New antenna mount - bolted under hood

[Matt]

Spent all do working on little projects around the house that i've been putting off for a while.... feeling ambitious (and waiting for some glue to dry for another project) I decided to start making my own antenna mount.

Looks a little rough right now. Tomorrow I'll finish it up. Needs some angles tweaked, round off the end and drill the hole, a few surface prep disks + paint, and a rubber liner on the bottom so it doesn't vibrate on the fender and wear the paint.

Once installed it'll use the existing fender bolt and a self tapper for good measure.

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[lekmedm]

You stole my idea! Hehehe...

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[Matt]

You took too long :p

[XKLover]

put an edge on that and it can lop off heads and limbs as you drive by too!

[lekmedm]

put an edge on that and it can lop off heads and limbs as you drive by too!
Sounds like "The Zombie Jeep" from Bleepin Jeep (built by another Matt). :eek:

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[Sal-XK]

Matt, you going to throw some marking grease on their to see if it's rubbing the hood? I started one because I didn't feel like stick welding. I was trying to go off memory because my XK is still at the dealer and wasn't smart enough to pull up some pics LOL. I used some pretty thick metal not sure it will clear the gaps.

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[Matt]

Mine definitely clears the hood, i purposely have it touching the fender and used some fiber reinforced silicone rubber for the interface.

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[Matt]

Although thicker than the steel i'd use if I was making this, Aluminum is nowhere near as stiff. So one thing I decided to add was another self tapper and "clamp" down on the mount which then makes it a nice firm interface at the fender. Also added some silicone just for good measure

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[Matt]

Done!

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[lekmedm]

Very nice! That was my original vision. The piece I have is a thicker stainless steel that I couldn't bend without a press, and fire from propane probably wouldn't do the job.

Now get into mass production!!!

[Sal-XK]

That looks good man! I'm using steel so their is no give to it so if it clears it shouldn't rub. I see their are more bends I need to make now. I made the first bend in the press brake but couldn't fit back in to make the second bend so I had to heat it up. When I get my Jeep back I'll try finish it up.

[lekmedm]

I wonder if you could put a washer under the part that gets bolted to the fender and keep that part straight, so no extra bends.

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[07JeepXK]

What happened to your drivers side door?

[Matt]

I wonder if you could put a washer under the part that gets bolted to the fender and keep that part straight, so no extra bends.

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You can. I like the extra surface area contact to keep it more rigid

[Matt]

What happened to your drivers side door?

Been like that for a while now
http://www.theultimatejeep.com/showthread.php?2213-Another-reason-I-prefer-SA-sliders

[Sal-XK]

I forgot the first one at home so I made another one LOL I just used Matt's pictures to do it so I don't know if it will fit or not. I was bored and still don't feel like stick welding so I just goofed around with this in class today. I managed to twist it :( My instructor said he meant to tell me it was slightly crooked but got distracted. So a 5lb hammer and a anvil straightened it out a little bit.

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[The_War_Wagon]

My comet setup - clinging to the edge of the hood - works fine for my little scanner antenna. I like the rigidity of your setup for a serious CB antenna. I'll be curious to see how it holds up against brush and tree branches though! :eek:

I use a QD mount on my CB, so I can more easily pop it off, since most of my travels are around town and I don't use the CB then. Going to Buffalo this weekend though, so I'll be fully deployed. Thing is, most Pittsburgh parking garages discriminate against CB-Americans - my barrel mount still smacks cross-beams in most of them. :mad:

[LWM]

Cannot see photos from my work computer, I have to go home to see this item. I need a day off!

[Matt]

I'll be curious to see how it holds up against brush and tree branches though! :eek:


Yeah i'm not worried about tree branches with this one. I can bend the antenna back to my roof and it doesn't flinch...... any tree branch that'll damage this mount means my Jeep won't clear :p

https://theultimatejeep.com/images/imported/2014/09/20140926184216_zps7fd07c9d-1.jpg

[Core XK]

Looks good man!!

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[lekmedm]

Awesome work (once again)!