Trailhawkmj Posted February 7, 2018 Posted February 7, 2018 That looks awesome. I kinda regret not going with that one now.
jbain Posted February 10, 2018 Author Posted February 10, 2018 Haven't been looking forward to building a rear panel for the truck. But it wasn't too bad. Time for fabric.
jbain Posted February 10, 2018 Author Posted February 10, 2018 Turned out pretty good. Time to move on to something else.
SatiricalHen Posted February 11, 2018 Posted February 11, 2018 Haven't been looking forward to building a rear panel for the truck. But it wasn't too bad. Time for fabric. You wouldn’t happen to have any measurements or anything? I need to make one, but I wasn’t sure what to use for the board. Any tips or tricks for making one would be much appreciated! Also, do you remember how much resin you used on your headliner? I just got one and it needs some help. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
jbain Posted February 12, 2018 Author Posted February 12, 2018 3 hours ago, SatiricalHen said: You wouldn’t happen to have any measurements or anything? I need to make one, but I wasn’t sure what to use for the board. Any tips or tricks for making one would be much appreciated! Also, do you remember how much resin you used on your headliner? I just got one and it needs some help. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk As for the Resin I bought a gallon and probably used about half that. For the backboard I used a piece of Luan from Lowe's. If I remember right it was 46 wide 18 1/2 on the edges tapering to 16 1/4 in the center. I actually left it 48 inches wide and cut out two 1 inch Notches to slide behind the B-Pillar plastic.
jbain Posted February 12, 2018 Author Posted February 12, 2018 Another long day in the garage but the HP 44 is ready to go under the Comanche.
SatiricalHen Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 As for the Resin I bought a gallon and probably used about half that. For the backboard I used a piece of Luan from Lowe's. If I remember right it was 46 wide 18 1/2 on the edges tapering to 16 1/4 in the center. I actually left it 48 inches wide and cut out two 1 inch Notches to slide behind the B-Pillar plastic. Did you just cut the shape and then cover it and it just slides back there behind the b pillar plastic? Mine never had one and I’ve never seen one in person so I’m not 100% sure how they mount. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
natander2ksometime Posted February 12, 2018 Posted February 12, 2018 On 2/1/2018 at 5:36 PM, jbain said: The new bumper for the MJ showed up this evening. Seems legit. Love the white MJ! This is going to be super nice! I have a kinda strange and specific question about the rear bumper. How much material (front to back) is there in the section directly underneath the taillight? I'm wanting to put a tire carrier on something in the future and need to fit a 1.5" shaft directly under the tail light, with a bit of wiggle room front to back. I'd appreciate any info you could get me!
jbain Posted February 13, 2018 Author Posted February 13, 2018 20 hours ago, SatiricalHen said: Did you just cut the shape and then cover it and it just slides back there behind the b pillar plastic? Mine never had one and I’ve never seen one in person so I’m not 100% sure how they mount. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Mine also had no panel and like you I have never seen one. However looking at my B-Pillar plastic there are 2 notches on each side. So I cut out my Luan Board including 2 tabs for each side that coincided with the notches in the plastic. This is what I used to hold it in place.
jbain Posted February 13, 2018 Author Posted February 13, 2018 18 hours ago, natander2ksometime said: Love the white MJ! This is going to be super nice! I have a kinda strange and specific question about the rear bumper. How much material (front to back) is there in the section directly underneath the taillight? I'm wanting to put a tire carrier on something in the future and need to fit a 1.5" shaft directly under the tail light, with a bit of wiggle room front to back. I'd appreciate any info you could get me! Thanks man, I still have the step bumper on my truck so I haven't installed this on yet. If you just want a static measurement then I can get that for you now.
natander2ksometime Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 1 hour ago, jbain said: Thanks man, I still have the step bumper on my truck so I haven't installed this on yet. If you just want a static measurement then I can get that for you now. Yeah, all I need is to know is if there's enough room for a 1.5" shaft somewhere between the tailgate and the outside edge of the bumper (left to right, if that makes sense). Thanks!
SatiricalHen Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 Mine also had no panel and like you I have never seen one. However looking at my B-Pillar plastic there are 2 notches on each side. So I cut out my Luan Board including 2 tabs for each side that coincided with the notches in the plastic. This is what I used to hold it in place. Thanks for the replies, hopefully my little projects will turn out as well as yours! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
jbain Posted February 17, 2018 Author Posted February 17, 2018 Thought I'd tear into the winch this morning and troubleshoot my power out not in issue. Ive never cracked open a solenoid cover before so I was a little overwhelmed at first but after peeling everything back it's pretty straightforward. Looks like 1 bad in and 1 intermittent out.
jbain Posted February 17, 2018 Author Posted February 17, 2018 Time to get this 8.8 disassembled and cleaned up. I'm pretty excited to drop it off Monday for some fresh 4.88s and an ARB.
jbain Posted February 18, 2018 Author Posted February 18, 2018 Brown truck dropped off my remaining pieces of the Comanches front links. I decided to stay with a 3 link so I'm upgrading the single upper from a 7/8th heim to a 1.25 Barnes Enduro.
jbain Posted February 18, 2018 Author Posted February 18, 2018 2 days of grinding, cutting and sanding but it's finally ready for gears.
jbain Posted February 18, 2018 Author Posted February 18, 2018 Took advance of the sun today to finally get the MJ bumpers primed. I had planned to coat them in a Duplicolor spray bedliner but it was way too heavy and splattered everywhere. What is everyone using for a textured look to their bumpers?
SatiricalHen Posted February 19, 2018 Posted February 19, 2018 Took advance of the sun today to finally get the MJ bumpers primed. I had planned to coat them in a Duplicolor spray bedliner but it was way too heavy and splattered everywhere. What is everyone using for a textured look to their bumpers? I love the rustoleum spray on Bedliner. Holds up pretty good. Did my sliders, 3 link, bumpers, trailer, and more with it. you can kind of see the texture in this picture, it’s still wet so that’s why it looks blotchy, but it’s good stuff. The regular stuff is better than the “professional” stuff in my opinion.
jbain Posted February 20, 2018 Author Posted February 20, 2018 Went up to Davey's Jeep today and picked up 5 factory Golden Eagle rims. Gonna.look sweet wrapped in 37 Pitbull Rockers.
jbain Posted February 21, 2018 Author Posted February 21, 2018 Finished setting up the 8.8 with a fresh set of 4.88's and an ARB. Can't wait to get it under the truck.
neohic Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Dang... those wheels. Very well played, sir.
jbain Posted February 22, 2018 Author Posted February 22, 2018 46 minutes ago, neohic said: Dang... those wheels. Very well played, sir. Thanks, I really do like them. But it doesn't look like I will be able to use the center caps.
jbain Posted February 23, 2018 Author Posted February 23, 2018 Took advantage of the Pitbull Valentine's Day sale and scooped me up a set of 37 Rockers! I've always wanted a set of these tires.
jbain Posted February 24, 2018 Author Posted February 24, 2018 Even though the Comanche floorpan is a little different than the XJ I took a chance on some WeatherTech floor mats. I'm happy to report that these fit nicely.
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