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mr.mindless

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How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #60 on: February 25, 2012, 11:25:41 AM »
Definitely. The tapered tip is nice, I wish it was more common. The captive washers are always good too.
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I never wanted a red car.. always thought they were tacky and common...
I now have 4 very not common cars and they are all red.. :o

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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #62 on: February 29, 2012, 04:43:18 PM »
ARB installed but not functional as of now.. still need to plumb the lines and run the switch.. will prob wait till its home in the driveway and its a nice day to work outside...

I eliminated the claws of doom... no more getting hung up on stumps and rocks...
still need to trim them down..




Cut the front portion of the slider to mock up the fender...
went easy with the 4.5" cut-off.. going to go in and clean it up with the saw and wheel.. going to have to remove the horizontal portion as well and make it flush with the tub.




Passenger fender mocked up..





and the issue with the bottom portion..
looks like the 2" body lift is deff going away and stock rubber mounts will be put back into place...  wheel openings are THAT much bigger..





Dropped off front fenders to get painted this week..
going to be able to work on the rears later this week and hopefully swap out painted front fenders for bare rears with the painter..
I never wanted a red car.. always thought they were tacky and common...
I now have 4 very not common cars and they are all red.. :o

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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #63 on: February 29, 2012, 05:31:29 PM »
thought you were gona cut it to fit the fender?

rejeep

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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #64 on: February 29, 2012, 05:43:03 PM »
you mean like an angled cut?

too much for me.. didn't really have the patience to measure and cut and measure again...
flush with the tub is prob the best and easiest way..
I never wanted a red car.. always thought they were tacky and common...
I now have 4 very not common cars and they are all red.. :o

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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #65 on: February 29, 2012, 06:33:54 PM »
Smike.. if I take a few more afternoons I might be able to get this thing rolling to the point where I can drop it off for the body mounts...
thats assuming I get the metal back from paint..
I never wanted a red car.. always thought they were tacky and common...
I now have 4 very not common cars and they are all red.. :o

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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #66 on: February 29, 2012, 07:12:58 PM »
just give me a heads up, shop time is getting booked out about 2weeks it seems.


yj tonight
rubicon tomorrow
Friday personal junk,
not sure about saturday, sunday im free
Monday have a JK coming in
Thursday i have an XJ coming in


man i need a secretary and a calendar! 

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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #67 on: February 29, 2012, 11:12:33 PM »


man i need a secretary and a calendar!

I bet egg roll would be down!

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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #68 on: March 02, 2012, 04:30:12 PM »
spent some more time today with the YJ under the knife... or cut off wheel....

Front section of the sliders cut nice... flush with the body tub...
T square and some blue tape made for easy work..






went to go mock up the rears and there was a bit of an issue...
the rear portion of the AtoZ sliders extend way beyond where the TnT corners mount.
A few marks with a tire pencil and some surgical cutting with the grinder and I had a rough outline.




a few trail and error fitments and I finally had it snugged up where it needs to be..
and yes.. nicked the body in a few places, but nothing more than a scratch... little seam sealer and POR and good as new..






In hindsight im glad i didnt take the sliders off.  These actually are a fit as you go kind of product..
assuming I didnt have the AtoZ sliders and perhaps the TnT brand or none it would have been an easier job..
Passenger side is all done.. Ready to drill the holes for the mounting hardware and drop off for paint next week.
Still have to work on the driver side... Monday perhaps..

I had to remove the tailgate for this which might add another step to the process of getting the Jeep back together..
Something I've been meaning to do for a while, but havent pulled the trigger...


I never wanted a red car.. always thought they were tacky and common...
I now have 4 very not common cars and they are all red.. :o

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How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #69 on: March 02, 2012, 05:50:23 PM »
Tailgates should drop. Doooo it.
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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #70 on: March 02, 2012, 06:48:32 PM »
on it already....

need to find 1 or 2 parts that are not available aftermarket...

Im sure smike could make.. but I dont think anybody has a CJ anymore with a functional tailgate..
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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #71 on: March 02, 2012, 07:55:01 PM »
i think i have a couple tail gates under my deck, no hardware from the tub though.  i could grab something from J&J also, usually a couple there

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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #72 on: March 02, 2012, 08:26:35 PM »
i just looked at the tailgate I have and its bare, but in nice shape...

I would need the factory hardware that bolts to the tub and the brackets that bolt to the tailgate itself..

Seal, cables. latch and associated hardware are already ordered..

If you do fine your self @ J&J can you grab me everything...?  Ill blast and clean or use as a template..
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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #73 on: March 06, 2012, 09:25:16 AM »
just got the call..
front fenders are done and painted..

I was up at the warehouse yesterday and looking at this thing...
I think I may have decided to go back to a single battery while keeping the dual battery tray.
I think with the decreased inner fender space it might be wise to mount the compressor on the battery tray..

Still undecided.. it might be able to fit under the battery tray, but then it opens itself up to the elements...
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Re: How to throw Money at a YJ...
« Reply #74 on: March 06, 2012, 10:35:09 AM »


here is a good shot from the old thread when I finished the install. 
The battery tray is HUGE.. would make a nice flat platform to mount the compressor.

I think the winch/compressor was the reason why I opted for more juice..
I also feel like it had something to do with the FI system… but I have since found the REAL cause of the problem..

Once I get the new fenders mounted I will get a better idea of how much room I have under there to mount the compressor..
I never wanted a red car.. always thought they were tacky and common...
I now have 4 very not common cars and they are all red.. :o