Isuzu Trooper Owners Club UK™

jimbo66 · * Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 33 Location: suffolk

hi all, i thought i'd post a pic by way of saying hello to all of you. i just found this club, and having recently bought a 96 3.2 v6 lwb duty i hope to visit and post to this site regularly. bye for now, jimbo

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Paul Rainbow · ***** Joined: 19 Dec 2003 Posts: 549

Not yet!
This was though, and I was running big tyres too!
http://groups.msn.com/ITOG/paulrainbowsstuff.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=42

Bet you were tempted to turn around and do it again weren't you!

This was in a Ford around Essex.

jimbo66 · * Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 33 Location: suffolk

somr of my freinds playing in their troopers

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jimbo66 · * Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 33 Location: suffolk

this ford is in norfolk,about 200 yds long and goes round a corner, and yes i did turn round and have another go or 2

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NeilD · ** Joined: 16 Jan 2005 Posts: 88

That looks like fun Very Happy

Call me a newb, but I've never done any 4x4'ing before now, but wouldnt the car fill up with water inside lol? or does that depend on door seals etc?
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Philp · Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2005 21:14 Post subject:

Good door seals (and solid doors, unlike my slightly flapping drivers door bottom) help, but the main thing that keeps it out is your forward movement as the water flows along away from the seals. If you stop they do tend to fill up. I used to regularly swim my old Suzuki SJ through a shallow lake in my local quarry and never really got wet inside.

Where did the owner of the white one get his snorkel and light bar from and any closer pics of it, I fancy a snorkel on mine and want to roof mount some lights.
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Paul Rainbow · ***** Joined: 19 Dec 2003 Posts: 549

When off roading in water the knack is to get a bow wave in front of the car, which creates a depression behind the car thus not filling the engine bay or car up. Too fast and you will flood a petrol engine and poss the interior of your car, or (with no snorkel) get water in the engine, with dire consequences.

Remember that oil and riverlife do not mix and the Rivers authorities get VERY upset if this is done in the wrong place!

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IS THAT FORD ON A GREEN LANE OR ON A REAL ROAD?

jimbo66 · * Joined: 04 Feb 2005 Posts: 33 Location: suffolk

That ford is on a small road at Castle Acre in Norfolk if i remember correctly. Jimbo
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