A-man930
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Made up and installed some hold-downs for JK floor mats. These should help keep my heels from wearing through whatever I coat the floor with.
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2000 Dakota. I ditched all the Dakota slider/mounting and instead adapted to the stock MJ ones. The center console mounting was challenging to get tucked low enough to the trans tunnel; made mounting from scratch. I'll grab some pictures next it's off.
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I've always been annoyed at how things tucked behind the seats would always roll/fall forward from the slope of the floor; I've been wanting a flat area for an ammo box or some small tool box for a very long time. I think these will do!
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An exciting, but daunting sight. Happy hunting!
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Still have seat brackets?
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Wow
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Never thought I'd see someone swap IN a TTB front suspension. Lol What's it from? A Ranger?
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Blower fan resistors upgrade
A-man930 replied to Manche757's topic in MJ Tech: Modification and Repairs
Make sure your blower motor isn't stuck with trash or something. If it's not allowed to spin to it's full speed it will demand excessive current -
I'll just leave this here
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Chassis-side track bar mount is going to be reconfigured, but will attach onto the outboard frame plate. I'm thinking the welded-in steering box spacer/brace and the modified BWE comp mount should be more than sufficient to tie up the front of the chassis (link). Though I suppose I could look into it some more...
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The OE suspension brackets are all cut out; what a satisfying feeling! Next step is to finally weld in the floors! It turns out my expectations for fit & finish were a little high; my decision to butt-weld my hybrid pre-made/homebrew pans into place no doubt made this a whole lot messier and more difficult. Oh well.
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I had not intended on doing all this bracing, but I just know I'd be kicking myself later for not taking the opportunity; I only intend on having it apart like this ONCE.
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This speaks to me.
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Making outboard frame plates now. I cleaned up some old 1/8" plate that had some mild surface rust. Used white vinegar soaked paper towels. Works like a charm for the mill scale as well. mill scale.mp4
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It's a popular ironworker's tool I think. It's a major air hog and VERY loud!
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I'm confident the welds have excellent penetration and I don't see any porosity or other "technical" problems, but they sure aren't pretty One thing I'm getting out of all this welding is plenty of practice with a flap disc!
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With the upper control arm brackets removed, there is now room for some bracing.
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What a long process this has been. Here's hoping what I apply onto this surface does as good a job as what I removed
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Tool of the hour: needle scaler. Seriously, this thing is a lifesaver!
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But it is likely to lead to a problem. Loose connections cause heat, especially when there's blower motor current in the circuit.
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1990, 4.0/AX15 4x4 Short bed, Pacific Blue (Will update with recent pic soon)
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Engine mount brackets are "done" besides final cleanup and paint. Engine and drivetrain get pulled now to resume work on floors, frame plating, suspension mounts, etc.
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rubber floor mat availability
A-man930 replied to ratrapp's topic in MJ Tech: Modification and Repairs
Can confirm; I had Herculiner on my floor for the better part of 8 years and the rust built up underneath it quite badly (plus it also suffered under the pedals, despite being "bedliner"). This go'round I'll lay down some epoxy primer on a CLEAN floor before anything else goes on top.
