nachi's - 1990 bighorn

[nachi]

Ok, thought I'd better post something..

Owner - Walt, Christchurch, NZ
1990 Isuzu Bighorn - 140000kms (??)
UBS17 - Lotus Edition <--?
Owned for about two years - keeping it
Paid 1500 - spent more

Work done:
new head, cam-belt, belts, oil changes, left upper and lower ball-joints,
rear drive-shaft uni, front break pads, front break hoses, rear shackle bushes,
coil, leads, ignition module, 2 tyres, rear LSD, oil, 1 bulb, ....
Not too bad for two years..

Work to do:
make front bull-bar with winch mount, winch, front auto locker,
extended rear shackles, crank up the front, two tyres up front to match rears,
find a 15" rim for spare (current is factory 16"), make a snorkel,
make rear bumper, right upper and lower ball-joints,
find some better rims and get some muds,
get the stupid electric windows working... give it a wash.
Should keep me busy..

Now that I've got it reliable I'm looking to go off-roading a bit more.
Just a daily driver that takes me hunting and fishing.

Modifications and Accessories: Rear LSD,
Suspension: stock
Body Lift: none
Tyres/Wheels: 31-10.5x15 AT's on ugly rims.
Traction Aids: LSD in the back - stock up front
Spot lights and Lighting: 2x headlights
Communications/GPS: hand-held
Dual Batteries: nope
Engine: 2.6lt petrol (AZE1) - stock
Exhaust: stock
Sound system: stock..bad
External: stock
Internal: stock
Others: none

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should have taken a pic before removing the front bumper eh

[BUSHPIG]

nice truck

[wbski007]

What have you've got planned for a front bumper? good looking Isuzu, welcome to the club Walt

[geeves]

Nice wagon. Thats the first ubs17 Lotus edition Ive seen. All the rest were ubs55 with the 2.8 diesel and intercooler

[scruff123]

nice truk m8, should look sweet when all the mods are done

[nachi]

Cheers BUSHPIG

What have you've got planned for a front bumper? good looking Isuzu, welcome to the club Walt

Cheers Wayne..
Not 100% sure how I'm doing this yet.. its changing my the minute
Seen a couple of styles I like..

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I'll have to see how the winch sits in a few weeks.

Nice wagon. Thats the first ubs17 Lotus edition Ive seen. All the rest were ubs55 with the 2.8 diesel and intercooler

Hi Greeves..
I wouldn't know.. Its the first Isuzu I've owned. Bit of a headache to begin with but its getting there.
Not sure what the Lotus extras are.. probably the bloody electric windows.. haha

nice truk m8, should look sweet when all the mods are done

Cheers scruff123
A bit to do, but yea should be good ... in a year.....

[wbski007]

I like that front bumper, nice and beefy

[turnturn]

I think that the Lotus reference is suspension related.

[geeves]

its suposed to be a more road orientated package where the irmshire was more off road orientated. What and if the changes are I dont know

[BUSHPIG]

the only difference i know about is steering box and shocks. whitch both of no dought will of been changed at some point in the trucks life. im on the 3rd steering box my slef

[frontier1999]

hi
found the electric winders to last better if you lubricate the frame rubbers with silicone spray.. 11 years and 461000km and working good and fast

[Jayarr69BluMU]

Ahh the joys of moddin ya beast good luck bro and hope you have fun hidin all ya modds under mudd haha

[nachi]

Well.. looks like this ones heading to the parts bin.. driving back from the coast and it started running a bit rough.. will pull the Isuzu to bits to see whats wrong but might end up scrapping it.. Will update with a parts list at a later date.. Got a Hilux lined up as a replacement.. sorry

[geeves]

motor shouldnt be hard to get a replacement

[lewis]

Ok so I understand that the petrols models are ubs17 chassis and the diesels are ubs55, but does anyone know if the bullbar mounts are identical? If so, if you wreck your truck I could be interested in the winch mount depending on how much you would want for it...

[geeves]

should be the same

[nachi]

motor shouldnt be hard to get a replacement

maybe.. but I've got the hilux now (about a foot more clearance too)..

will have a look next year to see if its worth fixing.. for now its garaged.

......I could be interested in the winch mount depending on how much you would want for it...

When the time comes.. I'll post details on here.. too much on to think about it at the moment.

cheers