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Awesome work as usual!
Curious about the bumper...have you put it together yet? Any way to make a swing out work on it?
When are you gonna start turning those bumpers out as a DIY kit??? ;)
 
jeepdreamer said:
Awesome work as usual!
Curious about the bumper...have you put it together yet? Any way to make a swing out work on it?
When are you gonna start turning those bumpers out as a DIY kit??? ;)
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thanks lol..... i need to recut the bumper again cause it can't get formed...... it is made for a swing down (not out) tire carrier....... DIY.... i might just do that lol
 
do it... :)

mike_bfdr said:
thanks lol..... i need to recut the bumper again cause it can't get formed...... it is made for a swing down (not out) tire carrier....... DIY.... i might just do that lol
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Any sketches of how you will make the drop down carrier work? I'm not sure I'm sold on that idea yet since my back tells me lifting that spare can NOT be fun. ;) Curious about it though.
As for kicking out some DIY stuff...it shouldn't be that difficult for you to do and make some extra $$. I run a JCR "kit" bumper on my XJ and love the idea. They did all the hard stuff (engineering and laser/water jet cutting) and I just folded and welded it up. It bolted right on and I made my own "custom" brush guard part for it. I think the DIY thing is one that is far to overlooked by manufacturers today. There are a lot of folks out there that would like a quality...thing(?) but can't afford the huge money to buy one complete. Add in the pride at being able to say to built it, partially, and then the option to customize off a well engineered start point...well, you can see I'm hooked. :) Here's a gratuitous shot of my XJ bumper. ;)
 

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jeepdreamer said:
Any sketches of how you will make the drop down carrier work? I'm not sure I'm sold on that idea yet since my back tells me lifting that spare can NOT be fun. ;) Curious about it though.
As for kicking out some DIY stuff...it shouldn't be that difficult for you to do and make some extra $$. I run a JCR "kit" bumper on my XJ and love the idea. They did all the hard stuff (engineering and laser/water jet cutting) and I just folded and welded it up. It bolted right on and I made my own "custom" brush guard part for it. I think the DIY thing is one that is far to overlooked by manufacturers today. There are a lot of folks out there that would like a quality...thing(?) but can't afford the huge money to buy one complete. Add in the pride at being able to say to built it, partially, and then the option to customize off a well engineered start point...well, you can see I'm hooked. :) Here's a gratuitous shot of my XJ bumper. ;)
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i love the drop down tire carrier look, and my back might not like it as well lol..... ill try to put pics up and ill see what i can do about a swing out tire carrier..... ill see what i can do
 
scored on some doors


my buddy Ron started welding on the cage


and here's the beast he's using
 
Any progress on the tire carrier? I am concerned about back strain too...thinking about a linear actuator, or even a cheap HF mini winch to assist with the lifting.
 
Randyzzz said:
Any progress on the tire carrier? I am concerned about back strain too...thinking about a linear actuator, or even a cheap HF mini winch to assist with the lifting.
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not yet, just been super busy at work, school , son and honey do list ill get to it amd ill post pics
 
did some work this weekend, i wanted to go with a tj style gas filler so i filled the cj filler and i got a tj filler from a friend but found out it was too long so i tried the cj and it worked great but it was in the way for the tube from the cage to the frame so i rotated it a little and it worked but i didn't like all that chrome so i made my own, what u guys think

 
worked on the t-case shifter at work today




heres the hood lettering that will be cut out on 12ga stainless steel (0.105") with pem studs
 
well im changing my mind again, im not going with the center console after all...... heres the new idea :)

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