I figured I'd start my garage here since i didn't get around to it on the old site. Also because i'm about to add a few things that are going to change the XK.
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I figured I'd start my garage here since i didn't get around to it on the old site. Also because i'm about to add a few things that are going to change the XK.
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The mostly basic commander as I have it now. It does already have a 2.5 lift.
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These are the Hankook Dynapro M/T's 265/70/17R
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Those are the tow hooks. Cost me a solid 29 dollars from auto zone! I didn't feel like paying mopar another 100 dollars for the mounts. I do plan on removing the bumper and straigtening out the cut out areas but it was late when i put them on and the mosquitos started to feast!
My other off roaders. They see more off-road use than my jeep sadly. There are many more mx tracks here in houston than there are places to wheel (and not get into trouble).
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Other side of the Garage is a 68 Ford Falcon Futura Sports Coupe.
You can see the Defender Roof Rack below it waiting for tomorrow night to be put on the commander.
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And the Jetta GLI 2.0T FSI
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And last but not least my 66 F100
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Very nice garage, thanks for opeing the door to us!
No problem. I should have some pics of the install on the Defender Rack Later this afternoon.
Didn't get the install finished till O'Dark 30. I'll take some pics tomorrow. It looks nice though.
Looking forward to the pics!
Here's a few more interesting Garage Pics.
Here's a Pic of the XK Right After I bought it. Still has dealer tag.
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Same Day
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Here's some pics of the 66 Ford F100 when I brought it home.
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The 7.4 litre that now powers the f100.
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On the Dyno
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I'll get the Roof rack pics up when I get home.
They Seemed to go on easy enough and there is no play if you put the proper bolts and washers.
I Haven't had a chance to try em out just yet so tomorrow on the way to work will be the test run. (Doubt I'll notice too much on the street)
The Pics:
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Swapped out the spark plugs today. It was starting to run a little rough and now is superb. Here's a pic of a worn plug:
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I'm going to try and put my offroad lights up tomorrow. Hope they look alright. I originally wanted 6-7inch rounds but found a decent set of rectangular ones. We shall see what they look like tomorrow.
After changing the plugs the 4.7 runs completely different. It must have been pretty bad off with those old plugs. Not only does it idle better but has better throttle response and acceleration. It honestly feels like a different engine. Since I've had it, it has always felt a tad sluggish but not anymore. I would suggest to anyone with near 40k or more miles on the 4.7 to go ahead and switch out the plugs.
I mounted up some offroad lighting yesterday. i think it took about 6 hours total to wire and mount. Here are some pictures.
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Are those the BAJA lights? if so you won't be to happy with them bro. I have mine mounted on the back of my basket because up front they were just about useless.
THey are definitely budget lights. That's all right though. I've wired them with large enough wire to put in some higher watt lights later on. I'll probably take out the middle two and put them in the rear when I can get some money for a 100 watt 6-7 inch round set. I need to aim them a bit higher at the moment. They aim down not too far in front of me at the moment probably due to the slope of my commander without a leveling spacer in front.
Had a rattle issue coming from passenger side front wheel area. It was sounding kind of dangerous so i pulled the wheel off to have a look. I noticed that the bracket holding the caliper to the wheel assembly was a bit loose and tightened it down. No more rattles.
While I was playing around with it yesterday i decided to take off the rear(only) sway bar connections and give it a test drive. I notice almost no difference at any speed of sway no matter how violently i turn the wheel. It feels almost as if i did nothing to it except when i run over uneven road surfaces my whole commander doesnt go side to side anymore and the body stays flatter. I'm going to leave them off unless i find a reason to put them back on. It's a more pleasing ride in my opinion.
4xGuard Front Skid Plate should be here today. I'll try and get some pics in tomorrow.
I put the 4xguard plate on this morning. It went smoothly and looks great. Before I mounted it i put rubberized undercoating on the bottom part of my bumper where the guard covers. I like the black background better. I also changed the rear brake pads.
So many parts how could they ever fit together?
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Using the described install method on the instructions. It sure would have been tough without the jack unless I had a second person to help. You can see the taped off sections where I just finished painting the Undercoat on.
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Well I guess I did have a helper but she wasn't quite up to the task of holding the guard up to the jeep.
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The finished project.
