Thanks for the info! I got the pictures in email today, tires have good tread and its a v6 like i thought and hoped. I dont want to clutter the thread with pics so ill just post the links.

http://defused.us/rodeo/IsuzuRodeo001
http://defused.us/rodeo/IsuzuRodeo002
http://defused.us/rodeo/IsuzuRodeo005
http://defused.us/rodeo/IsuzuRodeo007
http://defused.us/rodeo/IsuzuRodeo008
http://defused.us/rodeo/IsuzuRodeo009
http://defused.us/rodeo/IsuzuRodeo010

Any comments? What else should I find out?