went hunting yesterday, or atleast we tried but the sbow was still a little too deep, at least for my little jeep.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...1980/XJ/38.jpg

me pulling cable

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dad running the controls

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first we tried to winch through because we could see dry dirt in front of us but it was too deep in between and i was smoking my clutch and killing my battery (even with the slave solenoid, need to work on that one) so we dug out under and behind since we had made a trail by now. took us 2 hours from stuck to unstuck. had a suburban drive by stop and look at us digging and just take off, i so wish i had seen them stuck later.

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yesterday and today i started on my swing out rear bumper, and i trimmed the fenders.

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this is how far the mounts stick into the "frame"

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i love my plasma cutter lol

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looks good to me

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/XJ/010-1.jpg

heres the base to my swing out carrier

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/XJ/011-1.jpg

looks like it sticks out far but after i get the swing out on it, the jerry can, spare tire, and hi lift, it should take up some of the space.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/XJ/012-1.jpg

instead of pulling the flare i just ran my air nibbler around the outside of the flare and its good.

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haha i remember when mine was that little..i thought id only do a BB and 30s and now im on 5" and 33s... and have alot less money to spend..

yah i have the BB to put on and grand cherokee V8 coils to add and a bastard pack to level out the rear. im just debating 31's or 33's

cant wait to see some pics when the lift is done!!!...like the fact that you are a hunter! tear it up!

Jeep looks good and I love the winch bumper.

why not 32's?

Nice craft on that rear bumper...
Fits well and looks good on those pics...
Love your XJ!

itll be 31's or 32's, just not sure yet. depends on how much lift i actually get, i dont want to stuff the tire into the fender, i dont have the money to regear (or id be going 35's lol)

earlier this week i pulled the small tractor lights off the front of the jeep and installed a set of 7" slim profile procomps i had laying around. definately better, i also have a set of HELLA 500FF's sitting there but trying to figure out where i want to mount them. i dont really want to put them on the top, was thinking the back corners of the hood but i dont know if they would be in the way there. yesterday i bought a set of sylvania silverstar headlights, i have ran these before and they really help at night. today i picked up a small tach (dont exactly have alot of room on the dash lol) from work before i left.

To finish this post, i just ordered 2 cam locks keyed the same from http://www.mcmaster.com/# for just over $10. i am planning on building a new center console for the jeep that moves the deck down to the area where the ashtray is now (with a locking cover), slide the park brake forward, build 2 cup holders, and a new locking storage area (second lock).

nice work on the rear man looks like it will be good.:thumbsup: i would just stick to 31's if you don't want to regear that way you don't put to much strain on the clutch when you are out wheeling plus the 31's are huge compared to stock. but you cut out more then enough for 33 if you want to do the gearing later on down the line :cheers:

got a little done today

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testing how high to mount it, i will be going up in tire size but not huge.

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got quite a bit done today and might have finished but i ran out of gas for the welder. so heres the pics

my dad helping me out

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holding 2 jerry cans almost doubles my miles (the holes in the metal were there when i got it, the whole bumper and swing out are scrap metal)

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i put the 2 uprights for the can holders closer in and that is where my license plate will go and the new plate light.

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just seeing how it will look

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from the side

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Rear bumper looks nice :thumbsup: a little heavy maybe haha. But should be cool, can't wiat to see it :cheers:

got my swing out carrier about 85% done and got it mounted on the jeep. the spare tire is sitting a little higher than i thought it would but i have about 3"s i can drop it if need be. theres still a few things i might change but so far its pretty solid.

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2.../XJ/001-10.jpg
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the new lights i mounted on the front.
http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g2...0/XJ/008-3.jpg

sweet bumper man!