thrashing on the truck in the same way as I did the old one.......well maybe a little...(love following George's buggy and watching his reaction...hehehehehe)
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Yah, he could not make it up the cliff at PJF either :flipoff:

My turn at bashing Steve is now complete! :lmao::lmao:
 
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smiley2007

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Read above...."The transformation starts March 10th...stay tuned for more!"
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Ummmm, March 10th of what year..............lol.

Sorry, I don't post much here, but I just had to say that. :)

Christine W.
 
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BlueAngel

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Grumpy said:
I won't be thrashing on the truck in the same way as I did the old one.......well maybe a little...(love following George's buggy and watching his reaction...hehehehehe)
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LOL... It was funny as hell watching you beat your truck, I just couldn't believe you pretty much followed me on all the trails at RC.

So, if you're starting march 10th, will you be done in time for a spring trip to Rausch Creek? I'm looking forward to go this spring, so, I've been watching this board to see if anyone is going, so what's the deal?

George
 
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Grumpy

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I don't go back to work till April 1st so I have a solid three weeks at home to work on it....3 weeks X 7 days a week = 21 days.....plus at least two weekends in April, (Easter weekend is out of the question as Christine's family is up from Ohio)...so a total of 25 days.....Should be able to do it all except paint I think....most my parts will be in End of Feb, got some tube and plate steel to pick up, (Loucon Metal is 15 mins from my house), and a few other odds and ends, all pretty local....as far as RC is concerned, we're on for May 1st weekend...leaving Ottawa Thurs April 30th early afternoon....heading back Sunday May 3rd........
 
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And if you still need the YJ springs, let me know, they're in the back of the car (ended up in the hospital rather than at the meeting last month).
 
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