Introducing The BARRAZUZU* A Barra Swapped Isuzu Truck!
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Welcome to another Episode of Ross Reviews AU on this weeks Video we meet Paul the owner of BARRAZUZU! A Isuzu NPR400 Truck Originally Turned Barra Swap! This is truly a wonderful mad creation that just again shows how good the Barra motor just is! this is a WORING truck.. that regularly gets booked for jobs haha you just have to love it! Is the Ford Barra Australias Best Engine??? Comment Below.
Introducing The BARRAZUZU* A Barra Swapped Isuzu Truck!
The people I would like to thank for help with putting this together are:
-Craig Simpson - Go Hard Engineering.
Craig fitted the motor and BTR Auto with custom engine mounts, Shortened the drive shaft, and designed and manufactured the truck handbrake assembly on the output shaft of the BTR Auto. He did a great job and we did not have any major teething problems.
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-Nigel Veerhuis - CAN Solutions.
I used Nigel's "CANBarra" to interface with the truck and keep everything as factory as possible.
Nigel provided great support via email and on the phone. Little did I know at the time, but Nigel had spent some time redeveloping CANBarra to accommodate what I was doing and the 24v system in the truck.
Nigel also took time out of his own schedule to meet up with me and help get the settings right for the factory Isuzu gauges.
cansolutions.c...
-Jim Lemonis - Sideshow's Performance Wiring
Even though I did my own wiring, Jim helped with some ECU programming to accommodate the way the auto changed gears while having to deal with the 6.15:1 diff ratio.
/ sideshow1600
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Imagine if it was turboed and tuned . Imagine doing a burnout and the cops turned up after the smoke disappeared, they wouldn’t think for a minute it was a truck doing.
🤣 ikr would be very undercover
Even if they did they can’t simply tow it like any other car
@@breemsp591you wouldn't just be paying the regular tow fees 😂 you be paying those HEFTY fees
Until they spot the dually skid marks lol
@@breemsp591you can with the little isuzus.
No joke, this is probably one of the coolest Barra-swaps I've seen, love that it's practical
Glad you enjoyed it
lol
Love this conversion. Awesome and very unique. Huge respect to the owner. At the 0-100 run you can see the fuel gauge drop quickly 😂
The gauge dropping is all the fuel moving to the back of the tank... Hit the brakes and the gauge goes up...😁
@@paulcarnarvon2725 still would of used a few litres 😆
It averages around 20L per 100kms.
🤣 your right I could see it move
Hell yeah needs a AU front grafted on for triangle power enlightenment. She would do 111 downhill in N(aka the fastest gear on a tractor)
Some of us are old enough to remember when Australians converted everything in sight to straight 6 Holden or Ford engines 😂....it's a tradition that's as old as time.
Bedford vans with the 308
@@southerndiy1 anything that could fit a 202 in the 70s received a 202 😂
wish i could find more like it!
Those who did it right used the Hemi 6.
@southerndiy1 my dad did that before my time had the back chrome lake pipes
The custom Bara decal is **chef's kiss**
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Interesting review of the “BarraZuzu”, Ross. I love this thing, you don’t see these to often. Goes to show how good the Barra is, after 300,000km it can still pull a 4ton truck from 0-100km in 28 seconds. The old Diesel engine that was in it would have been no where near as quick. It’s made a big difference to this truck. The auto being added to it would make it very easy to drive too. Thanks for the review.
Something different for sure! I had to see it
@@RossReviewsau All honestly if you are doing this swap it should have really been a turbo swap, would have been a world of difference.
@@HashDogg06can't agree, lpg 2.5tonne car licence vehicle, turbo is overkill for a workhorse just like a one tonne ute.
Seems quite civilised in the cabin - more so for the lack of diesel clatter.
@@Low760 Let's be honest here, from what I could see it really struggled to get to a 100, could just be the crappy auto they use but I'm positive it was empty so once you put a few ton in the back it's going to be hopeless, atleast with the turbo you will have the torque needed, there's a reason why trucks use turbo diesels.
