A Trip to the Baruni Wreckers

Last weekend I visited Baruni Wreckers to find parts for the Isuzu MU Wizard. The vehicle has been sitting at my office car park for months and its about time I resumed my journey into making her beautiful again.

My ultimate dream is to restore her to her former glory. Unfortunately, there are other expenses that need to be considered, parts to be sourced and time to actually do the work (which I don't have much these days).

Anyway, it was my cousin Daniel who took me to the wreckers. He has been there several times sourcing second hand parts for his Toyota Hilux Surf (2.8 Turbo Diesel) so when he suggested we check the wreckers, I immediately jumped at the idea.

It was disappointing that I could not find any Isuzu MU Wizard or Holden Frontera in the yard so we had to improvise and I bought parts from an Isuzu Trooper.

The parts we purchased were a torsion bar on the driver side and the rear sway (stabilizer) bar which is broken.

The wreckers is a treasure trove for anyone look for parts and it was unfortunate that I was too preoccupied to take videos. However, I will take some the next time I visit.

Anyway, I will be adjusting the torsion bar this weekend and and maybe replacing the sway bar. I will post an update when this is done.

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