That thing is ready to whip. A friend of mine went for a ride with Nick the other night and said it pulls amazing. The original plan was to keep it stock until a turbo started making unhealthy noise.
This truck makes me want to buy something to play in the mud with soooo bad, and I could use it to tow my boat so I dont have to borrow my neibors truck anymore.
I just put the truck on the road yesterday after sitting since January in my buddies backyard. I plan on finishing it up for a sick as snow truck for the winter time :banana.
I ended up blowing somehting in the motor, so it smoked like a bitch. I decided to swap in a 3.1 GM V6 into from another Isuzu I sold to a buddy of mine. I got the motor, trans, transfer case, and entire harness for the truck from the donor.
I have to swap all the wiring due to the Amigo being made by Isuzu and the donor pickup being made by GM. Its a pain in the ass, but not hard to do.
I plan on selling tohe turbo kit, trans, and motor to pay back for what I bought my truck back for. I just got the new V6 into it today. I want to put in a new rear main seal while its apart. So now I am waiting on parts to finish it up.
Some pics…
The 2.6L engine and trans out.
The complete turbo kit out ready to sell
The donor 91’ Isuzu pickup. Bought it back for $250.