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Your XK is starting look pretty nice man
Thanks. I'm trying to get it there. I've got a list of things i'd love to do still.
Looks good buddy.
That is one find looking Commander!
Thanks everyone. I'm debating at the moment taking off the plastic pinch weld covers running along the middle of the vehicle's bottom. I kind of like the look and they really serve no purpose. If I took them off I'd use the rubber undercoating along the pinchweld to darken that area and make the seam less obvious. I eventually want the supersliders from rocky road to put in this area.
Here's a few pictures of the XK after being cleaned. We took my little girl's "power wheels" jeepto a parking lot at our church while my wife did a few things inside.
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Nice F-100. I can appreciate the work that goes into a project like that.
I used to have a 70' Chevrolet C-10 stepside pick-up that I did a restoration on like that.
I recently sold a 72' Big block Chevelle that I did a ton of work to. I used the $$$ to build my garage.
Very cool.
Nice Commander too.
Thanks. I bought the truck in september of 2006. It's still not finished but it's pretty darn close. You can see from the picture I posted there are no locks in the doors. There were actually no door latches as well. It's more finished now as it's only missing the triangle vent windows which we've finally found and should have them in hand and installed by the end of the year and the headliner isn't on yet(though it's sitting in the garage). Other than that It's finished. It's got a 460 cu inch v8 which wasn't an option in 66 (we've had to do some fab work to get it to fit correctly). We replaced all the emblems which were of the 6 cylinder hood lightning bolt which is now the intertwined v8 symbol for the new motor, and side twin I beam emblems with new ones. It had no tailgate or engine when I bought it (only paid 500 for it) or bed for that matter(it was wooden originally but i've used diamond plate instead of wood and rhino lined it). Has disc brakes now, power steering, and Independent coil on shock front suspension. I've also hooked up the air connections to have A/C but I don't have the underdash unit yet. Everything is as original as possible minus the new stereo and aftermarket Crager rims.
I got around to putting on my 2meter antenna on the rear of the XK and installing my radio inside.
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If you haven't guessed yet I'm also a Ham Radio Operator.
Just ordered some 1.5" spacers yesterday. I ordered them from rough country. They are 5x5" and will obviously fit the commander but they only advertise on the website that it fits a JK. Funny how people don't even bother to advertise jeep products sometimes that fit something other than a wrangler. I wrote to them about it since it fits at least 4 different recent jeep models.
Put the spacers on tonight. It looks much better now. I'll put up some pictures tomorrow in the daylight. Also put new front pads and new rear rotors. Now all brake components are new. The front pads werent worn all the way but i figured while i had the wheels off I would go ahead and freshen them up. The rear rotors were a tad warped and made a horrendous off and on squeal at 0-5mph when advancing slowly at stop signs and speed lights. Now I don't have to hear that any more.
Here's some pics of the XK with the New Rough Country 1.5" spacers.
I have no rubbing issues at all while turning full lock.
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Looking good!
I found out it rubs just a little on the black fenderwell plastic. I'll take care of that though. It's not too close to the pinch weld so i'll just reshape/trim the plastic a bit.
Got my new antenna from antennax. I like the shortened look and it keeps it from getting caught on tree limbs. Now I have to move my rear Ham antenna to a permenant mount on the hatch and add a CB antenna.
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That's a great Idea! I'll probably do that. It would only take maybe a half inch or so. Thanks for the tip.
After going to the offroad park a few weeks back I realized the need to have a CB as well as a Ham radio. This lead me to install a Uniden 510. Nothing special but it gets the job done and fits nicely in the drivers cubby hole. The antenna is a firestick 2 5/8wave with the tuneable loaded top (my wife went under a drive through and lost the little red cap that was on the top). After properly tuning it with the SWR meter last night for a perfect match it seems to be working well. I mounted it on the Roof Rack which could have acted as a grounding system had it not all been painted and was one piece but as it is I ran a #10 ground down to the chassis where I grounded the Lights.
I noticed in the SWR meter the power output seems to be close to 15 watts. Very odd for a radio that claims that it only puts out 4 watts on the box (it is brand new and no mods have been done on the radio). I got an excellent signal report from a friendly gentleman on the way to work that says it sounds great.
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You can see the wire I used to ground the bracket in the circle on this picture.
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Took a pic on my parent's land in GA. It was dusk and we were checking on some deer feeders.
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