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My e-brake has never work correctly so I am turning them into turning brakes like I had on my dune buggies. For a e-brake I am going to install a micro-lock. rocmoc n AZ/Baja

Lenny, a couple of things. One is I never have liked how small the fins are between the tubes of the factory radiator. I feel a stock size radiator with larger fins would be better even tho that would require fewer tubes. So maybe a re-core of the stock radiator as a option? Opinion! Second, Is the new radiator vertical flow instead of cross flow? My understanding is that cross-flow is better. I do like the improvements! When are you going to hold a class in welding alum? What kind of welder do you have? Top plastic cover on the head is coming off of mine. rocmoc n AZ/Baja

Thanks plumber! Same filter I am running! rocmoc n AZ/Baja

SO, you are reporting the first wreck of a Trooper in our group here. Be careful there! rocmoc n AZ/Baja

No problem. My new cage configuration has no deck of which I have not had time to work on. Hoping this will get rid of the some of the heat in the engine compartment. BUT I have never heard ever that heat was an issue with a oil pressure sending unit in anything! Remember it is already exposed to the heat of the engine block & the oil in the vane to the sending unit. Maybe the wiring to the sending unit! rocmoc n AZ/Baja

Also if you have removed the sending unit and reinstalled with Teflon tape, it most generally will not work. Remove the sending unit, remove the Teflon tape and reinstall with nothing on the treads. rocmoc n AZ/Baja

As a backup if no one has an answer & you can come up with a solution, you can go old-school. Mechanical! I did this with one of my toys! rocmoc n AZ/Baja

Plumber, please also post the part # , manufacture, what parts store & what engine the adapter was suppose to be for. Kinarfi will add to our parts list. EDIT - - Yes I will - Kinarfi Thanks, rocmoc n AZ/Baja

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Hello Mike, First video; Sound is close but the video sounds better, more responsive. Second video; Not the same engine. The engine is almost a mirror image. Our Escort engines were supplied by Ford USA but were actually the HPO Mexican Engine. rocmoc n AZ/Baja/NM

Thanks for the tip! rocmoc n AZ/Baja/NM

So how do I get more torque? I raced SpecRacer Ford for years which was 1.6 Lt. Escort powered. We in the group never thought the thing had power and was always asking SCCA when they were going to replace the Escort with something that had power and didn't sound like a tractor. I know my clutch was larger on my SpecRacer and the injectors were different. rocmoc n AZ/Baja/NM

Well I couldn't wait. I did it. Cage is shorten, welded & installed. I love it! I took a pic of the joint plug before I weld the tubing back on. Kinarfi, The metal in the tubes is so soft! A little come-along pulling from the rear on the roll bar and everything lined up. Tacked the plugs in the rear, took it off and weld. Threw the cage back on the Trooper and the alignment was so close the bolts reached and started. After everything was tight a few good smacks with the big hammer and PERFECT! Just a note. The metal in the roll bar & frame is very soft & dirty. Makes for some lousy welding & bends easily. I will be using better / stronger metal in the reinforcements that I am adding. rocmoc n AZ/Baja

Lenny, we are on exactly the same page! rocmoc n AZ/Baja

Lenny, would it be better to replace with some good quality helm joints? rocmoc n AZ/Baja

That's the idea but a better fit. The top of the front of the door will be level with the top of the dash on the driver's side and angle down to the tube that loops around the engine compartment. About 1/3 of the way from the rear of the door will be a loop that will vertically as high as your head to protect you from anything coming in the side should you lay the Trooper over on it's side. The door will fit in the opening not overlap like the Russian door similar to the way snowman's doors did. I am think of covering the door so mud, water & dirt can not come in but with a tasteful covering. I will take pics when I get that far. Hopefully by the end of the month. rocmoc n AZ/Baja

Yup I know but ya just bend things to fit. Already made the cuts, cut off nearly 5". Ground the weld off of the plugs and they came out easily. They fit nicely back into the new shorter tubes. Cage is sitting on one set of the plugs, front plugs, while bolted in place. VERY very pleased with the new cage height. I need to tack weld the front plugs first to make sure they are in the correct location. BUT I need to pull the gas tank. It is too close to where I need to weld. After I tack weld, I will remove and weld completely. Then bolt it back on and use a come-along to pull the rear upright tubes in to place on to the rear bolt plugs. Then I will make a few carefully placed adjustments to the cage so alignment will remain. May heat a tube or two or smack it with a hammer & tack weld. LOL! Love that big hammer almost a good as duct tape or baling wire. At any rate everything went really well today. Unfortunately I am being pulled away on another project so will not be able to work on it again until next week. I will take pics of the plugs & cuts before I weld. One last note, the tubing wall thickness is not uniform and is pretty thin at the seam. Also the metal is soft in the tubing, plugs & welds. It was surprisingly easy to grind and only took a few minutes. rocmoc n AZ/Baja

Design! I have pulled / unbolted the cage from the body. This is done by removing 2 allen bolts on the four tubes of the cage at dash level. I have decided to add a brace across the rear of the cage same as the windshield area. This will allow me to do all of the welding and bracing away from the Trooper. Also will be able to remove cage again if need at some point in the future. I am going to do the same with the new rear angle down supports for the roll bar. I am removing 4 1/2" out of the upright tubes of the cage. We have 10+ inches of head clearance and this will bring if down to around 6". I will cut the uprights above the mounting point, where the allen bolts are, and remove the mounting plug. Cut the tubes and re-weld the plug back into the upright tube. This means there will be no additional cuts or welds in the uprights of the cage. I will cut the tubes today! rocmoc n AZ/Baja

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Well. I have started some cage mods. Braces in the front windshield like snowman's but with rectangle tubing. This allows easier mounting of the windshield. Passenger grab handle mounted to the new lower windshield brace. Braces for the middle roll bar (soon to be the rear roll-bar) similar to snowman's but again with rectangle tubing. I am referencing snowman as there are already pics up on this site. I am removing the rear lid & roll-bar and replacing with round tubing braces from the top of the middle roll-bar (now the rear roll-bar) down to the rear upper tubing of the engine compartment. This will dump nearly a hundred pounds off the rear. And finally doors somewhat similar to snowman's but with the front of the door higher starting at the height of the new lower windshield brace. The door will angle down from the front to the upper engine compartment tubing. And they will be suicide doors, hinged in the rear. This is the opposite of snowman's. My objective is a stronger safer cage with less overall Trooper weight when finished. If something is added, something has to be removed to get lighter. Pics will be added. rocmoc n AZ/Baja

This winter. Hoping to meet up with Flatbed West of El Centro at BLM El Centro Superstition Mountain OHV Open Area and maybe U. rocmoc n AZ/Baja

You will have to wait and see. I adjusted my helm-joints on the A-arms and took a LARGE hammer to the firewall. Now it clears, LOL! The problem is when you turn. rocmoc n AZ/Baja

Mike, the second of the sites, joynervechiles has pics on the bottom of the page you can click on. One of the series of photos is a factory race. Something that stood out was the pic of #57 Trooper from behind. Notice the right rear axle is broken at the CV joint. Kinarfi, you aren't the only one, the race team found out about the CV long ago. LOL! rocmoc n AZ/Baja