I did some normal maintanence: changed the plugs, oil, and air filter
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I did some normal maintanence: changed the plugs, oil, and air filter
^ hey man! When's the next stage of the lift going on?
IDK man. my CJ has been eating up my time and $. I am deploying at the end of the year so I can save up the money for everything then.
Sean112280 have you done any wheeling on base at FT Lewis yet?
Ive been to evans creek and Elbe. Not "allowed" to wheel on post.
I guess they must of change the rules, about 8 yrs ago when I first moved to WA, ex brother inlaw took me out on base. How was evans creek & elbe?
Evans was fun, but it was a night run so I didn't get to "see" it. I liked Elbe it's nice in the woods
Had my 60,000 mile transmission service done today... at 67,000 miles. (Shhhh, don't tell anyone I waited so long)
I thought the transmission service was at 75,000 miles on our jeeps?!?!
I go by the severe schedule which is 60k (however i did my filters at 42k... for no particular reason; so i'll be doing a drain/fill at 60k)
lol because i obviously dropped the pan and changed that fluid; figured that was implied when i said i did my filters :p
@60k I'll use my fluid evacuator to suck all the fluid out of the trans pan and fill without messing with the seal. I'll probably keep doing that every ~20k until I hit 120k and put new filters in again (which at my current rate will be about 4 years from now)
Did some yardwork today ;)
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I'd like to see that tire on your roof!!
Finally got around to washing mine today..... can't remember the last time i cleaned her up :confused:
Also picked up some hardware to finally fix my 4XG sliders. I don't have a single rivet still in tact.... was a horrible idea using tiny aluminum rivets (i guess they'd be OK if i didn't beat them up like sliders...)
I don't think they make a roof rack strong enough to hold that beast!
Bought the rest of the Ram Mounts (Legos! :p) I need, to finish mounting my cb & scanner. Hope to get back AT that by next weekend, and git 'r' done by NEXT Monday! :cool:
Swapped out my halogen "alley" lights on the roof rack with Totron 27 watt flood lights. At only 2 amps and a daylight output, they'll also make great campsite lights. The 50W halogens were okay, but they look downright dim compared. (Yellowish light) These have a much wider flood pattern, and very even output. (No hotspots or artifacts) They reach out to about 75 feet.
Also, with LED's they're regulated, so as the battery voltage drops, they stay at 100% output. (HID's also do this) Ordinary "hot wire" lights dim as the battery voltage drops.
http://www.totron.com/led-work-light...led-work-light
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Okay, I lied... it's not my XK actually, but the 300 instead. I added a "stealth" LED behind the grill. This one is a 20 inch dual row light, and it's BRIGHT! The light was supposed to be here today, but showed up a day early, so I got it mostly done last night. Actually, both LED orders were a day early, works for me.
Unlike the Jeep's two combo spot/flood single row bars, (a 30" and 40") this one is a spot pattern. Holding it directly (before installing it) makes a big spot on something. There's some scattering with the chrome grill, because like the Jeep, not only can I see about 1/2 a mile of pavement ahead, (And by "see" I mean every pebble and twig) but also the tops of telephone poles and trees, and even power lines overhead. I could go off-roading with this setup!
The only thing left now is to run the control switch and wiring to the dash. Now, it's just coiled up under the hood. The light bar follows the high beams, (like the 30" grill bar does on the Jeep) and the switch will be an "armed and ready" like I did in the Commander. (No manual on, only follow the high beams, or not) In the XK, the 40" roof rack bar is strictly off-road use and manual on/off.
You can kind of see it:
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It's easier straight on from the front.
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Last night, all mounted, but powered with test leads.
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How it sits. It's solid, mounted to a heavy frame piece.
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I cut out a square from the black 1/2" thick styrofoam, then used self drilling 3/8" bolts. The frame piece is about 1/8" thick.
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Nice.
Nice setup.
Looks Great !!!
