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1992 Chevrolet LUV - Isuzu P'Up

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Hi I'm Andy from Indonesia.
I'm a big fan of Trooper and P'Up. I've been here from 2009 with some 1st Gen Trooper's and P'Up project that never finished
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Now I came with specific Indonesian market 1992 Chevrolet LUV.

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Yes it's a P'Up.
What makes it Indonesian Market is because the frame and drivetrain are from 1992 1st Gen Trooper with 2.3L (similar to late 1987 US spec Trooper) or you can say that it's a 1987 P'Up body with 1988 PickUp drivetrain and frame.

The story is back in 1990s when Caltex need a 4x4 pickup. But when Caltex came to GM Dealer what they have is a 2.3L 4x4 1st Gen Trooper and a 2.2L Diesel 4x2 LUV. So GM dealer came up with idea of switching the body.

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Here's some brochures for that 4x4 P'Up and the least popular 4x2 Chevrolet Stallion (with Trooper body)
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Andy

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That's a story from 4 months ago, now that P'Up already finish from the paintshop with the correct Caltex Green paint code.
After a month driving with that plain looks and after seeing this video
I prefer to use the 1981 LUV decal theme.
Thats because Green Caltex looks like LUV's yellow and the 4wd decal is more attractive :cool:

But deep down it's still an Isuzu to me

I try it on a light offroad track, and this old 2.3L petrol performs very well

Andy
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Some youtube video :
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JoeIsuzu
Great stuff, Andy!
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Andy, haven't seen any recent posts till now. Always saved your Isuzu pic as one of my favorites, so I'll post it again for others to see...Harry
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turnerd
Awesome story!
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Andy, haven't seen any recent posts till now. Always saved your Isuzu pic as one of my favorites, so I'll post it again for others to see...Harry View attachment 127393
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Hi Harry, missed that blue Trooper too. But after driving various 1st Gen Trooper for 18 years I'm getting bored and want to try something different.
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That's my Daily Drive, a 2016 Isuzu MU-X with 2.5L Diesel. It's a SUV from D'Max Pickup, basically it's the newest Isuzu Rodeo.
Yeah I couldn't go away from Isuzu :cool:

Andy
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itsmehb
Thanks for the picture of your current car. Looks nice and we wish it was still imported here.
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Did a little modification with the bench seat.
For information 1990s Indonesian LUV gets 1-2 seat. With bench seat for driver.
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Because I already had stock console box years ago, I exchange the seat with Trooper's bench seat from friend's same type LUV
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Then I modified it into Highback style

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paulevans76
Love (Luv) seeing your work! Looks great!
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Update, I had to put Chevrolet badge on the grill, its just to make the cosplay more realistic :D

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That badge produced by Isuzu anyway :rolleyes:
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Showing off in local Retro Car Gathering
It's trully one of a kind

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An ElCamino parking next to me in first place, but then removed
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