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87?? hi-jet offroad machine

Discussion in 'Introductions' started by speedbucket, Oct 20, 2014.

  1. speedbucket

    speedbucket New Member

    hello all, new to this forum but not to forums.
    i have what i think is an 87 hijet , lifted, with custom.....well....everything. Its powered by a mid mounted sideways 3 cylinder(999cc) from a geo metro, the trans axle is welded and tied into u joint driveshafts and solid front/rear axles from a suzuki samurai sitting on 31x11.50 tires. locker in the rear and a custom dump bed. I utilized the 5 speed from the metro with some cable shifters. It maxes out around 35 mph due to the gear reduction of the 3:73 gears in the axles.
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  2. Mkguyvr

    Mkguyvr Member

    Looks like a cool project, it seems that there may be a lot of purists here that dont care to see these things modified. I can appreciate the work that goes into making something better than it originally was. Im putting a 1800 Honda goldwing engine in my 87 Daihatsu Van, just in the process of sourcing out all the little odds and ends.
     
  3. speedbucket

    speedbucket New Member

    Thanks, and I figured as much with the purists with the lack of comments. These things are hard to find parts for, this one had a scissor bed, no motor, and they carried around a 12v battery using the truck as a deer stand by towing it to wherever and running the bed up. He kept the bed to put on a trailer so itwwas just a cab and a frame with the sale. I currently have about 1500$ in to all of it. Its one thing to change a fine specimen and its another to take something headed for the scrap yard and make something of it. Fabrication requires a lot more than bolting something together for sure. This is what I daily drive, which again, is all garage built fabrication. Thanks for the response man!
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  4. Tony Evers

    Tony Evers Active Member

    Kudos for you, great project.
    Tony
     
  5. Mkguyvr

    Mkguyvr Member

    Looks like it would be a great rock crawler, low gearing and good clearance. What year Geo is the engine out of? Funny thing, the Geo distributor can be modified to be used on the S80 engines that originally came in that rig.
     
  6. speedbucket

    speedbucket New Member

    94 geo motor. It will be for trail riding and a hunting rig but nothing too serious. it still has manual steering which would be a little rough in the rocks, but the clearance, low range, and approach/departure angles are there. My real rock crawler is my daily driver....haha;)
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