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Rhanagar Lifetime member
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 15:32 Post subject: Not in action but I have it nonetheless. |
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One LWB 1990 Trooper Bighorn. 2.8TD Lotus Edition.
Cracked 150,000 miles getting it home. Not a bad drive up from Southampton. Just over 200 miles and ran quite sweetly. Now all I need to do is tidy her up a bit and sort out an annoying whistling/squeeling noise that seems to come and go. Not speed related, and you can make it come and go by pushing the pedal slightly harder and softer. Thinking it could be the altenator belt, but suggestions so far have been exhaust manifold (which I doubt as that is more a popping sound from experience) to Clutch (bloody numpty mechanics).
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 15:32 Post subject: Google Ads keep this community free to join! |
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 15:47 Post subject: |
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Nice bit of kit |
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Rhanagar Lifetime member
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 16:00 Post subject: |
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I thought so!
All for the princlely sum of £0 ... nada .... ziltch ... diddly squat ... so even better |
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:::Matski::: Lifetime member
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 16:38 Post subject: |
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Nice! Looks in prety good nick, the rear window rust is very common on these.
Is that the factory high top? Looks diferant...Does it have the benches in the back then? _________________ Front Aussie Locker - Rear LSD - Petrol Diffs
2" Lift - 1" Body lift - +2" shocks - 32" KL71s
2.5" free flow stainless system - TMIC - 20psi Boost
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 18:26 Post subject: |
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nice
when i slowly scrolled down, as I saw the 'raised' roof, I thought it was a disco _________________
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Always thought Troopers look their best in white |
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:::Matski::: Lifetime member
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 18:33 Post subject: |
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K.Goodwin wrote: |
I thought it was a disco |
Snap! _________________ Front Aussie Locker - Rear LSD - Petrol Diffs
2" Lift - 1" Body lift - +2" shocks - 32" KL71s
2.5" free flow stainless system - TMIC - 20psi Boost
Suckin' Diesel Baby!
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Rhanagar Lifetime member
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 19:04 Post subject: |
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Lol ... never noticed it looking like a Disco before, but now you mention it.
The high top roof was only available outside the UK. Probably why no-one recognises it. It was imported in 1999 apparently.
Its full specs are:
Mk.1 Isuzu Trooper Bighorn High-Roof LWB Estate. 2.8TD Lotus Special Edition.
I like the wheels to be honest and am seriously thinking about keeping it as original as possible. However I will be getting some wider tyres for her. The ones on there are only 205 wide, and are getting to a stage where they are almost perishing. The rust patch under the window is something else I am going to address as well. There are a couple like it under the windscreen also, though not as bad. Other things to look at are the front fogs as they don't seem to work and looking inside them they are quite rusty as well. though i do have two like them in the garage from a previous 4x4 (Frontera).
Went out today and got a new fan/altenator belt ... Isuzu wanted £32 .. local motor factors £8 . Couple of new front wiper blades for £8. Hopefully the squeeling is that belt. Its quite floppy when running and wouldn't be surprised if its the culprit. Start with the cheap options first I say. Will take a few photo's of the belt replacement and post it up here as a How2 for others to see. Looks like its a pain what with having to remove the air-con compressor out of the way, the bleeding mechanical fan (stupid stupid idea) and then the thing is buried under god knows what.
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Rhanagar Lifetime member
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 19:06 Post subject: |
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oops ... forgot to add ... no rear bench seats ... though I might see if I can get some at a later date |
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:::Matski::: wrote: |
K.Goodwin wrote: |
I thought it was a disco |
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Make that 3 of us
The load space must be huge _________________ |
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 19:34 Post subject: |
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K.Goodwin wrote: |
nice
when i slowly scrolled down, as I saw the 'raised' roof, I thought it was a disco |
Ditoo?/4x4
Nice looking tool tho _________________ Khotso........... |
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 20:22 Post subject: |
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went to look at one once with a high roof but had a longer over hang over the rear wheels ,was a 9 seater,only one i've seen,amazing the range of cars the japs produce but don't send here,strange considering we are right hand drive as they are |
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 20:31 Post subject: |
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Red Robbo wrote: |
K.Goodwin wrote: |
nice
when i slowly scrolled down, as I saw the 'raised' roof, I thought it was a disco |
Ditoo?/4x4
Nice looking tool tho |
great minds think alike, thought it was a disco as well, then saw the rear shot and thought it was a mk1 paj _________________ atb kevin
65 vauxhall mokka 1.6cdti 4x4 se
66 vauxhall corsa vxr |
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Rhanagar Lifetime member
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 20:54 Post subject: |
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So it seems as if I have something unique to the club then ... wow. Will definatly get her back to order. I like the roof to be honest .. and yeah the room inside is huge, far far bigger than my Frontera. |
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:07 Post subject: |
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rallymarshall wrote: |
Red Robbo wrote: |
K.Goodwin wrote: |
nice
when i slowly scrolled down, as I saw the 'raised' roof, I thought it was a disco |
Ditoo?/4x4
Nice looking tool tho |
great minds think alike, thought it was a disco as well, then saw the rear shot and thought it was a mk1 paj |
Glad it wasn't just me that thought it was a disco and then thought, the lights look to oblong
only after scrolling down then up and back down again did it dawn.....It's a disco/troop love child
Nice looking truck for an oldy esp the Lotus front seats _________________ aka x66dag
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:::Matski::: Lifetime member
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Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 21:19 Post subject: |
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You don't need to touch the fan to do the belt. _________________ Front Aussie Locker - Rear LSD - Petrol Diffs
2" Lift - 1" Body lift - +2" shocks - 32" KL71s
2.5" free flow stainless system - TMIC - 20psi Boost
Suckin' Diesel Baby!
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