OH MAN you got it whipped on the clutch then, use the trans with the hydraulic clutch, reason i had to use the cable clutch was the c223 clutch control is on the drivers side , but no way to mount he slave cyl it gets in the way of the exhaust down pipe on the eng , not very much room on this swap so i just made the cable work , we never had dsl in this country with hyd, clutches , or with the mua trans , the shifter handles both of them still came up thru the holes in the floor pan just fine did not have to trim anything but it was close , i think what i would do on your truck is set the eng down on the flat style cushions , used on the 4 cyl or the 2.8 they are exactly the same specs except for the hardness of the rubber, i have used 2.6 cushions on the 2.8 a no of times, the 2.3 cushions are the same bolt on specs but the thicknes of the cushion is about 3/8 inch less so it would lower the eng a bit , with the eng sitting on the frt mts line up the rear trans mt, there are 2-3 diff mounts for the mua that could be used that will bolt to the trans and they have offset studs, on one of them it is centered with the mounting bolts to the trans , the automatic trans rear cushion has the same trans bolt spacing but also has 2 diff sets of holes allready punched in the mtng flange, the 4j series eng may come closer than the c223 to fitting , i don,t remember seeing any info on the 4j engs ever being in the 1st series troopers , as that eng was never available in the u.s.however i do believe they were available in the some other countries as early as 88-89 when they changed the design of the pickup , which had basically the same chassis as the 90-91 trooper and the early rodeo, i think you may find after you get the crossmember out and repaired and ready to go back in that the rear mount will come very close to fitting, if it doesn,t fit, but i would try and stay with the eng driven fan , as you know when the dsl starts to work hard they like to run hot, thats when they start showing their muscle , with the 3 row rad i would install louvers in the hood or a hood scoop, just to let the under hood air out , it makes a huge diff, and if anyone is interested the newer jeep wagooneers have a pretty neat looking vent or louver on their hoods one on either side , not sure exactely which year but it was deffinately a v8 model , and i am sure they didn,t just put them on for looks those vents could easily drop the temp 20=30degrees just getting rid of the under hood heat keep us posted Jerry
