Ono's Chevrolet Trooper Restoration

I've been wanting to write about this for some time and now i have the time to do it. First off, i am making a new category for my postings: Off-Topic and this post is the first one in that category. Any post that is not related to Daihatsu Charmant will be thrown into this category.
This is my best friend's ride. It's a diesel engine powered 1984 Chevrolet Trooper. It was left out in the open before it was decided to be restored. So, don't mind the bad condition the car's in. It will be much better in a few months. She's very excited on doing the restoration. Yes, you read that right: she. Not so many girls interested in this kind of ride, right? Well, Ono, that's my friend's nickname, really likes this kind of cars. She's even aspiring on owning a Ford Escape! The girl's got an unusually great taste for cars, huh?

Ono is a friend of mine from university. We both took Electrical Engineering degree in University of Indonesia. Her house is nearby to mine so each time she needed help on course assignments, she came to my house and i helped her. HAHAHA.. I lied. It was completely the other way around. I was lazy on doing assignments back then, so i often came to her house and asked her to help me out. By helping, i mean her letting me copy her works..

Anyway, here are some more shots of her awesome ride.
Interior
These pics show you how bad the condition is. Rooftop.. Duct tapes all over!
Headlight.. Or should i say, lack of it.. Those are plastic sheets covering where the lens should be..
I don't know much about Chevrolet Troopers. I know that the model was originally sold by Isuzu under the same name but other than that, i can't say much. If you're curious, then here's wikipedia to the rescue. It has the C223 diesel engine series. She's a bit interested in swapping her engine out, knowing that i am doing it to my Charmant. I'd say it was a good decision. Rather than spending the money on overhauling the old engine, why not add a little extra and swap it out with C223T or 4JB1T.. Turbocharged Diesel power! Both replacement engines require little adjustment on swapping process since all mounts are exactly the same.

Just like me, she's deciding what paint color to put on the Trooper. Below are some candidates.
So i guess it's some type of silver or metallic gray for the Trooper. She also mentioned about Sahara Desert brown once. Nice pick, girl!

Since both of our cars are being restored, we had to use our spare rides. Behold the ever best gas mileage rides!
Nice huh? LOL. They got the same cylinder capacity, which is zero cc, and fueled by rice and chicken. They go from 0 to 100 houses in approximately 30 minutes! Can your ride do that? The blue one's mine and the hot rod orange is Ono's.