Sold my Eagle, now what? (Bought a Trooper)

[Eaglefreek]

700$?! Stellar!!


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As long as it doesn't tun into a money pit. It's going to need tires. Even though they have plenty of tread, after looking close at them, they have quite a bit of weatherchecking.

I picked up the wrecked one this morning.

 

[PPCLI_Jim]

wanna sell me the rocker cover / valve cover how ever you all say it? along with the igniter block?

 

[Eaglefreek]

wanna sell me the rocker cover / valve cover how ever you all say it? along with the igniter block?

Maybe, I have to see what shape everything is in between the two. What is the igniter block and where is it located?

 

[PPCLI_Jim]

the box is under the intake .. / ITECH boxes its bolted in a real bear of a spot unless you pop the whole intake or pulll the head. and the valve cover when I did my head gasket i cracked one of the hold down point .

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jtZpZwxwpX4&list=PL2zxWnuJ_-jFMIXV5VzxcqLMqBa_HrlGx


is a good link

 

[Eaglefreek]

I'll get back to you on that Jim. I'd like to have some spare parts just in case.


I got the engine, transmission and transfer case out of the wrecked rig. (I need a new phone. The camera sucks)

 

[4D55 Performance]

Looks like a fun project. I love the color combo.

 

[Eaglefreek]

Looks like a fun project. I love the color combo.

White and gold are some of my least favorite colors for a vehicle. However, I think the combo really works on the Trooper.

 

[donaldcon]

Love seeing some trooper builds, but bummer the eagle is gone, I am more of an eagle fan than a trooper fan! Eitherway, I just discovered this site yesterday and I am tickled to be seeing so many unique 4x4 builds here!

 

[justcuz]

Is that automatic the one that has the transfer case cast into the transmission housing? I read the early automatic transfer cases have a lower low range ratio.
I know with the newer ones you can replace the 4L30E with an Aisan-Warner trans from a Jeep Cherokee. The 3.2 and 3.5 Isusu engines used the GM 60 degree V6 bell housing bolt pattern.
The 2.6 is a great engine as long as you can avoid overheating it. There are articles about swapping in a 3 core Toyota V6 radiator to prevent overheating the engine.
Will be following your progress!

 

[Hilldweller]

Cool, Rick; congrats.

No excuses for not visiting now...
Just gotta get it going.

 

[Eaglefreek]

Cool, Rick; congrats.

No excuses for not visiting now...
Just gotta get it going.

Well work gets in the way. I've been in MN for 17 days and will be here maybe another week.

 

[BigSwede]

Lol, you picked a great time to visit...

Are you guys doing some test drilling for the mine?

 

[Eaglefreek]

Lol, you picked a great time to visit...

Are you guys doing some test drilling for the mine?

Were doing some hydro testing for a proposed mine. The drilling has been done over the past 10 years. It's fun trying to keep everything from freezing when dealing with water in these temps. I'm not sure of the details, but it has something to do with it being easier to get certain permits from the forest service in the winter.

 

[PPCLI_Jim]

Probably because you dont crush everything under the heavy vehicles. being in the military i know about tearing up a forest after bombing around a few heavy vehicles here and there :bike_rider:

 

[Squatchout]

Nice Trooper. Come on over to the planet and join us. Check out my build threads there. Not much on a 1st gen that I haven't covered in these. I haven't read this whole thread just grazed it. But usually the 2.6 doesn't need short block work just a new head and/or gasket. The auto in the 1st gens is pretty bombproof (unlike the GM POS in the 2nd gens) though it does suck down some of the massive power of the 4ZE1!

Just a word of warning. 1st gen Troopers can become very habit forming.