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  1. reson46
    You think the broken shock was caused by axle wrap? I don't see how the axle could wrap enough to cause so much binding that the shock would break like that. :hmm: Willy
  2. reson46
    It is a few miles west of the tiny town of Joyce, WA off 112. In the background of some of the gate keeper photos you can see 112. Willy
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    Last week was spent scrambling to put everything back together and go wheeling. This trip was to a fairly new trail that nobody in our club had been to on the Olympic Peninsula - Sadie Creek. Finding information about this trail wasn't exactly easy, but I'd never been and I'm always up for exploring. The little information we could find gave us the impression that it was a fairly short trail and wouldn't entertain us for long. Fortunately it was quite the opposite. It was somewhere around 5 1/2 miles of tight wheeling with incredible scenery. This is definitely a place we will return. The gatekeeper. We even squeezed a 4 door JK through - but we did have to remove a door in one spot. I can see Canada from my Jeep! :roll: It was tighter than this in one spot, but we were all too busy to remember to get the cameras. :ack: There were a couple of sections that appeared to follow an old railroad bed. Opposite of Canada were the Olympic Mountains. Another overlook with a view of Canada. We ended up exploring some back roads and finding some forest service roads that lead us to Murdock Beach. Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Our original plan was to hike to a couple of waterfalls in Olympic National Park on Sunday. The rain didn't cooperate, so we made a side trip to Fort Worden in Port Townsend on the way home. Very cool place. Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found Image Not Found More Sadie Creek pics here. More Murdock Beach pics here. More Fort Worden pics here. Willy
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    Since we had the interior torn apart Deb wanted new seats. Willy
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    The last few weeks have been pretty busy. Coated the floor boards with POR 15. Followed by Herculiner. Willy
  6. reson46
    That skid is awesome. :thumbsup: I think I'll borrow some of your ideas. :yes: Have you thought about adding a couple of drain holes? Willy
  7. reson46
    I just noticed that the rear frame rail on the passenger side appears to be bent. Was it hit in the right rear? Willy
  8. reson46
    Did they say anything about no fender flares? Willy
  9. reson46
    There was a lot of experimentation with the voltage and wire feed knobs - and plenty of burn through. :D My fingers were cramping from all the short trigger pulls. It's not pretty, but should keep the draft out. Restoration quality is definitely not the goal. Willy
  10. reson46
    How easy is access to the fire extinguisher with the seats in? You don't want to spend 5 minutes getting to it when you need it. I keep mine just inside the door mounted to the seat base. Willy
  11. reson46
    I hate rust. After doing this during the last trip I decided it was time to get rid of the floor board sponge. There has been a hole below the fuse box on the driver's side for quite a while. It was on my list to get around to one of these days. Now is the time. There are several other pin holes in various locations. The passenger side also had a few pin holes. Found a few sections in need of patching and opened some holes. Before I scrapped my XJ I cut out the floor boards in anticipation of this day. Made a few patch panels from my XJ pieces. Closing the holes. I'm not great at welding thin sheet metal, but I seem to be doing a good enough job to keep out the elements. :D I need to finish welding the patches and pin holes. I also need to order some POR 15, then bed line the floors. Willy
  12. reson46
    Yes, they are in the same location. Willy
  13. reson46
    Is the entire thing one piece with some type of slot for the unirail ends - that sheet metal that the stock bumper brackets bolt to? Willy
  14. reson46
    It is slightly offset to the passenger side. Yes, the M8000 is designed to mount feet forward or down. Most common winches are designed to be mounted feet forward or down. It is feet backward that most are not designed for - which has always made me wonder what was different about the factory option to allow it to mount like that. Maybe because they only used a 6,000 pound winch they did not have to worry about the forces stretching the bolt. The free spool section of the winch is clockable. I rotated it so that the spool lever is pointing straight down. It is right next to the steering box. Just reach under the bumper and rotate the lever. Check out the build of my '88. Starting on page 4 there are several pictures of the bumper and winch plate build. Willy
  15. reson46
    Your XRC8 should fit behind the front cross member without cutting it out. I think it has the same dimensions as a M8000 which is what I am using. You'll need to relocate the horn, trim the fan shroud, and reroute the transmission cooler lines if you have an automatic. This gives you a hidden winch with no loss of approach angle. My approach angle is probably better than a stock bumper besides the d-ring mounts. I've now got a hawse fairlead which sticks out even less. Willy
  16. reson46
    Painted pretty and installed. Willy
  17. reson46
    Did you look at page 35? Willy
  18. reson46
    No, that is what comes with the TNT track bar. Willy
  19. reson46
    I'll gladly sell it to you so that you can know first hand. Willy
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    Had some rare free time so I got around to some stuff on my MJ. Cleaned up a couple things with the front suspension. Before - the bump stop cups were missing, those weird coil spring lift devices were wedged in to the passenger side spring, and there was a collection of wing nuts and funky fasteners acting as sway bar disconnects. I had already removed the wing nuts from the top of the sway bars at this point. The collection of pieces that made up the sway bar end links. For those curious about the coil spring spacers here is a closer look. Looks like they are made of about 1" think UMHW - two per side. After - now I have bump stops, no more sway bar wing nuts, and I added a spare coil spring isolator to replace the pieces that were wedged between the coils on the passenger side. Willy
  21. reson46
    I noticed some deflection in the track bar bracket. Time to make a brace and give it some support. I wanted to prevent the brace from acting as a pivot so I used two mounting bolts on both the front and back of the track bar bracket. I also didn't want the bolts to be the only thing that prevented deflection. The flat section of the angle iron overlaps a flat section of the bracket. Time to bend some tube. I'm relatively new to round tube so there was a lot of trial fitting and trips back and forth to the grinder and bender before I was happy with it. Willy
  22. reson46
    Elbe Hills, Evan's Creek, Walker Valley, Tahuya, Cle Elum Ranger District, and Naches Ranger District. In the winter we usually head up FS 75 off 410 east of Enumclaw to play in the snow. There are many other places I'd like to check out one of these days when I get around to it. Willy
  23. reson46
    Any feedback on Raybestos unibearings? Are they quality parts? Thanks, Willy
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    Quite possible. It is on my way to Elbe. :thumbsup: There is also another blue MJ in the area. I see it at Elbe occasionally and usually see him at Snow Jam every year. Willy
  25. reson46
    Spent a beautiful, clear Saturday with lots of snow on the ground at Elbe Hills. A little too close. More pics here. Willy
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