# New Username, same old guy. Once 2002Trooper, then TonkaToy... Now Gumbo

**URL:** <https://forum.isuzunation.com/t/new-username-same-old-guy-once-2002trooper-then-tonkatoy-now-gumbo/240>\
**Category:** Introductions\
**Tags:** introductions\
**Created:** [August 4, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.isuzunation.com/t/new-username-same-old-guy-once-2002trooper-then-tonkatoy-now-gumbo/240 "2026-08-04T18:05:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gumbo](https://forum.isuzunation.com/user_avatar/forum.isuzunation.com/gumbo/32/528_2.png) [@Gumbo](https://forum.isuzunation.com/u/Gumbo)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.isuzunation.com/t/new-username-same-old-guy-once-2002trooper-then-tonkatoy-now-gumbo/240/1 "2026-08-04T18:05:11Z")

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Howdy gang. My name is Mike, but I have gone by a few different Usernames over the years. When I found the Planet I started as 2002Trooper. That name carried me for about a decade till that Trooper ate it’s second 4L30E and I sent it down the road. I changed the name to TonkaToy when my 93 LS came into my life as a dedicate trail truck and I drove it accordingly with a fearless disregard for getting home since I trailered it everywhere. Build, wheel, break, and repeat… Thanks to many of my great Isuzu friends I made over the years it has become quite capable. Last fall my confidence surpassed my judgement and I flopped it on the driver’s side climbing Dickey Bell trail at Uwharrie. A short time later, a little body damage and a windshield later it was driving back to camp.

So why the name change? Well, in many other aspects of my life people know me as Gumbo so I decided it was time to bring that into my Isuzu world as well. Why Gumbo? Because it is me in a nutshell. I am from Louisiana. I am a proud LSU Tiger fan. I love to cook all types of food. Plus, my life has been shaped by a blend of experiences and people to form the man I am now. Gumbo is a dish made the same way. It is a blend of lots of different ingredients that are fine by themselves, but when blended together become something even better. That is me.

 ![IMG_20251123_104146093_HDR](https://forum.isuzunation.com/uploads/default/original/1X/9cbd14e14241e25715d590adc327198a80ec94b9.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![AuDmax](https://forum.isuzunation.com/user_avatar/forum.isuzunation.com/audmax/32/33_2.png) [@AuDmax](https://forum.isuzunation.com/u/AuDmax)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.isuzunation.com/t/new-username-same-old-guy-once-2002trooper-then-tonkatoy-now-gumbo/240/2 "2026-08-04T18:11:59Z")

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Nice intro mate!  
Welcome.

@Cooltrainersamson I would like to put forward the consideration to the board,  
Gumbo is an “OG”

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**Author:** ![Lowzone](https://forum.isuzunation.com/user_avatar/forum.isuzunation.com/lowzone/32/142_2.png) [@Lowzone](https://forum.isuzunation.com/u/Lowzone)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.isuzunation.com/t/new-username-same-old-guy-once-2002trooper-then-tonkatoy-now-gumbo/240/3 "2026-08-04T19:04:19Z")

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MIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIKE!!! i forgot to message you!!! welcome to the new dark side :D we have cookies here!!

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**Author:** ![Gumbo](https://forum.isuzunation.com/user_avatar/forum.isuzunation.com/gumbo/32/528_2.png) [@Gumbo](https://forum.isuzunation.com/u/Gumbo)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2026, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.isuzunation.com/t/new-username-same-old-guy-once-2002trooper-then-tonkatoy-now-gumbo/240/4 "2026-08-04T19:06:49Z")

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I love cookies!!

I’ve missed you Ron. Look forward to catching up with you and Dawn soon.