I put a308 Holden motor in a Toyota dyna.back in the90s.did awesome duelly skids💪🤟
Very cool!
In South Africa they used to Swap most rear wheel drive vehicles and light trucks with Ford Essex 3.0 V6s.... Now its Lexus V8
Interesting cheers for the info
Well done Mr Ross, that was well worth the effort to review. The BarraZuzu is classic, funny that it's a hire truck too.
Who’s gonna be the first to hire one out
@@RossReviewsau I'm not in QLD but if i needed to move I'd go the BarraZUZU for sure🤣
@@RossReviewsau byo fake plates & balaclavas for the fuel stops. ⛽️ 🤣 everyone with a pulse drives a full fuel tanked rental like they stole it.
On 1/4 tank it gets driven like granny 👵 is steering.
Man thats awesome. One thing i love about our Aussie neighbors. The ability to think outside the box.
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9:40 > 10:30 look at the fuel gauge difference on that 1 pull to 100KM 😂😂😂 i love it
Yup only did one attempt 🤣
*Nice review Johnny. Very unique. This truck with the Barra has a quicker 1/4 mile time than the O-1OOkmh time.😆😆*
Impressive🤣👀
@@RossReviewsau absolute weapon!
Makes complete sense more power just as mutch torque plus simplicity and reliability perfect
Amen.. smart eh
That’s what I call a sensible swap and if I was an owner driver this is exactly what I would do, smooth and quiet with an auto trans no worries, it reminds me like back in the early seventies when a friend bought a new Toyota Dyna and a month after he bought it he turfed the gutless 4 cylinder petrol donk that wouldn’t pull a sailor off your sister and had installed a 202 Holden donk in it which was a popular swap in Dyna’s back then, this guys made a good cost effective decision
its brilliant and he saved massive $$$ vs getting a new Isuzu motor
Would love to see this with a turbo conversion. How funny would it be to see a box truck going fast. Lol. Very cool swap
that would be amazing to see
THIS is what the internet is for. i love this. thanks for sharing.
Glad you enjoy it!
Bloody hell ross i didnt know you were a truckie haha im a truckie also and massive ford 6 cyl fan so this vid is a win win for me
Yup used to work for Coca-Cola! Was a decent gig
I love that you went out and gave this content to us. Awesome to see it😂
Glad you enjoy it! I had to see it
@@RossReviewsau I enjoy each video except for the loser that made you come all the way out for a fake VF GTS LSA
Is that Springwood Dan Murphy's you filmed at?
Think so 😂
@@RossReviewsau Wow. I thought I recognised the road.
The Barra and the other ford inline 6 engines are so good. People are putting them in Holdens and people in America are putting them in everything
yup barra the world!
@@RossReviewsau yeah lol
One of your best videos Ross. Keep on finding and showing us the truly unique conversions out there
More to come! Thanks for the support
Not only do I love this!!!!, I need this !!!! , or at least I probably will soon if I don't sort the cooling system out soon on my 1991 vintage Isuzu NPR400 Truck ! cheers n thanks from another Paul from Australia. :)
You should! Definitely loved seeing this build
I did indeed, so well executed & seamless, many thanks for the video :) @@RossReviewsau
Just a shame it wasnt adapted to the original manual gearbox, that would have been a good combo. Otherwise the ZF 6 speed would have been a better choice for both performance/economy, but also longevity. The BTR isnt the most bulletproof of boxes, hopefully its got a good transmission cooler. Plus the tall first gear in the BTR would be torture fully loaded versus the lower geared first and second in the 6HP26. Just the same, I reckon the Barra would be a fantastic truck motor and I really love the uniqueness of this build. Love that its a proper work truck in revenue service. Also extra points for the custom stickers.
Would have just been more complicated.. if it wasn’t a hire truck def would recommend that
@@RossReviewsauand would of cost much more
surely tall gearing would have been rectified somewhat in diff ratio?
