[WIP] Suzuki Samurai

[piterx]

Hello everyone!

yeah i know, i have to finish the stratos first ....the thing is that on 15th of august, all the italians go to have a picnic in the wild, so as i'm going to the mountain i NEED to have a 4x4 to bring with me :D

So after Vitara it's time for Samurai, and this time it's gonna be huge and possibly dark blue!

My goal is to have these features:

4x4

lockable center and rear differentials

high-low ratio gearbox

winch

dark blue color

fabric white soft top

lights

if i can, i'd like to make a mechanism to operate the following sequence

high ratio -> low ratio -> diff lock -> winch

so the car could handle every situation (hope you got what i mean XD)

for now i only built the front axle :)

i hope you'll like this project!

[Alasdair Ryan]

Surly you would want the diff lock separate too the ratio selector?

What you want is two separate gearboxes that one side controls the speed and the other controls the winch and the diff lock.

[piterx]

actually i'd like to have something like a gearbox that does everything so i'd have all of them sequentially...

.even because i'd never use diff lock or winch with high ratio

let's say

when the high ratio isn't enough you got the low ratio...if it's not enough you can lock diff, if that doesn't help you can use the winch :P

[Alasdair Ryan]

I do get what you mean,would a automatic shift not be better,although you may run the risk off it not selecting or keeping jumping out of gear.

[Zerobricks]

Are you gonna use ball joint suspension or real live axle?

[Edwin Korstanje]

Great start and hope you will make it in dark blue .

[Dans lego]

Oh what a coincedence I happen to be building a suzuki sierra (an older leaf spring version) Im interested to see how your build goes as Im a massive fan of the small suzuki 4x4s

[piterx]

Are you gonna use ball joint suspension or real live axle?

no no! no ball joint :) live axle with 4 links

i hate ball joint lol

I do get what you mean,would a automatic shift not be better,although you may run the risk off it not selecting or keeping jumping out of gear.

no but it won't be automatic, i'll activate it with a m motor i guess :)

Great start and hope you will make it in dark blue .

i really hope so man!

[Kelkschiz]

That is a heck of a pimped Suzuki Samurai, very big wheels on a little car...

[Technyk32231]

Sorry to self promote, but I think that these front hubs would work better.

http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?f=526963

Anyway, are you going to use leaf springs, as in the original Samurai? I think you could get it to work well.

Edited August 8, 2014 by Technyk32231

[piterx]

Sorry to self promote, but I think that these front hubs would work better.

http://www.brickshel...ry.cgi?f=526963

Anyway, are you going to use leaf springs, as in the original Samurai? I think you could get it to work well.

they look great man :) same concept but better made! thanks a lot !

hmmm im not sure i wanna use leaf springs as there's no way to make them properly...and btw all the pimped samurai use shock absorbers so i think ill go with them :)

Edited August 8, 2014 by piterx

[Lakop]

I'm interested to know how you achieve the gearing/switching.

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[Zerobricks]

You can make leaf springs! Just use the 9L links as springs

[Doc_Brown]

Looking good man! Will this be your biggest moc ever? :P

any idea on how to steer it?

[rm8]

Piterx, are you sure your transmission can handle such big wheels without wheel hubs? Or this car is for flat floor only?

[Technyk32231]

Nicr front axle! I love those diagonal braces, never seen that used before on an axle.

[grum64]

Sorry to hijack this topic but while we're on the subject of the Suzuki Samurai. Has any seen this...?

http://blogbrickblog.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Suzuki

Edited August 9, 2014 by grum64

[Boulderer]

Sorry to hijack this topic but while we're on the subject of the Suzuki Samurai. Has any seen this...?

http://blogbrickblog...ch/label/Suzuki

I had to double take on that first photo, to make sure I was looking at the Lego model!

[Rishab N]

Nice work. Will it be the dark blue from the 41999?