85 isuzu pup lowrider mini truck 4.3 swap. part#1

[@RYDENROAM72]

I got mine at Orielys auto parts.

[@RYDENROAM72]

I have the exact model, 85 Isuzu pup. I have a stock motor 1.9.

[@mrmachine55]

this was an amazing slew of mechanical ingenuity!

[@townsendliving9750]

Lol, I'm gonna take that as a compliment

[@BrettPadgett]

OMG......where are you located at? I had a 87 Isuzu Pup that was a lowrider when I was in college after high school. I lived in Terre Haute, Indiana and it was that same color burgandy, it was lowered with blocks on the back and the torsion bars were used to lower the front end. When I had mine it had a wrecked bedside, and the steering wheel was chopped like a X-Wing Fighter.

[@townsendliving9750]

I'm in New Mexico

[@BrettPadgett]

That is crazy, because on the driver side and the passenger side where the metal at the bottom is and it scraped to road or something the one I owned had the same dings on it, mine did not have a tailgate either, wrecked bedside. I traded it in on a 1988 Chrysler Lebaron Convertible back in 1994ish. Just seems weird that some of the messed up areas ae the same as the one I used to own way back when. Does the guy that owns it live in New Mexico? @@townsendliving9750

[@RYDENROAM72]

Wow I feel sorry for you. All that mess is just a mechanics nightmare.

[@townsendliving9750]

It's gone now, but yea that project was a joke. I got suckered into it.

[@jordanreyes9668]

How much was this project I have same truck and would love to do it

[@townsendliving9750]

Would be impossible to really compare to anything. But the customer has about 5k in this truck for engine, transmission, paint, exhaust, dash, gauges, suspension work. I didn't do all the work, and I traded my work out for a jeep wrangler that is worth more to me but the customer only had like 1200 dollars into over a insurance deal. I imagine if you had a shop do this same work youd be over 20-30k. I'd guess 99% of shops wouldnt touch this type of project

[@jordanreyes9668]

@@townsendliving9750 do u have indepth videos of mounts used how u went carberated manifold used I have exact same truck it was my pawpaw's n I'm trying to bring it to life but 1.9 was a junk motor I saw ur work an was very impressed with ur skill set it was true art man

[@townsendliving9750]

@@jordanreyes9668 I dont have very many in depth videos. It's hard to film work while doing it. I have alot of projects going on at once. Usually just like to show the before and after shots of projects. The carburetor manifold is for sale online. That motor mounts were just built in house from 3/16 steel plate

[@BrettPadgett]

What year is yours? I had the exact same truck in the early 90's and this truck on here looks exactly like my old one. This is crazy!!!

[@4077661466jp]

Thats a death trap !!! There's no way anyone could imagine how many bolts are either broke or missing threw out entire truck, lol id make sure he steers it off ramps and on too whatever he's using to haul it out of there cause wont be driving it !!! Smh

[@townsendliving9750]

I don't disagree