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ERV JR

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  1. I have cut it open,I have welded my tubing to it also. Erw tubing does not have uniform thickness, this is why SFI/Nhra cert cages built from ERW are built using .134 wall while spec for M/S is .118 wall. If using .120 wall it will be too thin if sonic tested
  2. the tubing is .090 wall erw, its no problem to weld , I have tig and mig welded it .
  3. How is timing being controled with the increase of boost ? are they usinh a piggyback timing contoroler like a Msd unit ?
  4. yeah, I was just sayin that I looked up the koa in Pomona since it was 1/4 mile from my work I thought it would be something different to go to for a night or 2 with the kids ,they could swim and play when I wnet to work. Anyway I was shocked at the diff in the price between the 2 places
  5. what is the bore dia in the stock master ?
  6. 11.mount folding shovel on roof rack 12.mount amo box with hold down on roof rack for tools 13.front storage comparment under hood 14.renforce front cage (already had rollover) 15.install 12v outlet in dash 16. doors 17.nets for rear cage (for kids) 18. finish building 20ft open trailer, all steel deck(my old trailer stolen from shop and tired of borrowing trailers) 19. rock sliders 20.race radios ( never gonna happen,cost too much) 21.shock upgrade (not likely ,due to cost ,well there is 5 yrs down the line) thought about more of the ideas in my head, guess once its running and useful again I can pick them off the list little by little . May not do much for awhile but have a list and ideas in my head
  7. Yikes, I threw the idea out to my wife about me going but she seemed like she wanted to go . I decided to check out the cabin rates I think it was $279 for the weekend. WOW I checked the Koa in pomona across the fairgrounds since its a stones throw from my work awhile back and it was $60 a night for a cabin.
  8. wanted to say thanks to 2scoops, I put out the call for a used rear shock and the board came thru. 2scoops talked to me first and wanted to let him know I recived the shock today Also wanted to say I love the back seats on the T2's. I had planned to do it since I bought mine in 09, started on it last year then needed the room in the shop and the trooper went into storage. With the shock I nolonger have a hold up and need to bust my butt so I can take the kids out to ride . I went out to the dessert for thanksgiving weekend ,kinda sucked not having any toys while the rest of the group did. We are planning to go out for New Years so I will atleast get the shock in and pay for my tags so I atleast have a toy. start my list and check it off 1. install shock 2.pay tags 3.oil and filter change 4.air filter upgrade 5.build rearcage 6.mount rear seats 7.build rear floor 8.buy kids seatbelts 9.build front bumper and skid plate. 10.remount headlights on bumper under fenders I amsure there will be more things but I will check in here and check them off and add new items. Hopefully follow with pics.
  9. well maybe I can make it out , would be intrested in riding with more guys with troopers and seeing the mods. I could tent camp if the wife will allow me to go riding without her and the kids
  10. I saw something on here and also on a youtube video about upgraded brakes . I have an 09 trooper , are the upgraded brakes for the early models or for all, also was it a campaign with parts provided for free ?
