Hey Guys,
I've been lurking around here for sometime. I originally signed up just so I could download or view attachments. Anyway, I just posted my info in Member Rigs so please take a look, I'm very proud of how my VX has turned out. I don't know how many members you have here from the US but I'm guessing not too many, I hope you can put up with one more
What I am interested in achieving is a partnership/arrangement with someone who would be able to source and ship parts to the US. Since we don't have consumer Isuzu's imported anymore and never had late model diesels imported our access to info and parts can be very limited. What I'm interested in doing is converting my rig to diesel. The way I see it is I have a couple of options right now. One would be to buy a 4JG2 3.1 L which I believe with an adapter will bolt up to my AR5 trans. The other option is to buy a rolling chassis that is basically a brand new 2007 4JJ1-TC 3.0 L complete with 4x4 auto trans., exhaust, drive-line etc. I can get the whole thing for $5k which is a steal really. I would however, need to source wiring harness, ECU, controls, and gauges etc. It would be quite a project but if everything comes together it would be one badass setup.
What are your opinions? What pitfalls will I run up against?
Thanks for reading,
Scott