Quarantine Upgrades!

very nice

Gilbert & Betty said very nice

Thanks, It was actually not that much. $30 for the stop and $10 for the 3/4" d-ring. Super easy to hook up, It's made for both Poly-rope and steel cable.

Specialsoundman said And....... My Oldest Son Matthew has completely rewired the CJ5. He also installed LED Headlights. Today we manufactured and mounted brackets for the 12,000lb winch.

Dave,

Just some advice for your project.  Mounting a 12K winch on to a C channel frame will cause flex under load, and could fail.  Maybe consider boxing in the front foot or two of the frame to make it more rigid.  Just a suggestion.  Great project!

BKGM Jeepers said

Specialsoundman said

And....... My Oldest Son Matthew has completely rewired the CJ5. He also installed LED Headlights. Today we manufactured and mounted brackets for the 12,000lb winch.

Dave,

Just some advice for your project.  Mounting a 12K winch on to a C channel frame will cause flex under load, and could fail.  Maybe consider boxing in the front foot or two of the frame to make it more rigid.  Just a suggestion.  Great project!

The frame under the Power steering box has been beefed up. We'll plan on beefing/boxing up the other side.

Jamie (K6NUB) said After doing the fenders I noticed that there is quite a large gap now between the panels on the front quarter panel where the new braces are (see the picture) that i believe the old plastic inner fenders used to cover. Those who have gone with this type of setup, did you do anything to seal that off to try and keep debris out of there? Seems like it could get packed pretty quickly. Not seeing any solutions on a quick search, but I will look harder.

The only latex foam I could find would not stay in that large of a gap, so I ended up just doing a big gap filler. After cutting and shaping it I covered it with a DAP paintable elastomeric sealant (Dynaflex 230?). My test run seemed so come out well and I think the sealant will make it more durable and sealed from water, will also make the paint look better than just on foam. Here are a couple pics before paint, will be painting it tomorrow.

Got rid of the budget boost and put 3" springs on, new isolators, new Bilsteins for the front, new lower control arms, new bushings for upper control arms, new adjustable trackbar, new stabilizer, new sway bar disconnects, new headlights, new 265/75/16 Dick Cepek Trail Country's and added a recovery rope.

Waiting on more bushings, ball joint, tie rod ends and front winch mount.

I'm just about ready to join y'all!

Jamie (K6NUB) said

Jamie (K6NUB) said

After doing the fenders I noticed that there is quite a large gap now between the panels on the front quarter panel where the new braces are (see the picture) that i believe the old plastic inner fenders used to cover. Those who have gone with this type of setup, did you do anything to seal that off to try and keep debris out of there? Seems like it could get packed pretty quickly. Not seeing any solutions on a quick search, but I will look harder.

The only latex foam I could find would not stay in that large of a gap, so I ended up just doing a big gap filler. After cutting and shaping it I covered it with a DAP paintable elastomeric sealant (Dynaflex 230?). My test run seemed so come out well and I think the sealant will make it more durable and sealed from water, will also make the paint look better than just on foam. Here are a couple pics before paint, will be painting it tomorrow.

Does that foam absorb water?  I may follow your lead now that I've removed the liner from my wheel wells. Seems like a pretty easy solution although I've got some massive holes to fill.

Craig5_12 said

Jamie (K6NUB) said

The only latex foam I could find would not stay in that large of a gap, so I ended up just doing a big gap filler. After cutting and shaping it I covered it with a DAP paintable elastomeric sealant (Dynaflex 230?). My test run seemed so come out well and I think the sealant will make it more durable and sealed from water, will also make the paint look better than just on foam. Here are a couple pics before paint, will be painting it tomorrow.

Does that foam absorb water?  I may follow your lead now that I've removed the liner from my wheel wells. Seems like a pretty easy solution although I've got some massive holes to fill.

My theory is that the foam will deteriorate from water and debris, my bet is that it will not absorb it much but it will wear away over time. My test painting on the raw foam did not look very good, it completely stood out. I use the DAP Dynaflex on the exterior of my house a lot and really like how it flexes and protects from the elements (I mainly use it like an exterior caulk). So again it is just a theory, the coating of it on top of the foam will help protect it and provide a better looking painted surface, the samples I painted looked pretty good. Paint goes on tomorrow and then we will know more. Time will tell how it wears, but I suspect it will be pretty good.

Side note, I did not do inner fenders on the rear and saw a lot of gaps that I was worried about water getting in so I sealed them with the foam and then sprayed them raw just so the white did not stick out in the black fender well, so that will tell us how the foam on it's own holds up. Now that the fender project is done, I wish I would have just bought the rear inners (assuming they they covered the holes), I wasted too much time trying to make the area look good, then seal it, then try to make it look good again... was not worth the time 🙂

Here's how they look after paint. It is weird that even though it is a textured and flat finish pint (same paint I used on the inner fender shown), when it goes on the sealant it comes out smooth and glossy. Feels like it is going to be completely sealed from the elements and even with the glossy finish I think it looks better, the picture makes the finish look way more noticeable than it actually is. Will see how it holds up!

Jamie (K6NUB) said Here's how they look after paint. It is weird that even though it is a textured and flat finish pint (same paint I used on the inner fender shown), when it goes on the sealant it comes out smooth and glossy. Feels like it is going to be completely sealed from the elements and even with the glossy finish I think it looks better, the picture makes the finish look way more noticeable than it actually is. Will see how it holds up!

Looks good brother!

Jamie (K6NUB) said Here's how they look after paint. It is weird that even though it is a textured and flat finish pint (same paint I used on the inner fender shown), when it goes on the sealant it comes out smooth and glossy. Feels like it is going to be completely sealed from the elements and even with the glossy finish I think it looks better, the picture makes the finish look way more noticeable than it actually is. Will see how it holds up!

Looks great!

I think it looks great

Never know when them zombies might appear . . . previous owner did a tweaker hackjob on the dash metal when he "installed" a vegetable oil kit. Which, even if it worked correctly, is really not worth the trouble. Anyway, been meaning to try to limit the damage. . . that piece of dash metal is curved. . . so found the same piece from a donor truck, cut it to size, painted it, and pop riveted it in. Far from perfect, but. . . much better!!

Got the switch panel off ebay. . . $50 or so I think. . .not bad, for what it is. Far left is glowplugs, next to that is the high idle solenoid.

Those are actually very nice switch panels.

Finished installing ac in my 92 yj. Lots of work but worth it. Had graphics made .will post a pic . Bolted down some tool boxes behind the back seat. Just waiting till i can get it out on a good offroad area.

A very clean YJ. Keeping it cool 😀

Got my new Garage pad poured! New Jeep maintenance area. Yahoo!!!

Josh said Got my new Garage pad poured! New Jeep maintenance area. Yahoo!!!

Looks like a good start Josh

Josh said Got my new Garage pad poured! New Jeep maintenance area. Yahoo!!!

Got my Suzuki building area all poured and a roof done...

Just wondering if I want to put a 2 post lift in there or not

Very nice you guys. All a good thing to have concrete to do maintenance on. 😀

Quarantine upgrades!!!

New front end, winch, rear bumper, tire carrier. And light bar.

dolfinfire14 said Quarantine upgrades!!!

New front end, winch, rear bumper, tire carrier. And light bar.

Pics or it didn't happen....

Moving my Jeep in. Yahoo. Got my garage built.

and a very nice garage it is Josh