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What Did You Do With Your Rig Today?
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Yeah, that's basically exactly what I was thinking. There's already an opening in the stock bumper, as you can see, which is perfect for a winch placement, probably combined with a flip up license plate. A guy on youtube just braced the factory crash bar and mounted a winch upside down on it. Worked like a charm.
Got 1 coat of paint on the bumper today.
Looks good so far. I'm going to do all the plastic exterior trim in this black. I think it's going to look awesome when it's done. Accidental comparison shot to the crappy faded grey plastic of the original colour.
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Did a driveway alignment today. My steering wheel was all kinds of off. Feeling like I definitely need a steering box brace because the steering on these XJ Cherokees is just super sloppy regardless of how many new parts you throw at it and how many times you align it..
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Did a little night wheeling with a buddy and his 4x4 E350 van above the house after we set up a FF D60 he's gonna swap in it this winter.
Had a great weekend around the house!
Had a great weekend around the house!
Just ordered the Front Runner Drop Down Table. It is on backorder due to ship mid to late November. What did you finish the plywood with and how was the install?
Traveler III
Removed the rear bumper and washed it all up ready to be painted tomorrow. I should be able to finish the two bumpers tomorrow as well as the side door bumpers, and if I'm lucky maybe the rocker guards and wheel arches too.
I found some nasty rust on the "step" metal that's concealed beneath the rear bumper (red oval). Hopefully borrow my neighbor's angle grinder and clean that up as well before I put the bumper back.
I found some nasty rust on the "step" metal that's concealed beneath the rear bumper (red oval). Hopefully borrow my neighbor's angle grinder and clean that up as well before I put the bumper back.
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The plywood is clear coated by them but they forgot to sand it down after, so I sanded it and it seems to be OK for now, smooth surface and rounded the edges. It was nearly raw cut and coated.
Installation is no problem just make sure the slide out sits not to high. The provided nuts are crap, get some rivet nuts / nutserts and don't use their nuts.
The lower left hole (hinge side) will most likely be in the reinforcement of the tailgate and will be harder to drill, besides that measure twice and so on a second pair of hands will help at some points.
Pathfinder I
Today was focused on the small (satisfying) things. Started with a roadside safety kit:
- Rigid 22" box
- winch gear
- jump start battery box
- misc. cable ties, gloves, headlamp, sockets, etc
Then a little detailing:
- .5" grommets for the rounds
- 1" grommets for the ovals
- 1.5" stainless steel d-rings / clips
For all the JKU's , these are the holes running along the back wall. I was getting paint chips from tie-downs and the grommets solved the problem.
I also locked the roadside kit down with an extra Yakima bike cable to prevent any "dash theft". Won't stop a determined thief, but what will with a soft top.
Last, I plastidipped all the hinges. I have previously plastidipped all the chrome trim to keep everything looking clean.
Good day!
- Rigid 22" box
- winch gear
- jump start battery box
- misc. cable ties, gloves, headlamp, sockets, etc
Then a little detailing:
- .5" grommets for the rounds
- 1" grommets for the ovals
- 1.5" stainless steel d-rings / clips
For all the JKU's , these are the holes running along the back wall. I was getting paint chips from tie-downs and the grommets solved the problem.
I also locked the roadside kit down with an extra Yakima bike cable to prevent any "dash theft". Won't stop a determined thief, but what will with a soft top.
Last, I plastidipped all the hinges. I have previously plastidipped all the chrome trim to keep everything looking clean.
Good day!
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Put new warn hub lock on my 79 Jimmy, but whenni ran to the auto parts i spotted this super cool rig. Land Rover 109
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Finished painting all the trim except the rocker panel protectors. Those I decided to remove and paint separately, because they go under quite a ways, and they're especially dirty.
Going to let everything dry a bit, and then I might be able to put the bumpers back on tonight.
Going to let everything dry a bit, and then I might be able to put the bumpers back on tonight.
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I like the idea of your roadside safety kit. I was looking at how to possibly store my winch gear...now that I have a winch.
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The Rigid 22 is a good balance of size and watertight. If you use the organization boxes (orange) then you lose/waste about 50% storage capacity due to the lid operating as a containment. However, with a little effort, that part is removable if/when you need the extra space. It seems to be pretty indestructible as well.I like the idea of your roadside safety kit. I was looking at how to possibly store my winch gear...now that I have a winch.
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