Self-made SUV: how to make your own hands?

For residents of our country, as well as citizens of the post-Soviet space, it is peculiar to reinvent the wheel. This applies to devices that are expensive to buy, but it's realistic to create with your own hands. Devices, over which dozens of designers work, you can create yourself. This requires minimal knowledge, desire and imagination. For example, a self-made SUV can really be made from standard models of domestic cars.

Homemade SUVs based on UAZ

To make the car of this brand unrecognizable by own hands is not so difficult. For drastic changes, you will need:

• Set of aluminum sheets with corrugated edging for sheathing.
• Metal and rubber lining.
• Fixing screws.
• Mats from synthetics.
• Foam.
• Triplex glass.
• Flexible plastic.
• Tools (keys, screwdrivers, accessories).

Homemade SUV with the correct conduct of all manipulations on the characteristics will be no worse than expensive analogues.

Where to begin?

To begin with, care should be taken to strengthen the outer skin and frame of the car. It is best to use steel pipes designed for high load. It is also necessary to take into account the provision of insulation from moisture, especially if it is planned to create not just an SUV, but a swamp-boat.

If it is not possible to weld pipes, you can use the original UAZ body. Sometimes it is modified to give the desired configuration. Obligatory strengthening will require side racks, roof and bottom.

Sheathing

Homemade SUV made from a UAZ car, after removing the old skins. Simultaneously with the strengthening of the body, a new aluminum alloy construction is mounted, which is resistant to weather disasters and corrosion. When choosing sheets, it is necessary to select a material whose thickness is not less than one and a half millimeters. The new casing is fixed with screws, which are fixed in the frame with special heads. To smooth out all the irregularities and remove the play, use rubber lining.

If the new enclosure is incorrectly installed, a completely vulnerable design may come out to mechanical and natural influences. Therefore, the installation of the skin should be done carefully and carefully, checking all the steps, since this part is the most fastidious when creating a jeep with your own hands on the basis of UAZ.

Features

Making a self-made SUV, you need to pay attention to the camber when assembling the bridge, you must first weld the lower elements of the bearings. Then they are mounted on the frame by means of a bolt fastening. Taking into account the peculiarities of operation, a type of wheel or even a caterpillar is selected.

The torque is transmitted via the propeller shaft from the power unit to the rear axle. Such a node is advantageous in that it is easy to maintain and repair. Preliminary it is necessary to make sure that the landing nests coincide. Otherwise, the required number of holes must be recessed.

In the end, you will need to test the updated machine several times. After the detection of problematic areas, they must be checked and corrected for any malfunctions, so that riding a self-made SUV was safe. Almost the whole process of modernization is carried out according to a single scheme. From the original, only the power unit and the body will be needed.

Homemade SUV from the "Oka"

For regions with difficult roads it is quite realistic to make a swamp out of even a small car. In the process, you can use various improvised tools, ranging from spare parts of a broken car, ending with trimming pipes and metal sheets.

Great demand among folk craftsmen is using a universal technique on the pneumatic base or on wheels with low pressure. Creating a jeep based on the "Oka" - a very profitable solution in terms of finance and practicality.

Stages of work

Homemade SUVs, the photos of which are presented above, from the "Oka" can be done by following this sequence:

1. Choose the basis for a new vehicle. It can be just a frame from the motorcycle "IZH" or "Ural".
2. Produce rear axle and suspension. At this stage, use a swivel, joined by parts of the spars.
3. By fixing the column and the steering sleeve, a single suspension assembly is created.
4. As the wheels you can use the cameras from the trucks, which are attached with the adapter hub.
5. After the carcass and suspension are installed, an updated engine, braking system and transmission are installed.

What to pay special attention to?

Above we considered how to make a self-made SUV? Despite all the advantages, this technique has certain drawbacks. In particular, low-pressure chambers deliver a lot of trouble. Although they do not require service, during operation, the elements become less manoeuvrable.

It is also difficult to equip them with protection against flying dirt, since the dimensions are significantly larger than standard wheels.

As practice shows, pneumatics on self-made all-terrain vehicles are less practical than caterpillars. Otherwise, the self-made SUV based on the "Oka" or UAZ is economically advantageous and convenient, considering the aspect that its design can be corrected, depending on the features of operation and climatic factors.

First and foremost, such a technique will suit the inhabitants of rural areas and fans of extreme tourism off-road.