@@josefnoel9634 Good eye! It is a pterodactyl! I made the stencil for it years ago. I stumbled upon the stencil at some point last year and had to put it to use!
The Trooper brought me here Haha. Hey, do you have a header on the 2.6? Saw a brand new Calamini on the Planet in Classifieds. I think it sold in one minute!
@@getsducks727 That's awesome! The trooper unfortunately still has a stock manifold, and I've fought with the downpipe gasket on that a little.. It was a little jacked up when I got it, and it's now tolerable. Unfortunately I didn't film that task.
Thanks for another great video! Just bought an ebay header and probably gonna put on my m54b30 2001 330i instead of my 99 528iT cuz it's still an automatic 😂 . I'm in Portland Oregon wondering where you are sliding in this video? Thanks
Sounds way better. I have a series 1 racing muffler in the garage if you want to switch it up. I send some pics of the exhaust I fabbed on the ninja tomorrow!
I did the timing belt and water pump years ago when we first got the rig. Sadly I didn't get footage. I should probably check the belt out out though. I'll film if/when I do it again.
@@skidroseracing Did you remove the rad or just the fan and shroud? Did the Harmonic Balancer come off easy? Also, did you replace the front crank seal while you were in there? I've heard guys have had trouble removing that. Thanks for your replies eh
@@getsducks727 I can't remember if I had to remove the radiator, but I think I did. Removing the harmonic balancer was a pain, but manageable if you have the right bolts laying around for the puller. I didn't do the crank seal, but I probably should have
@@bplaizier1 I sure like the 6.8 so far. There's a lot less to go wrong with it than a 6.0 as well... That being said, if 6.0's seem decent if they're setup right and taken care of.
I have a ‘91 Trooper and paid $2500 for it. A month later went on a 3000 mile road trip and it was amazing. Even went to Moab and did some level 4 trails with no issues.
The vent helps compensate for pressure when the oil heats up. When the vent is clogged, the pressure has to go somewhere. I get what you're saying, but I don't think that it applies to this situation.
It came with the receiver on it. It's a Ford one. It probably wouldn't be a good value to get one like mine new from Ford, so I'd shop around and check reviews. Sorry that I'm not a ton of help on this matter.
😂😂 The fact that people are still putting these short antennas on their car and then wondering why they're getting bad reception is ridiculous. Shows you how much people are paying attention their science class in high school 😅😂😂
Hey man I’m only 24 but have been welding and fabbing and forging for years now. Next time, don’t but the extra weld all the way around. You want enough weld to fill your joint and that’s it, and let it cool slowly. When you welded aroundthe whole tie rod mount, you’re putting a lot of unnecessary heat into the steel and pulling lots of carbon out of it, making it weaker and more brittle! More is not always more with welding, there’s a balance of getting it hot enough and too hot for too long. I would make a new set and install them when you get the chance because that’s quite a bit of extra heat you put into that. Part of my job is stress testing new designs and heat failure, I am just trying to look out for y’all’s safety!
Do you know of any places that have parts for these, as far as hard to find parts? I have an 89 and can’t find rear taillight assembly. Also awesome video, really nice to see some Trooper action. Keep the videos coming. 👍
The 2.8 V6 is a GM engine using readily available GM parts & accessories. AKA Chevy S10. This engine was used in many GM vehicles, & even jeeps, All using Standard over the counter GM accessories, TBI & ECU... Try to get ANY 4cyl Isuzu parts at your local Auto Zone or Napa. Mine has 191000 miles and still runs Quiet, smooth & Revs happily to 5500. Power Tip, Rod out the Cat & add Cat Back free flow exhaust.Then a high flow air filter & it will spin 31x 10.50 - 15's .( my clutch dampner is weak, so chirping those big tires on asphault is easy) Or, When that 2.8 is worn out, Stroke it to a 3.1 or 3.2 with over the counter GM parts.. Options that you just Don't have with an Isuzu 4 cylinder. Just Sharing PS, Good luck finding a V6 5 speed for sale.
I'm glad to hear this about the 2.8! So far the 2.6 has been great to me, and finding parts isn't too bad, but I could definitely see the GM V6 being better for parts availability.
My neighbor has the 2.6, updated head with a webber, Spun a bearing. the price of a new crank followed by the machine work exceeds vehicle value & his pay check.Too bad, it is a 86 three door..@@skidroseracing
Just a note. Both the 4 & 6 cyl are near indistructable. The V6 with stock restrictive exhaust has no bottom end torque, giving the 4 cyl, the upper hand. However, Let that V6 breath easy & it's a new ball game. In low range it feels like a V8.. I only chose the V6 because in my area, 4 cyl parts are hens Teeth. Plus, The gm tbi & ecu are far more reliable than what came on the Isuzu 4 cyl. I have respect for All running Troopers. Drive & enjoy. I bought my V6 ONLY because it ran & drove Perfect. Too bad it lived outside its whole life & now looks its age, Sad
Those of us with the V6 5speed combo do not part with them. The drivability of the v6 trooper, funfactor & highway hill climbing speed Made me sell my 4x4 Toyota. PS, my daily is a 66 C10 panel delivery 4x4 restomod. My spare is the Trooper. The panel lives outside, The Trooper sleeps in my garage Rebuilt & ready. @@skidroseracing
5 years I looked for a 1st gen V6 with a 5 speed. Found one near Spokane Wa, In 2020. Ugly. but complete.. Bought it, Did a bumper to bumper running gear overhaul. Still looking for another one just because. Fun driving 4X4 Go Kart. In 5 years, This is Still the only one I've found. Good Luck
Nice work man! Got a bunch done to my rear too. But using x3 arms which don't drop as low. If you're happy with that rear spring rate finding a taller one to avoid coil bind might be nice to ditch the adjuster. In curious if you would coil bind before hitting the notch area you made. I'm looking to do a similar notch soon.
The fact that you may need to notch with x3 arms makes me feel a lot better about the route I went. I'd probably just do x3 arms if I did it again though
@@skidroseracingI was hitting the upper to body coming off and on the banks at a circle track we run. But I went to 10K springs out back over the 12Ks. I like the 10Ks and the forward bite gained. Now I went to OEM 46 bump stops on the rear BCs. Which should be a super progressive bump stop. I didn't realize how flat the 36 arms were so that explains the serious notch. But the coil bind would probably never happen with the depth of the bucket in the arm.
I have a 1991 Trooper that always needs stuff done to it. I'm not really a mechanic, but I do it all myself anyway. That said, it's great to watch someone do things I need to do. Thanks for the training video!
Worst part about wheel locks is that they usually come with oem wheels and who is stealing an oem wheels? And honestly the worst thing about wheel vandalism is that if you have fancy valve stems the tweakers and kids will steal your valve caps and even if you don’t have fancy stems and caps they steal them anyway for their Walmart bicycles.
Dawg so i was doing some research apparently some oem’s like Honda started charging insane prices for their rims (like 3k) so people steal them to sell to people who need replacements. What the hell
That's crazy! Sounds like they're expensive "just because" since they're not radically different from anything else. I guess it kind of makes sense why it's rare to see newer used Honda wheels
