Isuzu Trooper Owners Club UK™

joeswan · * Joined: 29 Jan 2004 Posts: 39 Location: Aberdeen

Just been through the dreaded MOT experience again.
But another good year for my old 2.8, only failed on the
handbrake and 2 bulbs.
The Handbrake has always been a pain in the ????.

Joe Very Happy

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Breach · ** Joined: 18 May 2003 Posts: 116 Location: Middlesex

Joe,
Glad to hear there are still a few of us left.
My 2.8 is going in soon as well.
Been looking at the hand brake on mine recently as it hasn't worked for ages.
What I found is their are 5 seperate hand brake cables from lever to caliper, and would you believe both sides leading to the caliper have seized.
So I'm changing them this weekend along with two new calipers, pads and two new disks.
My only worry MOT wise is emmissions as I don't know to much about diesels.
It passed ok last year so fingers crossed.
Martin

Philp · Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 18:04 Post subject:

Mine failed earlier this year on you guessed it......handbrake (oh and rotten sills and rotten front body crossmember under the rad) some welding and a new caliper and she's still going strong. The only thing about the emissions is the do have to rev the nuts off it so if you think your cambelt may be past it's best I'd think about getting it changed and maybe running a bottle of injector cleaner through the thing before it goes in.
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96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

Breach · ** Joined: 18 May 2003 Posts: 116 Location: Middlesex

Phil,
Whilst putting all my new bits on on Saturday I discovered a small hole in one side of the sills underneath. It's not very big, but I don't have enough time now to deal with it. Apart from that the body an chassis are in pretty good nick considering the age.

I stuck some new wheels and tyres on it as well, standard size.
It might be my imagination but I swear they are outside the wheel arches just. I do hope not.

Philp · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 16:31 Post subject:

Mine failed as the back end of the sills were pretty rotten for about six inches and although they're not really structural they were within the right distance of a body mount. I just had em bodged with some patches, not awfully pretty but solid and hell, the next owner is likely to be a scrapyard anyway.

I have standard sized tyres on Shogun alloys which I think have a touch more offset and they also look like they're proud of the arches but they passed the MoT.
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96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

Breach · ** Joined: 18 May 2003 Posts: 116 Location: Middlesex

Phil,
Well it's MOT time tomorrow, the day of reconing Smile

I've not been able to think of much else now for ages.
I'd rather go to the dentist than have an MOT.

I've splashed out a lot of cash lately for parts, so I'm hoping that I don't have to spend anymore.

I take my vehicle to an MOT centre that does not have a garage attached that way they don't fail it to give a garage business.

Many years ago, I had a 1968 VW camper and it was falling apart.
I took it to an MOT centre who's garage specialised in welding.

According to them it needed a plate welded for my MOT and cost me about £40.00 and it passed.

Every old car that went through them "needed a plate welded" for a pass, from what I could see.

Well I'm keeping my fingers crossed for tomorrow.
Martin

Breach · ** Joined: 18 May 2003 Posts: 116 Location: Middlesex

I'm legal again for another year. Very Happy

It sailed through with an advice notice to have look at one my sills.
Which isn't a problem.
I am releived.

Martin

jon willy · Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2005 13:39 Post subject:

A Happy Chappy then Very Happy

J.
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Philp · Posted: Sat Nov 26, 2005 19:45 Post subject:

Good news, gives you a year to get the welder out!
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96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

jezbian · * Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 38 Location: Derbyshire U.K.

For those who have seen my site, it was going to be a failure, gaurenteed!
But, rot aside, it the only 2 other things he failed on was an offside front outer cv boot, and the fogs dont work (my fault, welded thro the cable!!)
So not all bad.
Did half the job myself, and took it to a garage to be finished off (welding).
He gives great mileage 40+ MPG (2.8TD) but really needs an intercooler, for extra power.
No interior, only fronts seats, bought to commute to work and abuse off road,
just turned round 100k.
Just a shame these things suffer with all the rot!
Any body any ideas how I can post pics on here?
show u all the finished job!!

jon willy · Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2005 14:55 Post subject:

I use 'Photobucket' .. just upload your pics and then copy the URL into your post ..... its FREE.

Jon.
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jezbian · * Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 38 Location: Derbyshire U.K.

http://photobucket.com/albums/d39/Jezbian/

Please feel free to comment!!
MOT again weds fingers crossed!!

Philp · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2005 10:45 Post subject:

If you want to embed a pic in a post just copy the bit under the picture in photo bucket tha says IMG and paste it into your post, like this.

Yours has gone in exactly the same places as mine but my holes weren't quite as big!
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96 or is it a 98 Isuzu Bighorn Lotus

jezbian · * Joined: 20 Sep 2005 Posts: 38 Location: Derbyshire U.K.

Passed!
WOOHOO!!
Chuffed to bits, I get to tootle round in my best mate for yet another year!
And a year to sort out all the other rot!
Takin him off road again at the weekend, post some pics of thefording of the pond!!

jon willy · Posted: Fri Dec 09, 2005 10:27 Post subject:

Well done Jez so another 12 months grace, don't forget when you get to keeping on top of the steel worm to leave a few purpose made vent/drain holes ............. great piccy's but no way to treat your best mate Exclamation

Jon.
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