Thread: Big Red in a bog standard Isuzu?

yep

will certainly use less fuel. It won't be as quiet as the petrol. You should get less dust getting into your gear with the wagon.

You need to do all the usual vehicle preparations.

If it's corrugated roads things like shocks can give up. Check the amount of meat left on the rear brake shoes/drums and consider replacing the snail cams as the snail cams can loosen off with corrugated roads especially if they are at the end of adjustment because the shoes/drums have nothing left. I would do a coolant flush and probably replace radiator hoses and bypass hose and keep the old ones for a spare (unless these are fairly new). Sand driving at low speed can cause higher than normal engine temp. Best make sure everything is good with cooling system.

I went with a group (V8110/LT95 & 2A) across the Tanami and both did the trip pretty easily.

our bog standard 4BD1 did BigRed (and the rest) easily ... 1st high range or 3rd low range....take your pick

Thanks, I was wondering whether some ooomph was needed but feel better about this now.
The county has just had a major refurb, new radiator, rear brake pads, gearbox incl taper brgs, springs, shocks, not much left undone actually. The fuel is the major drawcard in favour of the station wagon. It gets registered this week... Yeehah