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Thanks, all, for the nice comments. Yup, well, you know where that poop color glove box door came from! LOL And like I said, for some reasons, I think I should have just left the interior, but the black does look good! Yeah, thanks to MP3 players and AUX ports I haven't listened to a tape or...

Unfortunately, I am not. My brother is getting married that week so... I've been wanting to go to one of these events for a while but there's always something in the way. You know how it is! Bart

Those dunes look like much fun. Bart

Thanks, guys. Bart

Thanks, all, for the nice replies. It was definitely a labor of love and it took me many years to get to this point. @ Curtis in Texas - Yes, I have heard of this mod, and it is a good one. I tossed this idea around for a while for a couple reasons, one which is of course to add more weight...

Hey thanks. Typically, I try to camp in the shade, and I am not one to sleep in much past 9am at the latest when I am out and about. You do get some "glow" if you will, through the tent fabric but it's not much different than a normal ground tent. And that's nothing a eye mask for sleeping...

Thanks, guys. Hey, I do like to write...you know that. ;) Man, I thought about coming back to Moab this spring, but my brother is getting married that weekend! I just don't know! It is something I long to do though! Bart

For those of you who are interested, I just posted a lengthy review of my new James Baroud Evasion EVO within my build thread here: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/141952-1991-Isuzu-Trooper-Overlanding-Build Bart

THE FUTURE So what’s left? My Trooper is for all practical purposes, done. But there are still a few things on my agenda. I plan to build my own custom rear bumper with an integrated Hi-Lift Jack mount, and I would like to add a dual battery setup and an ARB Fridge. I have not figured out...

THE TENT James Baroud Evasion EVO Roof Top Tent When it comes to accessories that cost more than the vehicle itself, I tend to hesitate. But I have an obsessive personality, and once the seed is planted, I have a hard time beating back my desires. I looked at RTTs for a few years and after...

THE ROOF RACK Custom Roof Rack I used to run an old school Con-Ferr roof basket. You pretty much cannot ask for a bigger and better roof basket. However, my desire to upgrade to a primo roof top tent meant the basket had to go, and I needed to make something to suit the tent. I wanted to...

INSIDE Complete interior swap/restore with custom aluminum door cards. This was a big change. My Trooper came with a dated poop brown interior. While I didn’t hate it, I don’t really care for brown either. Also, I had been planning for a long time to completely re-do the interior and...

THE HIND END Independent4x Rear Door Ladder I got offered one of these second hand a while back, so I snatched it up. The design is based on Isuzu's internationally available (back in the day) Trooper rear door ladder, and it works perfectly for climbing up onto the roof. It is simple, good...

THE UNDERBELLY General Grabber AT2 Tires on Toyota 16” spare steelies To keep things practical, I knew right away I wanted a solid all-terrain tire with a tall and narrow profile. So I went with a full set of General Grabber AT2 tires in 235/85 R16. So far, I have found these tires are...

UNDER THE BONNET AND THE BODY When I bought the Trooper it was in nice shape, but I didn't really have any maintenance history other that the seller telling me it was well cared for. So I went ahead and did a full timing belt service and coolant change. While I was under the hood I took the...

THE FRONT END Round Headlight Grill with early JDM side markers I am a sucker for old school rigs. I don't really like the look (or feel) of modern 4x4s. But that is an altogether different discussion. To me, round headlights look best. So one of the very first things I did to my Trooper was...

OVERVIEW I like to write, and I like to take pictures, and since I have never seen a full blown Trooper build on here with photos and reviews, I decided to put this build thread together. And for those of you who don't like to read or flip through multiple pages, here's a before and after...

Great post, awesome pics. I did not have time read every last word, but looks like this is all Wyoming and Montana? Very awesome. I need to get up there. Bart

So that unit acts as an isolator? Just add cable and batteries? Sorry for my ignorance here. Thanks!

Thanks guys. First off, maybe I wasn't clear. The second battery will be in a box under the back seat, but still on the outside of the vehicle. What I meant to say, is that under the vehicle there is a big empty space under the the location of the rear seat, that would be ideal for a battery...