@@RossReviewsau Yeah adapting to the original manual gearbox would have required custom bellhousings and modification to the input shaft and various other drive train re-engineering. I reckon getting a donor with the ZF 6HP26 would have been more ideal, but we all know how ideal life is. Certainly having the incredibly short truck diff ratio would make up somewhat for the tall 1st in the BTR, but the extra gear reduction in 1st and 2nd with a 6HP26 would make for a much more energetic launch, and generally be more driveable. The 6HP26 is a much snappier and less lazy natured transmission than the BTR, and more suited to truck work. But again, when something comes along for the right price then beggars cant be choosers. As it is this would still be way easier to drive than the original diesel and manual combo for the average person hiring a truck, and still provide smooth power.
As an lpg unit it would be good and economical
Going to be on the lookout for this beast around Underwood!
It gets around
Just shows that theses engines stay around a long time.
Amen
I've never seen anything like this! Love the variety on this channel... Maybe the owner should Turbo it, that would be crazy!
Are we ever going to see a Barra swapped tank? 😂
That would be cool! Let’s hope he turbos it at some point 🤣🙏
Damn that is cool. My boss blew his motor in a same isuzu (maybe a different year) and spent 20-30k haveing a new motor put back in, im going to show him this haha
Yup that’s why he swapped the Barra 🌎👑
They do this in the US with some 5.7s Chevy motors too / it’s not unheard of
It’s unheard of with the barra engine.
The whole point is it’s BARRA swapped. That’s what’s unique about it
Yeah I think I saw one of those in the states
This is a Barra tho 🇦🇺😅
They came from the factory with the 5.7 then the 6.0 LS iron block.
Really common back in the day to take a Falcon six, probably a 250 crossflow and repower old Japanese trucks and buses. This is just the modern version.
i think its brilliant
I have previously seen the Ford Canadian 300 Cube Crossflow Six in an older Hino flatbed tow truck.
Never a dull upload 👏
Always a pleasure
Wow now that is thinking out of the square??? Absolutely. Have a spare set of diff gears and what a spin out. And tripping people out with the Hire Truck leaving rubber on take off. Just love it. Who knows you may Evan have Ford engineers looking at this as alternative to diesel ??? I loved this show . The Barra is absolute legend. Please ford don't ever stop the production of this motor. People love reliability, Transparently and THIS MOTOR OF THE CENTURY..
Unfortunately they killed the barra due to pollution regs
@@stephenmoutafis5587 WTF !!! yeah I'm behind in the news and so on. But that's a crazy move. Why fix something when it ain't broke?? Thanks for the update mate. I Got a 5.4 ltr BF FAIRLANE G8. it's a rare car . It's called a Barra motor lol. But never close to the engineering of the 4Ltr. Holden has nothing even close. What a pity???
such a shame.. was a crime
I found my next moving truck
Amen bro just down the road
Coolest swap. Would love to see him make more power and take it to shows or down the drag strip.
So would I!
Funniest conversion I saw in a small truck was a 13B turbo auto in a Daihatsu Delta. They used to challenge people to traffic light drags.
Ironically they could come with a 13b turbo (3.4L inline 4 diesel)
this is the aussie equivalent of a small modified japanese k truck used for deliveries by day and drifting the mountains by night😂
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Barra truck who would've thought 😊
Barra The World
Just so happens I have a 2007 npr with a blown motor I need to do something with! You beauty!
good logical option if you ask me, go for ages, cheap and easy to service, does what it needs to do
Absolutely
It has dropped the servicing and running costs....
Especially when we went through that period where diesel was 70 to 80 cents a litre more that petrol.
At that time it spent 8 weeks working at Startrack.....
I wish you got more into the technical details of the conversion. How it was integrated, etc.
Awesome!! What fuel consumption is she doing? im guessing around 17L/100km ish?
Yes
I wondered when someone would swap a Fuso or Hino with a Barra and this is a sweet swap!
