Something like this design?
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Something like this design?
http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j1...perconcept.jpg
Pretty cool, did you find that somewhere or make it yourself?
Replacements at isuzuparts.com, 86 bucks for entire arm and sprayer assembly.Quote:
Originally Posted by samneil2000
I just got the little beast home. The guy in the shop said it reminded him of a scared cat:) Think of when it just begins to arch its back and leap into the air.
The lift came out nice, it was 13" from the bottom of the slider to the ground when I got it home, now it is a little over 16". The tires are two inches bigger than the street set, so 2" of lift from the OME919s and torsion bar crank. It may be a little high in the front, I will mess with it tomorrow. Runs like a champ, very rich, but to be expected since it hasn't been driven in several years. Fires up first try. Still have a lot of little stuff to do. More pics to follow.
Just finished some tinkering. I forgot I had the VX factory airbox with a new K&N drop in filter!! Fits perfect. Also swapped out old bulbs with silverstars. New floormats. The washer fluid resevoir is leaking, but the headlight wipers work!!!! Sweet. Everything else sems to work. The drivers door dome light switch is broken. Fix that tomorrow.
More pics, just took it out to play in the mud, got all the skid plates coated and mounted, gas tank skid is mounted. She started putting her tats on it. Looking good so far.
The damn thing runs so quiet on the road, you can't tell if the engine is still on. I need to get an exhaust on that thing, makes throttle control easier of you can hear the truck.
Local U-Pull-It in Colorado Springs has a 95 RS 2-door if you find you need something let me know and I'll see if they have it for you.
Sweet, I will let you know. Its weird being on the other end as a parts supplier:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mile High VX
You won't believe what I found in the truck. I am in the process of installing a subwoofer/amp/deck and whatnot. I have been doing this since I was 14 or so. I was pulling up the carpet on the passenger side and I found a few pennies. No biggie. Then I kept going, I have filled a big tupperware bowl so far with pennies! There are hundreds of them. No wonder I heard rattling all the time. How does that much change get under the carpet? I am not kidding, there are hundreds of pennies. I am pulling em out in handfuls. I will count them later and let you know how much it was. Too bad it wasn't silver dollars...
I found a little over $27 in change under the console/carpet of an old Camaro I had. It's weird how much change you can find.
I did a rough count, I counted out 100, made a pile, and then made similar sized piles. There are close to 1000 pennies. There are still a bunch more in there, I gave up, I would have to take out the seats and pull all the carpet up, not worth it for 10 bucks. If they continue to rattle audibly, I figure a can of expanding insulation foam will do the trick quite nicely:)
Is that like a prank or something? He guys, let's dump 20 bucks worth of pennies under the carpet of so and so's Trooper. That'll be awesome...
How does that happen?
Never know what someone who works on your car might do if he gets peeved at ya'.
Had a friend that had a terrible clunking in a new car back in the 80's. Turned out to be two glass coke bottles that were placed in the bumper...never figured out if it came from the factory, or if the dealership guys did on one of his many "warranty" rants...go figure.
The best I came up with is that every time he had pennies, he put them in the Ebrake slot. I am the third owner, and the last owner just bought it cause it was an RS and it sat in his pseudoisuzujunkyard. So, a decade of penny pitching down the slot...and here I am, reaping the benefits of hundreds of pennies:)
Pulled the carpet and seats out, found a couple more bucks in pennies. Finished the stereo, she now has blue tooth phone and music streaming, satellite radio, 10 subwoofer, new front and rear speakers. Hooed up her CB, all stored int eh glove box. THe box is awesome! It has a rubber surround that prevents anything from falling behind it. Replaced headlights with silverstars. Truck is ready to roll. Swapped out the original grill insert with a black one and of course painted her ISUZU red and put it upside down:)
Her passneger seat folds up prettty neat. It not only slides forward, but pops up onto itself about 3 inches, eliminating the need for a seat extender.
Actually I would.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlin
I found a cupla hundred .22 shells under the spare of an Eclipse I bought years ago - didn't find them till I'd been driving it on Post for a few weeks ... NOT GOOD!!!
I found a bandaide box (the old metal kind) full of the PO's stash inside the seat of my wife's Amigo (it had zipper upholstery closure on the back of the seat) - didn't find it till I'd been driving it on Post for several years ... EVEN MORE WORSER!!! ... "Honest Officer - it's not mine, the previous owner musta left that behind"
Gotta destroy the evidence! hahaQuote:
Originally Posted by tom4bren
It'd prolly been in there for a decade (well before we got the car). It was so dessicated that even Cheech would've turnded it down.Quote:
Originally Posted by samneil2000
The funny thing is that the Amigo also had a locking compartment inside the center console & we never had a key. I immediately went to a locksmith to break into it to see what other goodies there might be. PO used the locking part of the console to store his trash (Twinkie wrappers - rekin the munchie syndrome had kicked in).
Those stories are insane... I think the most I've ever found was a candy wrapper or two. Maybe I should start taking apart the back of my VX...
Don't suppose that same mechanism would work in the VX would it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlin
I will look into the seat mounts, but I don't think it would work.Quote:
Originally Posted by vt_maverick
Well, the RS was down since Feb, needed what the mechanic said was a new rear end. Tracked down a rear third with 4.56s. I put all that in myself, only to discover it was actually a rear wheel bearing. PITA. Now she has an open rear third instead of LSD and I am way too lazy to swap it again. One day, I will get bored and probably put an aussie in the open carrier and sell the G80 rear LSD with the 4.56. I could see swapping the VX to 4.56 as well.
