Tex06

JXP, did you ever find one that you would recommend?

Well damn. I'm gonna miss his 1st reply to every "help me" post. "Did you check your grounds?" 😆 A very valuable member of our small community and will be sorely missed.

Thanks guys! This group really is the best.

I looked into this at one point (same issue, crack at the bottom). I ended up repairing with fiberglass as I had a hole roughly the size of a half dollar that I couldn't find the missing piece for. Has held up well for the past 8 years.

I might take a magnet and add my name to it if that's alright with you Pete. See if that qualifies me to get the plate.

I installed a universal pump and used my stock sending unit. It's nice and quiet other than on first turn of the key when it primes. Was pretty simple to do as well

That's much lower than I get with 4x4, 31" tires, and pulling a load. Check Fuelly.com for comparable but I'd definitely test the O2 sensor, inspect the spark plugs, have you ever changed the distributor and spark plug wires? 13 is very low unless you're pushing 80+ mph everywhere you go or just putting around town with no interstate time.

I used the Summit Racing brand ones. They're not too bad and only $25 or so each plus tax.

And has a little frowny face ☹️

It's 25+ in LA. I definitely qualify, i just want to get around signing an affidavit that I'll never ever modify my jeep. Membership in an "antique car club" let's me do that.

This was my thought as well. I can also do the year of manufacture tags but antique Louisiana plates are hard to come by.

It's either a "proof of membership to an antique car club" or a notarized affidavit saying I won't modify my antique. I choose the former if possible. I'm thinking a little card that says member on it is all they're looking for.

Just like the title asks.... are we an "antique car club"? My state requires a notarized affidavit for antique tags *or* proof of membership to an antique car club. I'm curious if I need to pay $30 to a Notary or not.

I tagged DB Offroad's official page.

Ended up tagging you in my FB posts. For everyone else it's @Tex Auto Garage on FB. LOTS of pics and descriptions

I don't know how you'd do a smooth finish with Monstaliner. Mine is sprayed with a very fine texture, but it's definitely not smooth. Rolled would end up even "rougher".... the hills and valleys are less but bigger. Like driving thru rolling hills on asphalt as opposed to a flat gravel road.

I really like the look of steel and for those interested, I found very very affordable ones in 17" with a 5x4.5 bolt pattern https://sidetrackedoffroad.com/sidetracked-steel-beadlock-wheel/

Looking for a set of 17" wheels, 5x4.5" (stock) bolt pattern, with real beadlocks. Anybody have a set they're looking to offload?

Late to the party, but Monstaliner has held up great for me. Did my topper in white a couple years ago and my Comanche last year. A hard bedliner like raptor or Monstaliner isn't difficult to remove, you use a "bondo eater" (geared rotary sander) and an aggressive grit paper. Something like Rhino or the other professional ones, they're a bit tougher due to the thickness of the coating. Truck is super dirty but was hauling a trailer with it last weekend. Took a single gallon of Monstaliner to complete, all in for the coating and gun was like $200. Reds and orange are most likely to fade, all the other colors are very UV fast, and can be cleared over for more protection if you're concerned.

3D printing? Where do you work to have access to a printer that big? 😅

Continued adding my DirtBound frame stiffeners. This is not a project for the faint of heart.

Last set.

More photos.

Halfway thru the install. Gonna dump a bunch of pics from my phone then organize from my computer later.

Ohm, where are these located? I'm not a Renix year, just fyi.