One of the best engines out there, period!
I love the practicality of it though. Dirt cheap compared to original replacement, huge bump in performance and drivability, dead simple to maintain (even intake manifold gaskets would be piss easy in that engine bay) and even if say it does crap out a few hundred thousand KM down the road, just swap it out with another readily available engine as all the finicky shit has already been done 👍
I'm actually kind of surprised that more companies aren't doing this with the LPG motors more specifically as LPG and synthetic oil would require infrequent servicing, and if you have the propane setup to run forklifts, just use that to run the delivery vehicle. It just makes sense!
Agree mate.. they are a bullet
Please don’t use too much logical sense in the comments, you might hurt some peoples brains…
LPG is such a beautiful thing we have yet we’re about to loose it completely
Having owned a 300 Isuzu I know how slow they are… that is awesome 😂 could have it on lpg also for the extra ks… if ever I’d do a Barra swap just cause
As a diesel mechanic and lots of experience with Isuzus I LOVE IT ❤️
👏 glad to get the approval
I thought about fitting a barra to my 1998 Ford Transit Truck, but the front of engine would have stuck out 100mm past the front grille. 😂
Used to see a 1990s (2nd gen) Transit van getting around eastern suburbs in Melbourne. The owner had badged it as Transit Custom 6. Had an Intec out of an AU Falcon.
@@railtrolley I saw a van at auction once fitted with the intech engine & auto. The description said that it was a former Tasmanian Ambulance 🚑 . Ford Australia fitted them especially for the Tasmanian Ambulance service and were mod plated by Ford Australia from new. I did some measurements on mine. They would have had to shift the aircon box & from the photos I saw, it looked as if the dash was bent slightly back at the bottom aswell. I haven't been able to find any more info on them. Many transit owners opt for the V6 commodore engine conversion due to the shorter engine.
Makes total sense
Agreed
perfect timing!
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When you want to deliver parcels, AND QUICK 🚚
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_lol, unique reviews are you 👏🏼nice job Ross, congrats to the owner👍🏼_
Love this type of stuff
This is fantastic does it use the Ford computer? Its pulling 4 tons no problem
Ford Computer and 4T with the 6.1 diff ratio is not an issue.
Should of done a turbo barra
man is standing in a carpark next to the Springwood Dan Murphys, I don't expect anything less from Logan
fuk yeh maaaate
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Love to see the benefits of a petrol engine on fuel. What he saves on the cheaper engine, he pays for in fuel costs
this is the most insane thing you've reviewed yet, what a machine!
Glad you enjoyed it
I'm new here. I was confused by your accent but then I read the channel description and it made so much sense😂
😅 🇨🇦 🇦🇺
Mans needs to turn it into a barrazututuzu
Turbo time
BARRA THE WORLD
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WAS THAT A BLACK AU FAIRLANE AT 1:28 IN THE BACKGROUND??!!?!?!
Yup
It’s faster than a Mazda bongo van astounding
Bloody brothers mate 🔥🔥🔥🔥💯💯💯💯💯👍
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Love these videos. Nice suprise.
Thank you 🤗
Fit an external trans cooler with a baby thermos keep that converter cool those engines will do over a Millions kms easy i worked on cabs all my life in Australia very strong engines
When you get up to the higher speeds, the weight is less of a factor than the aerodynamic drag.
Think so
Generally a box is not that aerodynamic. I need a dome for the front of the pantech.
The only Barra a v6 commodore can beat 😂
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Rochdale Springwood area Logan bogan love it 😂😂
I’m a bogan 🤣😎
Somthing different....great for picking up the EV parts and dropping them off at the landfill....
🤣 love this comment
If you can afford the fuel costs for this thing😂
True 😂
This would be a great conversion for all the Isuzu campers traveling around.
There big here in QLD lots are doing it to old F150's they use the AU irs and front end set up some are using BA BF , I'd do the same if I was in the same position.
