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@@getsducks727 That's awesome! The trooper unfortunately still has a stock manifold, and I've fought with the downpipe gasket on that a little.. It was a little jacked up when I got it, and it's now tolerable. Unfortunately I didn't film that task.

@@gravybags7965 the sliding is at Affinity Circuit in the Medford area

I did the timing belt and water pump years ago when we first got the rig. Sadly I didn't get footage. I should probably check the belt out out though. I'll film if/when I do it again.

@@skidroseracing Getting set to do my first one here. Belt has 90000 Kms on it but it's 25 years old. Looks ok tho.

@@getsducks727 It's definitely good insurance to do a timing belt.

@@skidroseracing Did you remove the rad or just the fan and shroud? Did the Harmonic Balancer come off easy? Also, did you replace the front crank seal while you were in there? I've heard guys have had trouble removing that. Thanks for your replies eh

@@getsducks727 I can't remember if I had to remove the radiator, but I think I did. Removing the harmonic balancer was a pain, but manageable if you have the right bolts laying around for the puller. I didn't do the crank seal, but I probably should have

The van has the 6.8 V10

Ours is constantly impressing us. We've had it for about 4 and a half years!

I actually have a little bit that I was considering doing something with!

Check out the older videos, there's a pumpkin bash video where the Miata got some tandem contact!

@@skidroseracing splendid brother

He's a real one!

Dude, we should have made a video about your van! Maybe we'll make one about your 369,000 mile truck, and maybe the Toyota pickup.

@@skidroseracing hey anytime man.

The vent helps compensate for pressure when the oil heats up. When the vent is clogged, the pressure has to go somewhere. I get what you're saying, but I don't think that it applies to this situation.

It came with the receiver on it. It's a Ford one. It probably wouldn't be a good value to get one like mine new from Ford, so I'd shop around and check reviews. Sorry that I'm not a ton of help on this matter.

Thank you!!!

Always troopin'

Uhh, Mr Asher that would be " better than the ONLY lifted toyota with a locker" the rest of us didn't have one... keep on troopin

@@miketaylor3357 I guess I was the only one with a locker lol

I told you the troopster would out wheel us all, locker or not! I guess you could say in "davidspeak" we got smoked on the mountain... lmao

@@miketaylor3357 big facts 😂

I appreciate that, thank you!

Thanks for the kind words! I wish I knew of a place to gets parts like that for these. Maybe ask Trooper Mafia on Instagram. He may know of a place.

@@skidroseracing thanks, I’ll check it out. Awesome content! Subscribed 👍

I'm glad to hear this about the 2.8! So far the 2.6 has been great to me, and finding parts isn't too bad, but I could definitely see the GM V6 being better for parts availability.

My neighbor has the 2.6, updated head with a webber, Spun a bearing. the price of a new crank followed by the machine work exceeds vehicle value & his pay check.Too bad, it is a 86 three door..@@skidroseracing

Just a note. Both the 4 & 6 cyl are near indistructable. The V6 with stock restrictive exhaust has no bottom end torque, giving the 4 cyl, the upper hand. However, Let that V6 breath easy & it's a new ball game. In low range it feels like a V8.. I only chose the V6 because in my area, 4 cyl parts are hens Teeth. Plus, The gm tbi & ecu are far more reliable than what came on the Isuzu 4 cyl. I have respect for All running Troopers. Drive & enjoy. I bought my V6 ONLY because it ran & drove Perfect. Too bad it lived outside its whole life & now looks its age, Sad

@@tracydoane4261 After hearing this, I'd definitely give a GM V6 Trooper a shot if I find myself in the market for another one. Thanks for the info!

Those of us with the V6 5speed combo do not part with them. The drivability of the v6 trooper, funfactor & highway hill climbing speed Made me sell my 4x4 Toyota. PS, my daily is a 66 C10 panel delivery 4x4 restomod. My spare is the Trooper. The panel lives outside, The Trooper sleeps in my garage Rebuilt & ready. @@skidroseracing

5 years I looked for a 1st gen V6 with a 5 speed. Found one near Spokane Wa, In 2020. Ugly. but complete.. Bought it, Did a bumper to bumper running gear overhaul. Still looking for another one just because. Fun driving 4X4 Go Kart. In 5 years, This is Still the only one I've found. Good Luck

The coils feel the same as before actually. I now have over a season of drifting on this setup and there's absolutely no issues!

The fact that you may need to notch with x3 arms makes me feel a lot better about the route I went. I'd probably just do x3 arms if I did it again though

​@@skidroseracingI was hitting the upper to body coming off and on the banks at a circle track we run. But I went to 10K springs out back over the 12Ks. I like the 10Ks and the forward bite gained. Now I went to OEM 46 bump stops on the rear BCs. Which should be a super progressive bump stop. I didn't realize how flat the 36 arms were so that explains the serious notch. But the coil bind would probably never happen with the depth of the bucket in the arm.

Are they they the same length? And by the looks of it they look of steel lmk

​@@skidroseracingare they steel arms? And same length?

It's the Air Lift one. I got the part number off of their website and shopped for the best deal.

It does

@@skidroseracing awesome thx

Thank you for the input, I'll try and get something together soon!

Skids are life!

I'm glad I could help!

I couldn't agree more!

Great points. Wheel locks cause more problems than they ever solve. Most of them are really easy to remove with the right tools anyways.

Actually a lot of people are stealing oem honda accord rims.

Interesting

Dawg so i was doing some research apparently some oem’s like Honda started charging insane prices for their rims (like 3k) so people steal them to sell to people who need replacements. What the hell

That's crazy! Sounds like they're expensive "just because" since they're not radically different from anything else. I guess it kind of makes sense why it's rare to see newer used Honda wheels

We've only rescued a few people, but we never miss a chance to dust off the winch!

Excellent, more will be on the way soon! 🤙

There's new short I recently uploaded. Hopefully I get time to give it more attention/ make another video soon.

It's a great way to spend time at work!