today we (my dad and I) put the seats and most of the interior back in, im waiting to put the plastic back into the back of the jeep.
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today we (my dad and I) put the seats and most of the interior back in, im waiting to put the plastic back into the back of the jeep.
ok so the other day i started to take the front bumper off to build a winch bumper, nothing special just something to hold the winch. basicly all i got done was taking the bumper off and cutting the fangs, and i cut some of the material for the new one.
i had today off so i was hoping to get all/most of it done BUT as i wa making a cardboard template for my bumper mount i noticed something on the side of my radiator. it looks like there was a hole in the side of it and they stuck a good sized bolt into it and then tried JB weld. i touched it and it started leaking SO now i have a new radiator on order. > not happy.
after that i didnt even feel like working on it anymore but i made myself do it anyways and got one of the mounts cut out.
this shows how much further the mount will go back on the "frame" than the stock one. the driver side will incorporate the steering box bolts and i will add more on the passenger side also.
here is the center section of the bumper (not finished)
ok so this was what they had JB welded into the radiator
i got the new radiator in and of course with it being a closed cooling system it is fun to get the air out so i decided i was going to make it easier and installed a 92 thermostat housing and put a drain in, also drilling a small hole in the top of the thermostat flange itself to help get air out.
ok i got the passenger side bracket cut out today, also cut out the center section for my winch fairlead to mount to, bent it up and welded it on. looks like i might need to cut a little higher for the cable to come through.
my buddy had a bracket that fit on the fairlead that held his license plate and it would flip up or down depending on how it was mounted. well if it was flipped up you can see the winch cable spooling, and if its down and you winch upto something it will rip it off. so i am working on a bracket to flip the license plate out sideways.
ok, ran into some trouble getting the holes lined up for the bumper mount till i thought of this. tape some paper to the frame and use a crayon or color pencil to shade the holes.
got the holes drilled
mounted a ford starter solenoid
changed the battery cable terminals to a marine style (still need to nix the speaker wire lol)
dad putting the grill back in, we put it in upside down so we didnt have to cut it to fit, did have to trim the trim ring though.
all installed
the mounts tie into the steering box bolts
today i mounted my tractor lights, and wired in my switch for the winch
and i threw this together today, im going hunting and dont want to put the extra gas cans in the cab. also i can fit the ice chest on it and the gas cans. its not totally finished but its done enough to work.
and the rear hatch just barely rubs the gas can when opening.
went hunting yesterday, or atleast we tried but the sbow was still a little too deep, at least for my little jeep.
me pulling cable
dad running the controls
first we tried to winch through because we could see dry dirt in front of us but it was too deep in between and i was smoking my clutch and killing my battery (even with the slave solenoid, need to work on that one) so we dug out under and behind since we had made a trail by now. took us 2 hours from stuck to unstuck. had a suburban drive by stop and look at us digging and just take off, i so wish i had seen them stuck later.
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