The trend today is to go for more power and speed, but I have never been one to always follow trends, but rather do what suits my need, whether or not people think it's "cool". 5 years with my Sonoma diesel had convinced me that the Isuzu is bulletproof, if not too powerful. The old truck is getting kinda worn, and I had this lower mileage engine laying around, so....

I bought another truck to make the almost exact same conversion to - from 4.3 auto to Isuzu diesel and 5 spd. This truck is a lot better looking and a lot better shape. In some ways it was easier, such as being able to re-configure the module for the speedo so it reads correctly for tire size and rear end ratio, to more difficult where I had to completely remove the dash and make brackets to hold the clutch pedal assy in place. Overall it wasn't too bad. Compared to some of the projects some other guys in here do, it was a cake-walk. I didn't have to modify frames or body work...even the same cross-member and driveshaft worked (yea, I was surprised too).

Anyways, to keep the post short, here is a couple of pics as it looks today.



It starts better than the old truck. I hope it lasts like the old truck. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" />