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What do you do with an extra NOS chrome MJ bumper (thanks G)?

Put it on the MJ trailer of course!!! Also added a step bumper receiver in case I ever want to haul a basket.

 

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I made a couple of brackets out of 1/4" steel plate and attached them to the brackets on the trailer and the bumper.

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The trailer brackets are 42" apart while the bumper attachment points are 45" apart, so I used 1 1/4" zinc plated perforated square tube spacers on each side making up the 3" disparity (two 1 1/4" spacers and two 1/4" brackets = 3"), there's actually another spacer behind the one in the picture below for the lower rear bolt (it’s poking out in the above pic).

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It was fun doing this in 105°+ weather the last three days. Now back to the third brake light.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Got the third brake light installed, found a single light with split left/right signals. Here it is in action:

lights on, left, right, hazard

brake on, left, right, hazard

just left, right, hazard

 

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3 minutes ago, fiatslug87 said:

Thanks @Eagle_SX4 it was your idea for the dual light from my other post:L:, I didn’t know they existed.🙏🏼

Your welcome and honestly I didn't know they existed either. Just thought it would be a good solution. Glad you found one.

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Finally got out camping this year, only took until fall.:( Went to New Melones lake again since it was quiet, peaceful and devoid of humans last year. It didn’t disappoint, even fewer people, lots of wildlife, mountain lion warnings (didn’t see any) and GREAT weather, around 90°. We even spotted a space capsule.:laugh:

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1 hour ago, 89 MJ said:

Sounds like you need to get out and use it more.

Hopefully next year, had some family medical issues this year that made it difficult to be gone for too long.

 

But if anyone has any project ideas, I’m all ears.

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Since @89 MJ asked for it, here is the shower tank. It’s an 8 gallon aluminum tank that’s pressurized up to 80 psi using a tire inflator. I had to make a bracket using 1/4” thick, 1.5” wide flat bar and stainless fasteners for attachment to the FJ’s rack and get it done by today since we’re off camping tomorrow.

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Greetings from Lake Berryessa in Napa county CA. We’re the only ones here in the whole campground, it’s magnificent (I didn’t realize I was so misanthropic)! Can’t upload videos from here for the shower update :teehee:, but will when we get back. Here are a couple pics with the new kitchen setup, decided to bring the old Blackstone griddle/burner this time.

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13 minutes ago, M.T.Hands said:

That is some Beautiful country

Back in 2020 there were two huge fires that burned all around the lake, it’s making a comeback but there’s still a lot of burn scare. The lake is in the center, fire area in red.

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