Squatch
Senior Member
This is a feeler. I'm back to work on my '88 Isuzu Spacecab that I'm building to haul the 4WC Eagle shell I recently purchased.
I like different stuff than most. And have the skills to build my own vehicles. I've owned Isuzu's off and on since '88. It took me 2 1/2 years to fnd a clean example of one of these trucks. I've owned it since Oct 2011. I drove it home and once home the fun started. They original plan was to build it for a cheap commuter and eventually maybe put a 4WC on it and build it similar to my Trooper shown above.
Unexpected problems have come up and the build has been back burnered more than once. It still needs to have an Engine installed and get it legal and then decide what mods I need and want to do to carry the camper to the places I want to go. A year+ ago I pulled it back into the garage to get the engine going and it has mostly sat since then..I'm now retired and starting back on it in earnest. Where we'll end up is a good question at this point.
My question is to see if there is an interest in me doing a build thread here. I realize this is not a gearhead forum and most folks buy their cars not build them from junkers. So I don't want to put the effort into this and bore folks unless there is real interest in seeing what takes shape.
I do have an ongoing build thread since I got the truck over on PlanetIsuzu.
http://forum.planetisuzoo.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=56442
It's long, technical and very blog like at times. That's just my style I guess. All the background to this point is there. If I go with this here I'll just cover the highlights of the past and keep going from there.
BTW Isuzu called their extended cab the Spacecab. It has a moonroof. Somehow Mama Squatch managed to turn that into the Moon truck. Beats me!
I do name alot of my stuff. Or should I say it names itself. The above Trooper is Red Beans. It's kidney bean colored and has the original dealer tag from Fred Beans Isuzu in PA. The F got deleted and she became Red Beans. Originally she was project towboat. Another unlikely project built to tow my Bassboat. She is still a little cosmetically challenged but that coming. Underneath she has a full frame off resto using the best parts the factory and the aftermarket had to offer for these trucks. The drivetrains on these 2 trucks is identical. I have been hoarding rare parts for some time so I have some cool stuff for this one as well. If I procede here I'll give a little more backgroung on RB's as that will help to explain what I would like from the Spacer. this truck is black so for now she is Black Beans. Maybe I'll call the white camper Rice!
Some teasers.
So would you folks be interested in seeing how this gets built to off road my camper or should I keep it on the gearhead site?
I like different stuff than most. And have the skills to build my own vehicles. I've owned Isuzu's off and on since '88. It took me 2 1/2 years to fnd a clean example of one of these trucks. I've owned it since Oct 2011. I drove it home and once home the fun started. They original plan was to build it for a cheap commuter and eventually maybe put a 4WC on it and build it similar to my Trooper shown above.
Unexpected problems have come up and the build has been back burnered more than once. It still needs to have an Engine installed and get it legal and then decide what mods I need and want to do to carry the camper to the places I want to go. A year+ ago I pulled it back into the garage to get the engine going and it has mostly sat since then..I'm now retired and starting back on it in earnest. Where we'll end up is a good question at this point.
My question is to see if there is an interest in me doing a build thread here. I realize this is not a gearhead forum and most folks buy their cars not build them from junkers. So I don't want to put the effort into this and bore folks unless there is real interest in seeing what takes shape.
I do have an ongoing build thread since I got the truck over on PlanetIsuzu.
http://forum.planetisuzoo.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=56442
It's long, technical and very blog like at times. That's just my style I guess. All the background to this point is there. If I go with this here I'll just cover the highlights of the past and keep going from there.
BTW Isuzu called their extended cab the Spacecab. It has a moonroof. Somehow Mama Squatch managed to turn that into the Moon truck. Beats me!
I do name alot of my stuff. Or should I say it names itself. The above Trooper is Red Beans. It's kidney bean colored and has the original dealer tag from Fred Beans Isuzu in PA. The F got deleted and she became Red Beans. Originally she was project towboat. Another unlikely project built to tow my Bassboat. She is still a little cosmetically challenged but that coming. Underneath she has a full frame off resto using the best parts the factory and the aftermarket had to offer for these trucks. The drivetrains on these 2 trucks is identical. I have been hoarding rare parts for some time so I have some cool stuff for this one as well. If I procede here I'll give a little more backgroung on RB's as that will help to explain what I would like from the Spacer. this truck is black so for now she is Black Beans. Maybe I'll call the white camper Rice!
Some teasers.
So would you folks be interested in seeing how this gets built to off road my camper or should I keep it on the gearhead site?