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dang, maybe i should drag out my WARN version of the same thing... http://fitchva.com/jeep/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=4111

nah, it took more than 7. i don't remember how many, but it was more than 7. i could only put about 7 in my cooler/warmer at a time ;)

i don't really have any cool electrical plans for this one unless it needs something to get it running. well actually, i'll probably do an upgraded wiring harness for the headlights.

just a little trim and they should fit...right? :yes: the champion beadlocks will be going on the xj. the tires aren't mine either. i was just goofing off after a buddy dropped them off

ah, duly noted :smart:

to be picky, it says :smart: :D

thanks. ...but kid? lol, i'm pretty sure i'm older than you. :hmm:

got the trim parts sprayed and mounted. did the flares, all of the grill pieces, and the wiper cowl cover all flat black

not a parking lot, but there's a thread on jf where a group of xj'ers did a motor swap in a campground during a weekend off road trip. :bowdown:

but what about shark repellent? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0UJaprpxrk

well i got the paint done tonight. well the body at least. i still need to paint up the flares and other trim pieces. started with 1 light coat aaaaaaand after 3 coats: it's a tad bit darker in real life. here's a pic of the hood. this does not do justice on how badly it turned out. i think i'm going to take it off and repaint it with it vertical. some tips: if you don't wear one of these the entire time, you're just stupid. and don't think that those thin paper ones are doing anything helpful enough. spray can pistol grips - USE ONE. here's my old faithful. i've painted a ton with this, but because you can only use 1 finger at a time, it'll wear you out in no time i picked this one up because it had a larger trigger but i never used it because it couldn't hold the cans firmly enough: i would HIGHLY SUGGEST spending the $7 and getting this. it's much easier to pull the trigger and you can use 2 fingers at once. and it really clamps down on the cans. it worked so well that the only time i had to switch hands was when i needed to change angles, not because of fatigue. tape: for the love of pete - buy the good stuff. i hope to trim the flares and finish the trim painting later this week or this weekend. then it's time for lift and tires! :banana:

lol heck yeah it is! glad to hear it about the bedliner. i'm just glad you took it or else i'd have to figure out some what to get it in the garbage lol.

i bought a stud welder from harbor freight. it also came with a slide hammer. but using that plus welding in new metal where it was too bent to save got back to kinda normal

thanks :cheers: yeah, i walked away from it the first time i looked at it. but he dude called me back and offered a price i couldn't turn down. i was looking for a fixer-upper that i could learn on. this one fit the bill perfectly. thanks :clapping:

UGH!! what a hum-dinger past couple of days. i will fully admit to doing everything seemingly the worst way possible this weekend. first, i didn't buy and really agressive sandpaper because when i was going to do the Blitz Black, i didn't want to risk leaving scratches that would later have to be sanded out after the prier was on. so needless to say, it took for-fraking-ever to sand down the paint. i'm not sure what kind of paint the PO used to cover the factory, but the parts that weren't peeling up were flipping tough as nails!!! lol took me all day saturday to sand it down. i think i started around 10 am and it was around 9 pm when i closed up the shop. looks like the bed at least was a pioneer how it sat this morning after the first whipedown today (sunday). the bed is darker only because it was the last thing i wiped down. the driver's side door was the first so it was dry at this point. i read a trick to get better results was to warm the cans up in a bucket of hot water. my only hot water source was inside the house and all of my buckets were kinda dirty so i went with a cooler. it actually turned out really well because it kept the water warm all day after a day much longer that it should have been today took so long because of 2 things: * my choise of masking paper * my choise of masking tape i don't get a newspaper so i bought some paper to mask off the glass. unfortunatly, it was way way too thick and no tape i had would keep it down w/out it peeling up. i chose to use some dollar general masking tape to hold all that on. THAT CRAP just doesn't work. i should have known better. once the first attempt at masking fell, i pulled out the expensive/good stuff. fighting with all of that probably cost me 2 hours. i stopped when i did because i needed to do some laundry for the week. i'll finish up the color coats later this weekend hopefully. but hopefully all of this prep will pay off when it's done.