That tacho though lmao 😂
I sell Isuzu trucks and love falcons. What a world we live in
What a time to be alive 🤣
That is awesome
Had to see it
The original motor is made especially for this duty to lug along at low revving torque economically rather than spinning away sucking fuel.
The people hiring this will pay at the pump. LPG outlets are getting hard to find should he go that route.
What about when it's loaded to it's rated capacity? The gearbox won't like it and performance will be stunted.
Watching this I thought the mushrooms finally kicked in, bizarre and a tribute to the owner😅.
🤣 on the mushrooms shakes 🍄
The revs on the gauge would show redline and the engine would be barely pushing at 4 thou
Heck yeah, what a beast.
Very cool
Johnny mate I've seen it all now a Barra Truck WTF hahaha & I only get to see it on your channel you legend & that dude is a genius lol the Truck will go a lot longer with that than putting another 4cyl Diesel engine in it 100%,I loved this one man & also had a great laugh as well so thanks brother 👍
this was a funny one i had to see
Ford Australia really missed an opportunity by not making a territory based dual cab Ute. Would have sold like hot pies
Facts.. ford made a lot of mistakes
I like that idea... Love to see that.
This truck is now petrol powered are they subject to the same on road cost as diesel powered trucks ??
not sure
Yes....
A Truck is a Truck and still is a Truck apparently.
Bought a bf xt with rego for 500 last wk 👌🏻
Fark good buy mate
@@RossReviewsau I did cheat tho helped mother in-law get it just before COVID for 1400 as a go between. Car that lasted to long was going to use running gear in my au s1 xr6.l so decided to keep bf instead of stripping it got for 500 and sold xr6 for 2k without rego so winning
Would be awesome if it was turbo'd, Still great regardless
How good would a turbo be
Be delivering its rods out the block any moment if T
INSPIRATIONAL!!
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A scrap guy around kadina, sa has an older tray truck a little smaller than that with a V6 in. I'm assuming commodore 3.8 and auto.
The fuel economy won't be too good above 90. Would probably shave the 0-100 time in half with some Choo noises.
Love it paul
The mad man
In America we get these Rebadged as Chevy w3500 with a V8 Gas engine. I would love to do a built LS with twin turbos 😮
Bros even starting to sound more Aussie!!!
Doing my best brotha 🇦🇺✊
@@RossReviewsau even if it was not the case, We would still all love ya!
this is what you get when an Isuzu truck swallows a Ford Falcon taxi and sh!ts out a bare carcass
I remember a old dihatsu tiper with a 186 Holden red motor in it
😂 mad
Ah-ha… hire truck… so he’s not paying for the fuel. Now it makes sense. 😉
Yup 😅
It does around 18 to 20L/100kms and my newer NPRs with 5.2L 4cyl average 17L/100kms.
Just wow a barra powered delivery truck😊
Sure is!
Is it this one keeps on killing the trans???
At 2:55-2:58 you say " mate this thing honestly, just on the drive down here" you are definitely picking up that aussie with that accent hahaha
Edit: your actually getting that aussie accent past that timestamp haha
😹🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺 12 years it’s about time
Really cool vehicle!
Definitely 💯
Next time youre in Perth I'd say ask zared fox to see his 70's diahuatsu? From memory tow truck. Its had an ls for a decade and done some passes haha.
im back in perth.. not sure who that is tho
I'll be surprised if they BTR handles it
Dude, I hired that truck out to move my house, hahah lol. It is awesome to drive, but it is really slow. It would be awesome if it had a better trans. That's why it's so slow.
pretty sure it it has a 6:1 diff ratio, as he did mention it in a FB group. But yeah when it's supposed to have 4.5:1+ 1st gear it's definitely still a slug.
Never heard of a barra swapped truck
now you know
@@RossReviewsau definitely now have hurd of one
I did a double take at the title 😂 why not I guess
Having so much fun then 💥 the engine blows a head gasket
She be right
Amazing 👏
Thank you! Cheers!