Bought another 4x4,been busy, some pics.

[r0nin89]

Nothing great for pics but Ive noticed that quite a few guys have spun off into offroading on here. Some may know Ive always been into it and have/had an 87 k10 pickup I converted into a square tube flatbed with lockers front and rear, longer springs to make it flexy, etc, etc.

Well the truck was just too wild on 36 TSLs and I decided I wanted to step down to a more tight spaces friendly rig on 33s that would make the local wheeling more of a challenge rather than walk through everything.

At the beginning of the summer my DD (99 stratus) started weeping from the water pump so I took it as an opportunity to look for a new DD trail rig.

2 days later I bought this. 1994, SOHC v6, 5 speed, rear discs.

http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy227/r0nin89/1994%20Isuzu%20Trooper/SDC12992.jpg

I had really wanted a Toy FJ60 or FJ80 but the FJ60s are too old and "hollow" like my square body chevy and FJ80s never came stick in the US.

I put a high clearance exhaust on it and drove it for a couple months. Then I built some roofracks. Then came the big mods this last month.

The truck came from keyport and was used for launching a boat or jetskis. The last 2 feet of the frame rails were swiss cheese. So I took out the sawzall.

http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy227/r0nin89/1994%20Isuzu%20Trooper/SDC13089.jpg

And put this in its place, 3/16sth wall 2x3 box tub, 45*d together so no ugly caps.

http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy227/r0nin89/1994%20Isuzu%20Trooper/SDC13101.jpg

http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy227/r0nin89/1994%20Isuzu%20Trooper/SDC13092.jpg

Welding has been getting progressively better since I picked up a gun senior year of highschool.

Then these badboys came. Tire prices have gotten ridiculous... $1150 for 5 33s... Goodyear Duratracs are awesome though. Man are they the best of both worlds for on and offroad driving.

http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy227/r0nin89/1994%20Isuzu%20Trooper/1004111743.jpg

Now she sits like this.

http://i794.photobucket.com/albums/yy227/r0nin89/1994%20Isuzu%20Trooper/SDC13126.jpg

1in body lift, 2in suspension lift on 33.2x11r16s.

Its only just begone. Im going to go make a rear plate bumper today. Then I have to make a front and get the 12,000lb winch from the chevy on the front of the trooper.

This winter I plan on narrowing the dana 44 from the front of the chevy and doing a solid axle swap on the trooper. I dont trust IFS as far as I can throw it...

Suspension will be jeep coils, ford radius arms, DOM steering. Lockright up front, ARB in the rear.

[r0nin89]

O and before anyone gets concerned, no I didnt leave the frame splice like that. It was ground down and rewelded 3 times then fish plated inside and out with 1/4 in plate.

[BullittSVT]

Lookin good! What axles came on these? If I remember correctly the Rodeos came with D44, not sure if these might get that too?

[ar0ck]

Definitely digging this project, love the roof rack too!

[sweetbmxrider]

That's wild man, nice work on the frame.

[Tru2Chevy]

Nice, looks like a fun project.

- Justin

[qwikz28]

This makes me miss my old Rodeo. :( Those isuzus are tough trucks. I took that thing to hell and back.

As a side-note, my buddy had a 92 Trooper that was functionally identical to that one, and I recall him trying to kick the back out around turns despite it having an open rear diff. It was scary stuff. These were I think one of only two or three cars to get a do not buy label by consumer reports for flipping. http://www.theautochannel.com/news/date/19960821/news01559.html

[T69SS]

Coming along nicely, gonna be a nice trail rig

[r0nin89]

Lookin good! What axles came on these? If I remember correctly the Rodeos came with D44, not sure if these might get that too?

The rodeos did yes. The early troopers had a isuzu 10 bolt which is sheet housing like a toyota or 9in with a thirdmember with 10 bolt guts in it. Mine and later have the Isuzu 12 bolt which is a pretty stout axle. Same concept just bigger guts.