  11. Ok looked into the turbo kit a bit. china t25/28 turbo $189 obx fmu $79.99 second f/p $59.99 mis barbed fittings/shop supply oil lines ,either a/n and braided lines or jic hyd hose and lines, BTW kit icomes with rubber cold and hot side tubing , mandrel bends and time at bench with Tig exhaust log, same as above, just price of shop supplys What else am I missing ? Not like I could afford it but I like to hope and dream ,maybe plan for next year lol
  12. Ok looked into the turbo kit a bit. china t25/28 turbo $189 obx fmu $79.99 second f/p $59.99 mis barbed fittings/shop supply oil lines ,either a/n and braided lines or jic hyd hose and lines, BTW kit icomes with rubber cold and hot side tubing , mandrel bends and time at bench with Tig exhaust log, same as above, just price of shop supplys What else am I missing ? Not like I could afford it but I like to hope and dream ,maybe plan for next year lol
  13. when new mine started to sueal the belt, I was in the middle of a ride and it started every time off idle. Went back to camp tightened the belt and has been fine
  14. what size turbo is in the turbo kit ? I assume its a china turbo, and notice it has an internal gate
  15. So they are using it to lean the mixture out !. Ok I have always used it in boosted app.s for enrichenment . Most stuff I deal with is blow thru carb and roots blow stuff when using a boost ref port . Never done anything in a n/a app
  16. I have looked into them but cant swing the cost. I am doing everything I can working a normal job and then working at my shop. I lost a good city job and left a good flat-rate job for the city job. So I am making less than I did before so I am busting my but at both shops to pay bills. lol
  17. I have ITP Terra cross tires, I have been told that the stock tires are very poor and ride bad so I got itp wheels and tire package when I bought it
  18. the port on the regulator is normally for boost ref , so when it see's in increase in pressure/boost then fuel pressure is increased 1:1 . why are you applying vac to the port ?
  19. well I got a call to make tomorrow and am crossing my fingers that the place has a used one. I have an extended warr but they dont cover shocks. Not sure if they cover consiqinsel damage , like if one part fails and then causes another to get damaged ? I know working at automotive dealers they normally do with extended warr. If thats the case maybe I could nicely talk the shop into saying a weld for the tab broke or a bolt snapped for the spindle and caused it to then take out the shock ? maybe throw them alittle something for the trouble
  20. I know it wont be a sand rail, but wish a didnt look like a dumbass when all the rhino's rzr'z and other stuff fly by. It seems like the split between 2nd & 3rd it too much for the sand . I would love to do the turbo but the cost is insane ,I would want a pump gas tune. I know I could build the kit myself and could source a turbo thru my shop but then the next problem is my suspension is stock so I cant go balls out. I have turned down trips to glamis cause I know I wont enjoy it
  21. I normally ride in Ocotillo Wells , or on the Colorado river. Ocotillo is normally hard pack trails,hills and rocks andthe river is about the same unless on the water. There is one big sand hill in Ocotillo called blow sand hill. I hear all bout you guys going to glamis but I dont see that being any fun since the one big/soft sand hill I watch all the other rigs with the cvt's walk right up. I can out power them all day on trails and hill climbs and crawling but in sand I hate it. I have to bounce off the limiter in 2nd but cant pull 3rd or it bogs down. How the heck do you guys go to a place that is all sand , are there any tips to make the trooper do better in sand without paddles ? Do the fuel controlers help much ?
  22. I thought I read along time ago that the stock shock was limiting how much the arm would drop, If thats the case then I assume the shock with too stiff of a coild rebounded and yanked itself so hard that it blew out. I planned to limit the travel so the shock would not top out
  23. I read about your shocks, I have been a memeber since 08, I just havent posted in a very long time. It just wasnt in my cars to fix the trooper and use it so it got parked in the back of the shop then moved into storage in my grandfather garage once he passed. We just went thru some hard times as my wife an I lost the baby we where expecting. I know she has been on me to fix the trooper since she really loves going to the dessert and to the river and ride. Heck she has wanted it fixxed since it broke but I could never seem to find the time to work on it or when I was slow I had no money. LOL now I have neither. I could do without the expense of the dessert trips but know she enjoys it and my kids do also. I started on the rear cage to ad seats for my kids ,so I need to finish the cage,but seats and belts,get a shock and limit straps so I dont blow out the shocks anymore, and pay the tags. Im looking forward to being able to use it but not spending the money lol
  24. I know they are expensive for a junk shock, I have alot of things going on. I lost my job a few years back, then opened my own shop and after awhile work fell off so I took a job and still work at my shop on customer projects and try to do my own. I really want to get the trooper back together so my wife and kids could go out but I need a few more things for it and dont want to spend 200 on 1 shock
  25. I know ,if I have to I will but would really like to find a used one
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