That, my friend, is a dangerous path to go down, especially for gen2 Impulses. I think they are even rarer than gen1 Impulses. In all the years I have spent messing around with Isuzus, I have seen 5-6 really clean gen1s, but I have NEVER seen a clean, unmolested gen2 come up for sale, ever. And I agree. The front clip of the gen2 is fantastic, but the rear end....wow, it all went wrong back there.
lol - Bart
Oh, i'm not out looking for one.....right now. LOL. Yeah, the rear is less pretty. LOL. I still like though. Were all of them 5speeds? I wonder if there are some in junkyards that could be salvaged? BTW, not a fan of the HB version IIM.