I scored a set of 16" snowflakes a while back, been sitting in my garage. I found a mom and pop to mount and balance 4 tires for 40 bucks. Sweet deal.
With the OEM wheels, it looked like a scared cat, really tall, way too narrow. With the rodeo wheels, the tires stick out about 2", making the track width about 6" wider. Much more stable, and looks 10 times better.
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Now it looks like a man's truck...er woman's truck, since it is supposed to be the wife's. I think its mine, since I do all the work on it.
It should ship to Missouri sometime in the next few weeks, followed a few weeks later by the VX. Beats the hell out of driving one of the beasties 1500 miles. No thanks.
That is sooo nice.
Bart
Thanks, it looks like a little tonka truck now. The wife actually did most of the bedliner on the rockers/bumpers. She did the sanding and we top coated it twice with the UV protectant. Came out pretty good I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by nfpgasmask
Looks good! Much better with the flakes on, do you want some center caps for the rear? I have 2 sitting in my garage
Sure, if you don't need em. I assume all the snowflakes have the same size centercap? I know the VX wheels do not. The 18" centercaps do not fit the 16" wheels.
These snowflakes are 16s.
I think it needs a roof rack, unfortunately, there isn't a way to mount the cross bars. I would have to weld it to the gutters, which I have seen on some other Zus, when done right, it looks awesome. That means if I do it, it will look horrible:)
:laugho:....:slap:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlin
really looks good guys! :thumbup:, I def like the black bedliner lower trim and the snowflakes too.
Ya you can have them. I'm missing a mounting bolt from each one btw but 2 will hold them on or you can pick up 2 bolts. I'll clean them up and paint the centers black (they have Honda emblems on them lol). Just pay shipping and they are yours. You could always mount a stock trooper rack to the roof (drill a few holes) and attach a basket to that.
Sweet. I am always hesitant to drill holes in the roof. Future leaks and whatnot.Quote:
Originally Posted by RamAirZ
Let me know what to send you, I will paypal you.
K I'll let ya know soon. As for the holes, just put some sealant on the top and bottom before you tighten everything down and you should be good. You could always weld the bolts in and have them as studs to sit the rack down on.
Yeah that has a nice stance now - I also dig the coated belt line!
Ditto on all the above - looks fantastic Chris! Would love to have another rare 2-door SUV that I'd be less afraid to hurt lol.
:thumbup:
I am far more afraid of hurting the RS than the VX. It is FAR and away more rare than the VX. Plus, the RS is so much nicer than the VX. The VX looks cooler, but thats about it. Their performance is about the same, 20HP difference and no tod. The interior is a lot more comfortable and it has more rear storage since the rear seats are further forward.
Unfortunately, its no head turner.
Oh, it has headlight washers and a rear windshield I can see out of:)
DANG...I DO :heart: the camaraderie around this here place...:yes: ( sorry trek, there I go again...:rolleyesg)Quote:
Originally Posted by RamAirZ
Good on you Dude...:yesgray:
As an aside experience...
I once drove an 86 Troop turbo D as my work truck.
One day, after installing a storm door on a house, I was headed back to the shop with the old door destined for the dumpster.
On an overpass, a gust of wind caught the door, which had been ratchet strapped to the factory rack, & sailed it neary 50 yds into the ditch.
Never heard or felt anything, didn't know I had a bare nekkid roof until I got back to the shop & went to unload the door...:confusedw
Replaced the stock rack with one of these...http://www.americanvan.com/ladder-ra...upports-1.html (had to cut the width a bit to make it fit)
No more problem.
I am thinking a low profile safari style rack(almost flush on the roof) and some waffle boards, I love this look:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ldub
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I remember someone mentioning that in an earlier thread, but unfortunately my search skills are failing me. Remind me what the production count was?Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlin
Maybe you can help BigSwede's wipers.....:goof:Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlin
http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/...DSC_7099-2.jpg
From what I have gathered, there were only 1500 imported to the US over the entire Trooper RS era. That would 85-95 IIRC. I am sure there are some expert Zu statisticians that give the exact numbers. I know I have only seen 4 RS in my life: Swedes, another one at Moab, I can't remember her name, but it was a second gen, my wife's and Matt from Indy4x4 brought his out to the last URE meet.Quote:
Originally Posted by vt_maverick
VXs I have spotted around town, and whatnot. Never an RS!!!
As for helping swede's wipers, I offered, I found some at a junkyard that were in working condition, he said he didn't need em:) I took em for the blades for the wife's. Hers work now, good blades, squirters and so on.
Still seems like you'd want to protect the VX first since it shares no external body panels, lights, or glass (possibly excluding the front) with any other vehicle. Sure there were only 1500 RS's, but there were hundreds of thousands (maybe more) Troopers with compatible body parts made during that time. Seems like the only thing that would be unique to the RS would be the doors (often longer than on four door vehicles, but maybe not) and rear quarter panel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Marlin
Just picked the RS up from the shop. It now has AC again, after 10 years of no AC! Also got a new exhaust, Flowmaster lost their patent a year ago or so. Incinerator made a clone, 1/4 the cost. It sounds pretty good with the Flowmaster 40 clone, but that 3.2 doesn't sound near as good as the 3.5.