Did a lot of work on Marks xk today.... front diff fluid, oil change, rear lca zerk fittings etc etc. Then the sun came out and I decided to give my xk some luv'in; installed the rivnuts on the passenger side so I could throw the sliders on next weekend.
Had a THOUGHT to rig my cb/scanner setup, by hanging it from the four inner trim nuts (using STRONGER, longer, hex nuts, for starters) inside the central a/c ports on the dash... but have decided it would still be too heavy AND ugly... so I'm BACK to the drawing board, on a "console-ABOVE-the-console" idea, using sheet steel folded & bolted through the lower console trim, and extend it about 2 - 2 1/2' ABOVE the shifter... or some such... https://theultimatejeep.com/images/i...9/wacko3-1.gif
I know you've seen this post before, but maybe you'd like to revisit the idea of my mounting system/location. It's worked out to be really stable. You could probably still stack your goodies and have them easily accessible.
http://www.theultimatejeep.com/showt...th-CB-location
I had seen that, and it's a nice setup. I worry about Pittsburgh drivers (being hit BY one of them), and have that thing get airborne - especially since I travel with one or more children in the truck quite often. I have a doublestack mounting bracket, that I intended to use in the Ramcharger. I may utilize it in my current idea, and buy ANOTHER one for the RC.
I'm kid-free today (mommy got Labor Day weekend off - NOT daddy...), so I can go back over to Lowes & STARE at the sheet metal for a while. Guy at my church works in industrial HVAC, so he's got a bending jig IN the company truck - we can go to town on some sheet steel! :cool:
Installed my rustys rear adjustable trac bar and painted my diff cover! Also helped a busy install new lower control arms on his superlift wk.
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Ended up getting the defender rack installed a few days ago. Thanks again to both pjmjr and superacerc for the roof rack.
After searching the web for awhile for a side mounted ladder, all I could find were either for Land rovers or some 200$ "specialty offroad" ladder; So I decided to break out the propane torch and make my own. Here are some pics, sorry for the crummy quality:
How strong is the sheet metal in that area?
I always envisioned making a folding ladder that came down against the tire for support.
I specifically chose the small slant right below the window because the sheet metal under that flexs to much and I wanted to be able to always leave it on. The small slant takes the pressure from the ladder without flexing and I added rubber cane stoppers to distribute the weight a bit more. It does seem a bit high up, but I use the rear tire as a step up. The ladder is really helpful when trying to rearrange stuff on the rack, as it is higher than just standing on the tailgate or tire. I figured I can also just make another small ladder and hinge it to my current one if height starts being a nuisance.
Very cool. using the tire as the first step is a good idea.
Actually got the winter wax and detail done BEFORE the weather turned cold and rainy for a change!!!
I usually get to thinking in early September, "Hmmm... 'bout time for the winter wax." Next thing I know, it's early November, I haven't done it, and I have to do it on some day when it's damp, windly, and in the upper 40's... and then I catch a cold. :mad:
Used Maguire's Color-X and the orbital buffer on the body. Used Eagle 1 spray wax for the inner doors & inside hatch area. Armor-All'ed all the trim and waxed the windshield, since Rain-X hasn't been worth a damn in 20 years! Gotta vacuum it next time I'm at the Get-Go, but otherwise - she shines like a proof silver dollar! :cool:
Figured I'd better take pics, before the storms tonight undo all my work! :(
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I took my double stack apart /: so now I am running just Old Man Emu struts and Springs with a coil cut off and a 2" RC spacer in the rear. Which means I am running my 34's with just a 2" lift! I have no rubbing in the rear thanks to a little trimming of the wheel well liner and some self tapping screws. The front driver side only rubs at full lock. But the passenger side is bad, but as long as I take it easy I have no rubbing. Good news is I should be ordering the superlift by the end of the month finally! So I shall be at 6" of lift.
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Oh! And I also sanded and repainted my roof rails, mirrors, side molding, rear step plate and door handles! Along with some headlight restoration and the removal of the front bumper and cutting of the flares even with the turn signal to get ready for my new bumper!
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Nice Job.. Looks Great.....!