I'm thinking about painting the tcase and tranny before putting then on with high heat paint... Will that hold?

 

As long as you clean it off first, what color? Pops hairy chest color? Lol

 

Perhaps lol... But I'm thinking either black for both, black for tranny red for tcase, silver for both, silver for tranny red for tcase... Any opinions?

 

So I tried pulling off the rear bumper tonight. Top bolt just spins and bottom needs more PB treatments for sure. I've not tried to pry and ratchet yet but if it doesn't work tomorrow, or when I get to it, what am I looking at doing?

 

Is just torch the jeep in half lol jk inner or outer bolts? Bolts going into the body or bumper to brackets? You should be able to get at them with some vice grips

 

Good morning everybody! Time for me to replace my track bar bolt! The old bolt is too small...

 

PB is your friend

 

The upper bumper bolt, the one you can barely get to unless ya take off the mounting bracket. The lower was doing the wrench-squeak so I'm on a steady dose of blaster for all. I was going to tinker on it today but the rain is telling me no. Soon as the rain lets up (if) I'm going fishing instead!

 

It's a speed clip, vice grip it is the only way, cause if its spinning the clip is broke

 

Perhaps lol... But I'm thinking either black for both, black for tranny red for tcase, silver for both, silver for tranny red for tcase... Any opinions?

 

Makes sense! Thanks!

 

Id do silver

 

Np

 

OKAAAYYY

 

Another annoying noob question...

When I yanked the flares I also took off the falling apart linings. I'll be putting the painted flares back on after I finish the front end work but really don't want to try and piece back together the old linings or bother with new-e if I'm going to remove again in a few months. The only thing I see the front lining accomplishing is keeping water and muck out of getting up in-between the fender pieces and to the doors and possibly into the cab. There is the weather strip that keeps out water from around the doors. I stuffed an old swimming noodle into the cavity to prevent a mass amount from being sprayed at the door in the cavity. I was thinking of getting some better fitting and softer rubber neoprene insulation and cramming it in like a backer-rod or pipe insulation which I sometimes have access to on jobsites. With the grime and moisture as well as heat and vibration....am I on the right track or am I creating more of an issue? Or am I just over-thinking things again???

Also, the guard flap thingy under the engine compartment is all but apart and flops around and sags like a full cloth diaper; is it necessary or just an extra precaution from factory? The alternator is the only thing I really want to keep from getting wet and it's on the bottom. What is typical practice here?