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I stopped by and talked to Bryce and ordered a Trasharoo and 2 sets of hubs

I takes a lot of work and effort to get that look. I removed every fender, the bumpers, grille and painted them with a catalyzed paint. If you take off the bumper ends the bumpers look much better.

Kurt, save me a pair for little brown, I will be by to pick them up in the next week or so. I also need a black trasharoo bag.

While not a common upgrade for an off-road vehicle, tinting the windows on my first gen Trooper has been a high priority since I bought the vehicle. This vehicle is like a giant solarium in the summer sun. On most days the AC is adequate, but when the temps get over 95F the AC struggles to keep...

I have owned several Montero's over the years and I currently own 2 Mitsubishi turbo diesel pickups. I owned a 1991 and 2000 Montero and loved them both but part availability seems to be better for these first gen troopers in some ways than it was for the first gen Montero. Both of my Montero's...

Your in luck, next years event will be in your back yard. While the trip is put on by Expedition Utah the event will be held near and around Cody, Wyoming. Here is a run down of the schedule. Also 1989 vehicles do qualify for the combined events like this year and last year. I am guess next year...

PART 1 of 3 Trip report for the 8th annual Relic Run and 3rd annual Retro Ramble. These events are a unique opportunity to take a step back in time and camp and explore the way our fathers did decades ago. All the 4x4's are 1989 and older and all the camping is done in the spirit of the...

That clunk in the rear end when you shift is normal for Mitsubishi with the KM145 transmission. It's just a characteristic of that tranny. I have had 4 vehicles with that tranny and they all do it.

Those round headlight grilles are hard to come by. I had a dozen or so of them I have sold on eBay but I only have 1 left and I am not very willing to part with it at this time. I personally just upgraded to the round headlights myself and my new headlight setup is awesome. The headlights are...

I have owned many 4x4s over the years which include Monteros, a Gwagen, Land Cruisers, Suburbans and my current ride, an old 1989 Isuzu Trooper. My 2000 Montero was the most reliable and trouble free vehicle of the bunch. Come to think of it I never had to make a repair to my 1991 either. Every...

The pick a part is your friend. You can get all the parts you need for less than 100 bucks and a little labor.

Yeah, they should fit. The Troopers with the round headlights use the common 7" headlight like Jeep Wranglers. I am pleased with LED lights I purchased, besides being extremely bright, they have built in fans to keep the lights cool and the bulb is replaceable rather than being a sealed beam.

I don't fully understand what you are asking, can you elaborate further?

The round eye LED headlight conversion is complete. I added the LED KC Hilites, a new black front bumper and black bumper ends, to go along with the new switch. The new LED light are crazy bright. I really like how it turned out. Now I need to change the back bumper to mach the front.

I ordered a bunch of new parts for the Trooper over the past two days. I am converting the Trooper to a round eye headlight setup as opposed to the square headlights found on the later models. I have a new round eye grille and new emblems. I purchased new LED headlights with a replaceable bulb...

I plan to keep the truck as stock as possible. I plan to change up the color scheme a bit but I have no need for an offroad bumper. I just do mild adventures with this rig. Mostly just gravel or dirt roads in the desert.

As part of my restoration I would like to eliminate the chrome bumpers and argent bumper ends and go with the black black bumpers and black bumper ends. I think this will give the vehicle a cleaner look. The black front bumper and black front bumper end came in today. Now I just need to locate...

Thanks for your comments. I will see what I can do about getting a good pic of the "4x4 of the year" badge. Even though it is in mint condition it is hard to get a good picture because the gold leaf in the badge acts like a mirror when trying to take a pic and you get reflections like crazy.

Little by little the Trooper is getting restored. Not that it needed a whole lot to start with. Most of the items are not note worthy like finding the correct OEM screw for this or that, but today I installed OEM cassette player after having it restored by Southern Electronics in Virginia. The...

It's probably hard to see in these pics but the floor around the shifter is in original condition. The auto tranny sat about 4 inches farther back than the manual tranny. The punchout plate for the auto transmission is still in place, so it has always been a manual tranny. This trooper is as...